SO many exciting things are happening in Disney World soon!
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is about to open up, EPCOT’s Food and Wine Festival will be here before we know it, and the Barber Shop is finally going to reopen in Magic Kingdom. So, with all of this excitement, are the parks getting more crowded? Let’s take a look at the average wait times from this week in Disney World to find out!
Magic Kingdom
Let’s head to Magic Kingdom! This week, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train had the longest average wait time with 63 minutes!
After that, we had Jungle Cruise at 61 minutes, Peter Pan’s Flight at 60 minutes, Splash Mountain at 44 minutes, Space Mountain at 40 minutes, Haunted Mansion at 39 minutes, Pirates of the Caribbean at 35 minutes, Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh at 33 minutes, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin at 32 minutes, and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at 30 minutes.
Next, we had Astro Orbiter at 27 minutes, “it’s a small world” at 21 minutes, Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid at 18 minutes, Tomorrowland Speedway at 16 minutes, Magic Carpets of Aladdin at 15 minutes, Mickey’s PhilharMagic at 15 minutes, Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover at 13 minutes.
Then, we saw Dumbo the Flying Elephant at 12 minutes, Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini at 11 minutes, Mad Tea Party at 10 minutes, and Prince Charming Regal Carrousel at 9 minutes.
And rides that only had wait times in the single digits were Carousel of Progress at 4 minutes, Liberty Square Riverboat at 3 minutes, Country Bear Jamboree at 1 minute, and Tom Sawyer Island at 1 minute. Rides with no waits were Hall of Presidents, Enchanted Tiki Room, and Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse.
EPCOT
Over in EPCOT, the ride with the longest average wait was Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure at 67 minutes.
Then, we had Frozen Ever After at 64 minutes, Test Track at 53 minutes, Soarin’ at 25 minutes, Mission: SPACE at 14 minutes, Living with the Land at 12 minutes, Spaceship Earth at 11 minutes, Journey into Imagination at 11 minutes, Turtle Talk with Crush at 10 minutes, Gran Fiesta Tour at 9 minutes, and The Seas with Nemo and Friends at 7 minutes.
Most of the theater shows in EPCOT had zero waits this past week! These included: Awesome Planet, Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along, Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival, Impressions de France, and Reflections of China!
Hollywood Studios
Moving on to Hollywood Studios, Tower of Terror had the highest average wait time this week at 97 minutes.
After that, we had Rise of the Resistance at 92 minutes, Slinky Dog Dash at 81 minutes, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith at 55 minutes, Toy Story Mania at 55 minutes, Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway at 54 minutes, and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at 51 minutes.
And finally, we had Alien Swirling Saucers at 35 minutes, Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy at 17 minutes, Star Tours – The Adventures Continue at 15 minutes, Walt Disney Presents at 14 minutes, and Muppet*Vision 3D at 10 minutes.
Animal Kingdom
Hopping over to Animal Kingdom, the ride with the longest average wait time this week was Avatar Flight of Passage at 83 minutes.
Then, we had Na’vi River Journey at 59 minutes, Kilimanjaro Safaris at 45 minutes, Kali River Rapids at 31 minutes, Expedition Everest at 22 minutes, and DINOSAUR at 16 minutes.
Following behind was It’s Tough to Be a Bug at 10 minutes, Triceratop Spin at 7 minutes, The Boneyard at 0 minutes, and Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail at 0 minutes.
That’s your look at the average wait times around Walt Disney World this week! Stay tuned to DFB more Disney news and updates.
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Mark Faron says
Between the wait to get on rides, and the lengthy wait to get into restaurant and snack bars, it seems that all anyone can do at Disney, is wait in lines. That’s one heck of a way to spend two weeks, and blow several thousand dollars!
Doesn’t make for a fun vacation.