It’s been another week full of Disney news!

Disney released a ton of information about EPCOT Festival of the Holidays including the food booths, the entertainment, celebrity narrators for the Candelight Processional, dining packages, the return of the cookie stroll, and more. Also Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana has soft opened as well as the Moana meet and greet! Even though the Disney news has been busy, the parks seem to have calmed down when it comes to wait times.

This week, the wait times have gone down overall, but there are still some long lines you may want to skip. One way to skip the long lines at certain attractions is rope dropping or staying until park close. Rope dropping is when you arrive at the park before opening time so you are one of the first people in the parks for the day. During this time, you can get on a ride or two without much of a wait! We’ve also noticed that wait times dip near the end of the night.

The other thing you can do is purchase Genie+, Disney’s skip-the-line system. The price of Genie+ depends on the day since Disney introduced flexible pricing earlier this year, but we’ve seen the price starts at $15 per person per day. Buying Genie+ will allow you to expedite your wait for many Disney World attractions! It’s not right for everyone, but you can use the wait time data below to decide if it is for YOU.

Now, let’s take a look at the average wait times from this past week in all 4 Disney World parks!

Magic Kingdom

Starting in Magic Kingdom, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train had the longest average wait time of 60 minutes. Last week the average wait time was 67 minutes so the average has decreased.

Next, Peter Pan’s Flight averaged 54 minutes, Jungle Cruise and Haunted Mansion averaged 34 minutes, and Space Mountain averaged 33 minutes. Average wait times held Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin at 25 minutes, Enchanted Tales with Belle and Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh at 24 minutes, and Pirates of the Caribbean and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at 23 minutes, followed by Astro Orbiter at 22 minutes.

After that, “it’s a small world” averaged 16 minutes, Tomorrowland Speedway averaged 15 minutes, Mickey’s PhilharMagic at 14 minutes, closely followed by Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini, Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid, and Dumbo the Flying Elephant at 12 minutes. Magic Carpets of Aladdin averaged 11 minutes, Mad Tea Party averaged 10 minutes, and Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover averaged 9 minutes.

Prince Charming Regal Carrousel averaged 8 minutes and other attractions like Enchanted Tiki Room, Hall of Presidents, Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse, Carousel of Progress, and Liberty Square Riverboat all tied at 5-minute average wait times.

The Country Bear Jamboree and Tom Sawyer Island were walk-ons this week.

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EPCOT

Heading over to EPCOT, Frozen Ever After has the spot for the longest wait time in the park with a 58-minute average. This is a huge decrease from last week’s 77-minute average. Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure was the next highest with a 53-minute average which has decreased since last week.

Next up is Test Track at 46 minutes, Soarin’ at 45 minutes, Turtle Talk with Crush at 16 minutes, Mission: SPACE at 12 minutes, Journey into Imagination at 11 minutes, and The Seas with Nemo and Friends and Gran Fiesta Tour at 9 minutes.

Then, Spaceship Earth averaged 8 minutes, and Living with the Land averaged 7 minutes.

Awesome Planet, Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along, Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival, Impressions de France, and Reflections of China had no wait times this week.

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Hollywood Studios

This week, Slinky Dog Dash also saw a big decrease this week from 83 minutes to 68 minutes on average. This is the longest wait time in the park. Rise of the Resistance is next in this park with 56 minutes which is another drop from last week.

Other wait times in the park increased this week including Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster at 48 minutes, Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway at 44 minutes, Toy Story Mania at 40 minutes, and Millenium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run and Tower of Terror at 34 minutes,

After that, Alien Swirling Saucers averaged 22 minutes, Walt Disney Presents averaged 14 minutes, Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy averaged 13 minutes, Muppet*Vision 3D averaged 10 minutes, and Star Tours — The Adventure Continues averaged 7 minutes.

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Animal Kingdom

Now, let’s head over to Animal Kingdom! After having the longest average wait time in all of Disney World for weeks Avatar Flight of Passage dropped from a 91-minute average to a 54-minute average.

Following that, Na’vi River Journey at 49 minutes, Kilimanjaro Safaris at 21 minutes, Expedition Everest at 14 minutes, Kali River Rapids at 12 minutes, and DINOSAUR at 10 minutes.

It’s Tough to Be a Bug averaged 9 minutes and Triceratop Spin averaged 6 minutes. Both The Boneyard and Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail were walk-ons.

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Stay tuned to DFB for more updates from Disney World!

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