Disney’s Hollywood Studios can be the hardest Disney World park to navigate — and we get it! We go to Disney World every day and we see how hard it can be to try to do everything in the park.

With summer break, we saw wait times skyrocket at many of the popular attractions including rides in Hollywood Studios like Rise of the Resistance and Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster. Now, it’s Halloween season in the parks and crowds are changing, but one thing remains certain — looooooooonnnnggggg wait times at Slinky Dog Dash!

In case you couldn’t tell from how many “o”s we used in “long”, this is consistently one of the longest waits in the parks if not THE longest each week. Last week, the ride reached a 102-minute average wait time. Yikes! But we bring you good news this week because the ride’s wait time has decreased significantly.

We get it, Slinky Dog Dash is super fun and one of the newer rides in the park. If you want to ride without waiting in the longest line in Disney World, here are some things you can do.

• Rope drop/use Early Theme Park Entry — Disney World hotel guests can enter the park 30 minutes early and get a jump start on the crowds. If you aren’t staying at a hotel, the wait will still be shorter in the morning.
• Stay until park close — Fantasmic! is a super popular show in Hollywood Studios and draws lots of parkgoers away from the rides. As long as you are in line before the park officially closes, you can ride, and you’ll usually see a shorter wait time at this point.
• Buy Genie+ — Genie+ has been a controversial topic but it can be useful. We recommend grabbing Slinky Dog Dash as your first Lightning Lane of the day at 7AM because it can fill up very quickly.

Now, take a look at the rest of the average wait times in Disney World to see which rides you should watch out for on your upcoming trip!

Magic Kingdom

Starting in Magic Kingdom, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train had the longest average wait time of 70 minutes. Last week the average wait time was 66 minutes so the average has increased a bit.

Next, Peter Pan’s Flight averaged 61 minutes, Space Mountain averaged 45 minutes, and Jungle Cruise averaged 44 minutes.  Average wait times held Haunted Mansion at 37 minutes, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at 30 minutes, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin at 31 minutes followed by The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh at 29 minutes, Pirates of the Caribbean at 27 minutes, Astro Orbiter at 27 minutes, and Enchanted Tales with Belle at 25 minutes.

After that, “it’s a small world” averaged 19 minutes, Tomorrowland Speedway averaged 17 minutes, closely followed by Hall of Presidents, Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini, and Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid at 15 minutes, and Mickey’s PhilharMagic at 14 minutes. Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover and Magic Carpets of Aladdin averaged 12 minutes, Dumbo the Flying Elephant and Enchanted Tiki Room averaged 11 minutes, and Mad Tea Party faired at 8 minutes.

Prince Charming Regal Carousel also averaged 9 minutes while 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 65-minute average. This is an increase from last week’s 61-minute average. Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure was not far behind with a 61-minute average.

Next up is Test Track at 58 minutes, Soarin’ at 34 minutes, Mission: SPACE at 16 minutes, Turtle Talk with Crush at 15 minutes, and Spaceship Earth at 13 minutes.

Then, Journey into Imagination averaged 15 minutes, followed by The Seas with Nemo and Friends at 10 minutes, Gran Fiesta Tour at 9 minutes, and Living with the Land at 8 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 saw a major decrease this week from 102 minutes to 85 minutes on average. While this is still the longest wait time in the park, it has gone down significantly and will hopefully post some slightly lower wait times going forward. Rise of the Resistance is right on the coaster’s tail with 79 minutes which is an increase from 68 minutes last week.

Other wait times in the park include Tower of Terror at 66 minutes, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster at 62 minutes, Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway at 60 minutes, Millenium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run at 57 minutes, and Toy Story Mania at 56 minutes.

After that, Alien Swirling Saucers averaged 31 minutes, Walt Disney Presents averaged 17 minutes, Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy averaged 15 minutes, Star Tours — The Adventure Continues averaged 14 minutes, and Muppet*Vision 3D averaged only 10 minutes.

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Animal Kingdom

Now, let’s head over to Animal Kingdom! Avatar Flight of Passage still had the longest average wait time for this park this week with 86 minutes. The wait time increased quite a bit from last week’s 77 minutes.

Following that, Na’vi River Journey at 73 minutes, Kali River Rapids at 31 minutes, Expedition Everest at 24 minutes, Kilimanjaro Safaris at 23 minutes, and DINOSAUR at 22 minutes.

It’s Tough to Be a Bug averaged 10 minutes and Triceratop Spin averaged 5 minutes. Both The Boneyard and Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail were walk-ons.

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What is your favorite thing to ride in Hollywood Studios? Let us know in the comments below!