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Every week, we report the average Disney World wait times in every park so that you can be prepared for your next trip to Orlando! Last week saw an interesting pattern develop, and we need to talk about it.
Hollywood Studios
Disney World had a bit of a bizzare week, as far as wait times go. Most were generally up at the resort, especially at EPCOT, but the Magic Kingdom saw some bizarre fluctuations. Is this an effect of the new Lighting Lane Multi Pass system? Possibly.Â
Every week, we report the average Disney World wait times in every park so that you can be prepared for your next trip to Orlando! This week saw an interesting pattern develop, and we need to talk about it.
EPCOT
Three of Disney World’s four theme parks — Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Hollywood Studios — all saw their average wait times decrease over the past week. However, Disney World’s fourth theme park — EPCOT — saw wait times go up? Is this an effect of the new Lighting Lane Multi Pass system?
A lot of things can happen that can impact your day in Disney World.
For example, bad weather can close rides, cancel entertainment, and more (it’s also why we tell you to ALWAYS pack rain gear). Sometimes, rides have technical issues and close while those issues are fixed behind the scenes. Sometimes, things just happen, and we don’t know why, but something odd was going on in Magic Kingdom this morning, resulting in the cancelation of two cavalcades.
Every week, we check the average Disney World wait times in every park so that you can be prepared for your next trip to Orlando! This week, the Magic Kingdom classic saw incremental wait increases, while the rest of Walt Disney World remained relatively staid, with some decreases.
Lightning Lanes in Walt Disney World
Disney World’s longest average wait time was for Flight of Passage, as usual, but the ride saw a rare 9-minute DROP in its average wait time. It will be interesting to see what, if any, effect the new Lighting Lane system will have on wait times next week.Â
Every week, we check the average Disney World wait times in every park so that you can be prepared for your next trip to Orlando! This week, a Magic Kingdom classic saw a jump in its average wait time, while Disney World’s busiest ride got even busier!
Space Mountain
With Peter Pan down for its first full week, Space Mountain saw a large jump in its average wait time at the Magic Kingdom. Meanwhile, Disney World’s longest average wait time was for Flight of Passage, as usual, which jumped over 10 minutes this week.Â
Are the old wait times trends in Disney World finally back to normal?
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
After Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith’s reopening threw Disney World’s wait times into a bit of flux, things returned to relative normalcy this week. Though notably, demand for the classic coaster remained high, making Hollywood Studios the only one of Disney World’s four parks to have TWO rides with waits that averaged over an hour.
Classic rock indeed.
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster is OPEN!
An old favorite — Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith — returned to Disney World this week, and upended the wait times at Hollywood Studios, overtaking the second spot. It ended up being very close to being the most in-demand ride in the park. In addition, the Magic Kingdom had its final full normal week before losing one of its most in-demand attractions for over a month.
Something VERY UNEXPECTED happened at Disney World this week.
Slinky Dog Dash
While MOST of the resort’s wait times stayed in the same zone they were in last week, one MAJOR ride saw a massive increase that led it to become the resort’s busiest ride by average wait time. Let’s take a look at the average Disney World wait times between June 21st through June 28th!
After two weeks of falling wait times, Disney World saw times JUMP up this week as summer is starting getting into full-swing.
Slinky Dog Dash
Average wait times at the resort jumped up across the board, with rides like Avatar: Flight of Passage, Slinky Dog Dash, and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure seeing big double digit increases in average wait time.Â
For the THIRD week in a row, Disney World wait times fell this week… and something unprecedented happened.Â
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
The average wait time for the busiest ride in each of Disney World’s theme parks ALL decreased this week, with Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train BOTH seeing decreases in the DOUBLE DIGITS! Yeah, we’re shocked, too! These rides are among the most popular in the parks, so seeing their wait times decrease is amazing, especially as we enter the busiest season of the year.
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