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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.
Walt Disney World saw a SECOND week in a row of decreased wait times!
Slinky Dog Dash
With things settling down after the Holiday weekend and the summer rush not yet in full swing, Disney World saw some significant decreases in wait times once again this week. Heavy hitters including the Magic Kingdom’s Big Four, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, Frozen Ever After, Slinky Dog Dash, and EVEN Flight of Passage saw average times get lower this past week.Â
For the second week in a row, Â Walt Disney World wait times across the resort mostly trended downward over the past 7 days.
Kali River Rapids
Even eternally busy attractions like Avatar: Flight of Passage and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure saw slight decreases this week, which is interesting. However, one water ride saw a MASSIVE leap, which is a big hint that summer and its temperatures are almost here.Â
A week after things stayed stable at Walt Disney World, wait times across the resort trended downward over the past 7 days.
Frozen Ever After
Even some of the resort’s most in-demand rides fell slightly this week at 3 out of 4 Walt Disney World parks (we’re throwing a side-eye your way, Animal Kingdom). Also notably, Rise of the Resistance overtook Slinky Dog Dash for the highest average wait time at Hollywood Studios.
After wait times EXPLODED last week, things got back to normal at Walt Disney World.Â
EPCOT
Wait times were pretty much what we expected this week, with one surprising exception: Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure overtook Frozen Ever After for the title of longest average wait time at EPCOT.Â
Waits increased pretty much across the board at Walt Disney World this week.
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
The major attractions at the magic Kingdom and EPCOT both saw quantifiable increases in average wait times over the first full week of May. Not to be outdone, Animal Kingdom’s Flight of Passage – the ride with the highest average wait time in the whole resort – leapt up close to 100 minutes.
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