Today’s the big day — Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom are now officially reopened to guests!

We headed out to see what it’s like to spend a day in the reopened parks! Prior to the reopening, many guests were wondering what wait times to expect for attractions. The parks are operating at a reduced capacity, and guests must have a Disney Park Pass reservation in order to enter. BUT, social distancing measures also mean that attractions aren’t operating at full capacity, and rides must be regularly sanitized.

So, with all of the factors in play, how will the wait times be impacted for Magic Kingdom attractions? Let’s take a look!

July 11th, 9:30AM

Magic Kingdom opened its gates at 9AM on July 11th. So, what did the wait times look a half-hour after guests began entering the park?

Well, there were a TON of attractions with only a 5-minute wait! Some of these were rides that typically have a shorter line, like Mickey’s PhilharMagic and Under the Sea — Journey of the Little Mermaid. But check out that 5-minute wait for Peter Pan’s Flight!

And these weren’t the only attractions with a 5-minute wait!

Yup, there were still more 5-minute waits!

The low wait times weren’t the only evidence of the low crowds at Magic Kingdom this morning. Here’s a pic we snapped in Adventureland with only a few other guests in sight!

There were some rides with a slightly longer wait at 9:30AM — the longest was Splash Mountain at 45-minutes.

In order to help maintain social distancing, Disney also implemented a virtual queue for Splash Mountain — guests provide their phone number and receive a text when it’s time for them to return to the queue.

We’ll see if Splash Mountain continues to have the longest wait times throughout the day!

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July 11th, 10:15AM

Okay, Magic Kingdom has been opened for a little over an hour, so how are the wait times looking now?? Well, there’s still a long list of attractions with a 5-minute wait!

And Peter Pan’s Flight is still a 5-minute wait!

The wait times on a few attractions like Astro Orbitor and Jungle Cruise did increase slightly.

And while the wait for Splash Mountain stayed steady at 45-minutes, there’s a different attraction that now has the longest wait in the park — Pirates of the Caribbean has a 50-minute wait!

Pirates of the Caribbean does have social distancing markers in place so guests can maintain proper spacing between parties.

We’ll see if the long wait for Pirates of the Caribbean holds steady throughout the day!

Here’s what the Magic Kingdom crowds looked like on opening day!

July 11th, 11:10AM

Magic Kingdom has been open for just over two hours and it’s time for our next look at the wait times! There’s still a fairly long list of attractions with a 5-minute wait.

Here are more attractions with a 5-minute wait!

When we last checked in, Pirates of the Caribbean had the longest wait in the park — but since then, the wait time has dropped to 15-minutes!

And it looks like a different attraction now has the longest wait in the park — Seven Dwarfs Mine Train has a wait time of 40-minutes. 

Here’s a peek at the social distancing in the Jungle Cruise queue.

We’ll check in again later in the day for another look at the wait times, so be sure to stay posted!

Take a look at the “Welcome Back” merch Disney World is selling!

Which of these attraction wait times surprises you the most? Let us know in the comments!