All parks except Hollywood Studios had average or below-average crowds today, while the Studios was busy. As it was cold all day (“cold” – the high was 61), water rides were not popular, especially in the morning. We counted 491 of 500 guests (98%) in the Animal Kingdom today wearing masks in accordance with Disney’s guidelines. And we got 148 actual wait times from our fabulous Liners! Let’s do the numbers!
Magic Kingdom Wait Times
With nobody wanting to ride Splash Mountain in the cool weather, the park’s other three “mountains” were busier. Space Mountain had an average wait time today of 52 minutes. Its 7-day average is 46 minutes, so today ranks #1 for this week. Its 30-day average is 46 minutes, so today ranks #7 for the past month. We received 6 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged 88% of the posted wait time.
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train had an average wait time today of 83 minutes. Its 7-day average is 68 minutes, so today ranks #1 for this week. Its 30-day average is 70 minutes, so today ranks #3 for the past month. We received 4 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged 85% of the posted wait time.
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad had an average wait time today of 48 minutes. Its 7-day average is 51 minutes, so today ranks #4 for this week. Its 30-day average is 51 minutes, so today ranks #19 for the past month. We received 6 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged 68% of the posted wait time.
Animal Kingdom Wait Times
Indoor rides were popular at the Animal Kingdom this morning – an 8 a.m. opening time will do that. Avatar Flight of Passage had an average wait time today of 57 minutes. Its 7-day average is 66 minutes, so today ranks #4 for this week. Its 30-day average is 69 minutes, so today ranks #17 for the past month. Its 365-day average is 86 minutes, so today ranks #136 for the past year. We received 4 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged 79% of the posted wait time.
In contrast, Expedition Everest had an average wait time today of 22 minutes. Its 7-day average is 25 minutes, so today ranks #3 for this week. Its 30-day average is 37 minutes, so today ranks #21 for the past month. We received 12 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged 38% of the posted wait time.
Hollywood Studios Wait Times
It’s unusual to see Rise of the Resistance getting standby wait times in My Disney Experience. ROTR didn’t have standby times today, and the 300-minute wait in the feed wasn’t true. That didn’t stop people from entering it into Lines, though, so it’s good to see it happening.
It looks like Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run was the busiest attraction in the park today, with an average wait time of 76 minutes. Its 7-day average is 62 minutes, so today ranks #1 for this week. Its 30-day average is 54 minutes, so today ranks #1 for the past month. We received 4 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged 92% of the posted wait time.
Rise of the Resistance had an otherwise solid day of operations, with only its usual 3 p.m. pause in calling boarding groups.
EPCOT Wait Times
Slow day across the board at EPCOT today. Test Track had an average wait time today of 62 minutes. Its 7-day average is 68 minutes, so today ranks #5 for this week. Its 30-day average is 68 minutes, so today ranks #20 for the past month.
The post Cold Day, Cool Wait Times: Disney World Wait Times for Friday, December 18, 2020 appeared first on TouringPlans.com Blog.