Posted wait times were high across Walt Disney World today, but actual wait times were often much, much lower. We counted 486 of 500 guests (97%) wearing masks in the Magic Kingdom in accordance with Disney’s guidelines. And we got 170 actual wait times from folks using our Lines app in the parks. Let’s do the numbers!
Magic Kingdom Wait Times
Although Seven Dwarfs’ posted wait time averaged 101 minutes today, the actual wait times we observed were a third lower than that. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train had an average wait time today of 101 minutes. Its 7-day average is 85 minutes, so today ranks #1 for this week. Its 30-day average is 74 minutes, so today ranks #1 for the past month. Its 365-day average is 76 minutes, so today ranks #79 for the past year. We received 4 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged 66% of the posted wait time.
Wait times at Peter Pan’s Flight were pretty accurate today. Pan had an average posted wait time today of 49 minutes, and the actual wait averaged 96% of the posted wait time.
Here’s another example of inflated wait times at the Magic Kingdom from yesterday. Big Thunder’s posted wait times were as high as 105 minutes, and never got below 45 minutes. However, the longest actual wait in line we observed was 38 minutes at 2:04 p.m. And the actual wait time when the posted wait was 105 minutes was just 17 minutes!
Animal Kingdom Wait Times
Avatar Flight of Passage had an average wait time today of 69 minutes. Its 7-day average is 74 minutes, so today ranks #3 for this week. Its 30-day average is 69 minutes, so today ranks #11 for the past month. Its 365-day average is 84 minutes, so today ranks #112 for the past year. We received 6 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged 87% of the posted wait time.
Wait times at Kilimanjaro Safaris and Expedition Everest continue to be overinflated. Expedition Everest had an average wait time today of 25 minutes. Its 7-day average is 30 minutes, so today ranks #4 for this week. Its 30-day average is 36 minutes, so today ranks #19 for the past month. We received 11 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged just 35% of the posted wait time.
Hollywood Studios Wait Times
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run had an average wait time today of 63 minutes. Its 7-day average is 78 minutes, so today ranks #6 for this week. Its 30-day average is 59 minutes, so today ranks #10 for the past month. Its 365-day average is 61 minutes, so today ranks #96 for the past year. We received 5 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged 80% of the posted wait time.
Rise of the Resistance had a solid day of operations, calling more than 110 boarding groups until hitting a rough patch around 3 p.m. That’s the normal time of day for Rise to stop calling boarding groups, presumably for some kind of maintenance. However, when Rise restarted calling boarding groups around 3:30 p.m., that only lasted about 10 minutes before another delay of around 50 minutes happened. Still, Rise is running slightly ahead of its best speed over the last 7 days, so things overall are good.
EPCOT Wait Times
Actual wait times at EPCOT continue to average around half of the posted waits. Test Track had an average wait time today of 54 minutes. Its 7-day average is 69 minutes, so today ranks #6 for this week. Its 30-day average is 69 minutes, so today ranks #26 for the past month. Its 365-day average is 57 minutes, so today ranks #98 for the past year. We received 11 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged 47% of the posted wait time.
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