Studios is The Busiest park – Disney World Wait Times for Thursday, December 17, 2020

Wait times were moderate at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Animal Kingdom today, while the Studios was somewhat busier.  We counted 489 of 500 guests (98%) at the Magic Kingdom wearing masks in accordance with Disney’s guidelines.  And we received 129 actual wait times today from folks using our Lines app!  Let’s do the numbers!

Magic Kingdom Wait Times

Temperatures cooled off here in Central Florida on Thursday, and wait times at water rides dropped as a result.  Splash Mountain had an average wait time today of 28 minutes. Its 7-day average is 47 minutes, so today ranks #6 for this week. Its 30-day average is 51 minutes, so today ranks #24 for the past month. Its 365-day average is 53 minutes, so today ranks #169 for the past year. We received 5 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged 44% of the posted wait time.

Magic Kingdom wait times for Thursday, December 17, 2020
Astro Orbiter
Average Posted Wait
35
minutes
7-Day Rank
#4
avg=37 min
30-Day Rank
#21
avg=37 min
365-Day Rank
#81
avg=30 min rank 1=highest
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Average Posted Wait
49
minutes
Actual Waits Were
65%
of posted wait (n=10)
7-Day Rank
#4
avg=54 min
30-Day Rank
#18
avg=51 min
365-Day Rank
#110
avg=51 min rank 1=highest
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
Average Posted Wait
39
minutes
7-Day Rank
#5
avg=40 min
30-Day Rank
#14
avg=37 min
365-Day Rank
#105
avg=35 min rank 1=highest
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
Average Posted Wait
40
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=15 min
30-Day Rank
#1
avg=15 min
365-Day Rank
#1
avg=11 min rank 1=highest
Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Average Posted Wait
10
minutes
7-Day Rank
#5
avg=14 min
30-Day Rank
#25
avg=15 min
365-Day Rank
#150
avg=21 min rank 1=highest
“it’s a small world”
Average Posted Wait
44
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=42 min
30-Day Rank
#8
avg=41 min
365-Day Rank
#47
avg=34 min rank 1=highest
Jungle Cruise
Average Posted Wait
43
minutes
Actual Waits Were
78%
of posted wait (n=6)
7-Day Rank
#5
avg=44 min
30-Day Rank
#20
avg=44 min
365-Day Rank
#132
avg=50 min rank 1=highest
Mad Tea Party
Average Posted Wait
15
minutes
7-Day Rank
#4
avg=15 min
30-Day Rank
#17
avg=14 min
365-Day Rank
#104
avg=15 min rank 1=highest
Mickey’s PhilharMagic
Average Posted Wait
32
minutes
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=30 min
30-Day Rank
#4
avg=23 min
365-Day Rank
#4
avg=15 min rank 1=highest
Peter Pan’s Flight
Average Posted Wait
40
minutes
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=40 min
30-Day Rank
#8
avg=37 min
365-Day Rank
#107
avg=48 min rank 1=highest
Pirates of the Caribbean
Average Posted Wait
46
minutes
Actual Waits Were
84%
of posted wait (n=7)
7-Day Rank
#5
avg=49 min
30-Day Rank
#19
avg=47 min
365-Day Rank
#118
avg=43 min rank 1=highest
Space Mountain
Average Posted Wait
47
minutes
Actual Waits Were
63%
of posted wait (n=7)
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=46 min
30-Day Rank
#14
avg=45 min
365-Day Rank
#118
avg=55 min rank 1=highest
Splash Mountain
Average Posted Wait
28
minutes
Actual Waits Were
44%
of posted wait (n=5)
7-Day Rank
#6
avg=47 min
30-Day Rank
#24
avg=51 min
365-Day Rank
#169
avg=53 min rank 1=highest
The Barnstormer
Average Posted Wait
25
minutes
7-Day Rank
#4
avg=25 min
30-Day Rank
#19
avg=26 min
365-Day Rank
#101
avg=23 min rank 1=highest
The Haunted Mansion
Average Posted Wait
28
minutes
Actual Waits Were
68%
of posted wait (n=7)
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=28 min
30-Day Rank
#12
avg=28 min
365-Day Rank
#161
avg=41 min rank 1=highest
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
Average Posted Wait
14
minutes
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=12 min
30-Day Rank
#14
avg=13 min
365-Day Rank
#131
avg=20 min rank 1=highest
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Average Posted Wait
28
minutes
7-Day Rank
#5
avg=29 min
30-Day Rank
#12
avg=27 min
365-Day Rank
#112
avg=29 min rank 1=highest
Tomorrowland Speedway
Average Posted Wait
17
minutes
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=16 min
30-Day Rank
#14
avg=17 min
365-Day Rank
#128
avg=22 min rank 1=highest
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
Average Posted Wait
68
minutes
Actual Waits Were
78%
of posted wait (n=6)
7-Day Rank
#5
avg=68 min
30-Day Rank
#19
avg=70 min
365-Day Rank
#115
avg=77 min rank 1=highest
Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid
Average Posted Wait
25
minutes
Actual Waits Were
35%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#5
avg=25 min
30-Day Rank
#15
avg=23 min
365-Day Rank
#117
avg=23 min rank 1=highest

Since our team was in Magic Kingdom today let’s look at how Main Street USA looked this afternoon.

Main Street USA – December 17, 2020
Main Street USA – December 17, 2020 (Emporium Line Starts Here)
Cinderella Castle – December 17, 2020

Animal Kingdom Wait Times

Similarly, over at Animal Kingdom, Kali River Rapids had an average wait time today of 9 minutes. Its 7-day average is 15 minutes, so today ranks #6 for this week. Its 30-day average is 20 minutes, so today ranks #29 for the past month. Its 365-day average is 21 minutes, so today ranks #157 for the past year.

Animal Kingdom wait times for Thursday, December 17, 2020
DINOSAUR
Average Posted Wait
41
minutes
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=47 min
30-Day Rank
#12
avg=41 min
365-Day Rank
#88
avg=34 min rank 1=highest
Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
Average Posted Wait
20
minutes
7-Day Rank
#5
avg=26 min
30-Day Rank
#26
avg=37 min
365-Day Rank
#183
avg=43 min rank 1=highest
Kali River Rapids
Average Posted Wait
9
minutes
7-Day Rank
#6
avg=15 min
30-Day Rank
#29
avg=20 min
365-Day Rank
#157
avg=21 min rank 1=highest
Kilimanjaro Safaris
Average Posted Wait
32
minutes
Actual Waits Were
64%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=29 min
30-Day Rank
#7
avg=25 min
365-Day Rank
#101
avg=43 min rank 1=highest
It’s Tough to Be a Bug!
Average Posted Wait
24
minutes
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=25 min
30-Day Rank
#8
avg=20 min
365-Day Rank
#12
avg=13 min rank 1=highest
TriceraTop Spin
Average Posted Wait
5
minutes
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=7 min
30-Day Rank
#21
avg=7 min
365-Day Rank
#115
avg=8 min rank 1=highest
Na’vi River Journey
Average Posted Wait
55
minutes
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=59 min
30-Day Rank
#11
avg=54 min
365-Day Rank
#108
avg=56 min rank 1=highest
Avatar Flight of Passage
Average Posted Wait
69
minutes
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=65 min
30-Day Rank
#10
avg=69 min
365-Day Rank
#117
avg=87 min rank 1=highest

Hollywood Studios Wait Times

Actual wait times at Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run continue to track the posted wait times pretty well:  Falcon had an average wait time today of 66 minutes. Its 7-day average is 57 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 7 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged 88% of the posted wait time.

Hollywood Studios wait times for Thursday, December 17, 2020

Rise of the Resistance had a much better day of operations today.  Rise started calling boarding groups around 8:45 a.m. today, and made steady progress through boarding group 92 at 2 p.m., when boarding stopped for its usual afternoon break. (It’s normally around 3 p.m. when the park opens at 10 a.m., but the park opened at 9 a.m. today, so the break was an hour earlier.)  Good day at Rise of the Resistance.

Rise of the Resistance boarding groups for Thursday, December 17, 2020
Muppet*Vision 3D
Average Posted Wait
34
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=27 min
30-Day Rank
#1
avg=19 min
365-Day Rank
#1
avg=14 min rank 1=highest
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
Average Posted Wait
42
minutes
Actual Waits Were
58%
of posted wait (n=5)
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=35 min
30-Day Rank
#20
avg=46 min
365-Day Rank
#168
avg=60 min rank 1=highest
Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
Average Posted Wait
36
minutes
Actual Waits Were
50%
of posted wait (n=6)
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=30 min
30-Day Rank
#1
avg=26 min
365-Day Rank
#39
avg=27 min rank 1=highest
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Average Posted Wait
65
minutes
Actual Waits Were
86%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=59 min
30-Day Rank
#1
avg=52 min
365-Day Rank
#67
avg=59 min rank 1=highest
Toy Story Mania!
Average Posted Wait
27
minutes
Actual Waits Were
67%
of posted wait (n=10)
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=27 min
30-Day Rank
#9
avg=26 min
365-Day Rank
#140
avg=39 min rank 1=highest
Slinky Dog Dash
Average Posted Wait
56
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=53 min
30-Day Rank
#23
avg=68 min
365-Day Rank
#170
avg=72 min rank 1=highest
Alien Swirling Saucers
Average Posted Wait
30
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=25 min
30-Day Rank
#1
avg=25 min
365-Day Rank
#89
avg=27 min rank 1=highest
Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
Average Posted Wait
51
minutes
Actual Waits Were
57%
of posted wait (n=5)
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=45 min
30-Day Rank
#9
avg=48 min
365-Day Rank
#126
avg=67 min rank 1=highest
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
Average Posted Wait
66
minutes
Actual Waits Were
88%
of posted wait (n=7)
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=57 min
30-Day Rank
#1
avg=54 min
365-Day Rank
#74
avg=61 min rank 1=highest
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy
Average Posted Wait
38
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=32 min
30-Day Rank
#2
avg=22 min
365-Day Rank
#2
avg=14 min rank 1=highest

EPCOT Wait Times

Frozen Ever After had an average wait time today of 69 minutes. Its 7-day average is 82 minutes, so today ranks #6 for this week. Its 30-day average is 77 minutes, so today ranks #22 for the past month. Its 365-day average is 60 minutes, so today ranks #80 for the past year.

EPCOT wait times for Thursday, December 17, 2020
Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros
Average Posted Wait
6
minutes
7-Day Rank
#5
avg=9 min
30-Day Rank
#24
avg=9 min
365-Day Rank
#184
avg=10 min rank 1=highest
Journey Into Imagination With Figment
Average Posted Wait
17
minutes
7-Day Rank
#4
avg=19 min
30-Day Rank
#14
avg=19 min
365-Day Rank
#97
avg=16 min rank 1=highest
Living with the Land
Average Posted Wait
14
minutes
7-Day Rank
#4
avg=14 min
30-Day Rank
#9
avg=13 min
365-Day Rank
#96
avg=14 min rank 1=highest
Mission: SPACE Orange
Average Posted Wait
35
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=33 min
30-Day Rank
#8
avg=31 min
365-Day Rank
#63
avg=29 min rank 1=highest
Soarin’
Average Posted Wait
50
minutes
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=47 min
30-Day Rank
#12
avg=46 min
365-Day Rank
#60
avg=38 min rank 1=highest
Spaceship Earth
Average Posted Wait
25
minutes
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=25 min
30-Day Rank
#12
avg=23 min
365-Day Rank
#81
avg=21 min rank 1=highest
Test Track
Average Posted Wait
67
minutes
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=67 min
30-Day Rank
#13
avg=67 min
365-Day Rank
#59
avg=57 min rank 1=highest
The Seas with Nemo & Friends
Average Posted Wait
14
minutes
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=12 min
30-Day Rank
#10
avg=12 min
365-Day Rank
#110
avg=16 min rank 1=highest
Frozen Ever After
Average Posted Wait
69
minutes
7-Day Rank
#6
avg=82 min
30-Day Rank
#22
avg=77 min
365-Day Rank
#80
avg=60 min rank 1=highest

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