Heading to Disney World soon? Wondering what the wait times have been for your favorite attractions have been lately? Don’t worry — we’ve got you covered!!
Each week, we take a look at the average wait times for ALL of Disney World’s rides and bring that info to you! And now we’re breaking down this week’s wait times. Can you guess what ride at each park had the longest wait time this week? Make your guesses right now before you read on and then let us know in the comments how many you got right.
Alright, let’s dive in!
Magic Kingdom
No surprise here — over at Magic Kingdom the ride with the longest wait time (once again) was Splash Mountain with an average 62 minute wait this week. Other rides with longer wait times in Magic Kingdom this week include Seven Dwarfs Mine Train with an average 44 minute wait, Jungle Cruise with a 36 minute wait on average, and Space Mountain with an average 33 minute wait.
In the 20-minute range, we had rides like Pirates of the Caribbean with an average wait time of 29 minutes, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at 26 minutes, Peter Pan’s Flight at 26 minutes as well, Astro Orbiter at 23 minutes, the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover at 23 minutes, Mickey’s PhilharMagic at 22 minutes, Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh at 21 minutes, and “it’s a small world” at 21 minutes.
What rides had a shorter wait on average though, like closer to the teens? Well, this week Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin had an average wait time of 18 minutes. We also had Prince Charming Regal Carrousel at 18 minutes, Tom Sawyer Island at 17 minutes, Haunted Mansion at 16 minutes, Dumbo the Flying Elephant at 13 minutes, Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid at 13 minutes, Tomorrowland Speedway at 12 minutes, and Country Bear Jamboree, Mad Tea Party, and the Magic Carpets of Aladdin all tied at 11 minutes.
Looking for rides with even SHORTER wait times? Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini had an average wait time of 9 minutes this week, while the Carousel of Progress was at 8 minutes, Liberty Square Riverboat at 3 minutes, and Enchanted Tiki Room and Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse tied with 0 minute waits.
EPCOT
Over at EPCOT, if you guessed that Test Track was the ride with the highest wait time this week you’d be…CORRECT! Test Track was at the top of the wait times leaderboard in EPCOT with an average wait time this week of 45 minutes.
Other rides with longer average wait times included Soarin’ with an average wait time of 44 minutes, Mission: SPACE with a 39 minute wait, Frozen Ever After with a 38 minute wait, and Spaceship Earth with a 21 minute wait.
Looking for rides with a shorter wait? This week, Journey into Imagination had an average wait time of 13 minutes, while The Seas with Nemo and Friends was at 12 minutes, Living with the Land was at 9 minutes, and Gran Fiesta Tour was at 8 minutes.
In terms of rides with no wait at all, on average this week Impressions de France, Reflections of China, American Adventure, Awesome Planet, Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along, and the Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival all showed a 0 minute wait!
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Now, let’s head over to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Any guesses what ride had the longest average wait time this week? If you guessed Kilimanjaro Safaris then you’d be…WRONG! While Kilimanjaro Safaris was up there with a 34 minute wait (taking the 2nd place spot), the award for longest average wait time at Animal Kingdom this week goes to…Avatar Flight of Passage! Flight of Passage had an average wait of 61 minutes this week.
In terms of other rides in the 30s and 20s in terms of wait times, we had Na’vi River Journey at 31 minutes, Dinosaur at 31 minutes as well, Kali River Rapids at 24 minutes, and It’s Tough to Be a Bug at 22 minutes.
Expedition Everest had a relatively short average wait time at 16 minutes. TriceraTop Spin was at 7 minutes, and Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail brings up the rear of the group with an average wait time of 0 minutes.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Finally, we end our wait times trip at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. What do you think had the longest average wait time this week? The adorable Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway? Twilight Zone Tower of Terror? Maybe Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run?
Well if you guessed any of those you’d actually be…WRONG! The ride with the longest wait time in Hollywood Studios this week was (once again) Slinky Dog Dash with an average wait time of 59 minutes.
Other rides with some longer wait times include Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at 56 minutes, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at 39 minutes, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith at 34 minutes, and Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway at 33 minutes.
In the 20s range we had Toy Story Mania at 26 minutes, Muppet*Vision 3D at 25 minutes, Star Tours – The Adventures Continue at 24 minutes, Alien Swirling Saucers at 23 minutes, and Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy at 20 minutes.
And finally, Walt Disney Presents was at the bottom end of the list with a 15 minute wait. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance doesn’t get averaged into the wait times since it uses the Boarding Group system. Just be sure you read all the latest updates so you can give yourself the best chance possible to get a boarding group!
And that’s our look at wait times this week. Overall, our leaderboard has stayed generally the same with Splash Mountain, Test Track, Slinky Dog Dash, and Flight of Passage leading the way as being the rides with the longest wait times in each park.
Only a few rides were over the 60 minute mark this week in terms of average wait times, but things could change as summer crowds arrive. We’ll keep an eye out for more updates and let you know what we see in terms of crowd levels and wait times in the upcoming months!
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How many of the rides did you guess right in terms of having the longest wait times at each park? Tell us in the comments!
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