It’s Spring Break in Disney World…which is a nightmare for a lot of people. But it doesn’t have to be!
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Yes, Spring Break and Easter weekend are notoriously busy times in the parks, and that has stayed true this year. Genie+ is selling out at record-high prices, and Park Passes are filling up — but we’ve got tips on how to stay sane and still have an awesome Disney vacation! Now it’s time to take a look at the wait time patterns from the past week so you can prepare for your upcoming trip! Take a deep breath because (spoiler alert) they’ve increased. Like, a LOT.
Take a look at this week’s average wait times — going from highest to lowest!
Magic Kingdom Wait Times
Despite the decreases in wait times last week, things have made a harsh turnaround in Magic Kingdom. For example, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train went from a 67-minute average to a 90-minute average! And that’s just the start…keep scrolling to see the rest!
We’ve seen a lot of these lately with the long lines!
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train — 90 minutes
- Space Mountain — 67 minutes
- Peter Pan’s Flight — 66 minutes
- Jungle Cruise — 61 minutes
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad — 50 minutes
- Haunted Mansion — 44 minutes
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin — 37 minutes
- Astro Orbiter — 37 minutes
- Enchanted Tales with Belle — 37 minutes
- Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh — 35 minutes
- Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini — 31 minutes
- Pirates of the Caribbean — 29 minutes
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant — 29 minutes
Under the Sea
- “it’s a small world” — 26 minutes
- Magic Carpets of Aladdin — 25 minutes
- Tomorrowland Speedway — 23 minutes
- Mad Tea Party — 18 minutes
- Mickey’s PhilharMagic — 14 minutes
- Prince Charming Regal Carrousel — 14 minutes
- Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover — 13 minutes
Pirates of the Caribbean
- Enchanted Tiki Room — 12 minutes
- Carousel of Progress — 5 minutes
- Liberty Square Riverboat — 5 minutes
- Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse — 4 minutes
- Tom Sawyer Island — 4 minutes
- Hall of Presidents — 2 minutes
- Country Bear Jamboree — (This attraction has now closed for refurbishment — read all about the changes here)
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EPCOT Wait Times
Magic Kingdom was not the only week to see a jump in wait times! EPCOT is a fan-favorite park and with the Flower & Garden Festival in full swing, it’s PLENTY busy. There aren’t as many rides, but be prepared to wait for the popular ones like Frozen Ever After and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure!
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
- Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure — 83 minutes
- Frozen Ever After — 80 minutes
- Test Track — 77 minutes
- Mission: SPACE — 63 minutes
- Soarin’ — 42 minutes
Spaceship Earth
- Spaceship Earth — 20 minutes
- Turtle Talk with Crush — 18 minutes
- The Seas with Nemo and Friends — 14 minutes
- Journey into Imagination — 11 minutes
- Gran Fiesta Tour — 10 minutes
- Living with the Land — 9 minutes
Figment
Awesome Planet, Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along, Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival, Impressions de France, and Reflections of China had no wait times this week.
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Animal Kingdom Wait Times
Surprise, surprise…Flight of Passage is back to a triple-digit wait time average this week after dropping to 76 minutes last week. We’ve noticed Individual Lightning Lanes sell out incredibly fast for this attraction in the morning, so if you want one and see it available, grab it while you can!
Expedition Everest
- Avatar Flight of Passage — 100 minutes
- Na’vi River Journey — 63 minutes
- Kilimanjaro Safaris — 47 minutes
- Expedition Everest — 44 minutes
Dinosaur Loading Area
- Dinosaur — 24 minutes
- It’s Tough to Be a Bug — 12 minutes
- TriceraTop Spin — 11 minutes
- The Boneyard — 0 minutes
TriceraTop Spin
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Hollywood Studios Wait Times
Last week, wait times at Hollywood Studios were shockingly mild. Unfortunately, that has changed this week with several attractions posting averages over an hour. Slinky Dog Dash had the longest lines in ALL of Disney World this week as well.
Slinky Dog Dash
- Slinky Dog Dash — 109 minutes
- Rise of the Resistance — 93 minutes
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run — 80 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway
- Tower of Terror — 60 minutes
- Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway — 59 minutes
- Toy Story Mania — 56 minutes
- Alien Swirling Saucers — 38 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers
- Star Tours — 25 minutes
- Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy — 13 minutes
- Muppet Vision 3D — 10 minutes
- Walt Disney Presents — 9 minutes
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster is currently closed for refurbishment and is set to reopen this summer.
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