Welcome to Data Town. OK, this isn’t really Data Town, but we are here to bring you some fresh statistics straight from Disney World. We compiled the average Disney World wait time data for the past seven days (April 26th–May 2nd), and we need to tell you the interesting trends we’ve spotted. Walt Disney World saw some interesting average wait time fluctuations this week. Most parks saw the status quo remain in place, while one saw some WILD increases.
Crowds in Animal Kingdom
Two of Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s most in-demand attractions saw double-digit increases in wait times this week, with one breaking the 90-minute barrier as Disney World’s most in-demand attraction. Ready to see the stats? Let’s go!
Take a look at this week’s average wait times — going from highest to lowest!
Magic Kingdom Wait Times
The Magic Kingdom saw wait times for the park’s most in-demand rides FALL this week, with Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Peter Pan’s Flight, Space Mountain, and Jungle Cruise all seeing slight decreases. (NOTE: Since Tron Lightcycle/Run does not currently use a standby queue, it’s not included here.)
Peter Pan’s Flight
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train — 60 minutes
- Peter Pan’s Flight — 52 minutes
- Jungle Cruise — 46 minutes
- Space Mountain — 41 minutes
- Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh — 30 minutes
- Haunted Mansion — 30 minutes
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad — 26 minutes
Hello up there!
- Enchanted Tales with Belle — 26 minutes
- Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin — 24 minutes
- Astro Orbiter — 23 minutes
- Pirates of the Caribbean — 18 minutes
- “it’s a small world” — 16 minutes
- Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini — 14 minutes
Dumbo
- Mickey’s PhilharMagic — 15 minutes
- Liberty Square Riverboat — 13 minutes
- Enchanted Tiki Room — 13 minutes
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant — 12 minutes
- Magic Carpets of Aladdin — 11 minutes
- Tomorrowland Speedway — 11 minutes
- Mad Tea Party — 10 minutes
- Prince Charming Regal Carrousel — 8 minutes
Carousel of Progress
- Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover — 8 minutes
- Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse — 5 minutes
- Carousel of Progress — 5 minutes
- Tom Sawyer Island — 5 minutes
- Hall of Presidents — 4 minutes
- Country Bear Jamboree — (This attraction has now closed for refurbishment — read all about the changes here)
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EPCOT Wait Times
After two weeks of rising wait times, things stabilized a bit at EPCOT week, and the wait for the ever-in-demand Frozen Ever After fell slightly. (NOTE: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind does not currently use a standby queue, it’s not included here.)
Test Track
- Frozen Ever After — 65 minutes
- Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure — 65 minutes
- Test Track — 54 minutes
- Mission: SPACE — 38 minutes
- Soarin’ — 32 minutes
EPCOT
- Turtle Talk with Crush — 15 minutes
- Spaceship Earth — 12 minutes
- The Seas with Nemo and Friends — 11 minutes
- Journey into Imagination — 10 minutes
- Gran Fiesta Tour — 9 minutes
- Living with the Land — 9 minutes
Gran Fiesta Tour
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
Unlike the Magic Kingdom and EPCOT, Animal Kingdom saw some MASSIVE wait time increases this week. Flight of Passage hit a resort-high average of 90 (!!) minutes, while Expedition Everest jumped to over 40 minutes.
Expedition Everest
- Avatar Flight of Passage — 90 minutes
- Na’vi River Journey — 50 minutes
- Expedition Everest — 40 minutes
- Kali River Rapids — 32 minutes
Giraffe during Kilimanjaro Safaris
- Kilimanjaro Safaris — 31 minutes
- Dinosaur — 18 minutes
- It’s Tough to Be a Bug — 9 minutes
- TriceraTop Spin — 7 minutes
- The Boneyard — 0 minutes
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Hollywood Studios Wait Times
Everything followed the status quo at Hollywood Studios this week. The park’s major attractions maintained their long waits without much fluctuation either way, as is to be expected given the park’s attraction count.
Tower of Terror, Disney’s Hollywood Studio
- Slinky Dog Dash — 80 minutes
- Rise of the Resistance — 66 minutes
- Tower of Terror — 54 minutes
Runaway Railway
- Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway — 46 minutes
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run — 45 minutes
- Toy Story Mania — 43 minutes
- Alien Swirling Saucers — 28 minutes
Star Tours
- Walt Disney Presents — 14 minutes
- Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy — 13 minutes
- Star Tours — 10 minutes
- Muppet Vision 3D — 10 minutes
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