Crowds Pause at Parks – Disney World Wait Times for Thursday, December 24, 2020

Crowds seem to have stayed away from most of Walt Disney World’s parks today.  Posted wait times at Animal Kingdom were lowest of the past month, while EPCOT’s were not much higher (and were overinflated, too).  Hollywood Studios had respectable crowds, and the Magic Kingdom is as popular as ever.  We counted 493 of 500 (99%) guests in Hollywood Studios wearing masks according to Disney’s guidelines.  And we got 119 actual wait times in line from our fabulous Liner community.  Let’s do the numbers!

Magic Kingdom Wait Times

Splash Mountain may have had the highest posted wait times of the day, but those posted waits were more than double the actual waits we measured today.  Splash Mountain had an average wait time today of 88 minutes. Its 7-day average is 62 minutes, so today ranks #1 for this week. We received 5 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged 41% of the posted wait time.

Magic Kingdom wait times for Thursday, December 24, 2020
Astro Orbiter
Average Posted Wait
43
minutes
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=44 min
30-Day Rank
#3
avg=38 min
365-Day Rank
#16
avg=30 min rank 1=highest
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Average Posted Wait
57
minutes
Actual Waits Were
56%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#4
avg=63 min
30-Day Rank
#7
avg=54 min
365-Day Rank
#73
avg=51 min rank 1=highest
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
Average Posted Wait
43
minutes
Actual Waits Were
49%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#4
avg=44 min
30-Day Rank
#6
avg=39 min
365-Day Rank
#78
avg=35 min rank 1=highest
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
Average Posted Wait
50
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=16 min
30-Day Rank
#1
avg=16 min
365-Day Rank
#1
avg=11 min rank 1=highest
Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Average Posted Wait
20
minutes
7-Day Rank
#4
avg=24 min
30-Day Rank
#4
avg=17 min
365-Day Rank
#87
avg=21 min rank 1=highest
“it’s a small world”
Average Posted Wait
51
minutes
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=52 min
30-Day Rank
#3
avg=44 min
365-Day Rank
#11
avg=35 min rank 1=highest
Jungle Cruise
Average Posted Wait
56
minutes
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=53 min
30-Day Rank
#2
avg=46 min
365-Day Rank
#77
avg=49 min rank 1=highest
Mad Tea Party
Average Posted Wait
21
minutes
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=21 min
30-Day Rank
#3
avg=16 min
365-Day Rank
#42
avg=15 min rank 1=highest
Mickey’s PhilharMagic
Average Posted Wait
34
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=32 min
30-Day Rank
#1
avg=26 min
365-Day Rank
#1
avg=15 min rank 1=highest
Peter Pan’s Flight
Average Posted Wait
44
minutes
Actual Waits Were
114%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=45 min
30-Day Rank
#4
avg=39 min
365-Day Rank
#89
avg=47 min rank 1=highest
Pirates of the Caribbean
Average Posted Wait
52
minutes
Actual Waits Were
94%
of posted wait (n=5)
7-Day Rank
#4
avg=56 min
30-Day Rank
#8
avg=50 min
365-Day Rank
#64
avg=43 min rank 1=highest
Space Mountain
Average Posted Wait
55
minutes
Actual Waits Were
68%
of posted wait (n=5)
7-Day Rank
#4
avg=65 min
30-Day Rank
#6
avg=50 min
365-Day Rank
#95
avg=54 min rank 1=highest
Splash Mountain
Average Posted Wait
88
minutes
Actual Waits Were
41%
of posted wait (n=5)
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=62 min
30-Day Rank
#1
avg=50 min
365-Day Rank
#14
avg=53 min rank 1=highest
The Barnstormer
Average Posted Wait
31
minutes
7-Day Rank
#4
avg=34 min
30-Day Rank
#4
avg=27 min
365-Day Rank
#69
avg=22 min rank 1=highest
The Haunted Mansion
Average Posted Wait
31
minutes
Actual Waits Were
71%
of posted wait (n=5)
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=31 min
30-Day Rank
#8
avg=29 min
365-Day Rank
#143
avg=40 min rank 1=highest
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
Average Posted Wait
15
minutes
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=17 min
30-Day Rank
#5
avg=14 min
365-Day Rank
#108
avg=19 min rank 1=highest
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Average Posted Wait
30
minutes
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=32 min
30-Day Rank
#8
avg=29 min
365-Day Rank
#98
avg=29 min rank 1=highest
Tomorrowland Speedway
Average Posted Wait
19
minutes
7-Day Rank
#7
avg=30 min
30-Day Rank
#12
avg=19 min
365-Day Rank
#115
avg=21 min rank 1=highest
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
Average Posted Wait
84
minutes
Actual Waits Were
73%
of posted wait (n=5)
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=90 min
30-Day Rank
#4
avg=75 min
365-Day Rank
#89
avg=76 min rank 1=highest
Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid
Average Posted Wait
29
minutes
7-Day Rank
#4
avg=30 min
30-Day Rank
#6
avg=25 min
365-Day Rank
#75
avg=23 min rank 1=highest

Animal Kingdom Wait Times

To illustrate how slow it was at Animal Kingdom today, Avatar Flight of Passage had an average wait time today of 26 minutes. Its 7-day average is 74 minutes, so today ranks #6 for this week. Its 30-day average is 68 minutes, so today ranks #27 for the past month. But even then, we received 4 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged just 51% of the posted wait time.

Animal Kingdom wait times for Thursday, December 24, 2020
DINOSAUR
Average Posted Wait
10
minutes
7-Day Rank
#6
avg=46 min
30-Day Rank
#29
avg=42 min
365-Day Rank
#200
avg=34 min rank 1=highest
Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
Average Posted Wait
19
minutes
7-Day Rank
#6
avg=30 min
30-Day Rank
#27
avg=35 min
365-Day Rank
#193
avg=42 min rank 1=highest
Kali River Rapids
Average Posted Wait
12
minutes
7-Day Rank
#4
avg=16 min
30-Day Rank
#18
avg=18 min
365-Day Rank
#124
avg=20 min rank 1=highest
Kilimanjaro Safaris
Average Posted Wait
8
minutes
7-Day Rank
#6
avg=21 min
30-Day Rank
#27
avg=25 min
365-Day Rank
#240
avg=42 min rank 1=highest
It’s Tough to Be a Bug!
Average Posted Wait
10
minutes
7-Day Rank
#6
avg=23 min
30-Day Rank
#28
avg=22 min
365-Day Rank
#211
avg=13 min rank 1=highest
TriceraTop Spin
Average Posted Wait
5
minutes
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=6 min
30-Day Rank
#17
avg=7 min
365-Day Rank
#110
avg=7 min rank 1=highest
Na’vi River Journey
Average Posted Wait
37
minutes
Actual Waits Were
84%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#6
avg=62 min
30-Day Rank
#27
avg=56 min
365-Day Rank
#177
avg=55 min rank 1=highest
Avatar Flight of Passage
Average Posted Wait
26
minutes
Actual Waits Were
51%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#6
avg=74 min
30-Day Rank
#27
avg=68 min
365-Day Rank
#196
avg=84 min rank 1=highest

Hollywood Studios Wait Times

Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway had an average wait time today of 37 minutes. Its 7-day average is 47 minutes, so today ranks #6 for this week. Its 30-day average is 48 minutes, so today ranks #27 for the past month. Its 365-day average is 66 minutes, so today ranks #174 for the past year. We received 5 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged 63% of the posted wait time.

Hollywood Studios wait times for Thursday, December 24, 2020

Rise of the Resistance had an excellent day of operations, with no delays in calling boarding groups.  Boarding group 1 was called at 8:30 a.m., and as I write this we were up to boarding group 143 at 5 p.m.  Rise didn’t even have its usual 3 p.m. pause, which (I think ) is the first time there hasn’t been an afternoon pause in a long while.

Rise of the Resistance boarding groups for Thursday, December 24, 2020
Muppet*Vision 3D
Average Posted Wait
36
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=30 min
30-Day Rank
#1
avg=24 min
365-Day Rank
#1
avg=14 min rank 1=highest
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
Average Posted Wait
45
minutes
7-Day Rank
#4
avg=49 min
30-Day Rank
#17
avg=46 min
365-Day Rank
#159
avg=59 min rank 1=highest
Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
Average Posted Wait
39
minutes
Actual Waits Were
65%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=38 min
30-Day Rank
#2
avg=30 min
365-Day Rank
#31
avg=27 min rank 1=highest
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Average Posted Wait
61
minutes
7-Day Rank
#5
avg=69 min
30-Day Rank
#12
avg=58 min
365-Day Rank
#84
avg=59 min rank 1=highest
Toy Story Mania!
Average Posted Wait
30
minutes
Actual Waits Were
62%
of posted wait (n=5)
7-Day Rank
#4
avg=34 min
30-Day Rank
#5
avg=28 min
365-Day Rank
#110
avg=38 min rank 1=highest
Slinky Dog Dash
Average Posted Wait
65
minutes
Actual Waits Were
75%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=68 min
30-Day Rank
#17
avg=67 min
365-Day Rank
#135
avg=71 min rank 1=highest
Alien Swirling Saucers
Average Posted Wait
30
minutes
7-Day Rank
#5
avg=34 min
30-Day Rank
#8
avg=27 min
365-Day Rank
#92
avg=27 min rank 1=highest
Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
Average Posted Wait
37
minutes
Actual Waits Were
63%
of posted wait (n=5)
7-Day Rank
#6
avg=47 min
30-Day Rank
#27
avg=48 min
365-Day Rank
#174
avg=66 min rank 1=highest
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
Average Posted Wait
68
minutes
7-Day Rank
#5
avg=77 min
30-Day Rank
#6
avg=60 min
365-Day Rank
#63
avg=61 min rank 1=highest

EPCOT Wait Times

EPCOT’s just not busy today.  Soarin’ had an average wait time today of 34 minutes. Its 7-day average is 41 minutes, so today ranks #4 for this week. Its 30-day average is 45 minutes, so today ranks #24 for the past month. And we received 6 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged 56% of the posted wait time.

EPCOT wait times for Thursday, December 24, 2020
Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros
Average Posted Wait
6
minutes
7-Day Rank
#5
avg=11 min
30-Day Rank
#23
avg=10 min
365-Day Rank
#187
avg=10 min rank 1=highest
Journey Into Imagination With Figment
Average Posted Wait
15
minutes
7-Day Rank
#4
avg=17 min
30-Day Rank
#18
avg=18 min
365-Day Rank
#108
avg=15 min rank 1=highest
Living with the Land
Average Posted Wait
8
minutes
Actual Waits Were
55%
of posted wait (n=5)
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=10 min
30-Day Rank
#26
avg=13 min
365-Day Rank
#217
avg=14 min rank 1=highest
Mission: SPACE Orange
Average Posted Wait
41
minutes
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=39 min
30-Day Rank
#5
avg=32 min
365-Day Rank
#40
avg=28 min rank 1=highest
Soarin’
Average Posted Wait
34
minutes
Actual Waits Were
56%
of posted wait (n=6)
7-Day Rank
#4
avg=41 min
30-Day Rank
#24
avg=45 min
365-Day Rank
#130
avg=38 min rank 1=highest
Spaceship Earth
Average Posted Wait
15
minutes
Actual Waits Were
38%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=18 min
30-Day Rank
#23
avg=22 min
365-Day Rank
#142
avg=20 min rank 1=highest
Test Track
Average Posted Wait
57
minutes
Actual Waits Were
63%
of posted wait (n=6)
7-Day Rank
#5
avg=67 min
30-Day Rank
#23
avg=68 min
365-Day Rank
#90
avg=57 min rank 1=highest
The Seas with Nemo & Friends
Average Posted Wait
5
minutes
7-Day Rank
#6
avg=9 min
30-Day Rank
#28
avg=11 min
365-Day Rank
#240
avg=15 min rank 1=highest
Mission: SPACE Green
Average Posted Wait
15
minutes
7-Day Rank
#5
avg=26 min
30-Day Rank
#16
avg=17 min
365-Day Rank
#67
avg=15 min rank 1=highest
Frozen Ever After
Average Posted Wait
26
minutes
Actual Waits Were
61%
of posted wait (n=7)
7-Day Rank
#5
avg=38 min
30-Day Rank
#28
avg=70 min
365-Day Rank
#222
avg=59 min rank 1=highest

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