Was Disney World Actually Crowded This Week?

After the initial 50th Anniversary crowds visited Disney World on October 1st, it seems like park attendance was pretty low again this week! Perhaps it’s because everyone went back to school, or people are waiting for Disney to finish up some of their major projects before traveling down to Florida.

Either way, take a look at the low wait times we saw in Disney World this past week!

Magic Kingdom

Now that we’re officially one week into the 50th Anniversary celebration, it seems like the crowds have died down. The longest wait times we saw were for the typical heavy-hitter attractions, like Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at 52 minutes, Jungle Cruise at 50 minutes, and Peter Pan’s Flight at 39 minutes.

Most of the wait times stayed below 40 minutes, ever for some popular attractions like the Haunted Mansion (37 minutes) and Splash Mountain (31 minutes).

Carousel of Progress: 4 minutes
Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 10 minutes
Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 11 minutes
Mad Tea Party: 9 minutes
Tomorrowland Speedway: 10 minutes
Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 9 minutes
Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid: 14 minutes
Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 23 minutes
Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 10 minutes
Haunted Mansion: 37 minutes
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: 20 minutes
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 9 minutes
Astro Orbiter: 24 minutes
Peter Pan’s Flight: 39 minutes
it’s a small world: 17 minutes
Space Mountain: 29 minutes
Jungle Cruise: 50 minutes
Pirates of the Caribbean: 22 minutes
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 19 minutes
Splash Mountain: 31 minutes
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 52 minutes
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 15 minutes

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

The wait times in Disney’s Hollywood Studios were pretty consistent with the wait times from last week. Most of the attractions in Disney’s Hollywood Studios had less than a 60-minute line, except for Rise of the Resistance, which reported a 75-minute average wait. Even the popular Slinky Dog Dash rollercoaster only posted a 56 minute average wait time.

Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 19 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 8 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 27 minutes
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 31 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 34 minutes
Rise of the Resistance: 75 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 34 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 56 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 36 minutes

EPCOT

Pretty much every attraction in EPCOT was practically a walk-on; all the attractions in the park were under a 40-minute wait. The highest posted wait times were  37 minutes at Frozen Ever After, 34 minutes at Test Track, and 15 minutes at Soarin’.

The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 7 minutes
Gran Fiesta Tour: 8 minutes
Living with the Land: 7 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 6 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 7 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 10 minutes
Soarin’: 15 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 37 minutes
Test Track: 34 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 10 minutes

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Staying on theme with the rest of the low wait times, Disney’s Animal Kingdom was full of short lines and fast queues. Even the popular attraction Avatar Flight of Passage only had an average wait time of 42 minutes, while its sister attraction Na’vi River Journey was even lower at 26 minutes.

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 12 minutes
Kali River Rapids: 12 minutes
Dinosaur: 8 minutes
It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 9 minutes
Expedition Everest: 15 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 26 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 42 minutes

We’ll continue to keep an eye on the average wait times each week, so stay tuned! Don’t forget that the new paid Fastpass replacement, Disney Genie+ is starting on October 19th. We’ll be interested to see how that impacts the wait times!

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