What to Do When Disney World Wait Times Are High

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Spaceship Earth

There are some exciting things happening! The EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival is starting this Thursday, character meet and greets are returning to the parks in full force (we’ve recently seen Goofy, Peter Pan, Snow White, and Cinderella’s stepsisters in the Magic Kingdom!), and the Festival of the Lion King show is returning to its former glory in Disney’s Animal Kingdom! With so much excitement going on in the parks, how is this affecting wait times for rides? Let’s take a look at yesterday’s wait times, plus some alternative activities you can do in Disney World when the wait times get high!

Magic Kingdom

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Time Sign

4 PM

5 PM

6 PM

7 PM

8 PM

Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes
Mad Tea Party: 10 minutes
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 10 minutes
Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 15 minutes
Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 15 minutes
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 15 minutes
it’s a small world: 15 minutes
Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 25 minutes
Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid: 25 minutes
Astro Orbiter: 30 minutes
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: 30 minutes
Pirates of the Caribbean: 30 minutes
Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 35 minutes
Haunted Mansion: 35 minutes
Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 35 minutes
Tomorrowland Speedway: 40 minutes
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 45 minutes
Space Mountain: 50 minutes
Jungle Cruise: 60 minutes
Peter Pan’s Flight: 60 minutes
Splash Mountain: 65 minutes
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 85 minutes

9 PM

Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes
Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes
Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes
it’s a small world: 5 minutes
Pirates of the Caribbean: 10 minutes
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 10 minutes
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 10 minutes
Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 15 minutes
Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 15 minutes
Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 15 minutes
Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 15 minutes
Tomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutes
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: 20 minutes
Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid: 20 minutes
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 25 minutes
Haunted Mansion: 35 minutes
Splash Mountain: 40 minutes
Astro Orbiter: 45 minutes
Jungle Cruise: 45 minutes
Peter Pan’s Flight: 50 minutes
Space Mountain: 50 minutes
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 60 minutes

10 PM

Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes
Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes
Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes
it’s a small world: 5 minutes
Pirates of the Caribbean: 10 minutes
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 10 minutes
Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 15 minutes
Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 15 minutes
Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 15 minutes
Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 15 minutes
Tomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutes
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: 20 minutes
Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid: 20 minutes
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 25 minutes
Haunted Mansion: 35 minutes
Splash Mountain: 40 minutes
Astro Orbiter: 45 minutes
Jungle Cruise: 45 minutes
Peter Pan’s Flight: 50 minutes
Space Mountain: 50 minutes
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 60 minutes
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: Temporarily Closed

Epcot

The Seas with Nemo and Friends

10 AM

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes
Living with the Land: 5 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 5 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 15 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 20 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 25 minutes
Soarin’: 30 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 40 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 55 minutes
Test Track: 65 minutes

11 AM

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 5 minutes
Living with the Land: 10 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 15 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 20 minutes
Soarin’: 30 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 35 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 45 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 50 minutes
Test Track: 75 minutes

12 PM

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 5 minutes
Living with the Land: 15 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 15 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 20 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 40 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 40 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 45 minutes
Soarin’: 50 minutes
Test Track: 60 minutes

1 PM

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 5 minutes
Living with the Land: 20 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 20 minutes
Soarin’: 45 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 50 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 55 minutes
Test Track: 60 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 75 minutes

2 PM

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 5 minutes
Living with the Land: 15 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 20 minutes
Soarin’: 45 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 50 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 55 minutes
Test Track: 60 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 75 minutes

3 PM

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes
Living with the Land: 5 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 5 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 20 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 40 minutes
Soarin’: 55 minutes
Test Track: 55 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 65 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 70 minutes

4 PM

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes
Living with the Land: 5 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 5 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 20 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 20 minutes
Soarin’: 35 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 55 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 70 minutes
Test Track: Temporarily Closed

5 PM

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes
Living with the Land: 5 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 5 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 20 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 25 minutes
Soarin’: 35 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 55 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 60 minutes
Test Track: Temporarily Closed

6 PM

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes
Living with the Land: 5 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 5 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 20 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 25 minutes
Soarin’: 35 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 55 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 60 minutes
Test Track: Temporarily Closed

7 PM

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes
Living with the Land: 5 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 5 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 20 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 25 minutes
Soarin’: 35 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 55 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 60 minutes
Test Track: Temporarily Closed

8 PM

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes
Living with the Land: 5 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 5 minutes
Soarin’: 15 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 20 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 20 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 45 minutes
Test Track: 60 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 70 minutes

9 PM

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes
Living with the Land: 5 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 5 minutes
Soarin’: 15 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 25 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 35 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 35 minutes
Test Track: 60 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: Closed

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Kilimanjaro Safaris Line

8 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes
TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes
Expedition Everest: 10 minutes
It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 10 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 15 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 65 minutes
Kali River Rapids: Closed
The Boneyard: Closed

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes
TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes
It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
Expedition Everest: 15 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 35 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 45 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 75 minutes
Kali River Rapids: Closed
The Boneyard: Closed

10 AM

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes
It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
Expedition Everest: 25 minutes
Kali River Rapids: 40 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 55 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 65 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 95 minutes
Dinosaur: Temporarily Closed

11 AM

It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
TriceraTop Spin: 15 minutes
Expedition Everest: 35 minutes
Kali River Rapids: 40 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 55 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 60 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 135 minutes
Dinosaur: Temporarily Closed

12 PM

It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 15 minutes
TriceraTop Spin: 15 minutes
Dinosaur: 45 minutes
Expedition Everest: 45 minutes
Kali River Rapids: 50 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 50 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 60 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 120 minutes

1 PM

TriceraTop Spin: 10 minutes
It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 15 minutes
Expedition Everest: 35 minutes
Kali River Rapids: 60 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 60 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 75 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 80 minutes
Dinosaur: Temporarily Closed

2 PM

TriceraTop Spin: 10 minutes
It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 15 minutes
Expedition Everest: 35 minutes
Kali River Rapids: 45 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 60 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 75 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 80 minutes
Dinosaur: Temporarily Closed

3 PM

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes
It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 15 minutes
Expedition Everest: 50 minutes
Dinosaur: 55 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 85 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 90 minutes
Kali River Rapids: Temporarily Closed

4 PM

It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
TriceraTop Spin: 15 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 20 minutes
Expedition Everest: 35 minutes
Dinosaur: 55 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 55 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 70 minutes
Kali River Rapids: Temporarily Closed

5 PM

It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 10 minutes
TriceraTop Spin: 10 minutes
Expedition Everest: 35 minutes
Dinosaur: 55 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 60 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 60 minutes
Kali River Rapids: Temporarily Closed

6 PM

7 PM

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Tower of Terror Wait Time

9 AM

Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes
Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 15 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 25 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 25 minutes
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 40 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 50 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 50 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 60 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: 95 minutes

10 AM

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 30 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 35 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 50 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 70 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 70 minutes
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 75 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 90 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: 105 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 120 minutes

11 AM

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 25 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 45 minutes
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 60 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 60 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 75 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 90 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 95 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 95 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: 130 minutes

12 PM

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 45 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 50 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 50 minutes
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 60 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 65 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 75 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 85 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 120 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: Temporarily Closed

1 PM

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 40 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 40 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 65 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 75 minutes
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 75 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 85 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 90 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 150 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: Temporarily Closed

2 PM

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 30 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 40 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 65 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 75 minutes
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 75 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 85 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 90 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 150 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: Temporarily Closed

3 PM

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 15 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 40 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 55 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 65 minutes
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 80 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 105 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 105 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 125 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: Temporarily Closed

4 PM

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 15 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 35 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 50 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 50 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 65 minutes
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 80 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 90 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 110 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: Temporarily Closed

5 PM

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 30 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 45 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 55 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 60 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 70 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 70 minutes
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 90 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 90 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: 95 minutes

6 PM

7 PM

8 PM

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 15 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 15 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 40 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 45 minutes
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 60 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 85 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 85 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 90 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: 95 minutes

9 PM

Alien Swirling Saucers: 10 minutes
Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 15 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 15 minutes
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 30 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 40 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 45 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 50 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 90 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: 95 minutes

Overall, wait times aren’t that bad in Disney World right now for the time of year, as summer tends to be one of the busiest times.

Looking for something to do when wait times are high in Disney World? There’s plenty that you can do outside of the Disney World theme parks! You could head to Typhoon Lagoon, one of Disney’s water parks (the other water park, Blizzard Beach, is currently closed).