What Disney World Wait Times Look Like During the Week of a Hurricane

Disney World was closed for two days this week due to Hurricane Ian.

Disney World crowds before the hurricane

The storm made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane and made its way across the state, then went back into the Atlantic Ocean. Even though there was a major hurricane on the way, we did see people in the theme parks this week when they were open. So, let’s see just how busy it was by taking a look at the average wait times.

Magic Kingdom

In Magic Kingdom, Jungle Cruise was at 37 minutes, Peter Pan’s Flight was at 49 minutes, and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train was at 53 minutes.

Magic Kingdom

Enchanted Tiki Room: 0 minutes
Hall of Presidents: 0 minutes
Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse: 0 minutes
Tom Sawyer Island: 0 minutes
Country Bear Jamboree: 0 minutes
Carousel of Progress: 4 minutes
Liberty Square Riverboat: 4 minutes
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 10 minutes
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 9 minutes
Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 10 minutes
Tomorrowland Speedway: 10 minutes
Mad Tea Party: 11 minutes
Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 11 minutes
Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 13 minutes
it’s a small world: 15 minutes
Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 15 minutes
Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid: 16 minutes
Astro Orbiter: 23 minutes
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: 24 minutes
Pirates of the Caribbean: 25 minutes
Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 26 minutes
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 27 minutes
Space Mountain: 30 minutes
Splash Mountain: 31 minutes
Haunted Mansion: 37 minutes
Jungle Cruise: 37 minutes
Peter Pan’s Flight: 49 minutes
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 53 minutes

In Hollywood Studios, Rise of the Resistance had an average wait time of 105 minutes this week, while Slinky Dog Dash had a wait time of 81 minutes, and Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway had a wait time of 59 minutes.

Alien Swirling Saucers

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 14 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 15 minutes
Walt Disney Presents: 17 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 33 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 52 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 53 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 54 minutes
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 54 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 59 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 81 minutes
Rise of the Resistance: 105 minutes

EPCOT

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure had the highest average wait time in EPCOT at 69 minutes. Then, we had Frozen Ever After at 67 minutes and Test Track at 56 minutes.

Soarin’

Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along: 0 minutes
Pixar Short Film Festival: 0 minutes
Impressions de France: 0 minutes
Reflections of China: 0 minutes
Awesome Planet: 0 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 8 minutes
Gran Fiesta Tour: 9 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 12 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 12 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 14 minutes
Living with the Land: 15 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 16 minutes
Soarin’: 34 minutes
Test Track: 56 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 67 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 69 minutes

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

And, same as usual, Flight of Passage had the longest average wait times at Animal Kingdom, coming in at around 76 minutes. Then, Na’vi River Journey averaged around 57 minutes, and Kilimanjaro Safaris at 41 minutes.

Na’vi River Journey

Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail: 0 minutes
The Boneyard: 0 minutes
TriceraTop Spin: 9 minutes
It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 11 minutes
Dinosaur: 18 minutes
Expedition Everest: 25 minutes
Kali River Rapids: 28 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 41 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 57 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 76 minutes

Those were all of the average wait times for this past week in Disney World! Stay tuned to All Ears as we continue to report on the wait times in Disney World, so you can be best prepared for your vacation.