Disney World Wait Times Were Surprising This Week

It’s almost Halloween — are you SCARED to hear about this week’s average wait times?

We’ve put together all the average wait times in Disney World from this week — so you know exactly what you’ll be getting into for an October visit! We do this so that we can keep an eye on wait time trends as well as on which rides are the most popular in Disney World. Last week’s wait times were slightly lower than the previous week, so we’re extra curious about this week!

Look, we get it — sometimes Disney World has LONG lines and it’s not exactly fun to spend your whole day in line. If that sounds like you, Genie+ might be a good option for you, costing between $15 to $22 per person, per day in October (prices could change in the future). Your purchase gets you access to Lightning Lanes, which are typically much faster than standby lines.

As you scroll down, note your favorite ride wait times. If all the rides on your list have HIGH waits, Genie+ might be a valuable addition to your vacation. Without further ado, let’s go over the average wait times for Disney World rides this past week!

Magic Kingdom

In Magic Kingdom, Jungle Cruise was at 40 minutes (last week the average time was 41), Peter Pan’s Flight was at 47 minutes (versus 51 last week), and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train was at 53 minutes (down from 57 minutes last week).

Check out the average weekly wait times for each ride below, from shortest to longest wait time.

• 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: 5 minutes
• Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 10 minutes
• Mad Tea Party: 9 minutes
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 11 minutes
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 11 minutes
• Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutes
• Tomorrowland Speedway: 11 minutes
• Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 14 minutes
• Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid: 14 minutes
• it’s a small world: 14 minutes
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 14 minutes
• Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 22 minutes
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: 22 minutes
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 26 minutes
• Astro Orbiter: 24 minutes
• Space Mountain: 28 minutes
• Pirates of the Caribbean: 26 minutes
• Splash Mountain: 29 minutes
• Haunted Mansion: 37 minutes
• Jungle Cruise: 40 minutes
• Peter Pan’s Flight: 47 minutes
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 53 minutes

Like last week, the Magic Kingdom wait times seem to have decreased a bit. What about the rest of the parks?

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

In Hollywood Studios, Rise of the Resistance had an average wait time of 94 minutes this week (compared to 104 minutes last week), while Slinky Dog Dash had an average wait time of 84 minutes (down from 96 minutes last week), and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run had an average of 57 minutes (versus 66 minutes last week).

See the rest of the Hollywood Studios ride wait times averages below, from low to high:

• Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
• Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 13 minutes
• Walt Disney Presents: 15 minutes
• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 18 minutes
• Alien Swirling Saucers: 34 minutes
• Toy Story Mania: 49 minutes
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 50 minutes
• Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 54 minutes
• Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 54 minutes
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 57 minutes
• Slinky Dog Dash: 84 minutes
• Rise of the Resistance: 94 minutes

Hollywood Studios is usually the park with some of the highest wait times but this week only two rides averaged a 60+ minute wait!

EPCOT

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure had the highest average wait time in EPCOT at 72 minutes (versus last week’s average of 85 minutes). Next was Frozen Ever After at 69 minutes (the average was 76 minutes last week) and Test Track at 56 minutes (compared to last week’s 64 minutes).

See the average EPCOT attraction wait times from the week below:

• 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: 10 minutes
• Gran Fiesta Tour: 10 minutes
• Turtle Talk with Crush: 12 minutes
• Journey into Imagination: 12 minutes
• Living with the Land: 12 minutes
• Spaceship Earth: 16 minutes
• Mission: SPACE: 18 minutes
• Soarin’: 36 minutes
• Test Track: 56 minutes
• Frozen Ever After: 69 minutes
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 72 minutes

Like the other two parks, wait times generally went down in EPCOT.  You can, however, typically bank on Frozen Ever After and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure having some of the longest wait times in EPCOT.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

And finally, as per usual, Flight of Passage had the longest average wait time at Animal Kingdom, coming in at 98 minutes (down from 103 minutes last week). Then, Na’vi River Journey averaged 62 minutes (compared to last week’s 71 minutes), and Kilimanjaro Safaris averaged 51 minutes (versus 58 minutes last week).

The average wait times for the rest of Animal Kingdom’s attractions were as follows:

• Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail: 0 minutes
• The Boneyard: 0 minutes
• TriceraTop Spin: 10 minutes
• It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 11 minutes
• Dinosaur: 20 minutes
• Kali River Rapids: 22 minutes
• Expedition Everest: 25 minutes
• Kilimanjaro Safaris: 51 minutes
• Na’vi River Journey: 62 minutes
• Avatar Flight of Passage: 98 minutes

Flight of Passage continues to uphold the award for the longest wait time in Animal Kingdom, but wait times went down for most of the rides.

So overall, it looks like most Disney World wait times have decreased as of this week! Keep in mind, however, that we’re heading into the holiday season — so it’s possible that wait times will start trending upwards soon. If you don’t want to wait in line, make sure you read about Genie+ (click here!) or plan on banking extra time for some rides.

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