Why Disney World Wait Times Tell Us Something BIG

🎶 It’s the most wonderful time of the year. 🎶 It’s time to celebrate the holidays at Disney World!

It’s not a surprise that crowds tend to increase in Disney World during the holidays, with many students enjoying school breaks and families taking vacations. One thing we do every week is put together all the average wait times from the past week, which can give you a clue about what to expect during your upcoming visit. So have wait times started to increase yet after decreasing for weeks? Find out here!

One thing pretty much universally disliked about Disney World are the lines, but there are ways to work around them. You can purchase Genie+ to gain access to Lightning Lanes, which are much faster compared to standby lanes. But since Genie+ costs $15 to $22 per person, per day (or more in the future), it might be difficult for you to decide whether to make the investment.

So before you scroll down, why not jot down all your favorite rides, and then make a note about which of them tend to have those really long wait times? This should help you decide whether Genie+ would actually be a worthy investment for your needs. And without further ado, let’s take a look at the average wait times for Disney World rides this past week!

Magic Kingdom

In Magic Kingdom, Jungle Cruise was at 57 minutes (last week the average time was 38), Peter Pan’s Flight was at 60 minutes (versus 46 last week), and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train was at 63 minutes (up from 48 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
• Liberty Square Riverboat: 4 minutes
• Carousel of Progress: 4 minutes
  
• Mad Tea Party: 12 minutes
• Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 12 minutes
  
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 12 minutes
• Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 14 minutes
• Tomorrowland Speedway: 14 minutes
  
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 14 minutes
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 15 minutes
• Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 16 minutes
• Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid: 21 minutes
• it’s a small world: 22 minutes
  
• Astro Orbiter: 25 minutes
• Pirates of the Caribbean: 28 minutes
• Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 29 minutes
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 30 minutes
• Splash Mountain: 30 minutes
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: 33 minutes
• Space Mountain: 40 minutes
• Haunted Mansion: 42 minutes
• Jungle Cruise: 57 minutes
• Peter Pan’s Flight: 60 minutes
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 63 minutes

Magic Kingdom wait times are officially increasing, but what about the rest of the parks?

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

In Hollywood Studios, Rise of the Resistance topped the list with an average wait time of 101 minutes this week (compared to 91 minutes last week), while Slinky Dog Dash had an average wait time of 90 minutes (down from 69 minutes last week), and Twilight Zone Tower of Terror had an average of 72 minutes (versus 40 minutes last week).

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

• Walt Disney Presents: 9 minutes
• Muppet Vision 3D: 11 minutes
• Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 13 minutes
• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 28 minutes
• Alien Swirling Saucers: 36 minutes
  
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 63 minutes
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 63 minutes
• Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 67 minutes
• Toy Story Mania: 67 minutes
• Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 72 minutes
• Slinky Dog Dash: 90 minutes
• Rise of the Resistance: 101 minutes

Hollywood Studios typically has some of the highest wait times in Disney World and with wait times trending up, Genie+ can be a good asset there.

EPCOT

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure had the highest average wait time in EPCOT at 80 minutes (versus last week’s average of 65 minutes). Next was Frozen Ever After at 72 minutes (the average was 59 minutes last week) and Test Track averaged 56 minutes (versus 48 minutes last week).

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: 13 minutes
  
• Living with the Land: 13 minutes
• Gran Fiesta Tour: 13 minutes
  
• Journey into Imagination: 13 minutes
  
• Turtle Talk with Crush: 13 minutes
• Spaceship Earth: 15 minutes
• Mission: SPACE: 18 minutes
• Soarin’: 43 minutes
• Test Track: 56 minutes
• Frozen Ever After: 72 minutes
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 80 minutes

The increasing wait time trend has also affected EPCOT, so if you’re interested in riding all the popular rides, Genie+ might work for you.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

And finally, as per usual, Flight of Passage had the longest average wait time at Animal Kingdom, coming in at 100 minutes (down from 87 minutes last week). Then, Na’vi River Journey averaged 58 minutes (compared to last week’s 57 minutes), and Kilimanjaro Safaris averaged 43 minutes (versus 35 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: 9 minutes
• It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 11 minutes
• Dinosaur: 18 minutes
• Kali River Rapids: 17 minutes
• Expedition Everest: 23 minutes
• Kilimanjaro Safaris: 43 minutes
• Na’vi River Journey: 58 minutes
• Avatar Flight of Passage: 100 minutes

Overall, most Disney World wait times increased significantly this week! This is not unexpected as we head into the holiday season, so if you’re visiting soon it’s safe to expect wait times to be on the higher end of the spectrum. And if you’re thinking about buying Genie+, you can click here for more information.

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