Why EVERYONE Is Suddenly Waiting in Line for Disney World's Least Popular Ride

Disney World is home to all sorts of rides.

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Fast rides, thrilling rides, slow rides that make us want to take a nap, and even SCARY rides. Yes, there are rides that we, as grown humans, find terrifying. One of those rides is Dinosaur. This ride takes you back in time to when dino friends were roaming the earth, and it’s a traumatizing experience to say the least. It’s bumpy, there are flashing lights, it’s loud, and there are even JUMP SCARES. Let’s face it folks, this ride is NOT very popular. This ride is almost always a walk-on in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. However, these wait times have INCREASED lately. Why?

Well, because it’s leavin’. Disney shared at the 2023 Destination D23 event that Dinosaur would be re-themed along with the rest of DinoLand U.S.A.. Since then, we’ve seen folks flocking to join the lines. Let’s check out some wait time data!

Dinosaur

So, before the D23 announcement was made on September 9th, the average wait for the 10 days prior was 11.75 minutes. Throughout the 10 days AFTER the announcement, the average wait time increased to 18.89 minutes. That’s a 46.6 percent increase.

Dinosaur

Usually, things like this aren’t exactly coincidental, and the data only adds to our assumption that these lines are increasing because of Disney’s announcement. Now, these wait time increases don’t seem too bad right now, but when Disney announces a closing timeline for the ride, we can expect those wait times to SKYROCKET.

Dinosaur

If you’re interested in taking a deeper dive into the wait time data, have yourself a scroll!

Daily Breakdown:

August 30th- 7.7 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

August 31st- 10 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: 25 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 20 minutes

5PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

Sept 1st- 5.9 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

Sept 2nd- 10.5 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: Temporarily Closed

4 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 25 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

Sept 3rd- 16.8 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 25 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 40 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 35 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: 20 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 20 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

Sept 4th- 13.1 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 30 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 20 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 25 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

Sept 5th- 14 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 20 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 25 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 40 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

Sept 6th- 6.3 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

Sept 7th- 10.5 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: Temporarily Closed

10 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 20 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 20 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

Sept 8th- 22.7 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 35 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 50 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 40 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 40 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: 25 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 20 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

Sept 9th- 15.4 min average (Day of the announcement. DID NOT COUNT THIS DAY IN THE AVERAGES.)

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 25 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 30 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 30 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 20 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

Sept 10th- 22.7 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 50 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 50 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 30 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: 20 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 35 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

Sept 11th- 16.8 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 45 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 25 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

Sept 12th- 18.6 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 25 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 40 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 20 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 35 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 20 minutes

Sept 13th- 9.5 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 20 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

Sept 14th- 20.4 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 40 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 40 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: 20 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 30 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 25 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

Sept 15th- 17.2 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 35 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 35 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 30 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: 25 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 20 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

Sept 16th- 24 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 35 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 45 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 30 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 40 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 30 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: 20 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 20 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

Sept 17th- 23 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 30 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 30 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 45 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: Temporarily Closed

3 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 30 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 35 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 20 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

Sept 18th- 19.5 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 25 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 40 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 35 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 35 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: 25 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

Sept 19th- 17.2 min average

9 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

10 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

11 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes

12 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

1 PM

Dinosaur: 30 minutes

2 PM

Dinosaur: 35 minutes

3 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

4 PM

Dinosaur: 40 minutes

5 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

6 PM

Dinosaur: 15 minutes

7 PM

Dinosaur: 10 minutes

And there you have it! What do you think of this wait time increase? We’ll continue to keep you all updated with more Disney news and advice, so make sure to follow along so that you never miss a thing and are always in the loop.