The Reason You’ll See 3-Hour Waits in Disney World This Week

January and February are the slow season in Disney World…right? WRONG!

While that used to be the case years ago, we’ve seen crowd levels steadily increase in the first two months of the year. Between MLK weekend, Presidents’ Day, Mardi Gras, and the end of the holiday season, lots of people have time off work in those early months. On top of that, events like runDisney races and cheer/dance competitions draw heavy crowds to Orlando. So why is it so busy this week in particular?

From February 9th-12th, Disney World is hosting the National High School Cheerleading Championship, and we’re already seeing the crowds arrive! We’ve seen large groups of cheerleaders in the parks for the past few days, and wait times are steadily climbing.

In fact, as of Monday, February 5th, we’ve started to see waits as high as 3 hours (for Slinky Dog Dash in particular!). That means, if you’re coming to Disney World in the next few days, you might want to get familiar with Genie+ and have a strategy for tackling the parks.

Wait times will likely continue to climb toward the weekend, but for now, here’s a look at the wait times from Monday in Disney World.

Magic Kingdom

EPCOT

9 AM

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: 10 minutes
Test Track: 35 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 75 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 120 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: Closed

10 AM

Journey into Imagination: 15 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 15 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes
Gran Fiesta Tour: 20 minutes
Living with the Land: 20 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 40 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 40 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 85 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: Temporarily Closed
Test Track: Temporarily Closed

11 AM

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 20 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 25 minutes
Gran Fiesta Tour: 30 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 30 minutes
Living with the Land: 35 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 35 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 40 minutes
Test Track: 45 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 45 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 120 minutes

12 PM

Gran Fiesta Tour: 15 minutes
Living with the Land: 30 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 30 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 40 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 45 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 45 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 45 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 75 minutes
Test Track: 120 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 125 minutes

1 PM

Living with the Land: 15 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 15 minutes
Gran Fiesta Tour: 25 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 25 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 25 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 30 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 40 minutes
Test Track: 80 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 85 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 95 minutes

2 PM

Living with the Land: 15 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 15 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 15 minutes
Gran Fiesta Tour: 25 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 30 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 30 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 30 minutes
Test Track: 95 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 115 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 120 minutes

3 PM

The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes
Living with the Land: 15 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 15 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 15 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 30 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 80 minutes
Test Track: 95 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 125 minutes
Gran Fiesta Tour: Temporarily Closed

4 PM

Mission: SPACE: 15 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 15 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes
Gran Fiesta Tour: 20 minutes
Living with the Land: 20 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 20 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 25 minutes
Test Track: 80 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 90 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 135 minutes

5 PM

Living with the Land: 10 minutes
Gran Fiesta Tour: 15 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 15 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 15 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 15 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 30 minutes
Test Track: 75 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 115 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 125 minutes

6 PM

Living with the Land: 5 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 10 minutes
Gran Fiesta Tour: 15 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 15 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 15 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 20 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 80 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 95 minutes
Test Track: 115 minutes

7 PM

Living with the Land: 5 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 20 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 25 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 25 minutes
Test Track: 75 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 80 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 115 minutes
Gran Fiesta Tour: Temporarily Closed

8 PM

Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes
Living with the Land: 5 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 5 minutes
Gran Fiesta Tour: 10 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 15 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 15 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes
Test Track: 55 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 90 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 125 minutes

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

8 AM

Dinosaur: 5 minutes
Expedition Everest: 5 minutes
TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes
It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 10 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 10 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 90 minutes

9 AM

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes
Dinosaur: 10 minutes
It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 20 minutes
Expedition Everest: 30 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 60 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 130 minutes

10 AM

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes
It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
Dinosaur: 20 minutes
Expedition Everest: 40 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 65 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 75 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 110 minutes

11 AM

It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
TriceraTop Spin: 10 minutes
Dinosaur: 30 minutes
Expedition Everest: 55 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 65 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 75 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 90 minutes

12 PM

It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
TriceraTop Spin: 15 minutes
Expedition Everest: 30 minutes
Dinosaur: 35 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 50 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 75 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 95 minutes

1 PM

It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
TriceraTop Spin: 15 minutes
Dinosaur: 40 minutes
Expedition Everest: 50 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 60 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 60 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 115 minutes

2 PM

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes
It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
Dinosaur: 30 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 40 minutes
Expedition Everest: 45 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 80 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 85 minutes

3 PM

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes
Dinosaur: 10 minutes
It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 20 minutes
Expedition Everest: 30 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 45 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 110 minutes

4 PM

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes
It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 10 minutes
Dinosaur: 15 minutes
Expedition Everest: 45 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 105 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 120 minutes

5 PM

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes
It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
Dinosaur: 15 minutes
Expedition Everest: 35 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 65 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 95 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: Closed

6 PM

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes
Dinosaur: 10 minutes
Expedition Everest: 10 minutes
It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 30 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 60 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: Closed

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

8 AM

Alien Swirling Saucers: 0 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 0 minutes
Muppet Vision 3D: 0 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 0 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 0 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 5 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 10 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 10 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: 40 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: Temporarily Closed

9 AM

Alien Swirling Saucers: 5 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes
Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 20 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 30 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 45 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 50 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 70 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: 80 minutes

10 AM

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 20 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 30 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 50 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 50 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 55 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 70 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: 80 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 85 minutes

11 AM

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 45 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 55 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 55 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 60 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 65 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: 105 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 140 minutes

12 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: 75 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 75 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 80 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: 90 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 120 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 145 minutes

1 PM

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 25 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 45 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 60 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 65 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 70 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 80 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: 85 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 185 minutes

2 PM

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 30 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 50 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 60 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: 75 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 75 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 80 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 145 minutes

3 PM

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 15 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 45 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 55 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: 65 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 65 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 80 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 105 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 140 minutes

4 PM

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 20 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 35 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 55 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 60 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 60 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 85 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: 115 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 120 minutes

5 PM

Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes
Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 25 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 25 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 60 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: 65 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 65 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 75 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 115 minutes

6 PM

Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes
Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 25 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 60 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: 70 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 70 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 95 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 110 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 120 minutes

7 PM

Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes
Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 15 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 15 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 65 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: 65 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 70 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 90 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 95 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 170 minutes

8 PM

Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 15 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 35 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 40 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 55 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 60 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 60 minutes
Rise of the Resistance — WDW: 65 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: Closed
Muppet Vision 3D: Closed

That’s a wrap on the wait times in Disney World from Monday, February 5th. We’ll keep you in the loop with more updates from the parks daily, so stay tuned!