Wait Times for 3 of Disney World’s Biggest Rides Increased 16.7% As Summer Officially Begins

When you’re planning a trip to Disney World, it’s a good idea to check on the latest wait time trends so you know what to expect. This past week saw wait times JUMP UP after weeks of decline.

The busiest attractions at each park were — as usual — Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, Slinky Dog Dash, and Avatar Flight of Passage, and each saw an increase in average wait times. That said, those at the non-Magic Kingdom parks were higher, as there are fewer rides to absorb crowds at EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom.

Let’s take a look at this past week’s average wait times (June 14th through June 21st) — from lowest to highest!

Magic Kingdom

Here are the average weekly wait times for each ride below, from shortest to longest wait time:

(NOTE: Since Tron Lightcycle/Run does not use a standby line, we have not included it here)

• Hall of Presidents: 0 minutes
• Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse: 4 minutes
• Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes
• Tom Sawyer Island: 7 minutes
• Liberty Square Riverboat:  11 minutes
• Enchanted Tiki Room: 11 minutes
• Prince Charming Regal Carousel: 12 minutes
• Mad Tea Party: 12 minutes
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 13 minutes
• Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 15 minutes
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 16 minutes
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 17 minutes
• Tomorrowland Speedway: 17 minutes
• Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 17 minutes
• it’s a small world: 18 minutes
• Pirates of the Caribbean: 24 minutes
• Astro Orbiter: 26 minutes
• Enchanted Tales with Belle: 27 minutes
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: 28 minutes
• Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 31 minutes
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 35 minutes
• Haunted Mansion: 37 minutes
• Jungle Cruise: 44 minutes
• Space Mountain: 44 minutes
• Peter Pan’s Flight: 49 minutes
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 63 minutes
• Country Bear Jamboree: This attraction is now closed for refurbishment.

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train held on to the top spot with the park’s highest wait, but Magic Kingdom saw small increases pretty much across the board this week.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Read the list below to see the Hollywood Studios ride wait times averages, from low to high:

• Walt Disney Presents: 4 minutes
• Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 15 minutes
• Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 13 minutes
• Alien Swirling Saucers: 34 minutes
• Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 48 minutes
• Toy Story Mania: 50 minutes
• Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 51 minutes
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 54 minutes
• Rise of the Resistance: 67 minutes
• Slinky Dog Dash: 80 minutes 
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: This ride is now closed for refurbishment

In Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Slinky Dog Dash jumped up about 10 minutes as the park followed the Magic Kingdom’s trend of increased wait times.

EPCOT

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

(NOTE: Since Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind does not use a standby line, we have not included it here)

• 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
• Gran Fiesta Tour: 10 minutes
• Living with the Land: 11 minutes
• The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 12 minutes
• Journey into Imagination: 13 minutes
• Spaceship Earth: 14 minutes
• Turtle Talk with Crush: 17 minutes
• Soarin’: 37 minutes
• Mission: SPACE:  47 minutes
• Frozen Ever After: 55 minutes
• Test Track: 56 minutes
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 64 minutes

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure remained in the lead, BUT the surprise here is that Test Track — in its final week before a refurbishment — barely overtook Frozen Ever After as the #2 highest average wait time in the park.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

The average wait times for Animal Kingdom’s attractions are listed below:

• The Boneyard: 0 minutes
• TriceraTop Spin: 8 minutes
• It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
• Dinosaur: 21 minutes
• Kilimanjaro Safaris: 33 minutes
• Expedition Everest: 37 minutes 
• Kali River Rapids: 43 minutes
• Na’vi River Journey: 56 minutes
• Avatar Flight of Passage: 79 minutes

While Flight of Passage remained the undisputed champion of the entire resort this week, with its wait time increasing almost ten minutes to keep pace with the rest of the resort.

That’s it for wait time updates at Disney World for now! Stay tuned to AllEars for more updates, and in the meantime, check out one of our newest videos below!

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