Slinky Dog Dash Saw a 28.1% Drop in Wait Times This Week at Disney World, and We Know WHY

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 something unprecedented.

The Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster returned to Walt Disney World after a long refurbishment, which threw Hollywood Studios’ wait times into upheaval this week, including slashing the wait times of Slinky Dog Dash, last week’s busiest ride by the average wait.

Let’s take a look at this past week’s average wait times. 

Magic Kingdom

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

(NOTE: Since Tron Lightcycle/Run and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure do not use standby lines, we have not included them here)

• Hall of Presidents: 0 minutes
• Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse: 4 minutes
• Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes
• Tom Sawyer Island: 5 minutes
• Mad Tea Party: 8 minutes
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 9 minutes
• Prince Charming Regal Carousel: 9 minutes
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 10 minutes
• Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 10 minutes
• Liberty Square Riverboat:  13 minutes
• Enchanted Tiki Room: 13 minutes
• Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 13 minutes
• Tomorrowland Speedway: 14 minutes
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 15 minutes
• it’s a small world: 18 minutes
• Pirates of the Caribbean: 22 minutes
• Astro Orbiter: 22 minutes
• Enchanted Tales with Belle: 25 minutes
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: 27 minutes
• Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 29 minutes
• Haunted Mansion: 32 minutes
• Jungle Cruise: 36 minutes
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 41 minutes
• Peter Pan’s Flight: 45 minutes
• Space Mountain: 46 minutes
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 59 minutes
• Country Bear Jamboree: This attraction is now closed for refurbishment.

Wait times at the Magic Kingdom stayed relatively staid this week, with only slight variations around the park. The real test for this park will come next week when people-eater and ever-popular Peter Pan’s Flight is closed for a month-long refurbishment project.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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

• Walt Disney Presents: 5 minutes
• Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 9 minutes
• Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 13 minutes
• Alien Swirling Saucers: 27 minutes
• Toy Story Mania: 41 minutes
• Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 49 minutes
• Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 42 minutes
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 44 minutes
• Rise of the Resistance: 53 minutes 
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 69 minutes
• Slinky Dog Dash: 69 minutes

As mentioned above,  Hollywood Studios saw one of its marquee attractions — Rock ‘n Roller Coaster — reopen after a long closure this week, and it had a large impact on the park’s wait times. Slinky Dog Dash and Rise of the Resistance both fell precipitously as the Aerosmith coaster drew large crowds.

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
• Living with the Land: 7 minutes
• Gran Fiesta Tour: 8 minutes
• The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 9 minutes
• Journey into Imagination: 10 minutes
• Spaceship Earth: 13 minutes
• Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes
• Mission: SPACE:  21 minutes
• Soarin’: 27 minutes
• Frozen Ever After: 46 minutes
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 57 minutes

EPCOT’s wait time champion was still Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure this week, but the ride did see a decent drop, falling under 60 minutes.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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

• The Boneyard: 0 minutes
• TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes
• It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 9 minutes
• Dinosaur: 16 minutes
• Kilimanjaro Safaris: 24 minutes
• Expedition Everest: 34 minutes 
• Kali River Rapids: 44 minutes
• Na’vi River Journey: 44 minutes
• Avatar Flight of Passage: 80 minutes

Flight of Passage dropped 9 minutes this week, bringing it down to just OVER 80 minutes. That’s… progress?

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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How long have you waited in line for a ride at Disney World before? Let us know in the comments below! 

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