The Average Disney World Wait Times Took an Unexpected Turn This Week

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.

We study the average ride wait times in Disney World and report on all the current trends! That way, you can be prepared for your next vacation.  So, now that December has arrived, what do the average ride waits look like? Should we be worried or relieved? Let’s find out!

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

Magic Kingdom

Below is the average weekly wait time for each ride, from shortest to longest wait time.

• Carousel of Progress:  5 minutes
• Liberty Square Riverboat:  5 minutes
• Hall of Presidents: 6 minutes
• Tom Sawyer Island: 7 minutes
• Prince Charming Regal Carousel: 9 minutes
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 9 minutes
• Mad Tea Party: 10 minutes
• Enchanted Tiki Room: 10 minutes
• Country Bear Musical Jamboree: 12 minutes
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 13 minutes
• Tomorrowland Speedway: 13 minutes
• Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 14 minutes
• Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 14 minutes
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 15 minutes
• it’s a small world: 15 minutes
• Pirates of the Caribbean: 16 minutes
• Astro Orbiter:  18 minutes
• Enchanted Tales with Belle: 22 minutes
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin:  22 minutes
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 26 minutes
• Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 27 minutes
• Haunted Mansion: 31 minutes
• Space Mountain: 33 minutes
• Jingle Cruise: 40 minutes
• Peter Pan’s Flight: 43 minutes
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 51 minutes 
• TRON Lightcycle / Run: 68 minutes

Wait times at Magic Kingdom stayed pretty much the same this week, with any fluctuations being minor.

(REMINDER: Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is currently only available with a virtual queue.)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• Walt Disney Presents: 0 minutes
• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 8 minutes
• Muppet*Vision 3D: 10 minutes
• Alien Swirling Saucers: 26 minutes
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 31 minutes
• Toy Story Mania: 35 minutes
• Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 36 minutes
• Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 40 minutes
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 44 minutes
• Slinky Dog Dash: 61 minutes
• Rise of the Resistance: 80 minutes

Over in Hollywood Studios, Rise of the Resistance saw a LARGE drop…but it was STILL the longest wait at the resort.

EPCOT

• Gran Fiesta Tour: 9 minutes
• Spaceship Earth: 12 minutes
• Journey into Imagination: 14 minutes
• The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 15 minutes
• Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes
• Mission: SPACE: 16 minutes
• Living with the Land: 20 minutes
• Soarin’: 32 minutes
• Frozen Ever After: 53 minutes
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 58 minutes 

The wait times in EPCOT remained stable as well this week, though Living With the Land saw a LARGE jump, likely due to International Festival of the Holidays guests wanting to see its holiday overlay.

(NOTE: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind does not currently use a standby queue, so it’s not included here.)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

• The Boneyard: 0 minutes
• Kali River Rapids: 5 minutes
• TriceraTop Spin: 6 minutes
• It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes 
• Dinosaur: 14 minutes
• Kilimanjaro Safaris: 35 minutes
• Expedition Everest: 23 minutes
• Na’vi River Journey: 41 minutes
• Avatar Flight of Passage: 61 minutes

Animal Kingdom’s Flight of Passage dipped by more than 20 minutes, which was overall in line with Animal Kingdom’s wait times on the whole.

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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