A Surprising Ride Trend Is Happening Right Now in Disney World…and We Have the PROOF!

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 is in full swing, 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.

• Hall of Presidents: 3 minutes
• Tom Sawyer Island: 4 minutes
• Carousel of Progress:  5 minutes
• Liberty Square Riverboat:  5 minutes
• Prince Charming Regal Carousel: 7 minutes
• Mad Tea Party: 9 minutes
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 10 minutes
• Enchanted Tiki Room: 10 minutes
• Country Bear Musical Jamboree: 11 minutes
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 11 minutes
• Tomorrowland Speedway: 11 minutes
• Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 11 minutes
• Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 12 minutes
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 14 minutes
• it’s a small world: 15 minutes
• Astro Orbiter:  16 minutes
• Pirates of the Caribbean: 18 minutes
• Enchanted Tales with Belle: 18 minutes
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin:  21 minutes
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 25 minutes
• Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 26 minutes
• Space Mountain: 26 minutes
• Haunted Mansion: 31 minutes
• Peter Pan’s Flight: 41 minutes
• Jingle Cruise: 42 minutes
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 44 minutes 
• TRON Lightcycle / Run: 53 minutes

Wait times at Magic Kingdom stayed pretty much the same this week, with only minor fluctuations. TRON remained the park’s longest wait by a wide margin.

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

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• Walt Disney Presents: 0 minutes
• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 8 minutes
• Muppet*Vision 3D: 10 minutes
• Alien Swirling Saucers: 23 minutes
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 30 minutes
• Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 38 minutes
• Toy Story Mania: 39 minutes
• Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 41 minutes
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 41 minutes
• Rise of the Resistance: 51 minutes
• Slinky Dog Dash: 54 minutes

Over in Hollywood Studios, Rise of the Resistance dropped out of the top spot, ceding the park’s longest wait back to Slinky Dog Dash.

EPCOT

• Gran Fiesta Tour: 10 minutes
• Spaceship Earth: 13 minutes
• The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 15 minutes
• Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes
• Journey into Imagination: 16 minutes
• Mission: SPACE: 16 minutes
• Living with the Land: 26 minutes
• Soarin’: 32 minutes
• Frozen Ever After: 53 minutes
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 52 minutes 

The wait times in EPCOT remained stable, with Remy’s and Frozen being the only waits to even approach an hour.

(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: 7 minutes
• It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes 
• Dinosaur: 15 minutes
• Expedition Everest: 21 minutes
• Kilimanjaro Safaris: 39 minutes
• Na’vi River Journey: 39 minutes
• Avatar Flight of Passage: 58 minutes

Animal Kingdom’s Flight of Passage dipped again, but Flight of Passage still maintained a healthy lead as Animal Kingdom’s busiest attraction.

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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