Disney Fans Are Actually Waiting Over 70 Minutes (!!!) for These 3 Rides

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 President’s Day 2025 has come and gone, what did the average ride waits look like at Disney World? 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.

• Tom Sawyer Island: 4 minutes
• Carousel of Progress:  5 minutes
• Liberty Square Riverboat:  8 minutes
• Enchanted Tiki Room: 12 minutes
• Country Bear Musical Jamboree: 12 minutes
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 14 minutes
• Prince Charming Regal Carousel: 16 minutes
• Mad Tea Party: 17 minutes
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 17 minutes
• Enchanted Tales with Belle: 20 minutes
• Tomorrowland Speedway: 21 minutes
• Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 23 minutes
• it’s a small world: 25 minutes
• Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 25 minutes
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 26 minutes
• Pirates of the Caribbean: 27 minutes
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin:  30 minutes
• Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 32 minutes
• Haunted Mansion: 37 minutes
• Jungle Cruise: 47 minutes
• Space Mountain: 48 minutes
• Peter Pan’s Flight:  51 minutes
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 63 minutes 
• TRON Lightcycle / Run: 79 minutes

Wait times at Magic Kingdom INCREASED this week, though not in any large increments. For example, TRON’s average wait went up by two minutes.

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

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• Walt Disney Presents: 0 minutes
• Muppet*Vision 3D: 10 minutes
• Star Tours: 18 Minutes
• Alien Swirling Saucers: 32 minutes
• Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 48 minutes
• Toy Story Mania: 49 minutes
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 49 minutes
• Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 49 minutes
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 58 minutes
• Rise of the Resistance: 68 minutes
• Slinky Dog Dash: 83 minutes

Over in Hollywood Studios, Slinky Dog Dash took the top spot not just at the park but at the resort as a whole, topping over an 83-minute wait time average.

EPCOT

• Journey into Imagination: 17 minutes
• Living with the Land: 15 minutes
• Spaceship Earth: 22 minutes
• Turtle Talk with Crush: 16  minutes
• Mission: SPACE: 19 minutes
• The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 25 minutes
• Soarin’: 44 minutes
• Frozen Ever After: 60 minutes
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 62 minutes 

The wait times in EPCOT also saw a bump this week, as most of the park’s major attractions increased by at least five minutes each.

(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
• It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 13 minutes 
• Dinosaur: 30 minutes
• Expedition Everest: 24 minutes
• Kilimanjaro Safaris: 55 minutes
• Na’vi River Journey: 49 minutes
• Avatar Flight of Passage: 77 minutes

Flight of Passage led Animal Kingdom with a 77-minute wait, but the highest jump came from Kilimanjaro Safaris, which increased by 20 minutes.

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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