If You Want to Ride Disney World’s Most Popular Attractions, Be Prepared to WAIT

It’s a BUSY week in Disney World as we make our way through the parks and navigate crowds to give you a look at everything new!

Welcome to Food & Wine!

And, you’re going to want to see the wait times we spotted during the peak of summer vacation!

Magic Kingdom

There was a wide range of wait times in the Magic Kingdom during the past week with a handful of the attractions sitting in the 20 to 30 minute range. A few of these spots include the Tomorrowland Speedway at 20 minutes, Journey of the Little Mermaid at 26 minutes, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin at 33 minutes, and the Haunted Mansion at 39 minutes, among others.

Haunted Mansion

But, the highest waits in the park just reached over an hour with a 55 minute wait at Space Mountain, 65 minute wait at Splash Mountain, and 73 minute wait at Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes
Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 21 minutes
Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 17 minutes
Mad Tea Party: 15 minutes
Tomorrowland Speedway: 20 minutes
Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 20 minutes
Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid: 26 minutes
Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 31 minutes
Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 15 minutes
Haunted Mansion: 39 minutes
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: 33 minutes
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 13 minutes
Astro Orbiter: 39 minutes
Peter Pan’s Flight: 48 minutes
it’s a small world: 30 minutes
Space Mountain: 55 minutes
Jungle Cruise: 50 minutes
Pirates of the Caribbean: 38 minutes
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 37 minutes
Splash Mountain: 65 minutes
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 73 minutes
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 20 minutes
Liberty Square Riverboat: 8 minutes
Tom Sawyer Island: 4 minutes

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

The wait times at Disney’s Hollywood Studios increased slightly as more guests head to the park for the summer. Many of the attractions had longer waits, like 50 minutes at Toy Story Mania, 52 minutes at the Tower of Terror, 60 minutes at Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, 64 minutes at the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, and 66 minutes at Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run.

Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster

But, the longest wait in Disney’s Hollywood Studios (and the second longest wait of this week in Disney World) was over at the ever-popular Slinky Dog Dash with 89 minutes.

Slinky Dog Dash

Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 10 minutes
Muppet Vision 3D: 12 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 34 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 22 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 50 minutes
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 64 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 66 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 52 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 89 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 60 minutes

EPCOT

The shortest waits in Disney World were over in EPCOT this week, which might seem surprising with the debut of the Food & Wine Festival. The lowest waits in the park were at 12 minutes at The Seas with Nemo and Friends, Living with the Land, and Journey into Imagination.

The Seas with Nemo and Friends

And, the longest wait was at none other than Test Track with 67 minutes!

Test Track

The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 12 minutes
Gran Fiesta Tour: 23 minutes
Living with the Land: 12 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 12 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 19 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 21 minutes
Soarin’: 23 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 48 minutes
Test Track: 67 minutes

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Many of the wait times in Disney’s Animal Kingdom seemed pretty normal for a busy summer week. Waits ranged from 11 minutes at TriceraTop Spin to 34 minutes at Expedition Everest and even 53 minutes at Na’vi River Journey.

Expedition Everest

Still, the BIGGEST wait time we saw in the parks all week was over a whopping two hours at Avatar Flight of Passage with 123 minutes. PHEW! That’s quite the line!

Flight of Passage

TriceraTop Spin: 11 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 47 minutes
Kali River Rapids: 44 minutes
Dinosaur: 31 minutes
It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 15 minutes
Expedition Everest: 34 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 53 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 123 minutes

As we continue to make our way around the parks, we’ll be sure to give you a look at everything happening in Disney World soon!

You’ll want to know about this hidden rest area in EPCOT’s World Showcase!

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Rachel Franko has been going to Disney Parks since she was a baby, and her love of Disney has only grown into a SLIGHT obsession since! She's been writing for AllEars since 2019 and loves sharing the magic with all the readers. When she's not writing, you can catch her heading to Disney and Universal Studios with a heart full of dreams and a backpack full of themed ears!

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