What are the Wait Times Like at Disney World in January? Higher Than You’d Think!

Welcome back to Walt Disney World!

We’ve been in the parks this week and have noticed some unusual things, like big crowds and holiday ears. We like to check on the lines around the parks in order to gauge just how busy it really is, so let’s take a look at the wait times from Disney World this week.

Magic Kingdom

The wait times pretty much stayed the same this week compared to last week. Jungle Cruise had an average wait time of 59 minutes, Peter Pan’s Flight was at 73 minutes, and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train was at 84 minutes.

Enchanted Tiki Room: 0 minutes
Hall of Presidents: 0 minutes
Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse: 0 minutes
Liberty Square Riverboat: 2 minutes
Tom Sawyer Island: 3 minutes
Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes
Country Bear Jamboree: 6 minutes
Mad Tea Party: 15 minutes
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 15 minutes
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 16 minutes
Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 17 minutes
Tomorrowland Speedway: 19 minutes
Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 20 minutes
Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 22 minutes
Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 24 minutes
Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid: 26 minutes
it’s a small world: 28 minutes
Astro Orbiter: 31 minutes
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: 33 minutes
Pirates of the Caribbean: 35 minutes
Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 36 minutes
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 37 minutes
Haunted Mansion: 41 minutes
Space Mountain: 45 minutes
Jungle Cruise: 59 minutes
Peter Pan’s Flight: 73 minutes
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 84 minutes

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

The average wait time went down significantly at the most popular ride in Hollywood Studios — Rise of the Resistance. It had an average wait time of 112 minutes this week, while Slinky Dog Dash had a wait time of 71 minutes, and Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway was at 56 minutes.

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
Walt Disney Presents: 12 minutes
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 14 minutes
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 17 minutes
Alien Swirling Saucers: 32 minutes
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 46 minutes
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 46 minutes
Toy Story Mania: 50 minutes
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 55 minutes
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 56 minutes
Slinky Dog Dash: 71 minutes
Rise of the Resistance: 112 minutes

EPCOT

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure had the highest average wait time in EPCOT yet again at 80 minutes. Then, we had Frozen Ever After at 67 minutes and Test Track was at 50 minutes.

Awesome Planet: 0 minutes
Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along: 0 minutes
Pixar Short Film Festival: 0 minutes
Impressions de France: 0 minutes
Reflections of China: 0 minutes
Gran Fiesta Tour: 9 minutes
Turtle Talk with Crush: 10 minutes
Living with the Land: 10 minutes
The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 11 minutes
Spaceship Earth: 11 minutes
Mission: SPACE: 14 minutes
Journey into Imagination: 15 minutes
Soarin’: 29 minutes
Test Track: 50 minutes
Frozen Ever After: 67 minutes
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 80 minutes

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

And, same as usual, Flight of Passage had the longest average wait times at Animal Kingdom, coming in at around 86 minutes. Then, Na’vi River Journey averaged around 56 minutes, and Kilimanjaro Safaris had an average wait of 53 minutes.

Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail: 0 minutes
The Boneyard: 0 minutes
Kali River Rapids: 5
It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
TriceraTop Spin: 11 minutes
Dinosaur: 27 minutes
Na’vi River Journey: 39 minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris: 53 minutes
Avatar Flight of Passage: 86 minutes

Those were all of the average wait times for this past week in Disney World! Stay tuned to All Ears as we continue to report on the wait times in Disney World, so you can be best prepared for your vacation.

Check out the giant spaceship that landed in EPCOT this week!

Which ride do you have to go on every single time you visit Disney World? Let us know in the comments!