It Just Got HARDER to Ride Jingle Cruise in Disney World

We hope you’re ready because Disney World has fully embraced the holiday season!

In Magic Kingdom alone, we’ve seen decor all over, the Christmas tree is up, festive treats are everywhere, and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party has begun. Not only that, but the popular holiday overlay at Jungle Cruise (rightfully called Jingle Cruise) is back! It seems a lot of people are excited because the wait times have gone through the roof for the attraction this week… .

This week, the average wait time for Jingle Cruise is 69 minutes. While this isn’t the highest average in all of Disney World, it is significantly higher than last week’s average of 32 minutes.

So what can you do if you want to ride Jingle Cruise without that long of a wait time? Well, if you purchase Genie+, we recommend grabbing that as one of your first Lightning Lanes of the day. Using the Lightning Lane will give you an expedited wait and with the holiday crowds incoming, these spots can fill up quickly.

You can also rope drop this attraction, which we highly recommend if you’re staying at a Disney World hotel. Take advantage of that Early Theme Park Entry which lets you in the park 30 minutes before everyone else.

Take a look below at the average wait times at every Disney World attraction!

Magic Kingdom

Besides Jingle Cruise, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is another ride to watch out for in Magic Kingdom. Even during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, which only allows a limited number of people in the park at one time, the wait time for this ride was long.

Here are the average weekly wait times for each ride below, from shortest to longest wait time:

• Hall of Presidents: 4 minutes
• Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse: 5 minutes
• Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes
• Liberty Square Riverboat: 6 minutes
• Tom Sawyer Island: 7 minutes
• Enchanted Tiki Room: 12 minutes
• Country Bear Jamboree: 14 minutes
• Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 15 minutes
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 15 minutes
• Mad Tea Party: 15 minutes
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 15 minutes
• Tomorrowland Speedway: 17 minutes
• Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 20 minutes
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 20 minutes
• Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 21 minutes
• it’s a small world: 25 minutes
• Astro Orbiter: 29 minutes
• Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 34 minutes
• Pirates of the Caribbean: 36 minutes
• Enchanted Tales with Belle: 36 minutes
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 40 minutes
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: 42 minutes
• Haunted Mansion: 46 minutes
• Space Mountain: 54 minutes
• Peter Pan’s Flight: 68 minutes
• Jungle Cruise: 69 minutes
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 79 minutes

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Based on past weeks, it is no surprise to see Slinky Dog Dash with the longest wait time in Disney World with Rise of the Resistance not too far behind. If you’re looking for attractions to do that don’t typically have a long wait, consider checking out Star Tours, Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy, or Walt Disney Presents!

Read the list below to see the rest of the Hollywood Studios ride wait times averages, from low to high:

• Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
• Walt Disney Presents: 12 minutes
• Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 13 minutes
• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 18 minutes
• Alien Swirling Saucers: 32 minutes
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 53 minutes
• Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 57 minutes
• Toy Story Mania: 57 minutes
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 57 minutes
• Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 66 minutes
• Rise of the Resistance: 77 minutes
• Slinky Dog Dash: 89 minutes

EPCOT

Although they are usually the attractions with the highest averages, both Frozen Ever After and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure saw a big increase overall this week. Take a look at the rest of the average wait times below:

See the average EPCOT attraction wait times from the week below:

• Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along: 0 minutes
• Pixar Short Film Festival: 0 minutes
• Impressions de France: 0 minutes
• Reflections of China: 0 minutes
• Awesome Planet: 0 minutes
• Living with the Land: 12 minutes
• Gran Fiesta Tour: 12 minutes
• The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 15 minutes
• Spaceship Earth: 15 minutes
• Journey into Imagination: 19 minutes
• Turtle Talk with Crush: 17 minutes
• Mission: SPACE: 18 minutes
• Soarin’: 46 minutes
• Test Track: 56 minutes
• Frozen Ever After: 71 minutes
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 79 minutes

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Flight of Passage also saw a major jump this week when it comes to wait times! After posting a 64-minute average last week, it’s now up to an 87-minute average. Wait times went up at every other attraction in the park as well.

The average wait times for the rest of Animal Kingdom’s attractions are listed below:

• The Boneyard: 0 minutes
• TriceraTop Spin: 7 minutes
• It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
• Kali River Rapids: 14 minutes
• Dinosaur: 21 minutes
• Expedition Everest: 27 minutes
• Kilimanjaro Safaris: 49 minutes
• Na’vi River Journey: 62 minutes
• Avatar Flight of Passage: 87 minutes

And 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!

Is Jingle Cruise a must when you visit Disney World during the holiday season? Let us know in the comments!