Wait, WHAT?! We’re Super Confused by This New Disney World Wait Time Trend

We go to Disney World every day. We certainly get into a routine and see a lot of the same things every day…however, we are surprised more than you might think!

Whether we spot a celebrity or we see an exciting construction update on a new attraction, the parks give us something different every time we go. However, we were NOT prepared to see the wait times data from Disney World over the past week. Let us explain.

Each week we check out the average wait times at every attraction in Disney World so that if you’re about to go on a trip, you know which rides to watch out for. Even though wait times decreased quite a bit last week, they significantly jumped up over the past week…but one ride really threw us for a loop.

Mission: SPACE, which readers have expressed as one of their least favorite rides in EPCOT, jumped up from a 32-minute average to a 63-minute average wait time. Wowza! That’s a 97% increase! Also, this is the average, meaning people waited even longer for this ride.

That’s how you know the parks are busy! Many people skip this ride due to motion sickness as it simulates launching a rocket into space. But when the parks are that busy, even controversial rides like this can get long lines.

Take a look at that and the rest of the wait times in Disney World from the past week below.

Magic Kingdom

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

• Hall of Presidents: 2 minutes
• Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes
• Liberty Square Riverboat: 6 minutes
• Tom Sawyer Island: 8 minutes
• Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse: 9 minutes
• Enchanted Tiki Room: 12 minutes
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 13 minutes
• Prince Charming Regal Carousel: 14 minutes
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 14 minutes
• Mad Tea Party: 18 minutes
• Tomorrowland Speedway: 23 minutes
• Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 25 minutes
• it’s a small world: 26 minutes
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 29 minutes
• Pirates of the Caribbean: 29 minutes
• Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 31 minutes
• Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 35 minutes
• Enchanted Tales with Belle: 37 minutes
• Astro Orbiter: 37 minutes
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: 37 minutes
• Haunted Mansion: 44 minutes
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 50 minutes
• Jungle Cruise: 61 minutes
• Peter Pan’s Flight: 66 minutes
• Space Mountain: 67 minutes
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 90 minutes
• Country Bear Jamboree: This attraction is now closed for refurbishment.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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

• Walt Disney Presents: 9 minutes
• Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
• Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 13 minutes
• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 25 minutes
• Alien Swirling Saucers: 38 minutes
• Toy Story Mania: 56 minutes
• Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 59 minutes
• Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 60 minutes
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 80 minutes
• Rise of the Resistance: 93 minutes
• Slinky Dog Dash: 109 minutes 
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: This ride is now closed for refurbishment

EPCOT

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: 9 minutes
• Gran Fiesta Tour: 10 minutes
• Journey into Imagination: 11 minutes
• The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 14 minutes
• Turtle Talk with Crush: 18 minutes
• Spaceship Earth: 20 minutes
• Soarin’: 42 minutes
• Mission: SPACE:  63 minutes
• Test Track: 77 minutes
• Frozen Ever After: 80 minutes
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 83 minutes

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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

• The Boneyard: 0 minutes
• TriceraTop Spin: 11 minutes
• It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 12 minutes
• Dinosaur: 24 minutes
• Expedition Everest: 44 minutes 
• Kilimanjaro Safaris: 47 minutes
• Na’vi River Journey: 63 minutes
• Avatar Flight of Passage: 100 minutes
• Kali River Rapids: This ride has officially closed for refurbishment

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!

Disney World Got Rid of Magical Express Over Two Years Ago. Here’s What We Didn’t Expect.

Would you wait 63 minutes for Mission: SPACE? Let us know in the comments below!