Space Mountain’s Wait Time Jumped Nearly 12% This Week in Disney World, and We Know Why

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. This past week saw something unprecedented.

With Peter Pan’s Flight closed for the next month, the Magic Kingdom’s Space Mountain saw a JUMP in its average wait time to make up for the nearby closure.

Let’s take a look at this past week’s average wait times. 

Magic Kingdom

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

(NOTE: Since Tron Lightcycle/Run and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure do not use standby lines, we have not included them here)

• Hall of Presidents: 2 minutes
• Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse: 5 minutes
• Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes
• Tom Sawyer Island: 6 minutes
• Prince Charming Regal Carousel: 7 minutes
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 8 minutes
• Mad Tea Party: 8 minutes
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 11 minutes
• Enchanted Tiki Room: 12 minutes
• Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 13 minutes
• Country Bear Musical Jamboree: 15 minutes
• Liberty Square Riverboat:  15 minutes
• Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 15 minutes
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 15 minutes
• Tomorrowland Speedway: 16 minutes
• it’s a small world: 19 minutes
• Pirates of the Caribbean: 21 minutes
• Enchanted Tales with Belle: 23 minutes
• Astro Orbiter: 24 minutes
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: 27 minutes
• Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 31 minutes
• Haunted Mansion: 33 minutes
• Jungle Cruise: 36 minutes
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 35 minutes
• Space Mountain: 47 minutes 11.9%
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 59 minutes.

The Magic Kingdom park saw a couple of interesting developments this week. The first full week without Peter Pan’s Flight saw Space Mountain’s wait jump up, while the Country Bears returned after a long refurbishment to a 15-minute wait.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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

• Walt Disney Presents: 3 minutes
• Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 12 minutes
• Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 13 minutes
• Alien Swirling Saucers: 28 minutes
• Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 44minutes
• Toy Story Mania: 45 minutes
• Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 45 minutes
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 49 minutes
• Rise of the Resistance: 56 minutes 
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 61 minutes
• Slinky Dog Dash: 66 minutes

Hollywood Studios remained mostly unchanged this week, with Slinky Dog Dash and Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster reporting the highest average waits.

EPCOT

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

(NOTE: Since Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind does not use a standby line, we have not included it here)

• 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: 8 minutes
• Gran Fiesta Tour: 8 minutes
• The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 8 minutes
• Journey into Imagination: 9 minutes
• Spaceship Earth: 12 minutes
• Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes
• Mission: SPACE:  26 minutes
• Soarin’: 29 minutes
• Frozen Ever After: 46 minutes
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 53 minutes

EPCOT’s wait time champion was still Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, as usual.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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

• The Boneyard: 0 minutes
• TriceraTop Spin: 6 minutes
• It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
• Dinosaur: 21 minutes
• Kilimanjaro Safaris: 25 minutes
• Expedition Everest: 36 minutes 
• Na’vi River Journey: 48 minutes
• Kali River Rapids: 49 minutes
• Avatar Flight of Passage: 93 minutes

Animal Kingdom’s Flight of Passage shot up, with an increase of over 10 minutes this week. It seems like wait times across the parks are on the rise!

.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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