Disney World’s Busiest Ride Had a 102 MINUTE Average Wait This Week!

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.

We study the average ride wait times in Disney World and report on all the current trends! That way, you can be prepared for your next vacation.  So, now that Christmas week is in the books, what do the average ride waits look like? Should we be worried or relieved? Let’s find out!

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

Magic Kingdom

Below is the average weekly wait time for each ride, from shortest to longest wait time.

• Tom Sawyer Island: 5 minutes
• Carousel of Progress:  5 minutes
• Enchanted Tiki Room: 5 minutes
• Hall of Presidents: 6 minutes
• Liberty Square Riverboat:  6 minutes
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 10 minutes
• Prince Charming Regal Carousel: 11 minutes
• Country Bear Musical Jamboree: 12 minutes
• Mad Tea Party: 16 minutes
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 16 minutes
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 19 minutes
• Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 20 minutes
• Tomorrowland Speedway: 21 minutes
• Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 21 minutes
• Pirates of the Caribbean: 21 minutes
• Enchanted Tales with Belle: 22 minutes
• it’s a small world: 23 minutes
• Astro Orbiter:  27 minutes
• Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 29 minutes
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin:  30 minutes
• Haunted Mansion: 35 minutes
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 37 minutes
• Jingle Cruise: 45 minutes
• Space Mountain: 50 minutes
• Peter Pan’s Flight: 53 minutes
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 62 minutes 
• TRON Lightcycle / Run: 85 minutes

Wait times at Magic Kingdom saw a BIG leap this week, headlined by TRON jumping up over 20 minutes. On most week’s, this 85 minute wait would have been the resort’s busiest… but this isn’t most weeks.

(REMINDER: Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is currently only available with virtual queue and Lightning Lanes.)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• Walt Disney Presents: 0 minutes
• Muppet*Vision 3D: 10 minutes
• Alien Swirling Saucers: 30 minutes
• Toy Story Mania: 40 minutes
• Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 43 minutes
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 44 minutes
• Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 47 minutes
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 54 minutes
• Rise of the Resistance: 68 minutes
• Slinky Dog Dash: 78 minutes

Over in Hollywood Studios, Slinky Dog Dash remained on top, with a near 25 minute increase in average wait time.

EPCOT

• Gran Fiesta Tour: 10 minutes
• Journey into Imagination: 11 minutes
• Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes
• The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 18 minutes
• Spaceship Earth: 19 minutes
• Living with the Land: 24 minutes
• Mission: SPACE: 28 minutes
• Soarin’: 39 minutes
• Frozen Ever After: 59 minutes
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 61 minutes 

The wait times in EPCOT also jumped a bit. As usual, the park’s busiest rides were Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, Frozen Ever After, and Soarin’, each of which were over 30 minutes.

(NOTE: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind does not currently use a standby queue, so it’s not included here.)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

• The Boneyard: 0 minutes
• TriceraTop Spin: 9 minutes
• It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 9 minutes 
• Kali River Rapids: 13 minutes
• Dinosaur: 31 minutes
• Expedition Everest: 35 minutes
• Kilimanjaro Safaris: 50 minutes
• Na’vi River Journey: 53 minutes
• Avatar Flight of Passage: 102 minutes

Animal Kingdom’s Flight of Passage roared to Walt Disney World’s busiest wait time this week, jumping to OVER 100 minutes.

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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How long have you waited in line for a ride at Disney World before? Let us know in the comments below!