What if you could go to Disney World and not have to wait in ANY lines? Sounds like a dream, right?
Whoa, it’s almost empty!
Welp, that’s because it is (at least for now!). The lines have been loooong in Disney World lately thanks to Spring Break crowds and we don’t expect they’ll slow down any time soon. After all, Spring Break season is pretty long! So, just how bad is it? Well let’s take a look at this week’s wait times in Disney World!
Magic Kingdom
Let’s head to Magic Kingdom! This week, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train had the longest average wait time with 93 minutes!
Woohoooo
After that, we had Jungle Cruise at 75 minutes, Peter Pan’s Flight at 69 minutes, Splash Mountain at 63 minutes, Space Mountain at 59 minutes, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at 47 minutes, Haunted Mansion at 45 minutes, Astro Orbiter at 41 minutes, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin at 37 minutes, Pirates of the Caribbean at 37 minutes, and Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh at 36 minutes.
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Next, we had “it’s a small world” at 30 minutes, Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid at 25 minutes, Magic Carpets of Aladdin at 25 minutes, Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini at 25 minutes, Tomorrowland Speedway at 25 minutes, and Dumbo the Flying Elephant at 24 minutes.
Uh, oh — we went right through the sign!
Then, we saw Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover at 18 minutes, Mad Tea Party at 17 minutes, Mickey’s PhilharMagic at 17 minutes, and Prince Charming Regal Carrousel at 15 minutes.
Around and around we go
And rides that only had wait times in the single digits were Country Bear Jamboree at 4 minutes, Carousel of Progress at 4 minutes, Tom Sawyer Island at 4 minutes. Rides with no waits were Liberty Square Riverboat, Hall of Presidents, Enchanted Tiki Room, and Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse.
EPCOT
Over in EPCOT, the ride with the longest average wait was Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure at 92 minutes.
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
Then, we had Frozen Ever After at 80 minutes, Test Track at 69 minutes, Soarin’ at 42 minutes, Mission: SPACE at 31 minutes, Spaceship Earth at 21 minutes, The Seas with Nemo and Friends at 17 minutes, Living with the Land at 16 minutes, Journey into Imagination at 14 minutes, Turtle Talk with Crush at 11 minutes, and Gran Fiesta Tour at 11 minutes.
Soarin’ Around the World
The theater shows in EPCOT all had zero waits this past week! These included: Awesome Planet, Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along, Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival, Impressions de France, and Reflections of China!
Hollywood Studios
Moving on to Hollywood Studios, Rise of the Resistance had the highest average wait time this week at 135 minutes.
Rise of the Resistance
After that, we had Tower of Terror at 124 minutes, Slinky Dog Dash at 106 minutes, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at 79 minutes, Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway at 70 minutes, Toy Story Mania at 64 minutes, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith at 46 minutes, and Alien Swirling Saucers at 44 minutes.
Runaway Railway!
And finally, we had Star Tours – The Adventures Continue at 29 minutes, Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy at 15 minutes, Muppet*Vision 3D at 10 minutes, and Walt Disney Presents at 7 minutes.
Animal Kingdom
Hopping over to Animal Kingdom, the ride with the longest average wait time this week was Avatar Flight of Passage at 102 minutes.
An Avatar!
Then, we had Kilimanjaro Safaris at 62 minutes, Na’vi River Journey at 61 minutes, Kali River Rapids at 31 minutes, and DINOSAUR at 29 minutes.
Let’s time travel!
Following behind was Triceratop Spin at 13 minutes, It’s Tough to Be a Bug at 11 minutes, The Boneyard at 0 minutes, and Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail at 0 minutes.
The Boneyard
That’s your look at the average wait times around Walt Disney World this week! Stay tuned to DFB more Disney news and updates.
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We were at Disney world the middle 2 weeks in February supposing that this would be a down time. Overall the 4 best rides in each park wait times were 90 minutes to 2 and a half hours. The Lightning passes only worked if you were staying in one of the in park hotels. And the 2 favorite rides in each park required additional cost above the lightning pass that you bought. Parks were only available by reservation. Most of the restaurants required reservations 30 to 60 days in advance. In general, the food was mediocre to bad. The Italian Restaurant in Epcot was the only exception. People are obviously traveling now and the parks are crazy crowded. Guests in general were not very happy, nor are the employees who are not happy with the new management. This is not a good year to visit Disney World. We actually had a much better time at the Universal Parks.
Many of the rides actually seem to be lower then when we were there in May 2021. Best time we had was in July 2020. No crowds. Could it be that the high wait tines are in part due to the Genie plus and perhaps Disney actually over. Crowding the parks. I refuse to go anymore if I can’t enjoy the parks or if it’s going to cost even more to do a fraction of what we used to do. There are better parks elsewhere. Disney is not what it used to be. And the pandemic can’t be blamed for all of the issues.
Spring Break and the failure of Genie+, is anyone really surprised the lines and the wait times are long?
Just horrifying, lol. But this is what they were in November! And NOBODY was expecting it! I was talking to CMs who were just floored that people just kept coming to the parks- I even had issues getting into Pop Century & Art of Animation!