Disney4me Posted October 14, 2020 Report Posted October 14, 2020 Although crowds might be growing in Disney World, we’ve seen some wildly different wait times all around the theme parks! Cinderella Castle There’s no FastPass or single rider during this time, and various ride queues have seen changes with distancing efforts, new sanitation measures, and more as guests return back to attractions. With such unprecedented efforts, the wait times have been fluctuating with variations between the posted wait time and how long riders have actually had to wait before boarding! We’ve ridden some of Disney World’s most popular attractions to try to get an idea of just how accurate the posted wait times are right now. Plus, we reached out to our readers on Instagram to take a look at the posted versus real wait times during THEIR Disney days. Here’s what we learned! Magic Kingdom Let’s start off with what we and our readers learned in Magic Kingdom! “it’s a small world” A reader who rode “it’s a small world” got in line at a posted wait of 35 minutes and was in a boat in 15 minutes (-20 minutes). On the other hand, a different reader saw a posted wait of 30 minutes and waited 57 minutes (+27 minutes). “it’s a small world” Big Thunder Mountain Railroad We had three readers submit their experiences with Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. One saw posted 45 minutes and waited 20 minutes (-25 minutes). Another reader saw a wait of 60 minutes and waited just 15 minutes (-45 minutes)! Finally, one noted that the posted wait was 50 minutes and they road in about 30 minutes (-20 minutes). Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in Disney World’s Magic Kingdom Overall, in our experiences, actual wait times here were lower than the posted wait times! Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin A reader got in line for a posted 25-minute wait at Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin and waited less than 10 minutes (-15 minutes). Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin Line Jungle Cruise At Jungle Cruise, a reader saw a 75-minute wait listed and rode in just 23 minutes (-52 minutes)! Jungle Cruise Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Varying experiences have been had on Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. One reader saw a posted wait of 90 minutes and was in line for a full 120 minutes (+30 minutes). Another saw a posted wait of 65 minutes and waited just 40 minutes (-25 minutes). Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Space Mountain A reader in line at Space Mountain waited just 20 minutes from a posted 70-minute wait (-50 minutes) and another waited just 10 minutes from a posted 30-minute wait (-20 minutes). Space Mountain Splash Mountain A reader on Splash Mountain saw a posted wait of 105 minutes and waited 40 minutes (-65 minutes)! Splash Mountain Haunted Mansion One reader got in line with a 45-minute wait at Haunted Mansion and ended up waiting just 13 minutes (-32 minutes). Spooky! Haunted Mansion The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh A reader at The Many Adventure of Winnie the Pooh expected to wait 25 minutes and waited about 12 minutes (-13 minutes). Magic Kingdom Tomorrowland Speedway A reader waited a whole 4 minutes with a posted wait of 25 minutes at Tomorrowland Speedway (-21 minutes). Tomorrowland Speedway Under the Sea — Journey of the Little Mermaid And for our final Magic Kingdom observation came from a reader on Under the Sea — Journey of the Little Mermaid. They waited 20 minutes with a listed wait of 40 minutes. (-20 minutes). Under the Sea — Journey of the Little Mermaid Disney’s Hollywood Studios Next up, let’s check in on the way waits are looking in Disney’s Hollywood Studios! Alien Swirling Saucers One reader reported a wait of 20 minutes as opposed to the posted 45 minutes at Alien Swirling Saucers (-25 minutes). Alien Swirling Saucers Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway We took a spin on Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway with a posted wait of 105 minutes. We were stopped for a little with some cleanings and mid-way through the queue we noticed the wait dropped to 90 minutes. Altogether, we waited for 81 minutes (-24 minutes). Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway Several readers weighed in as well. One saw a posted wait of 120 minutes and waited 65 minutes (-55 minutes), another saw a posted wait of 90 minutes and waited 40 minutes (-50 minutes), and a third saw a posted wait of 110 minutes and waited 40 minutes (-70 minutes). Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run We noticed the waits for Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run were around one hour throughout the day. A reader noted that they got in line with a posted wait of 70 minutes and waited 55 minutes (-15 minutes). Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run on Labor Day Weekend Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster had waits around an hour in the morning and around 45 minutes in the afternoon when we checked. A reader waited 30 minutes when they got in a posted 60 minute wait (-30 minutes). Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Slinky Dog Dash We gave Slinky Dog Dash a wait in line to see how long it would take! The wait was listed at 80 minutes when we got in line and we waited 73 minutes (-7 minutes). Pretty close! A reader waited 70 minutes with a 90 minute posted wait (-20 minutes). Slinky Dog Dash Star Tours — The Adventures Continue At Star Tours, a reader saw a posted wait of 40 minutes and waited 10 minutes (-30 minutes). Star Tours The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror A reader waited 40 minutes for Tower of Terror when they got in line with a posted 70-minute wait (-30 minutes). We noticed that Tower of Terror’s wait times fluctuate between around 70 and 40 minutes. Tower of Terror Toy Story Mania Two readers reported in on Toy Story Mania. One waited 12 minutes with a 40 minute posted wait (-28 minutes), the other waited 20 minutes with a 60 minute posted wait (-40 minutes). Toy Story Mania EPCOT EPCOT has fewer big-ticket rides than Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, so we were interested to see the results. Frozen Ever After We got in line with a 65 minute wait listed at Frozen Ever After and boarded a boat after 52 minutes (-13 minutes). One reader saw a posted wait of 90 minutes and waited 35 minutes (-55 minutes), and another saw a posted wait of 100 minutes and waited 40 minutes (-60 minutes). Frozen Ever After Mission: SPACE At Mission: SPACE, a reader waited 10 minutes with a posted wait of 30 minutes (-20 minutes). Mission: SPACE Soarin’ Around the World Over at Soarin’, we saw a listed wait of 45 minutes and boarded in just 22 minutes (-23 minutes). Two readers reached out with one seeing 80 minutes and boarding in 55 minutes (-25 minutes) and one seeing 70 minutes and boarding in 45 minutes (-25 minutes). Soarin’ Around the World Spaceship Earth At Spaceship Earth, we saw a wait listed at 35 minutes and boarded in 16 minutes (-19 minutes). Spaceship Earth Test Track A reader saw a 110-minute wait at Test Track and got in their car at 49 minutes (-61 minutes)! Test Track The Seas with Nemo and Friends We checked out The Seas with Nemo and Friends, too! We saw the wait listed as 15 minutes and boarded in 12 minutes (-3 minutes). The Seas With Nemo and Friends Gran Fiesta Tour At Gran Fiesta Tour, the wait was listed as 5 minutes and we waited 11 minutes (+6 minutes). Gran Fiesta Tour Living with the Land One reader saw a listed wait of 35 minutes for Living with the Land and waited just 5 minutes (-30 minutes). Living with the Land Disney’s Animal Kingdom And finally, let’s look at those Animal Kingdom waits. Avatar Flight of Passage At Avatar Flight of Passage, one reader saw a posted wait of 75 minutes and waited 30 minutes (-45 minutes), another saw a posted wait of 80 minutes and waited 110 minutes (+30 minutes), and a third saw a wait of 50 minutes and waited 25 minutes (-25 minutes). Avatar Flight of Passage DINOSAUR One reader waited 45 minutes for DINOSAUR with a posted 60-minute wait (-15 minutes). Dinosaur Expedition Everest On Expedition Everest, a reader saw a posted wait of 50 minutes and was on the ride in 25 minutes with a cleaning (-25 minutes). Expedition Everest Kilimanjaro Safaris One reader saw a posted wait of 35 minutes on Kilimanjaro Safaris and waited about 5 minutes (-30 minutes). Cleaning Cycle Na’vi River Journey And finally, a reader waited 25 minutes at Na’vi River Journey with a posted 50 minutes (-25 minutes). Na’vi River Journey What did we find? Overall, we found that wait times tend to be about 20 minutes off one way or the other. Although, it is a lot more common for them to be SHORTER than the posted times! What really surprised us were the fluctuations of an hour or more with rides like Test Track. Crazy! As a note, one reader on a VIP Tour mentioned that a Cast Member told them that there is a 20-minute buffer when it comes to the listed wait times. We’re not sure if this is true, but many of these rides did come in with an actual wait of around 20 minutes less than the posted wait, so it’s possible. Stay tuned throughout the week as we continue to update this post and make observations! Click here to learn more about the suspension of Fastpass+! 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