The BIG Reason Why EPCOT Is the Best Park to Visit Right Now

Disney4me · July 15, 2023

If you’ve been keeping up with the latest Disney news, then you’ll know that there’s a lot going on right now.

EPCOT

Just this week, we got more news about menus at the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, CEO Bob Iger remaining with Disney until 2026, and the rooms at BoardWalk Inn have changed. It can be a LOT to keep track of! But that’s why we’re here — we’ll let you know about anything that could impact your next Disney World vacation. And speaking of, it’s time to talk wait times!

Each week we look at the average wait times in all four Disney World theme parks to see what the patterns are and if there are any rides in particular that you should watch out for. This week, we noticed that EPCOT had low wait times compared to the other parks which gives you another excuse to visit soon!

This won’t last forever, though, because the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival officially starts on July 27th…and it brings TONS of people to the park. Right now the park is between festivals now that the Flower and Garden Festival is over, so we are interested to see how wait times change over the next couple of weeks when the festival begins.

For a full look at the average wait times in Disney World, keep scrolling!

Magic Kingdom

Starting in Magic Kingdom, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train had the longest average wait time of 85 minutes. Last week the average wait time was 75 minutes, so the time has decreased a LOT this week.

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Next, Peter Pan’s Flight averaged 70 minutes, Space Mountain averaged 65 minutes, and Jungle Cruise averaged 47 minutes. After that, average wait times had Haunted Mansion at 42 minutes, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at 39 minutes, Pirates of the Caribbean at 35 minutes, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh at 33 minutes, Astro Orbiter at 30 minutes, and Enchanted Tales with Belle averaged 28 minutes.

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Bonjour, Lumiere!

After that, “it’s a small world” averaged 22 minutes, Tomorrowland Speedway averaged 21 minutes, The Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini averaged 19 minutes, Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid, Magic Carpets of Aladdin, and Dumbo the Flying Elephant averaged 16 minutes, and Mickey’s PhilharMagic averaged 14 minutes.

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“it’s a small world”

Next, Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover averaged 12 minutes, Prince Charming Regal Carrousel averaged 10 minutes, and Mad Tea Party averaged 10 minutes. The Enchanted Tiki Room, Carousel of Progress, the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse, and the Liberty Square Riverboat all averaged 5 minutes.

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Enchanted Tiki Room

The Hall of Presidents, Country Bear Jamboree, and Tom Sawyer Island averaged no wait. Reminder: TRON Lightcycle / Run does not have a posted wait time as it only uses a Virtual Queue or Individual Lightning Lane.

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EPCOT

Heading over to EPCOT, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure had an average wait time of 52 minutes — this is a decrease from last week. Frozen Ever After’s wait time also decreased to 53 minutes meaning this is the highest average wait time in the park.

Frozen Ever After

Next up is Test Track at 52 minutes, Soarin’ at 27 minutes, Mission: SPACE at 21 minutes, Turtle Talk with Crush at 15 minutes, and Spaceship Earth at 12 minutes.

Spaceship Earth

Then, there is Journey into Imagination and The Seas with Nemo and Friends at 9 minutes, Gran Fiesta Tour at 7 minutes, and Living with the Land at 6 minutes.

Living with the Land

Awesome Planet, Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along, Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival, Impressions de France, and Reflections of China had no wait times this week. Reminder: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind does not have a posted wait time as it only uses a Virtual Queue or Individual Lightning Lane.

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Hollywood Studios

Over in Hollywood Studios, Rise of the Resistance saw an increase from 67 minutes to 81 minutes this week. This is the first increase in this ride’s average wait time in a couple of weeks. Slinky Dog Dash also saw an increase to an 86-minute average making it the longest wait time in the park.

Slinky Dog Dash

Other wait times in the park include Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster at 74 minutes, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run and Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway at 60 minutes, Toy Story Mania at 55 minutes, and Tower of Terror at 54 minutes.

Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster

After that, Alien Swirling Saucers averaged 32 minutes, Star Tours – The Adventures Continue averaged 17 minutes, Walt Disney Presents averaged 16 minutes, Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy averaged 14 minutes, and Muppet*Vision 3D averaged 10 minutes.

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Animal Kingdom

And last but not least, let’s talk about Animal Kingdom! Avatar Flight of Passage still had the longest average wait time this park this week with 95 minutes. This means the ride saw a MAJOR increase since last week’s 76-minute average.

Pandora

Following that, Na’vi River Journey at 58 minutes, Kali River Rapids at 34 minutes, Expedition Everest at 33 minutes, DINOSAUR at 30 minutes, and Kilimanjaro Safaris at 29 minutes.

Dinosaur

It’s Tough to Be a Bug averaged 10 minutes and TriceraTop Spin averaged 5 minutes. Both The Boneyard and Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail averaged no wait time.

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