Low Crowds Start the Weekend – Disney World Wait Times for Saturday, January 23, 2021

Low crowds continued into this weekend at Walt Disney World, with no park experiencing crowds high enough to make the top 10 days of the past month.  EPCOT’s posted wait times average for today had it as the 19th-ranked day of the past month, but that doesn’t take into account that the actual wait times we measured at EPCOT were about half of the posted wait times.  It was slow.

We counted 488 of 500 guests (98%) at Magic Kingdom wearing face masks according to Disney’s rules.  And we got exactly 100 actual wait times from our fabulous Lines community.  Let’s do the rest of the numbers!

Magic Kingdom Wait Times

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad’s actual wait times had been much lower than its posteds for a while, but it seems to be back on track today.  BTMRR had an average wait time today of 42 minutes. We received 4 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged 85% of the posted wait time.

Magic Kingdom wait times for Saturday, January 23, 2021
Astro Orbiter
Average Posted Wait
40
minutes
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=35 min
30-Day Rank
#12
avg=38 min
365-Day Rank
#42
avg=30 min rank 1=highest
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Average Posted Wait
42
minutes
Actual Waits Were
85%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=42 min
30-Day Rank
#23
avg=52 min
365-Day Rank
#149
avg=48 min rank 1=highest
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
Average Posted Wait
39
minutes
Actual Waits Were
85%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=26 min
30-Day Rank
#12
avg=35 min
365-Day Rank
#81
avg=32 min rank 1=highest
Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Average Posted Wait
20
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=10 min
30-Day Rank
#8
avg=14 min
365-Day Rank
#68
avg=18 min rank 1=highest
“it’s a small world”
Average Posted Wait
42
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=31 min
30-Day Rank
#14
avg=40 min
365-Day Rank
#70
avg=34 min rank 1=highest
Jungle Cruise
Average Posted Wait
34
minutes
Actual Waits Were
99%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=32 min
30-Day Rank
#22
avg=41 min
365-Day Rank
#170
avg=45 min rank 1=highest
Mad Tea Party
Average Posted Wait
18
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=12 min
30-Day Rank
#11
avg=15 min
365-Day Rank
#58
avg=14 min rank 1=highest
Mickey’s PhilharMagic
Average Posted Wait
28
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=19 min
30-Day Rank
#15
avg=27 min
365-Day Rank
#32
avg=17 min rank 1=highest
Peter Pan’s Flight
Average Posted Wait
37
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=27 min
30-Day Rank
#15
avg=37 min
365-Day Rank
#114
avg=41 min rank 1=highest
Pirates of the Caribbean
Average Posted Wait
43
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=37 min
30-Day Rank
#18
avg=48 min
365-Day Rank
#143
avg=43 min rank 1=highest
Space Mountain
Average Posted Wait
42
minutes
Actual Waits Were
71%
of posted wait (n=5)
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=30 min
30-Day Rank
#19
avg=50 min
365-Day Rank
#119
avg=47 min rank 1=highest
Splash Mountain
Average Posted Wait
34
minutes
Actual Waits Were
69%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#5
avg=42 min
30-Day Rank
#22
avg=50 min
365-Day Rank
#161
avg=50 min rank 1=highest
The Barnstormer
Average Posted Wait
25
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=18 min
30-Day Rank
#13
avg=24 min
365-Day Rank
#90
avg=21 min rank 1=highest
The Haunted Mansion
Average Posted Wait
22
minutes
Actual Waits Were
59%
of posted wait (n=5)
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=17 min
30-Day Rank
#13
avg=22 min
365-Day Rank
#177
avg=35 min rank 1=highest
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
Average Posted Wait
18
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=14 min
30-Day Rank
#9
avg=15 min
365-Day Rank
#68
avg=17 min rank 1=highest
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Average Posted Wait
29
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=19 min
30-Day Rank
#10
avg=26 min
365-Day Rank
#84
avg=26 min rank 1=highest
Tomorrowland Speedway
Average Posted Wait
20
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=14 min
30-Day Rank
#14
avg=19 min
365-Day Rank
#90
avg=19 min rank 1=highest
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
Average Posted Wait
59
minutes
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=56 min
30-Day Rank
#20
avg=71 min
365-Day Rank
#130
avg=69 min rank 1=highest
Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid
Average Posted Wait
26
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=16 min
30-Day Rank
#12
avg=22 min
365-Day Rank
#97
avg=22 min rank 1=highest

Animal Kingdom Wait Times

Avatar Flight of Passage had an average wait time today of 41 minutes. Its 7-day average is 37 minutes, so today ranks #2 for this week. Its 30-day average is 55 minutes, so today ranks #18 for the past month. Its 365-day average is 68 minutes, so today ranks #153 for the past year. We received 6 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged 98% of the posted wait time.

Animal Kingdom wait times for Saturday, January 23, 2021
DINOSAUR
Average Posted Wait
39
minutes
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=30 min
30-Day Rank
#17
avg=43 min
365-Day Rank
#94
avg=32 min rank 1=highest
Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
Average Posted Wait
20
minutes
Actual Waits Were
53%
of posted wait (n=5)
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=16 min
30-Day Rank
#20
avg=27 min
365-Day Rank
#175
avg=36 min rank 1=highest
Kilimanjaro Safaris
Average Posted Wait
16
minutes
Actual Waits Were
38%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=15 min
30-Day Rank
#20
avg=24 min
365-Day Rank
#166
avg=35 min rank 1=highest
It’s Tough to Be a Bug!
Average Posted Wait
13
minutes
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=13 min
30-Day Rank
#20
avg=20 min
365-Day Rank
#115
avg=14 min rank 1=highest
TriceraTop Spin
Average Posted Wait
5
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=5 min
30-Day Rank
#8
avg=6 min
365-Day Rank
#93
avg=7 min rank 1=highest
Na’vi River Journey
Average Posted Wait
48
minutes
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=42 min
30-Day Rank
#20
avg=59 min
365-Day Rank
#117
avg=50 min rank 1=highest
Avatar Flight of Passage
Average Posted Wait
41
minutes
Actual Waits Were
98%
of posted wait (n=6)
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=37 min
30-Day Rank
#18
avg=55 min
365-Day Rank
#153
avg=68 min rank 1=highest

Hollywood Studios Wait Times

Toy Story Mania! had an average wait time today of 27 minutes. Its 7-day average is 25 minutes, so today ranks #2 for this week. Its 30-day average is 31 minutes, so today ranks #18 for the past month. Its 365-day average is 33 minutes, so today ranks #130 for the past year. We received 5 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged 39% of the posted wait time.

Studios wait times for Saturday, January 23, 2021

Rise of the Resistance has had a couple of delays in calling boarding groups today.  Things got started well this morning, with Rise of the Resistance starting to call boarding groups around 8:45 a.m.  There was a short pause of around 15 minutes at boarding group 14 right after that.  A second delay happened at boarding group 31 from 10 a.m. until around 10:40 a.m.

There were two afternoon delays in calling boarding groups: one around boarding group 93 just before 3 p.m., and another around boarding group 117 around 4:40 p.m. that lasted until 5 p.m.

 

Rise of the Resistance boarding groups for Saturday, January 23, 2021
Muppet*Vision 3D
Average Posted Wait
24
minutes
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=24 min
30-Day Rank
#26
avg=29 min
365-Day Rank
#45
avg=17 min rank 1=highest
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
Average Posted Wait
34
minutes
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=31 min
30-Day Rank
#22
avg=44 min
365-Day Rank
#189
avg=52 min rank 1=highest
Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
Average Posted Wait
31
minutes
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=29 min
30-Day Rank
#22
avg=35 min
365-Day Rank
#88
avg=27 min rank 1=highest
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Average Posted Wait
47
minutes
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=50 min
30-Day Rank
#24
avg=62 min
365-Day Rank
#141
avg=55 min rank 1=highest
Toy Story Mania!
Average Posted Wait
27
minutes
Actual Waits Were
39%
of posted wait (n=5)
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=25 min
30-Day Rank
#18
avg=31 min
365-Day Rank
#130
avg=33 min rank 1=highest
Slinky Dog Dash
Average Posted Wait
51
minutes
Actual Waits Were
50%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#4
avg=58 min
30-Day Rank
#24
avg=62 min
365-Day Rank
#175
avg=66 min rank 1=highest
Alien Swirling Saucers
Average Posted Wait
23
minutes
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=21 min
30-Day Rank
#22
avg=27 min
365-Day Rank
#156
avg=26 min rank 1=highest
Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
Average Posted Wait
41
minutes
Actual Waits Were
69%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=39 min
30-Day Rank
#20
avg=44 min
365-Day Rank
#188
avg=63 min rank 1=highest
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
Average Posted Wait
49
minutes
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=43 min
30-Day Rank
#23
avg=59 min
365-Day Rank
#170
avg=58 min rank 1=highest

EPCOT Wait Times

Soarin’ had an average wait time today of 33 minutes. Its 7-day average is 26 minutes, so today ranks #2 for this week. Its 30-day average is 40 minutes, so today ranks #15 for the past month. Its 365-day average is 36 minutes, so today ranks #122 for the past year. We received 4 actual wait times today, and the actual wait averaged 47% of the posted wait time.

EPCOT wait times for Saturday, January 23, 2021
Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros
Average Posted Wait
5
minutes
7-Day Rank
#5
avg=6 min
30-Day Rank
#25
avg=9 min
365-Day Rank
#227
avg=10 min rank 1=highest
Journey Into Imagination With Figment
Average Posted Wait
18
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=9 min
30-Day Rank
#12
avg=16 min
365-Day Rank
#79
avg=15 min rank 1=highest
Living with the Land
Average Posted Wait
10
minutes
Actual Waits Were
40%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=7 min
30-Day Rank
#12
avg=9 min
365-Day Rank
#169
avg=13 min rank 1=highest
Mission: SPACE Orange
Average Posted Wait
24
minutes
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=24 min
30-Day Rank
#21
avg=42 min
365-Day Rank
#124
avg=28 min rank 1=highest
Soarin’
Average Posted Wait
33
minutes
Actual Waits Were
47%
of posted wait (n=4)
7-Day Rank
#2
avg=26 min
30-Day Rank
#15
avg=40 min
365-Day Rank
#122
avg=36 min rank 1=highest
Spaceship Earth
Average Posted Wait
23
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=15 min
30-Day Rank
#10
avg=21 min
365-Day Rank
#83
avg=19 min rank 1=highest
Test Track
Average Posted Wait
51
minutes
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=50 min
30-Day Rank
#25
avg=66 min
365-Day Rank
#117
avg=55 min rank 1=highest
The Seas with Nemo & Friends
Average Posted Wait
11
minutes
7-Day Rank
#1
avg=10 min
30-Day Rank
#11
avg=13 min
365-Day Rank
#121
avg=13 min rank 1=highest
Frozen Ever After
Average Posted Wait
29
minutes
7-Day Rank
#3
avg=25 min
30-Day Rank
#14
avg=33 min
365-Day Rank
#197
avg=53 min rank 1=highest

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