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Disney World Wait Times Rebound Sharply in Second Week of October

Fan-compiled weekly data shows park-wide averages jumping about 15 minutes, with headliners posting the largest gains.

Overview

  • New figures from MickeyBlog indicate the four parks averaged 43 minutes per attraction, up 15 minutes week over week, with Magic Kingdom at 33 minutes on average, up 11.
  • Marquee rides led the surge, including Test Track at 89 minutes (+21), Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at 86 (+25), Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure at 73 (+25), TRON Lightcycle/Run at 76 (+24), Slinky Dog Dash at 83 (+25), and Avatar Flight of Passage at 70 (+26).
  • Disney’s Animal Kingdom showed the steepest swing, averaging 44 minutes across attractions, a 20-minute jump that MickeyBlog characterized as an 83% increase from the previous week.
  • Earlier snapshots from The Disney Food Blog and AllEars.net had shown relatively quiet conditions with few waits over an hour, underscoring how quickly the low-crowd window gave way to a spike.
  • Methodology and timing differ across fan sites, and DisneyFanatic reported nine attractions hitting triple-digit peaks during the surge, including a 140-minute high at Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure.