Pirates of the Caribbean Wait Times
Average that day
20min
Thu, Nov 27
Hours
8am–11pm
Posted hours
Range
5–40 min
Low 8:13am · high 3:28pm
Typical Thursday
13 min
7 min busier that day
Photo: Disney
Pirates of the Caribbean is a slow-paced dark ride located in Adventureland at Magic Kingdom Park, Walt Disney World. The attraction takes guests on a scenic boat journey through elaborate pirate-themed scenes, featuring small drops and imaginative storytelling that appeal to all ages. With no height restrictions, it is accessible to visitors of any height.
Thursday, Nov 27 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
20 min
Lowest
5 min 8:13am
Highest
40 min 3:28pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Tue runs about 10 min shorter than Wed.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 12am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | · | 5 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 7 | · |
| Tue | · | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Wed | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 11 | · |
| Thu | · | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Fri | · | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Sat | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| Sun | · | 5 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.
History
Average
19 min
Lowest
5 min Sep 1
Highest
40 min Dec 29
Average
17 min
Lowest
6 min Aug 30
Highest
29 min Feb 15
Average
20 min
Lowest
6 min Nov 2026
Highest
25 min Feb 2026
Average
26 min
Lowest
19 min 2026
Highest
35 min 2022
Ride status
Down once for 6m in total
- 5:01pm – 5:07pm 6m
Broke down on 13 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.