Pirates of the Caribbean Wait Times
Average that day
20min
Sun, Dec 21
Hours
8am–6pm
Special ticketed event 7pm–12am
Range
5–40 min
Low 8:09am · high 5:27pm
Typical Sunday
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.
Sunday, Dec 21 vs a typical Sunday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Sundays
Average
20 min
Lowest
5 min 8:09am
Highest
40 min 5:27pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Fri runs about 8 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 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Tue | · | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | · |
| Wed | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Thu | · | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | · |
| Fri | · | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | · |
| Sat | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Sun | · | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
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
8 min Nov 2026
Highest
25 min Feb 2026
Average
26 min
Lowest
19 min 2026
Highest
35 min 2022
Ride status
Down 3 times for 4h 14m in total
- 8:15am – 8:51am 36m
- 9:00am – 10:33am 1h 33m
- 11:21am – 1:27pm 2h 5m
Broke down on 15 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.