Space Mountain Wait Times
Average that day
18min
Tue, Sep 23
Hours
9am–6pm
Early entry 8:30am–9am · Special ticketed event 7pm–12am
Range
5–45 min
Low 10:26am · high 11:23am
Typical Tuesday
24 min
6 min quieter that day
Photo: Disney
Space Mountain in Magic Kingdom Park’s Tomorrowland offers guests a high-speed, indoor roller coaster that simulates a journey through outer space. The attraction combines thrilling drops and sharp turns with a dark, futuristic atmosphere, appealing to a range of ages from kids to adults. Visitors must be at least 44 inches (113 cm) tall to ride.
Tuesday, Sep 23 vs a typical Tuesday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Tuesdays
Average
18 min
Lowest
5 min 10:26am
Highest
45 min 11:23am
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 7am, and Sun runs about 13 min shorter than Sat.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 12am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 5 | · | 18 | 20 | 30 | 39 | 36 | 38 | 34 | 42 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 13 |
| Tue | · | 8 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 35 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| Wed | · | · | 15 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
| Thu | 9 | · | 18 | 23 | 29 | 39 | 37 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 41 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 15 |
| Fri | · | 13 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 11 |
| Sat | 5 | · | 16 | 18 | 31 | 39 | 46 | 41 | 39 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 44 | 38 | 33 | 35 |
| Sun | · | 10 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 7 |
Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.
History
Average
36 min
Lowest
8 min Sep 1
Highest
110 min Feb 17
Average
34 min
Lowest
15 min Sep 13
Highest
54 min Dec 28
Average
37 min
Lowest
22 min Sep 2025
Highest
46 min Mar 2025
Average
43 min
Lowest
36 min 2026
Highest
50 min 2023
Ride status
Down twice for 2h 9m in total
- 9:56am – 10:23am 27m
- 7:23pm – 9:06pm 1h 42m
Broke down on 21 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.