Space Mountain Wait Times
Average that day
29min
Thu, Oct 9
Hours
8am–6pm
Early entry 7:30am–8am · Special ticketed event 7pm–12am
Range
5–55 min
Low 8:56am · high 5:29pm
Typical Thursday
23 min
6 min busier 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.
Thursday, Oct 9 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
29 min
Lowest
5 min 8:56am
Highest
55 min 5:29pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 7am, and Fri runs about 20 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 | · | 14 | 21 | 29 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 32 | 42 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 10 |
| Tue | · | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Wed | 20 | · | 17 | 20 | 28 | 35 | 39 | 31 | 26 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 34 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 13 |
| Thu | 9 | · | 15 | 19 | 25 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| Fri | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 10 |
| Sat | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 41 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 46 | 43 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 41 | 37 | 30 |
| Sun | · | 10 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 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 56m in total
- 7:32am – 8:53am 1h 20m
- 3:11pm – 4:47pm 1h 36m
Broke down on 20 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.