Space Mountain Wait Times
Average that day
44min
Fri, Dec 26
Hours
8am–11pm
Early entry 7:30am–8am
Range
10–65 min
Low 7:51am · high 10:16am
Typical Friday
21 min
23 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.
Friday, Dec 26 vs a typical Friday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Fridays
Average
44 min
Lowest
10 min 7:51am
Highest
65 min 10:16am
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 7am and 8am, and Tue runs about 15 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 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 38 | 47 | 48 | 43 | 37 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 9 |
| Tue | · | 11 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 6 |
| Wed | 5 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 44 | 46 | 41 | 35 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 |
| Thu | 40 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 36 | 45 | 34 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 7 |
| Fri | · | 11 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 12 |
| Sat | 10 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 40 | 49 | 47 | 40 | 38 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 46 | 39 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 35 |
| Sun | · | 7 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 13 |
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 once for 1h 2m in total
- 6:38pm – 7:41pm 1h 2m
Broke down on 14 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.