Space Mountain Wait Times

Walt Disney World® Resort · Magic Kingdom Park

Average that day

56min

Fri, Jan 2

Hours

8am–11pm

Early entry 7:30am–8am

Range

5–90 min

Low 7:31am · high 11:33am

Typical Friday

24 min

32 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.

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Standby

Lightning Lane

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Friday, Jan 2 vs a typical Friday

Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Fridays

Average

56 min

Lowest

5 min 7:31am

Highest

90 min 11:33am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 7am, and Tue runs about 11 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	13	21	29	45	52	52	49	43	47	48	46	45	45	29	30	19	21
Tue	·	13	16	22	29	35	32	27	27	24	33	31	41	31	25	23	16	10
Wed	5	10	18	28	43	49	48	45	38	47	49	49	47	43	31	28	28	23
Thu	28	11	16	20	27	37	36	31	29	33	36	39	45	37	25	29	21	7
Fri	·	11	14	19	34	35	33	30	28	32	38	33	29	33	27	31	22	12
Sat	10	11	13	29	46	53	50	46	41	51	52	52	49	41	33	28	25	28
Sun	·	8	12	23	31	38	36	33	31	35	38	35	43	33	30	27	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 twice for 3h 48m in total

7:31am Running Down 11:00pm

1:09pm – 2:45pm 1h 36m
5:27pm – 7:39pm 2h 12m

Broke down on 13 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

Lightning Lane returns

Wait time data is provided by ThemeParks.wiki. Data may not always be 100% accurate.

Space Mountain Wait Times

Friday, Jan 2 vs a typical Friday

Best times to go

History

Ride status

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	12am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	5	13	21	29	45	52	52	49	43	47	48	46	45	45	29	30	19	21
Tue	·	13	16	22	29	35	32	27	27	24	33	31	41	31	25	23	16	10
Wed	5	10	18	28	43	49	48	45	38	47	49	49	47	43	31	28	28	23
Thu	28	11	16	20	27	37	36	31	29	33	36	39	45	37	25	29	21	7
Fri	·	11	14	19	34	35	33	30	28	32	38	33	29	33	27	31	22	12
Sat	10	11	13	29	46	53	50	46	41	51	52	52	49	41	33	28	25	28
Sun	·	8	12	23	31	38	36	33	31	35	38	35	43	33	30	27	15	13

	12am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	5	13	21	29	45	52	52	49	43	47	48	46	45	45	29	30	19	21
Tue	·	13	16	22	29	35	32	27	27	24	33	31	41	31	25	23	16	10
Wed	5	10	18	28	43	49	48	45	38	47	49	49	47	43	31	28	28	23
Thu	28	11	16	20	27	37	36	31	29	33	36	39	45	37	25	29	21	7
Fri	·	11	14	19	34	35	33	30	28	32	38	33	29	33	27	31	22	12
Sat	10	11	13	29	46	53	50	46	41	51	52	52	49	41	33	28	25	28
Sun	·	8	12	23	31	38	36	33	31	35	38	35	43	33	30	27	15	13

	12am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	5	13	21	29	45	52	52	49	43	47	48	46	45	45	29	30	19	21
Tue	·	13	16	22	29	35	32	27	27	24	33	31	41	31	25	23	16	10
Wed	5	10	18	28	43	49	48	45	38	47	49	49	47	43	31	28	28	23
Thu	28	11	16	20	27	37	36	31	29	33	36	39	45	37	25	29	21	7
Fri	·	11	14	19	34	35	33	30	28	32	38	33	29	33	27	31	22	12
Sat	10	11	13	29	46	53	50	46	41	51	52	52	49	41	33	28	25	28
Sun	·	8	12	23	31	38	36	33	31	35	38	35	43	33	30	27	15	13