Space Mountain Wait Times

Walt Disney World® Resort · Magic Kingdom Park

Average that day

41min

Fri, Apr 17

Hours

9am–11pm

Early entry 8:30am–9am

Range

15–55 min

Low 8:31am · high 10:09am

Typical Friday

43 min

2 min quieter that day

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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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Friday, Apr 17 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

41 min

Lowest

15 min 8:31am

Highest

55 min 10:09am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 1am, and Sun runs about 9 min shorter than Fri.

Average standby each hour, day by day

	12am	1am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	·	7	17	34	42	52	52	46	43	44	52	43	39	42	32	25	20	22
Tue	12	·	13	15	37	57	68	67	65	47	49	54	54	47	43	33	26	31	20
Wed	·	·	20	27	37	43	59	54	61	47	47	53	43	48	45	34	25	32	18
Thu	11	5	18	21	36	47	53	54	51	48	45	49	47	49	46	36	27	33	30
Fri	·	·	12	18	34	51	58	58	54	52	49	53	48	53	51	42	30	39	22
Sat	·	·	15	18	32	43	52	47	47	46	42	48	47	48	44	40	32	28	33
Sun	·	·	·	27	33	42	47	45	43	42	39	44	39	39	31	27	19	20	5

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 1h 29m in total

8:31am Running Down 11:01pm

9:31am – 9:41am 10m
9:41pm – 11:01pm 1h 19m

Broke down on 18 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

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

Space Mountain Wait Times

Friday, Apr 17 vs a typical Friday

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	12am	1am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	·	7	17	34	42	52	52	46	43	44	52	43	39	42	32	25	20	22
Tue	12	·	13	15	37	57	68	67	65	47	49	54	54	47	43	33	26	31	20
Wed	·	·	20	27	37	43	59	54	61	47	47	53	43	48	45	34	25	32	18
Thu	11	5	18	21	36	47	53	54	51	48	45	49	47	49	46	36	27	33	30
Fri	·	·	12	18	34	51	58	58	54	52	49	53	48	53	51	42	30	39	22
Sat	·	·	15	18	32	43	52	47	47	46	42	48	47	48	44	40	32	28	33
Sun	·	·	·	27	33	42	47	45	43	42	39	44	39	39	31	27	19	20	5

	12am	1am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	·	7	17	34	42	52	52	46	43	44	52	43	39	42	32	25	20	22
Tue	12	·	13	15	37	57	68	67	65	47	49	54	54	47	43	33	26	31	20
Wed	·	·	20	27	37	43	59	54	61	47	47	53	43	48	45	34	25	32	18
Thu	11	5	18	21	36	47	53	54	51	48	45	49	47	49	46	36	27	33	30
Fri	·	·	12	18	34	51	58	58	54	52	49	53	48	53	51	42	30	39	22
Sat	·	·	15	18	32	43	52	47	47	46	42	48	47	48	44	40	32	28	33
Sun	·	·	·	27	33	42	47	45	43	42	39	44	39	39	31	27	19	20	5

	12am	1am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	·	7	17	34	42	52	52	46	43	44	52	43	39	42	32	25	20	22
Tue	12	·	13	15	37	57	68	67	65	47	49	54	54	47	43	33	26	31	20
Wed	·	·	20	27	37	43	59	54	61	47	47	53	43	48	45	34	25	32	18
Thu	11	5	18	21	36	47	53	54	51	48	45	49	47	49	46	36	27	33	30
Fri	·	·	12	18	34	51	58	58	54	52	49	53	48	53	51	42	30	39	22
Sat	·	·	15	18	32	43	52	47	47	46	42	48	47	48	44	40	32	28	33
Sun	·	·	·	27	33	42	47	45	43	42	39	44	39	39	31	27	19	20	5