Space Mountain Wait Times
Average that day
33min
Fri, May 8
Hours
9am–11pm
Early entry 8:30am–9am
Range
10–65 min
Low 8:31am · high 7:05pm
Typical Friday
44 min
11 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.
Friday, May 8 vs a typical Friday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Fridays
Average
33 min
Lowest
10 min 8:31am
Highest
65 min 7:05pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 1am, and Tue runs about 8 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 | · | · | 8 | 16 | 34 | 47 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 46 | 45 | 39 | 41 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 10 |
| Tue | 10 | · | 13 | 15 | 36 | 45 | 52 | 52 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 40 | 42 | 39 | 34 | 21 | 27 | 20 |
| Wed | · | · | 20 | 22 | 33 | 39 | 56 | 53 | 59 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 38 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 15 |
| Thu | 11 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 47 | 53 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 50 | 44 | 49 | 50 | 42 | 26 | 29 | 30 |
| Fri | · | · | 12 | 19 | 34 | 49 | 57 | 58 | 55 | 50 | 50 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 46 | 33 | 37 | 22 |
| Sat | · | · | 15 | 17 | 29 | 42 | 51 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 28 | 40 |
| Sun | · | · | · | 30 | 36 | 44 | 50 | 46 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 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 once for 1h 43m in total
- 11:58am – 1:42pm 1h 43m
Broke down on 18 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.