Space Mountain Wait Times

Walt Disney World® Resort · Magic Kingdom Park

Average that day

23min

Fri, Aug 21

Hours

8am–6pm

Early entry 7:30am–8am · Special ticketed event 6:30pm–12am

Range

5–45 min

Low 8:25pm · high 5:26pm

Typical Friday

33 min

10 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, Aug 21 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

23 min

Lowest

5 min 8:25pm

Highest

45 min 5:26pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 7am, and Fri runs about 13 min shorter than Wed.

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	·	·	24	36	34	38	44	39	38	39	41	46	46	45	38	28	19	12
Tue	5	19	30	36	43	51	50	45	42	42	50	42	39	42	40	28	27	17
Wed	·	·	32	40	45	53	56	46	44	47	43	39	44	55	57	45	41	26
Thu	21	·	29	38	46	60	59	55	54	51	65	51	42	48	47	37	24	15
Fri	·	19	24	29	29	37	34	34	34	30	36	37	38	36	29	31	26	28
Sat	·	16	18	22	31	38	40	40	38	35	39	40	39	39	41	34	24	20
Sun	·	·	26	34	35	40	39	43	35	36	34	28	32	37	35	23	21	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 1h 42m in total

7:30am Running Down 10:44pm

7:35am – 8:00am 25m
9:27pm – 10:44pm 1h 17m

Broke down on 25 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, Aug 21 vs a typical Friday

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	12am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	·	24	36	34	38	44	39	38	39	41	46	46	45	38	28	19	12
Tue	5	19	30	36	43	51	50	45	42	42	50	42	39	42	40	28	27	17
Wed	·	·	32	40	45	53	56	46	44	47	43	39	44	55	57	45	41	26
Thu	21	·	29	38	46	60	59	55	54	51	65	51	42	48	47	37	24	15
Fri	·	19	24	29	29	37	34	34	34	30	36	37	38	36	29	31	26	28
Sat	·	16	18	22	31	38	40	40	38	35	39	40	39	39	41	34	24	20
Sun	·	·	26	34	35	40	39	43	35	36	34	28	32	37	35	23	21	13

	12am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	·	24	36	34	38	44	39	38	39	41	46	46	45	38	28	19	12
Tue	5	19	30	36	43	51	50	45	42	42	50	42	39	42	40	28	27	17
Wed	·	·	32	40	45	53	56	46	44	47	43	39	44	55	57	45	41	26
Thu	21	·	29	38	46	60	59	55	54	51	65	51	42	48	47	37	24	15
Fri	·	19	24	29	29	37	34	34	34	30	36	37	38	36	29	31	26	28
Sat	·	16	18	22	31	38	40	40	38	35	39	40	39	39	41	34	24	20
Sun	·	·	26	34	35	40	39	43	35	36	34	28	32	37	35	23	21	13

	12am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	·	24	36	34	38	44	39	38	39	41	46	46	45	38	28	19	12
Tue	5	19	30	36	43	51	50	45	42	42	50	42	39	42	40	28	27	17
Wed	·	·	32	40	45	53	56	46	44	47	43	39	44	55	57	45	41	26
Thu	21	·	29	38	46	60	59	55	54	51	65	51	42	48	47	37	24	15
Fri	·	19	24	29	29	37	34	34	34	30	36	37	38	36	29	31	26	28
Sat	·	16	18	22	31	38	40	40	38	35	39	40	39	39	41	34	24	20
Sun	·	·	26	34	35	40	39	43	35	36	34	28	32	37	35	23	21	13