Space Mountain Wait Times
Average that day
10min
Thu, Oct 1
Hours
9am–6pm
Early entry 8:30am–9am · Special ticketed event 6:30pm–12am
Range
5–40 min
Low 9:12am · high 4:52pm
Typical Thursday
40 min
30 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.
Thursday, Oct 1 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
10 min
Lowest
5 min 9:12am
Highest
40 min 4:52pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 7am and 11pm, and Fri runs about 19 min shorter than Thu.
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 | · | · | 23 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 42 | 36 | 30 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
| Tue | · | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 9 |
| Wed | · | · | 19 | 26 | 34 | 42 | 46 | 39 | 32 | 39 | 30 | 27 | 33 | 42 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 21 |
| Thu | 26 | · | 22 | 26 | 35 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 37 | 34 | 27 | 30 | · |
| Fri | · | 11 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 9 |
| Sat | · | 14 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 43 | 35 | 43 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 45 | 41 | 29 | 25 | · |
| Sun | · | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 8 |
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 31m in total
- 10:03am – 10:34am 31m
- 10:39pm – 10:39pm 0s
Broke down on 17 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.