Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid Wait Times
Average that day
21min
Sat, May 3
Hours
8am–11pm
Early entry 7:30am–8am
Range
5–50 min
Low 8:36am · high 1:51pm
Typical Saturday
18 min
3 min busier that day
Photo: Disney
Under The Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid is a slow-paced ride located in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park, Walt Disney World Resort. The attraction immerses guests in scenes from the classic Disney film, with a clamshell-themed vehicle taking riders on an underwater musical adventure. It is designed to appeal to all ages, including preschoolers, kids, tweens, and adults, with no height restrictions.
Saturday, May 3 vs a typical Saturday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Saturdays
Average
21 min
Lowest
5 min 8:36am
Highest
50 min 1:51pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 7am, and Sun runs about 5 min shorter than Tue.
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 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 5 | · |
| Tue | · | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Wed | · | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 27 | 31 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Thu | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 5 | · |
| Fri | · | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 8 | · |
| Sat | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 28 | 33 | 18 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Sun | · | · | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | · |
Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.
History
Average
16 min
Lowest
5 min Aug 11
Highest
38 min Dec 29
Average
13 min
Lowest
6 min Dec 7
Highest
27 min Dec 28
Average
16 min
Lowest
8 min Nov 2026
Highest
21 min Feb 2025
Average
20 min
Lowest
16 min 2026
Highest
25 min 2022
Ride status
Down twice for 1h 11m in total
- 7:32am – 8:29am 56m
- 12:56pm – 1:12pm 15m
Broke down on 7 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.