Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid Wait Times
Average that day
9min
Thu, Jul 3
Hours
9am–11pm
Early entry 8:30am–9am
Range
5–40 min
Low 8:51am · high 6:45pm
Typical Thursday
15 min
6 min quieter 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.
Thursday, Jul 3 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
9 min
Lowest
5 min 8:51am
Highest
40 min 6:45pm
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 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | · |
| Tue | 5 | · | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Wed | · | · | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 13 |
| Thu | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 5 | · |
| Fri | · | · | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 5 | · |
| Sat | · | · | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Sun | · | · | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 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
17 min
Lowest
9 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 3m in total
- 8:33am – 8:48am 15m
- 12:54pm – 1:42pm 48m
Broke down on 11 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.