Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid Wait Times
Average that day
24min
Thu, Aug 7
Hours
9am–11pm
Early entry 8:30am–9am
Range
5–45 min
Low 10:09am · high 4:21pm
Typical Thursday
12 min
12 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.
Thursday, Aug 7 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
24 min
Lowest
5 min 10:09am
Highest
45 min 4:21pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 7am, and Sun runs about 7 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 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Tue | · | · | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Wed | · | · | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Thu | 5 | · | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 5 | · |
| Fri | · | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 5 | · |
| Sat | · | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Sun | · | · | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 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 3 times for 3h 43m in total
- 8:34am – 9:45am 1h 11m
- 11:30am – 12:51pm 1h 21m
- 2:21pm – 3:33pm 1h 11m
Broke down on 13 of the 26 days it ran in the last 30 days.