Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid Wait Times
Average that day
13min
Sat, Aug 9
Hours
9am–11pm
Early entry 8:30am–9am
Range
5–30 min
Low 8:30am · high 4:00pm
Typical Saturday
9 min
4 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, Aug 9 vs a typical Saturday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Saturdays
Average
13 min
Lowest
5 min 8:30am
Highest
30 min 4:00pm
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 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 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 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 5 | · |
| Sat | · | · | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Sun | · | · | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 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 once for 11m in total
- 12:57pm – 1:09pm 11m
Broke down on 14 of the 26 days it ran in the last 30 days.