Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid Wait Times
Average that day
21min
Wed, Sep 24
Hours
9am–10pm
Early entry 8:30am–9am
Range
5–55 min
Low 8:32am · high 6:29pm
Typical Wednesday
11 min
10 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.
Wednesday, Sep 24 vs a typical Wednesday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Wednesdays
Average
21 min
Lowest
5 min 8:32am
Highest
55 min 6:29pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 7am, and Sun runs about 7 min shorter than Sat.
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 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Tue | · | · | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Wed | · | · | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Thu | 5 | · | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Fri | · | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Sat | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Sun | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 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
10 min Nov 2026
Highest
21 min Feb 2025
Average
20 min
Lowest
16 min 2026
Highest
25 min 2022
Ride status
Down twice for 39m in total
- 2:23pm – 2:27pm 3m
- 6:41pm – 7:17pm 36m
Broke down on 20 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.