Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid Wait Times
Average that day
7min
Fri, Sep 26
Hours
8am–6pm
Early entry 7:30am–8am · Special ticketed event 7pm–12am
Range
5–15 min
Low 12:01am · high 1:20pm
Typical Friday
8 min
1 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.
Friday, Sep 26 vs a typical Friday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Fridays
Average
7 min
Lowest
5 min 12:01am
Highest
15 min 1:20pm
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 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Fri | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Sat | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Sun | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 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 29m in total
- 3:08pm – 3:33pm 24m
- 9:27pm – 9:32pm 5m
Broke down on 21 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.