Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid Wait Times
Average that day
20min
Mon, Dec 8
Hours
9am–11pm
Early entry 8:30am–9am
Range
5–50 min
Low 12:01am · high 12:08pm
Typical Monday
17 min
3 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.
Monday, Dec 8 vs a typical Monday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Mondays
Average
20 min
Lowest
5 min 12:01am
Highest
50 min 12:08pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 7am, and Fri runs about 9 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 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Tue | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Wed | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 6 | · |
| Thu | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | · |
| Fri | · | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Sat | · | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Sun | · | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 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 41m in total
- 12:44pm – 1:26pm 41m
Broke down on 19 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.