Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid Wait Times
Average that day
22min
Wed, Dec 31
Hours
8am–1am
Early entry 7:30am–8am
Range
5–45 min
Low 7:43am · high 12:07pm
Typical Wednesday
18 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.
Wednesday, Dec 31 vs a typical Wednesday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Wednesdays
Average
22 min
Lowest
5 min 7:43am
Highest
45 min 12:07pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 7am, and Fri runs about 9 min shorter than Mon.
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 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Tue | · | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Wed | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Thu | · | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | · |
| Fri | · | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Sat | · | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Sun | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 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
Ran all day with no breakdowns
Broke down on 15 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.