Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid Wait Times
Average that day
24min
Thu, Jan 1
Hours
8am–11pm
Early entry 7:30am–8am
Range
5–50 min
Low 12:01am · high 1:56pm
Typical Thursday
13 min
11 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.
Thursday, Jan 1 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
24 min
Lowest
5 min 12:01am
Highest
50 min 1:56pm
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 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | · |
| Fri | · | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Sat | · | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 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
Down twice for 37m in total
- 3:29pm – 3:56pm 26m
- 8:32pm – 8:43pm 11m
Broke down on 15 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.