Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid Wait Times
Average that day
25min
Sat, Jan 3
Hours
8am–11pm
Early entry 7:30am–8am
Range
5–50 min
Low 7:30am · high 4:36pm
Typical Saturday
19 min
6 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.
Saturday, Jan 3 vs a typical Saturday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Saturdays
Average
25 min
Lowest
5 min 7:30am
Highest
50 min 4:36pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 7am, and Sun runs about 8 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 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 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 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Sat | · | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Sun | · | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 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 23m in total
- 8:12am – 8:31am 18m
- 3:15pm – 3:21pm 5m
Broke down on 15 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.