Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid Wait Times
Average that day
29min
Thu, Apr 9
Hours
9am–11pm
Early entry 8:30am–9am
Range
5–60 min
Low 12:13am · high 12:19pm
Typical Thursday
17 min
12 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, Apr 9 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
29 min
Lowest
5 min 12:13am
Highest
60 min 12:19pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 7am and 8am, and Sun runs about 3 min shorter than Tue.
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 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Tue | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Wed | · | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 28 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Thu | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 34 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Fri | · | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Sat | · | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Sun | · | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 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
16 min
Lowest
6 min Nov 2026
Highest
21 min Feb 2025
Average
20 min
Lowest
16 min 2026
Highest
25 min 2022
Ride status
Down once for 23m in total
- 10:36pm – 11:00pm 23m
Broke down on 18 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.