Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid Wait Times
Average that day
8min
Fri, Aug 7
Hours
8am–6pm
Early entry 7:30am–8am · Special ticketed event 7pm–12am
Range
5–25 min
Low 7:31am · high 5:38pm
Typical Friday
11 min
3 min quieter 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.
Friday, Aug 7 vs a typical Friday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Fridays
Average
8 min
Lowest
5 min 7:31am
Highest
25 min 5:38pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 7am, and Sun runs about 8 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 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Tue | 5 | · | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Wed | · | · | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Thu | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Fri | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Sat | · | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Sun | · | · | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 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
12 min Aug 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 13 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.