Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid Wait Times
Average that day
19min
Sun, Sep 6
Hours
9am–10pm
Early entry 8:30am–9am
Range
5–45 min
Low 8:31am · high 3:55pm
Typical Sunday
9 min
10 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.
Sunday, Sep 6 vs a typical Sunday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Sundays
Average
19 min
Lowest
5 min 8:31am
Highest
45 min 3:55pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 7am, and Fri runs about 4 min shorter than Wed.
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 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Tue | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Wed | · | · | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Thu | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Fri | · | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Sat | · | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Sun | · | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 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
12 min Aug 2026
Highest
21 min Feb 2025
Average
20 min
Lowest
16 min 2026
Highest
25 min 2022
Ride status
Down once for 3m in total
- 11:21am – 11:25am 3m
Broke down on 14 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.