Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid Wait Times
Average that day
7min
Wed, Oct 28
Hours
9am–10pm
Early entry 8:30am–9am
Range
5–20 min
Low 8:39am · high 3:55pm
Typical Wednesday
13 min
6 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.
Wednesday, Oct 28 vs a typical Wednesday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Wednesdays
Average
7 min
Lowest
5 min 8:39am
Highest
20 min 3:55pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 7am and 11pm, and Fri runs about 10 min shorter than Sat.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | · | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 6 | · |
| Tue | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | · | · |
| Wed | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Thu | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Fri | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 5 | · | 10 | 5 | 8 | · |
| Sat | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Sun | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 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
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 twice for 17m in total
- 1:46pm – 2:02pm 16m
- 4:58pm – 4:59pm 1m
Broke down on 15 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.