New Year’s Eve at Walt Disney World is one of the busiest days of the year. Whether you are heading to the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios or Disney’s Animal Kingdom, expect to see heavy crowds.
When we are asked what is the busiest days of the year at Disney World, New Year’s Eve is historically tops that list. New Year’s Eve can even bring park closures due to capacity. Let’s take a look at all of the attraction wait times for 2018.
New Year’s Eve Magic Kingdom Park official attraction wait times.
- Meet Mickey Mouse at Town Square Theater – 35 Minutes at 5 pm
- Meet Tinker Bell at Town Square Theater – 45 Minutes at 5 pm
- Meet Cinderella and Elana at Princess Fairytale Hall – 75 Minutes at 5 pm
- Meet Rapunzel and Tiana at Princess Fairytale Hall – 75 Minutes at 5 pm
- Prince Charming Regal Carrousel – 25 Minutes at 5 pm
- Mickey’s PhilharMagic – 60 Minutes at 5 pm
- Peter Pan’s Flight – 125 Minutes at 5 pm
- “it’s a small world” – 65 Minutes at 5 pm
- Enchanted Tales with Belle – 60 Minutes at 5 pm
- Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid – 80 Minutes at 5 pm
- Meet Ariel at Her Grotto – 60 Minutes at 5 pm
- The Barnstormer – 90 Minutes at 5 pm
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant – 50 Minutes at 5 pm
- Pete’s Silly Sideshow (Meet Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Minnie) – 55 Minutes at 5 pm
- Mad Tea Party – 45 Minutes at 5 pm
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh – 85 Minutes at 5 pm
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train – 180 Minutes at 5 pm
- Haunted Mansion – 105 Minutes at 5 pm
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad – 120 Minutes at 5 pm
- Splash Mountain – 140 Minutes at 5 pm
- Country Bear Jamboree – NA
- Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room – 10 Minutes at 5 pm
- Pirates of the Caribbean – 80 Minutes at 5 pm
- The Magic Carpets – 50 Minutes at 5 pm
- Jingle Cruise (Jungle Cruise) – 120 Minutes at 5 pm
- Space Mountain – 185 Minutes at 5 pm
- Tomorrowland Speedway – 75 Minutes at 5 pm
- Astro Orbiter – 40 Minutes at 5 pm
- Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover – 45 Minutes at 5 pm
- Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin – 90 Minutes at 5 pm
- Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor – 50 Minutes at 5 pm
New Year’s Eve Epcot official attraction wait times.
- Spaceship Earth – 75 Minutes at 5 pm
- The Seas with Nemo & Friends – 80 Minutes at 5 pm
- Turtle Talk with Crush – 25 Minutes at 5 pm
- Meet Disney Pals at the Epcot Character Spot – 45 Minutes at 5 pm
- Living with the Land – 50 Minutes at 5 pm
- Soarin’ Around the World – 210 Minutes at 5 pm
- Journey Into Imagination with Figment – 55 Minutes at 5 pm
- Test Track – 215 Minutes at 5 pm
- Mission: SPACE – 125 Minutes at 5 pm
- Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros (Mexico) – 45 Minutes at 5 pm
- Meet Anna and Elsa at Royal Sommerhus (Norway) – 45 Minutes at 5 pm
- Frozen Ever After (Norway) – 135 Minutes at 5 pm
New Year’s Eve Disney’s Hollywood Studios official attraction wait times.
- The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror – 105 minutes at 5 pm
- Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith – 135 Minutes at 5 pm
- Meet BB-8 – 20 Minutes at 5 pm
- Meet Kylo Ren – 15 Minutes at 5 pm
- Meet Chewbacca – 25 Minutes at 5 pm
- Toy Story Mania! – Temporarily Closed
- Alien Swirling Saucers – 80 Minutes at 5 pm
- Slinky Dog Dash – 150 Minutes at 5 pm
- Meet Mickey and Minnie Starring in Red Carpet Dreams – 60 Minutes at 5 pm
- Celebrity Spotlight Meet Olaf – 10 Minutes at 5 pm
- Star Tours- The Adventure Continues – 50 Minutes at 5 pm
- Muppet Vision 3D – 15 Minutes at 5 pm
New Year’s Eve Disney’s Animal Kingdom official attraction wait times.
- Na’vi River Journey – 95 Minutes at 5 pm
- Avatar Flight of Passage – 95 Minutes at 5 pm
- Dinosaur – 25 Minutes at 5 pm
- Primeval Whirl – 20 Minutes at 5 pm
- TriceraTop Spin – 10 Minutes at 5 pm
- It’s Tough to be a Bug! – 10 Minutes at 5 pm
- Meet Mickey and Minnie at Adventurers Outpost – 25 Minutes at 5 pm
- Kilimanjaro Safaris – 75 Minutes at 5 pm
- Kali River Rapids – 30 Minutes at 5 pm
- Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain – 50 Minutes at 5 pm
Use these official Walt Disney World wait times for your future holiday vacation planning. Over the past few years the patterns have been fairly similar. This year Disney’s Hollywood Studios does have the addition of Toy Story Land so it will be interesting to track the wait times for those attractions during New Year’s Eve. If you are current at Disney World make sure you tag us @wdwkingdom on Facebook and Instagram to share your crowd photos with us.