How Long Would You Wait to Ride Splash Mountain for the LAST Time?
Today is the LAST day to ride Splash Mountain in its original form in Disney World — and the crowds are no joke.
Splash Mountain in Magic Kingdom
We’ve already shown you some of the early morning crowds we encountered, but exactly how long is Splash Mountain’s wait time?? Let’s dive in!
Splash Mountain Crowds
Splash Mountain will officially close in Magic Kingdom on January 23rd, 2023 to be re-themed into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure with a brand new The Princess and the Frog backstory. Crowds gathered very early on January 22nd to have one last chance to ride Splash in its original form.
The crowds have arrived at Splash Mountain 💦 #splashmountain #disneyworld #disneyparks pic.twitter.com/qJW4DFARGi
— MickeyBlog.com (@MickeyBlog_) January 22, 2023
In order to accommodate the high crowds and the longer-than-usual Splash Mountain queue, the bridge to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad was roped off.
The bridge to Big Thunder has been roped off to make way for the Splash queue 💦 #splashmountain #disneyparks #disneyworld pic.twitter.com/hHoIkxIafw
— MickeyBlog.com (@MickeyBlog_) January 22, 2023
If you plan to ride Splash Mountain today, you might want to prepare for a long wait. As you can see in the photo below, the queue was quite full.
Splash Mountain queue
The crowds cheered as riders soared down the iconic Splash Mountain drop!
Riding one last time! 💦 #splashmountain #waltdisneyworld #disneyparks pic.twitter.com/tyyT9tuDS8
— MickeyBlog.com (@MickeyBlog_) January 22, 2023
But exactly how long are people waiting to ride Splash Mountain?
Splash Mountain Daytime Wait Times
When we first arrived early this morning, the wait time for Splash Mountain was 90 minutes, but within a very short amount of time, we saw the wait time skyrocket to 145 minutes. 😯
Would you wait over 2 hours to ride Splash Mountain?!
Within another few hours, the wait time increased to 200 minutes! That’s over THREE hours, folks.
200 minutes!
In the My Disney Experience app, however, the wait time showed 180 minutes, so your mileage may vary if you’re in line.
Photo: My Disney Experience app
An hour or so later, Splash Mountain’s wait time reflected 180 minutes.
180 minutes!
But by early afternoon, My Disney Experience was showing a 200-minute wait time.
Photo: My Disney Experience app
Even the Splash Mountain Lightning Lane was fairly long.
Lightning Lane
Splash Mountain is available via Lightning Lane if you purchase Genie+, which costs $18 per person today, but it might not be easy to find an open time slot.
As of approximately 2PM, all Splash Mountain Lightning Lane time slots had been reserved. Still, you can keep refreshing the My Disney Experience app in case any Lightning Lanes become available again!
Photo: My Disney Experience app
Splash Mountain Evening Wait Times
Long wait times extended into the evening as guests scrambled to ride Splash Mountain one last time. At one point, the wait time hit 220 minutes!
220 minutes?!!
Cast Members were the last to ride Splash Mountain, with the crowd cheering them on from the nearby bridge.
Walt Disney World Cast Members were the last people to ride Splash Mountain. And the crowd went wild. 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/EbsqYlCg7W
— Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin) January 23, 2023
And while we’re sad to say goodbye, we’re excited for what’s next! Click here to read a brief history of Splash Mountain, and click here to learn more about its future as Tiana’s Bayou Adventure!
