It’s a Holiday Weekend and Disney World Has the Crowds To Prove It!
Memorial Day Weekend unofficially marks the start of the busy summer season at Walt Disney World resort and our MickeyBloggers are definitely noticing an increase in crowds levels at Magic Kingdom this morning! Lines for Pirates of the Caribbean, Space Mountain, and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train are the longest we’ve seen in a while!
Here are some images we captured today that show the larger holiday crowd levels at the Magic Kingdom!
Let’s start over at Pirates of the Caribbean in Adventureland! The ride usually has a line that moves fairly quickly but not today!
We’re seeing long lines at Magic Kingdom today for Memorial Day Weekend #magickingdom #MemorialDayWeekend pic.twitter.com/Mhsg3dQN3h
— MickeyBlog.com (@MickeyBlog_) May 28, 2023
As you can see from our video above, the line actually extends beyond the covered entrance and snakes around the side of the building. We don’t see a line this long very often. It is definitely a sign of things to come as crowds are usually larger than usual from mid-June through mid-August.
For those visiting the theme parks at peak time, you can still have a wonderful magical theme park visit. However, we recommend giving yourselves a bit of extra time for lines on rides, transportation links, and dining!
From Adventureland, we popped over to New Fantasyland where we are witnessing more of the same at Seven Dwarfs Mine Train!
Here’s a look at the morning line for this beloved coaster.
This is the lightning lane line for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train #magickingdom #MemorialDayWeekend pic.twitter.com/6AOe2FFCkN
— MickeyBlog.com (@MickeyBlog_) May 28, 2023
Again, we’re seeing lines extend well beyond the ride queue. At Seven Dwarfs Mine Train the line went down the path toward Fantasyland. The current wait times for the Mine Train are posted at 85 minutes. However, we suspect they’ll be a bit longer than that!
It is more of the same as we head into Tomorrowland where ride queues are MASSIVE for Space Mountain.
With the recent opening of TRON Lightcycle/Run, the crowds can be quite heavy at Tomorrowland these days.
The line for Space Mountain is all the way back here! #magickingdom #MemorialDayWeekend pic.twitter.com/SohBmRy9XO
— MickeyBlog.com (@MickeyBlog_) May 28, 2023
Here you can see the Space Mountain line extending beyond the elevated track for the PeopleMover and toward the center of Tomorrowland!
Readers are encouraged to keep following along with MickeyBlog. We’ll be coming to you LIVE from the theme parks throughout Memorial Day Weekend. We’ll continue to keep you posted regarding crowds at Magic Kingdom and beyond!
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