Walt Disney World Wait Times for First Week of May 2025

Longtime readers of this article should know the rules by now.

Soon after Easter Weekend ends, Walt Disney World’s theme parks typically experience a slowdown, one that lasts until Memorial Day Week.

Even though Easter arrived later than usual this year, the rule still applied the last time we checked, with Disney crowds dropping a bit.

However, Disney just announced that it has tracked increased attendance at all its American theme parks thus far in 2025.

Also, park officials expect big things throughout the year despite lingering economic concerns. Disney appears impervious to them thus far.

So, we’ve got quite a bit of intrigue as we examine the Walt Disney World wait times for the first full week of May 2025.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom

At Animal Kingdom, the 2025 closures have already happened, as Disney has indicated that DINOSAUR will survive until at least the start of 2026.

As such, this park has changed as much as it’s going to change this year.

Animal Kingdom

That knowledge provides us with a rare bit of stability as the summer theme park campaign approaches.

For now, the question remains about whether early May crowds behaved as expected. Here are Animal Kingdom’s average wait times last week:

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• Avatar Flight of Passage – 70 minutes, down 8
• Na’vi River Journey – 59 minutes, up 3
• Kali River Rapids – 40 minutes, up 3
• Kilimanjaro Safaris – 40 minutes, up 5
• Expedition Everest – 38 minutes, down 2
• Adventurers Outpost – 37 minutes, up 2
• DINOSAUR – 29 minutes, up 1

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Overall, the attractions at this park averaged a wait of 45 minutes, which is actually one minute more than last time.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Hollywood Studios entrance

We had a minor change at this park last week, as Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano permanently closed on May 10^th.

This place was legitimately on my shortlist of worst restaurants at Walt Disney World, so I won’t miss it.

Photo: The MickeyWiki on X

But I know that some of you have expressed sorrow over losing one of the few classic Italian restaurants on the Disney campus, though.

This change marks the true start of the re-theming of Muppets Courtyard into Monstropolis, the Monsters, Inc. themed land.

This seems like a good time to mention that Muppet*Vision 3D closes on June 8^th, giving you from now until June 7^th to experience it one last time.

So, you have less than one month to celebrate the greatness of Jim Henson at Walt Disney World. Get on it!

Photo: ScreenCrush

Despite the closing, we still haven’t tracked much of a last-minute rush for Muppet*Vision 3D, which had a ten-minute wait again last week.

So, the diehards like me appear to talk about Muppet*Vision 3D more than the daily park guests seem to care that it’s leaving, which saddens me.

Disney

Anyway, here are the other average wait times at Hollywood Studios last week:

• Slinky Dog Dash – 71 minutes, up 2
• Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance – 64 minutes, no change
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith – 61 minutes, down 3
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run – 55 minutes, up 9
• Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway – 53 minutes, up 4
• Twilight Zone Tower of Terror – 51 minutes, down 1
• Toy Story Mania – 47 minutes, up 1
• Red Carpet Dreams – 38 minutes, up 2
• Alien Swirling Saucers – 33 minutes, up 1
• Celebrity Spotlight – 17 minutes, up 2
• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue! – 14 minutes, up 1

Overall, Hollywood Studios attractions required an average wait of 38 minutes, which is one minute more than last time.

EPCOT

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So, we’re halfway through this week’s discussion, and we’re trending upward by just the slightest amount.

Both parks thus far have ticked up a minute on their average wait times, which could be statistical noise. We will decide with the other two parks.

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So, here are EPCOT’s average wait times last week:

• Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind – 82 minutes up 5
• Frozen Ever After – 60 minutes, up 7
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure – 55 minutes, up 2
• Royal Sommerhus – 48 minutes, up 7
• Soarin’ Around the World – 39 minutes, down 6
• Meet Mickey & Friends – 23 minutes, no change
• The Seas with Nemo & Friends – 23 minutes, up 2
• Living with the Land – 22 minutes, no change
• Spaceship Earth – 20 minutes, up 2
• Mission: SPACE – 19 minutes, no change
• Turtle Talk with Crush – 18 minutes, no change
• Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros – 16 minutes, up 2
• Journey into Imagination with Figment – 14 minutes, up 1

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Overall, guests stood in line for an average of 34 minutes per attraction, which is two minutes more than last time.

Magic Kingdom

Finally, here are Magic Kingdom’s average wait times last week:

• Tron Lightcycle / Run – 72 minutes, down 1
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train – 60 minutes, no change
• Tiana’s Bayou Adventure – 59 minutes, no change
• Peter Pan’s Flight – 52 minutes, up 2
• Space Mountain – 51 minutes, down 1
• Jungle Cruise – 45 minutes, no change
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh – 39 minutes, up 2
• Haunted Mansion – 37 minutes, up 1
• Ariel’s Grotto – 36 minutes, up 2
• Princess Fairytale Hall – 36 minutes, no change
• Pete’s Silly Sideshow – 34 minutes, up 1
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin – 31 minutes, no change
• Town Square Theater – 28 minutes, no change
• It’s a Small World – 27 minutes, up 3
• Pirates of the Caribbean – 27 minutes, down 1
• Enchanted Tales with Belle – 25 minutes, up 2
• Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid – 24 minutes, up 2
• The Barnstormer – 22 minutes, no change
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant – 22 minutes, up 1
• Tomorrowland Speedway – 20 minutes, down 1
• The Magic Carpets of Aladdin – 18 minutes, down 1
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic – 16 minutes, down 1
• Mad Tea Party – 14 minutes, no change
• Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor – 14 minutes, up 1
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover – 14 minutes, no change
• Walt Disney World Railroad – 13 minutes, no change
• Country Bear Musical Jamboree – 12 minutes, no change
• Prince Charming Regal Carrousel – 9 minutes, down 2
• Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress – 5 minutes, no change

Final Thoughts

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Overall, Magic Kingdom guests were thrilled to wait an average of 28 minutes per attraction, which is the same as last week.

To a larger point, anytime the average wait at this park is less than half an hour, everybody feels like a winner.

Overall, three parks increased their average wait times while Magic Kingdom remained the same.

So, we did have a slight uptick at the parks in early May.

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