Walt Disney World Wait Times for Third Week of August 2025

According to the calendar, summer won’t end for another month.

At Walt Disney World, the images tell a different story. With most schools returning to session, Disney has turned its focus to Halloween.

We’ve already had multiple Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party events.

Still, with school starting, Disney attendance typically plummets. Did that happen this past week?

Here are Walt Disney World’s wait times for the third week of August 2025.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom

The animals don’t celebrate Halloween. They’re all about Christmas.

I would love to see a zebra dressed like Woody or Buzz, though. I’m being goofy, but there’s a point here.

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Animal Kingdom usually suffers the most when school starts, as this is Disney’s most family-friendly park.

Did that happen last week? Here are the park’s average wait times:

• Avatar Flight of Passage – 67 minutes, up 4
• Na’vi River Journey – 51 minutes, down 1
• Kali River Rapids – 39 minutes, down 2
• Expedition Everest – 36 minutes, up 5
• Adventurers Outpost – 33 minutes, up 1
• DINOSAUR – 21 minutes, down 1

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Overall, guests stood in line for an average of 41 minutes, which is actually one minute more than last time.

So, Animal Kingdom held steady as school began.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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With two different constructions at this park, it’s gonna be a bit chaotic for the next year.

We’ll all happily put up with the aggravation if it gets us Monstropolis and The Magic of Disney Animation, though.

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Until then, Hollywood Studios will be fascinating to track. Here are the park’s wait times last week:

• Slinky Dog Dash – 68 minutes, up 5
• Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance — 66 minutes, down 9
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run – 62 minutes, up 7
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith – 54 minutes, up 5
• Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway – 51 minutes, up 5
• Toy Story Mania! – 48 minutes, up 1
• Twilight Zone Tower of Terror – 41 minutes, up 2
• Red Carpet Dreams – 35 minutes, up 4
• Alien Swirling Saucers – 33 minutes, up 5
• Celebrity Spotlight – 14 minutes, up 1
• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue! – 13 minutes, up 3

Tower of Terror

Overall, guests at Hollywood Studios waited for an average of 44 minutes per attraction, which is three minutes more than last time.

EPCOT

We’ll finally have another festival at EPCOT this week!

The 2025 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival starts on Thursday.

Photo: Disney

So, this park will grow more crowded soon. But that’s this week. We’re focusing on last week.

Here are EPCOT’s wait times for the third week of August:

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• Test Track – 83 minutes, up 7
• Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind – 65 minutes, down 8
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure – 52 minutes, up 4
• Frozen Ever After – 51 minutes, up 3
• Royal Sommerhus – 40 minutes, up 6
• Soarin’ Around the World – 31 minutes, up 3
• Mission: SPACE – 28 minutes, up 9
• Meet Mickey & Friends – 21 minutes, up 1
• Turtle Talk with Crush – 18 minutes, no change
• Living with the Land – 15 minutes, up 2
• Spaceship Earth – 14 minutes, up 1
• The Seas with Nemo & Friends – 13 minutes, up 1
• Journey into Imagination with Figment – 11 minutes, up 2
• Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros – 9 minutes, no change

Overall, EPCOT waited for 32 minutes, which is three minutes more than last time.

Magic Kingdom

Disney Springs Halloween PhotoPass

Based on everything we’ve seen, Walt Disney World appeared to be more crowded last week.

Did that apply to Magic Kingdom as well? Here are the park’s wait times:

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• TRON Lightcycle / Run – 63 minutes, up 7
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train – 57 minutes, up 5
• Peter Pan’s Flight – 49 minutes, up 3
• Tiana’s Bayou Adventure – 46 minutes, up 1
• Space Mountain – 40 minutes, up 4
• Jungle Cruise – 39 minutes, up 3
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh – 38 minutes, up 3
• Princess Fairytale Hall – 33 minutes, up 3
• Haunted Mansion – 33 minutes, up 2
• Pete’s Silly Sideshow – 32 minutes, up 4
• Ariel’s Grotto – 30 minutes, up 3
• Town Square Theater – 27 minutes, up 3
• Pirates of the Caribbean – 25 minutes, up 5
• Astro Orbiter – 23 minutes, up 4
• It’s a Small World – 20 minutes, up 1
• Enchanted Tales with Belle – 19 minutes, up 2
• The Barnstormer – 18 minutes, up 5
• Tomorrowland Speedway – 18 minutes, up 2
• Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid – 16 minutes, down 1
• The Magic Carpets of Aladdin – 15 minutes, up 4
• Walt Disney World Railroad – 14 minutes, down 3
• Country Bear Musical Jamboree – 13 minutes, no change
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic – 13 minutes, no change
• Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor – 13 minutes, no change
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant – 12 minutes, up 3
• Mad Tea Party – 12 minutes, up 3
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover – 11 minutes, up 2
• Prince Charming Regal Carrousel – 9 minutes, down 1
• Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress – 5 minutes, no change

Final Thoughts

Overall, guests spent an average of 25 minutes in line at each Magic Kingdom attraction.

That’s two minutes more than last time and means that all four parks had increased wait times this past week.

So, attendance increased during the third week of August, a bit of a rarity at Disney World.

Also, with Food & Wine starting this week, the parks may hold current attendance levels until after Labor Day.

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