Walt Disney World Wait Times for End of April 2026

On Sunday, May 3^rd, Magic Kingdom demonstrably improved.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad reopened after an extended absence.

Amy Smith, Photographer

We don’t have a full week of data, so I won’t be discussing its wait times.

However, a MickeyBlog reporter has already posted scenes from Rope Drop.

They were the longest lines any of us can recall in the 2020s.

Guests basically stood in line for the entire west side of the park to ride it.

Does that weekend crowd indicate other ripple effects at the parks?

Let’s find out. Here are Walt Disney World’s average wait times for the end of April 2026.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

The song remains the same at Animal Kingdom for another three weeks.

Bluey is coming to smite our enemies toward the end of the month.

For now, nothing much has changed at the park other than the weather.

Oh, and the weather wasn’t great last week, at least not by Florida standards.

Bluey’s Best Day Ever at Disneyland Resort

So, how were the crowds? Here are Animal Kingdom’s average wait times last week:

• Avatar Flight of Passage – 72 minutes, up 12
• Na’vi River Journey – 56 minutes, up 3
• Expedition Everest – 46 minutes, up 9
• Kali River Rapids – 41 minutes, up 4
• Adventurers Outpost – 35 minutes, up 2
• Kilimanjaro Safaris – 33 minutes, no change
• Zootopia: Better Zoogether! – 18 minutes, no change

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Overall, park guests waited for an average of 43 minutes per attraction.

That’s four minutes more than last time, which was admittedly on the soft side for April.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Hollywood Studios

At Hollywood Studios, change is the name of the game.

We’re only a couple of weeks away from some dramatic differences here.

Disney

For the time being, May the 4^th will happen around the time you read this.

This unofficial holiday always causes a surge at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Alas, our data cuts off the day before that. So, you’ll have to wait until next week.

Even then, the Star Wars surge only applies to one of seven days.

Photo: Disney

Typically, the effect is minimal in the grand scheme, but this area is always mobbed on the 4^th.

For the time being, here are the average wait times at Hollywood Studios last week:

• Slinky Dog Dash – 69 minutes, down 3
• Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance – 63 minutes, down 3
• Twilight Zone Tower of Terror – 49 minutes, down 8
• Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway – 48 minutes, no change
• Toy Story Mania! – 45 minutes, down 1
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run – 38 minutes, down 5
• Red Carpet Dreams – 36 minutes, no change
• Alien Swirling Saucers – 31 minutes, down 3
• Celebrity Spotlight – 19 minutes, up 1
• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue! – 9 minutes, down 1

Image Credit: Disney

Overall, park guests stood in line for an average of 43 minutes.

That’s three minutes less than last time, but things are about to change.

Photo: Disney

Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run adds its second mission on May 22^nd.

Then, The Walt Disney Studios debuts on May 26^th, and that’s not all.

Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets arrives on that day, too.

So, we’re officially in the calm before the storm at Hollywood Studios.

EPCOT

2026 Flower & Garden Festival

Meanwhile, the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival is ongoing.

As usual, the oldest festival at the park has sustained its traffic.

NEW Trendy Tropicals Garden – 2026 EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival

We’ve got almost exactly one month left in this year’s exhibition.

Then, Disney swaps out EPCOT festivals for Cool Kids’ Summer until late August.

The Citrus Blossom – 2026 EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival

That’s when the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival begins.

So, savor Flower & Garden while you can.

Jardin de Fiestas – 2026 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival

We’ll be there in three weeks and are really looking forward to it.

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

• Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind – 84 minutes, no change
• Test Track – 78 minutes, down 5
• Frozen Ever After – 62 minutes, up 3
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure – 54 minutes, down 3
• Royal Sommerhus – 46 minutes, up 1
• Soarin’ Around the World – 39 minutes, no change
• Meet Mickey & Friends – 24 minutes, down 1
• Mission: SPACE – 23 minutes, up 3
• The Seas with Nemo & Friends – 21 minutes, down 3
• Spaceship Earth – 20 minutes, down 1
• Living with the Land – 19 minutes, down 2
• Turtle Talk with Crush – 19 minutes, up 1
• Journey into Imagination with Figment – 17 minutes, no change
• Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros – 10 minutes, down 3

Overall, EPCOT guests spent an average of 37 minutes standing in line.

That’s one minute less than last time. So, we’re trending ever so slightly downward.

Magic Kingdom

Ariel’s Grotto

Did that trend continue at Magic Kingdom? Here are the park’s average wait times:

• TRON Lightcycle / Run – 73 minutes, up 2
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train – 56 minutes, down 2
• Peter Pan’s Flight – 48 minutes, up 1
• Jungle Cruise – 47 minutes, down 1
• Space Mountain – 46 minutes, up 3
• Tiana’s Bayou Adventure – 46 minutes, up 1
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin – 39 minutes, down 5
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh – 39 minutes, up 2
• Princess Fairytale Hall – 34 minutes, up 1
• Haunted Mansion – 30 minutes, down 3
• Ariel’s Grotto – 29 minutes, down 1
• Pirates of the Caribbean – 28 minutes, down 1
• Town Square Theater – 25 minutes, no change
• Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid – 22 minutes, down 2
• Astro Orbiter – 20 minutes, down 3
• Enchanted Tales with Belle – 20 minutes, down 1
• It’s a Small World – 20 minutes, down 1
• Walt Disney World Railroad – 20 minutes, no change
• The Barnstormer – 18 minutes, down 3
• The Magic Carpets of Aladdin – 18 minutes, down 4
• Tomorrowland Speedway – 18 minutes, down 2
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant – 16 minutes, down 5
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic – 15 minutes, up 1
• Mad Tea Party – 14 minutes, down 1
• Country Bear Musical Jamboree – 13 minutes, no change
• Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor – 13 minutes, no change
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover – 12 minutes, down 1
• Prince Charming Regal Carrousel – 11 minutes, down 1
• Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress – 5 minutes, no change

Final Thoughts

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Overall, Magic Kingdom attractions required an average wait of 27 minutes.

That’s one minute less than last time, just like at EPCOT.

Photo:Disney

Overall, Walt Disney World’s average wait times were nearly identical week-over-week.

In glancing at the single day of data, I’ll go ahead and spoil something, though.

Amy Smith, Photographer

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad’s return did boost the crowds at Magic Kingdom.

In next week’s article, we’ll learn whether that was a single-day phenomenon or a trend.

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