Walt Disney World Wait Times for Fourth Week of September 2026
Do you know what fans liked best about Walt Disney World last month? You can walk 100 feet without dripping with sweat. It was a nice change of pace.
The heat absolutely scorched the parks throughout the summer, fatiguing park guests.
Magic Kingdom
Over the past month, the weather has normalized a bit, which Disney fans have appreciated. Not coincidentally, attendance has increased in September.
From a historical perspective, that’s a rare phenomenon for what’s typically the offseason.
Main Street, U.S.A.
Did that trend continue last week? Here are Walt Disney World’s Wait times for the fourth week of September 2026.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Fans continue to debate the arrival date of the Tropical Americas. Disney had previously indicated a 2027 debut, but that’s now up in the air.
The company recently removed a timeline from the official listing for this upcoming themed land. So, we don’t really know whether it’ll debut in 2027 or 2028.
Tropical Americas
Current speculation centers on a late 2027 date or possibly even a phased opening. For the time being. Animal Kingdom must rely on Bluey as the new hotness.
Still, fans always want to play with the animals here, as we’re about to see.
Bluey’s Wild World
Here are the park’s average wait times last week:
- Avatar Flight of Passage – 55 minutes, up 6
- Na’vi River Journey – 47 minutes, up 7
- Adventurers Outpost – 35 minutes, up 3
- Kilimanjaro Safaris – 34 minutes, up 2
- Expedition Everest – 30 minutes, up 9
- Kali River Rapids – 30 minutes, up 2
- Bluey’s Wild World – 26 minutes, up 4
- Zootopia: Better Zoogether! – 16 minutes, up 1
Kilimanjaro Safaris
Overall, guests stood in line for an average of 34 minutes per attraction last week. We’re talking about an increase of four minutes per attraction, which is impressive.
Animal Kingdom’s numbers last month were larger than some in August.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
That trend continued at Hollywood Studios as well, albeit with an asterisk. Fans who visited the park on Saturday lamented an absolutely brutal day.
Several of the park’s top attractions suffered extended outages…and not for the first time last week. With fewer E-ticket attractions operational, the lines surged everywhere.
Alien Swirling Saucers
Last week, I’d mentioned The Magic of Disney Animation and how it should help here. With so many new character greetings available, Disney increased its overall throughput.
Alas, the attraction downtime negated those benefits…and then some.
Photo: Disney
Here are the average wait times at Hollywood Studios last week:
- Slinky Dog Dash – 67 minutes, up 11
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance – 57 minutes, up 11
- Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets – 56 minutes, up 6
- Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway – 51 minutes, up 12
- Toy Story Mania! – 49 minutes, up 11
- Twilight Zone Tower of Terror – 40 minutes, up 6
- Alien Swirling Saucers – 39 minutes, up 17
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run – 39 minutes, up 14
- Red Carpet Dreams – 38 minutes, up 1
- Celebrity Spotlight – 23 minutes, up 2
- Star Tours – The Adventures Continue! – 10 minutes, up 1
Slinky Dog Dash
Yeah, it was rough. Overall, guests stood in line for an average of 42 minutes per attraction. That’s eight minutes or 24 percent more than last time.
We are definitely trending up this week…and significantly at that.
EPCOT
I’ll go ahead and spoil you on the top ride at the park last week. EPCOT hosted September Day at Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.
On that date, the roller coaster tossed out the rest of its regular soundtrack.
Photo: Disney
Fans listened to Earth, Wind and Fire all day and all night…and they loved it! September Day is only a few years old, yet it’s wildly popular.
In fact, that one day spiked the overall wait time for the attraction last week, as you’re about to see.
Photo: Disney
Here are EPCOT’s average wait times last week:
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind – 86 minutes, up 13
- Test Track – 80 minutes, up 19
- Frozen Ever After – 69 minutes, up 18
- Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure – 59 minutes, up 13
- Royal Sommerhus – 41 minutes, no change
- Soarin’ Across America – 40 minutes, up 12
- Living with the Land – 26 minutes, up 8
- Meet Mickey & Friends – 26 minutes, up 4
- The Seas with Nemo & Friends – 24 minutes, up 8
- Spaceship Earth – 23 minutes, up 6
- Mission: SPACE – 22 minutes, up 2
- Turtle Talk with Crush – 19 minutes, up 1
- Journey into Imagination with Figment – 17 minutes, up 5
- Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros – 13 minutes, up 3
Soarin’ Across America Sign
Overall, EPCOT guests spent an average of 39 minutes in line per attraction.
That’s eight minutes more than last time, so yes. We’re way up this week.
Magic Kingdom
Peter Pan’s Flight
As final proof, here are Magic Kingdom’s average wait times last week:
- TRON Lightcycle / Run – 60 minutes, up 5
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train – 48 minutes, up 6
- Peter Pan’s Flight – 45 minutes, up 9
- Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin – 39 minutes, up 9
- Jungle Cruise – 39 minutes, up 11
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad – 36 minutes, up 9
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh – 36 minutes, up 7
- Pete’s Silly Sideshow – 34 minutes, up 8
- Princess Fairytale Hall – 34 minutes, up 2
- Space Mountain – 34 minutes, up 8
- Tiana’s Bayou Adventure – 34 minutes, up 7
- Haunted Mansion – 29 minutes, up 6
- Town Square Theater – 28 minutes, up 4
- Ariel’s Grotto – 27 minutes, up 1
- Pirates of the Caribbean – 26 minutes, up 8
- Enchanted Tales with Belle – 20 minutes, down 2
- It’s a Small World – 19 minutes, up 6
- Walt Disney World Railroad – 19 minutes, up 1
- Astro Orbiter – 17 minutes, up 3
- The Barnstormer – 17 minutes, up 5
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant – 17 minutes, up 4
- Mickey’s PhilharMagic – 17 minutes, up 2
- Mad Tea Party – 16 minutes, up 5
- Tomorrowland Speedway – 16 minutes, up 4
- The Magic Carpets of Aladdin – 15 minutes, up 5
- Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover – 14 minutes, up 3
- Country Bear Musical Jamboree – 13 minutes, up 1
- Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor – 13 minutes, no change
- Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid – 13 minutes, down 1
- Prince Charming Regal Carrousel – 11 minutes, down 1
Final Thoughts
Overall, Magic Kingdom guests waited for an average of 26 minutes per attraction. That’s four minutes more than last time, making it a clean sweep.
All four parks increased their average waits week over week.
Magic Kingdom
Guests spent an average of 35 minutes in line per ride last week. That’s six minutes more than last time, meaning that September was NOT slow this year.
Well, it wasn’t last week anyway. That’s great news for Disney.
