C-Ticket · standard attractionCThe Barnstormer

Magic Kingdom · Fantasyland · C-Ticket · standard attraction
Magic Kingdom: Regular hours · Open until 10:00 PM

Right now

10min standby
About typical · typical for this attraction is 12 min
refreshes every 30 min

Ride specifications

96.8% Reliability

Operating 96.8% of standard park hours across 65 days (20,831 of 21,512 readings). Early entry and after-hours events are excluded; scheduled refurbishment does not count against it.

Type
Steel roller coaster (junior)
Manufacturer
Vekoma
Opened
1996
Ride time
1:00
Track length
794 ft
Height
30 ft
Top speed
25 mph
Inversions
0
Height requirement
35" (89 cm)

Specifications from RCDB. Fields we could not source are omitted rather than guessed.

Best time to go typical wait by hour in normal park hours · 16204 readings over 66 days

11pmShortest waits · ~5 min
6pmLongest waits · ~20 min
12 minTypical overall

The Barnstormer is a steel roller coaster (junior) at Magic Kingdom that opened in 1996, built by Vekoma. It runs 1:00, tops out at 25 mph. Riders must be at least 35" (89 cm) tall. Across 16,204 standby readings over 66 days of operation, the typical posted wait is 12 minutes, ranging from about 5 minutes around 11pm to 20 minutes at 6pm. It has been operating 96.8% of standard park hours across 65 days of readings.

Recorded & projected wait times

Solid line: the wait that was posted. Dashed line: our single best estimate of what comes next. Projections run seven days ahead.

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Common questions

What is the average wait for The Barnstormer?

The typical posted standby wait is about 12 minutes, measured from 16,204 readings over 66 days of operation.

What is the best time of day to ride The Barnstormer?

11pm has the shortest average wait on record, around 5 minutes. The worst hour is 6pm at about 20 minutes.

How tall do you have to be to ride The Barnstormer?

The minimum height is 35" (89 cm).

How long is The Barnstormer?

The ride itself runs about 1:00.

Does The Barnstormer break down often?

It has been open 96.8% of standard park hours across 65 days of readings. That figure counts every closure inside published hours except planned refurbishment.

Where is The Barnstormer?

The Barnstormer is at Magic Kingdom in Fantasyland.

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