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B-Ticket · minor / walk-onBUnder the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid

Magic Kingdom · Fantasyland · B-Ticket · minor / walk-on
Magic Kingdom: Regular hours · Open until 10:00 PM

Right now

5min standby
Quieter than typical · typical for this attraction is 13 min
refreshes every 30 min

Ride specifications

98.4% Reliability

Operating 98.4% of standard park hours across 65 days (21,917 of 22,265 readings). Early entry and after-hours events are excluded; scheduled refurbishment does not count against it.

Type
Dark ride (Omnimover)
Manufacturer
Walt Disney Imagineering
Opened
2012
Ride time
6:30
Capacity
1,900 riders/hour
Music
Fathoms BelowPart of Your WorldUnder the SeaPoor Unfortunate SoulsKiss the Girl

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

Best time to go typical wait by hour in normal park hours · 17002 readings over 66 days

7amShortest waits · ~5 min
6pmLongest waits · ~23 min
13 minTypical overall

Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid is a dark ride (omnimover) at Magic Kingdom that opened in 2012, built by Walt Disney Imagineering. It runs 6:30. Across 17,002 standby readings over 66 days of operation, the typical posted wait is 13 minutes, ranging from about 5 minutes around 7am to 23 minutes at 6pm. It has been operating 98.4% 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 Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid?

The typical posted standby wait is about 13 minutes, measured from 17,002 readings over 66 days of operation.

What is the best time of day to ride Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid?

7am has the shortest average wait on record, around 5 minutes. The worst hour is 6pm at about 23 minutes.

How long is Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid?

The ride itself runs about 6:30.

Does Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid break down often?

It has been open 98.4% of standard park hours across 65 days of readings. That figure counts every closure inside published hours except planned refurbishment.

Where is Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid?

Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid is at Magic Kingdom in Fantasyland.

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