Walt Disney World’s four theme parks are very popular and have a lot of fun rides. Unfortunately, the wait times for the attractions can be quite long sometimes, especially for new attractions. These are the longest recorded wait times in history for Disney World rides at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom.
Tower of Terror
Tower of Terror is a thrilling drop ride in Hollywood Studios park in Walt Disney World. On New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2023 the wait time for this ride hit a record for the longest wait at Disney World. It reached 480 minutes, which is 8 hours!
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance reached its highest wait time of 410 minutes, which is 6 hours and 50 minutes. This happened on October 14, 2022. This ride is also in Hollywood Studios park.
Anna & Elsa Meet n Greet
This isn’t a ride, but it has to be included because it’s crazy. When you could first meet Anna and Elsa from Frozen in EPCOT it was insanely popular. Guests were waiting 5-6 hours to meet them and this went on daily for quite some time.
Test Track
Test Track is an attraction in EPCOT park in Disney World. The wait time reached an all-time high on December 31, 2017. It got up to 340 minutes, which is 5 hours and 40 minutes. A lot of families love to go to Disney World during their winter break, but it’s the time of the year that the park is the most crowded.
Avatar Flight Of Passage
Flight of Passage is an Avatar themed ride in Animal Kingdom that is very popular. It has seen 300 minute waits several times since it opened in 2017. That’s a 5 hour wait for a ride.
Frozen Ever After
Frozen Ever After is a Frozen themed boat ride in EPCOT. It had a wait time of 300 minutes on several days after it first opened in 2016.
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure opened in EPCOT in Disney World in 2021 and is still very popular now. The highest wait time it has seen is 275 minutes, which is 4 hours and 35 minutes.
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith is a thrilling roller coaster in Hollywood Studios park. The wait time for it on November 24, 2022 was 240 minutes or 4 hours.
Soarin’ Over The World
Soarin’ Over The World is an attraction in EPCOT. It reached a wait time of 240 minutes (4 hours) on December 29, 2019.
Splash Mountain
Splash Mountain was an attraction in Magic Kingdom that closed on January 23, 2023. On its last day of operation the wait time reached 220 minutes, which is 3 hours and 40 minutes.
Toy Story Mania!
Toy Story Mania is a ride in Hollywood Studios. The wait time for it was 220 minutes on July 18, 2019. 3 hours and 40 minutes is a long time to wait for that ride.