All Walt Disney World Ride Lengths (2024): Rides Time Guide

Disney rides can be long. Some can be as short as scarce a minute. But, most tend to be on the lengthier side, which is nice after having waited however long in line to experience it.

So, just how long are Disney rides? There’s an answer for each down below. But for a quick gist…

The longest rides at Walt Disney World are: Castaway Creek, Cross Country Creek, American Adventure, Hall of Presidents, and Carousel of Progress.

The shortest rides at Walt Disney World are: Downhill Double Dipper, Summit Plummet, Toboggan Racers, TriceraTop Spin, Barnstormer, and Tron Lightcycle Run.

And now, here are all the attractions in between, from Magic Kingdom to Blizzard Beach.

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Disney World Ride Lengths

As dissected in the next section, you’ll find that when you total all the Disney ride durations at Walt Disney World Resort, it amounts to 7 hours 51 minutes and 40 seconds. 

So despite long lines for some of the attractions, you’ll be getting a fairly long ride to compensate–that is if you’re not waiting in a long virtual queue for Tron…

Magic Kingdom

Longest ride: Hall of Presidents (runner ups: Carousel of Progress & WDW Railroad)

Shortest ride: Barnstormer & Tron Lightcycle Run (tied)

Total ride lengths time: 3 hours 13 minutes 45 seconds

• Astro Orbiter: 1 minute 30 seconds
• Barnstormer: 1 minute
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 3 minutes 25 seconds
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: 4 minutes
• Carousel of Progress: 20 minutes 45 seconds
• Country Bear Jamboree: 12 minutes
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 1 minute 30 seconds
• Enchanted Tiki Room: 10 minutes
• Hall of Presidents: 21 minutes 35 seconds
• Haunted Mansion: 7 minutes 30 seconds
• It’s A Small World: 10 minutes 30 seconds
• Jungle Cruise: 9 minutes
• Liberty Square Riverboat: 12 minutes 45 seconds
• Mad Tea Party: 1 minute 30 seconds
• Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 1 minute 30 seconds
• Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 3 minutes
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 12 minutes 
• Peter Pan’s Flight: 2 minutes 45 seconds
• Pirates of the Caribbean: 8 minutes 30 seconds
• Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 2 minutes
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 2 minutes 30 seconds
• Space Mountain: 2 minutes 30 seconds
• Tomorrowland Speedway: 4 minutes 45 seconds
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 10 minutes
• Tron Lightcycle Run: 1 minute
• Under the Sea Journey of the Little Mermaid: 6 minutes 15 seconds
• W​alt Disney World Railroad: 20 minutes

Epcot

Longest ride: American Adventure

Shortest ride: Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind

Total ride lengths time: 1 hour 48 minutes

• American Adventure: 28 minutes 30 seconds
• Frozen Ever After: 5 minutes
• Gran Fiesta Tour: 8 minutes 10 seconds
• Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind: 3 minutes 20 seconds
• Journey Into Imagination with Figment: 11 minutes
• Living with the Land: 13 minutes 50 seconds
• Mission Space: 5 minutes 40 seconds
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 4 minutes 30 seconds
• The Seas with Nemo & Friends: 4 minutes
• Soarin’: 5 minutes
• Spaceship Earth: 15 minutes
• Test Track: 4 minutes

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Longest ride: Star Wars Rise of the Resistance

Shortest ride: Rock n Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith

Total ride lengths time: 50 minutes 10 seconds

• Alien Swirling Saucers: 1 minute 30 seconds
• Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 4 minutes 50 seconds
• Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run: 4 minutes 30 seconds
• Rock n Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith: 1 minute 20 seconds
• Slinky Dog Dash: 2 minutes
• Star Tours: 5 minutes
• Star Wars Rise of the Resistance: 18 minutes
• Toy Story Mania: 8 minutes
• Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 5 minutes

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Longest ride: Kilimanjaro Safaris

Shortest ride: TriceraTop Spin

Total ride lengths time: 46 minutes 30 seconds

• Avatar Flight of Passage: 5 minutes
• Dinosaur: 3 minutes 10 seconds
• Expedition Everest: 2 minutes 50 seconds
• Kali River Rapids: 3 minutes 30 seconds
• Kilimanjaro Safaris: 18 minutes 30 seconds
• Na’vi River Journey: 5 minutes
• TriceraTop Spin: 1 minute 30 seconds
• Wildlife Express Train: 7 minutes

Typhoon Lagoon

Longest ride: Castaway Creek (runner up: Miss Adventure Falls)

Shortest ride: Humunga Kowabunga 

Total ride lengths time: 36 minutes

• Castaway Creek: 30 minutes
• Crush n Gusher: 20 seconds
• Gangplank Falls: 50 seconds
• Humunga Kowabunga: 10 seconds
• Keelhaul Falls: 35 seconds
• Mayday Falls: 35 seconds
• Miss Adventure Falls: 3 minutes 10 seconds
• Storm Slides: 20 seconds

Blizzard Beach

Longest ride: Cross Country Creek (runner ups: Chairlift & Teamboat Springs)

Shortest ride: Downhill Double Dipper, Summit Plummet, & Toboggan Racers (tied)

Total ride lengths time: 37 minutes 15 seconds

• Chairlift: 3 minutes
• Cross Country Creek: 30 minutes
• Downhill Double Dipper: 10 seconds
• Runoff Rapids: 40 seconds
• Slush Gusher: 15 seconds
• Snow Stormers: 25 seconds
• Summit Plummet: 10 seconds
• Teamboat Springs: 2 minutes 25 seconds
• Toboggan Racers: 10 seconds

Disney World Ride Lengths FAQs

Here are the most frequently asked questions about the Walt Disney World ride lengths with their answers.

What is the longest ride at Disney World?

Technically, the longest ride at Disney World is Castaway Creek at Typhoon Lagoon and Cross Country Creek at Blizzard Beach, with both running 30 minutes long. But, American Adventure at Epcot as well as Hall of Presidents and Carousel of Progress at Magic Kingdom are the runner ups.

What is the shortest Disney World ride?

The shortest Disney World ride is tied between Downhill Double Dipper, Summit Plummet, and Toboggan Racers at Blizzard Beach. At the theme parks, Barnstormer and Tron Lightcycle Run from Disney’s Magic Kingdom are tied for being the shortest Disney rides.

What is the total length of all the rides at Disney World?

The total length of all the rides at Disney World is 7 hours 51 minutes and 40 seconds. This includes all the ride times from at Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, Typhoon Lagoon, and Blizzard Beach.

How long is the Winnie the Pooh ride in Disney?

The Winnie the Pooh ride in Disney is 3 minutes long.

How long is Tower of Terror?

Tower of Terror is 5 minutes long.

How long is Little Mermaid ride Disney World?

The Little Mermaid ride at Disney World is 6 minutes and 15 seconds long.

How long is the Kilimanjaro ride at Disney World?

The Kilimanjaro ride at Disney World is 18 minutes and 30 seconds long.

How long is Guardians of the Galaxy ride?

The Guardians of the Galaxy ride is 3 minutes and 20 seconds long.

How long is the Mickey and Minnie ride?

The Mickey and Minnie ride is 4 minutes and 50 seconds long.

How long is Pirates of the Caribbean ride?

The Pirates of the Caribbean ride is 8 minutes and 30 seconds long.

How long is Haunted Mansion ride?

The Haunted Mansion ride is 7 minutes and 30 seconds long.

How long is It’s A Small World ride at Disney World?

The It’s A Small World ride at Disney World is 10 minutes and 30 seconds long.

How long is the lazy river at Disney World?

The lazy river at Disney World is 30 minutes long–both at Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach.

How long will Tiana’s Bayou Adventure be?

Disney has not officially stated how long the ride will be but since it is still the same ride system as Splash Mountain, we can speculate for now that it’ll be around the same ride length. As such, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will be 10 minutes long, give or take.

Summary

If there’s one thing the Disney parks will give you, that’s definitely plenty of ride time across its four theme parks and two water parks. So while the average wait times for the most popular rides might run higher, the ride duration time will tend to be higher too.

There are a lot of great rides at the Walt Disney World theme parks and as you can see above, they’ll keep Disney fans pretty busy having the best time throughout their trip. Just remember to stay hydrated, eat a dole whip, and have a great, big, beautiful tomorrow!

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Thanks for reading!