Shockingly low wait times at Walt Disney World theme parks on July 4

Jul 04, 2023 in "Fourth of July at Walt Disney World"

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Posted: Tuesday July 4, 2023 4:29pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Guests celebrating the Fourth of July at Walt Disney World are seeing surprisingly short wait times across all four theme parks today.

Fourth of July is usual a very busy day at Walt Disney World

As of mid-afternoon, and after park hopping became available to guests, the longest wait was at Frozen Ever After in EPCOT, at 90 minutes. Most rides have a 30-minute wait, including Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, Slinky Dog Dash, Big Thunder Mountain, and Mission: SPACE. Only four attractions have waits in excess of 60 minutes.

Many attractions have wait times of less than 20 minutes, including Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run, Soarin', Expedition Everest, and Tower of Terror.

Two shockingly low wait times are at Disney's Hollywood Studios, with Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway at 5 minutes, and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at just 20 minutes.

Possibly explaining the low crowds at Disney's Animal Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood Studios is the lack of fireworks tonight. Guests will likely spend the day at either EPCOT or Magic Kingdom, with both parks offering special fireworks shows for July 4. However, wait times at both of those parks a significantly below the usual Fourth of July levels which have typically seen waits in excess of 3 hours at popular rides.

Disney executives have previously expressed concern about summer attendance, and if today's wait times are an indication of a new normal, this July may be a great time to visit.

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larryz13 hours ago

FTFY

Sirwalterraleigh21 hours ago

No oysters this time…we had a couple of dozen floating in booze on 12/30 It rained hard right around the time we checked in…so inside right near the bar

Bullseye19671 day ago

Thank you for the great info! And you got the oysters? and also sat inside or outside?

SamusAranX1 day ago

I usually get a steak bowl with guacamole and it comes to about 14/15 after tax

SamusAranX1 day ago

And he’s back. I still smile when I go to Mk for an evening to catch fireworks and eat my granola bar and drink my soda I brought in my bag, knowing it triggers people such as you

Lilofan1 day ago

Order double of all veggies , 2 rice options , beans ( all free ) along with the single serving of protein and the meal is so large I take half of it home to eat at another meal. The lemonade dispensing machine of many flavors was taken out in my location since a number of customers were asking for a water cup and helping themselves to the lemonade.

Sirwalterraleigh1 day ago

Must be the Kobe tacos? 🌮

HauntedPirate1 day ago

What are you ordering at Chipotle that's more than $13? 😂 A carnitas burrito at the Chipotle in Celebration is $10.50 plus tax, chicken is a dollar cheaper (just checked in the app, set the location for that specific one).

SamusAranX1 day ago

My quick service is usually around 12/13 but I always get water cups. It’s still cheaper then chipotle, Panera, etc which is mind boggling

Disstevefan11 day ago

Well the good thing for the family from Denver, since they booked a year in advance, Splash was closed and at that time it was unknown when it would re open, so the family from Denver has no expectations and they will enjoy as @Sirwalterraleigh reports, low attendance. Too bad because of the failed Genie+ system, wait times will be through the roof no matter the attendance.

HauntedPirate1 day ago

Not to mention the average tourist family from Denver books their vacation a year in advance, not a month. And crowds have been shifting away from the summer months for a number of years. You'll get the vloggers, bloggers, and local AP crowds for a month or two, plus those late-summer-vacationers who already booked. Then, the real test starts.

Disstevefan11 day ago

If they opened Tiana with standby I could see folks booking to See Tiana, but with boarding groups, Folks WILL BE SHUT OUT. Its not worth the risk if you are just showing up for Tiana.