Disney World Week of 8/6/23 Recap

This week (7/31 to 8/6/2023), wait times across Walt Disney World were down 4 minutes compared to last week, with an average wait time of 36 minutes (last week was up 4 minutes compared to the previous week, for reference). Out of the past 83 weeks, this week would rank #56. The same week last year ranks #37 with an average wait time of 40 minutes. 

Local Orange County schools are in session starting this Thursday, so crowd patterns will start to change a bit.

The daily average wait time profile for each day in the past week

Wait times at Disney's Animal Kingdom were down 13% compared to last week!

Avatar Flight of Passage remained the quickest selling out Lightning Lane slot.

At EPCOT, wait times were down 3% compared to last week.

Remy and Test Track were the hardest Lightning Lane slots over the past week.

At Disney's Hollywood Studios, wait times were down 13.7% percent compared to last week!

Lightning Lane slots for Slinky Dog Dash were selling out in the morning, typically before the park opening plus 2 hour point.

Finally, at the Magic Kingdom,  wait times were down 3% compared to last week.

Lightning Lane availability was quite good at the park over the week.

Wait time wise, Slinky Dog Dash took home the prize for the highest average wait time over the past week, averaging nearly a 2 hour wait.