Disney World Week of 8/13/23 Recap

Entry posted by Webmaster in Weekly Recap August 14, 2023

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This week (8/7 to 8/13/2023), wait times across Walt Disney World were down 3 minutes compared to last week, with an average wait time of 33 minutes (last week was down 4 minutes compared to the previous week, for reference). Out of the past 84 weeks, this week would rank #72. The same week last year ranks #43 with an average wait time of 39 minutes. Also, kudos to those who braved the extreme heat this week. It was brutal out there even for Florida!

Local Orange County schools (and many other Florida counties) began on Thursday, leading to less local influence on Thursday and Friday last week.

Genie+ prices did not drop below $25 per person for the Magic Kingdom/Park Hopper option. Past weeks had dropped to $23 per person on the weekend.

At Disney's Animal Kingdom, the hardest Lightning Lane slot this past week was Expedition Everest

Avatar Flight of Passage had the highest average wait time at 85 minutes.

At EPCOT, the fastest selling out Lightning Lane was for Test Track.

Test Track also had the highest average wait time at 77 minutes.

The 1 PM boarding group drop for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind was easy most days the past week. You could Park Hop and get it all but 2 days.

At Disney's Hollywood Studios, the fastest selling out Lightning Lane attraction was Slinky Dog Dash, which sold out before the park opening plus 2 hour mark, on average.

Slinky Dog Dash also had the highest average wait time at 93 minutes.

At the Magic Kingdom, outside of the parade, meeting Ariel was the fastest selling out Lightning Lane.

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train led the way with a 80 minute average wait time.

The 1 PM boarding group drop for TRON Lightcycle / Run was obtainable at 1 PM, but only lasted to the Park Hop time at 2 PM twice.

At the park, the separately ticketed event, Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, commonly called MNSSHP, also began Friday. TRON was still using a Virtual Queue for the event, and boarding groups lasted mere seconds at 6 PM. With controlled crowds and no Genie+, lines are still shorter than the regular day.