Disney World January 2024 Wait Time Recap

The first month of 2024 has already come and gone at the Walt Disney World Resort. There has been a lot of chatter about how busy the parks have been in what is traditionally a slower month for the resort. Let's take a look at the wait time data to see how true or not that was.

Resort Wide

Across Walt Disney World, the average wait time in January 2024 was down 9 minutes compared to January of last year. Compared to most of the months in 2023, it would have been considered a slower month, coming in with the 4th lowest average wait time over the past 13 months.

The busiest week was the first week of the new year when many schools were still on holiday break.

The Magic Kingdom

At the Magic Kingdom, wait times in January 2024 were down compared to both '22 and '23, but up compared to '17 and '21. Note that 2019 is not included as data was incomplete.

• January 2024 vs:
  • Average Wait: Difference of -1.1 min / -3.6%
  • January 2017: Difference of 2.8 min / 11.0%
  • January 2018: Difference of -5.6 min / -16.4%
  • January 2020: Difference of -6.8 min / -19.4%
  • January 2021: Difference of 3.0 min / 12.0%
  • January 2022: Difference of -3.7 min / -11.4%
  • January 2023: Difference of -1.9 min / -6.4%

These were the average wait times by attraction.

EPCOT

At EPCOT, wait times in January 2024 were up compared to each year going back to 2017! It was mostly similar to last year overall. Note that 2019 is not included as data was incomplete.

• January 2024 vs:
  • Average Wait: Difference of 2.8 min / 9.0%
  • January 2017: Difference of 9.9 min / 41.8%
  • January 2018: Difference of 4.6 min / 15.8%
  • January 2020: Difference of 3.9 min / 13.0%
  • January 2021: Difference of 10.5 min / 45.2%
  • January 2022: Difference of 6.3 min / 22.8%
  • January 2023: Difference of 0.7 min / 2.0%

These were the average wait times by attraction.

Disney's Hollywood Studios

At Disney's Hollywood Studios, wait times in January 2024 were down over 11% compared to 2023, but up compared to the pre-pandemic years. Note that 2019 is not included as data was incomplete.

• January 2024 vs:
  • Average Wait: Difference of 0.3 min / 0.6%
  • January 2017: Difference of 21.1 min / 90.6%
  • January 2018: Difference of 10.5 min / 31.2%
  • January 2020: Difference of -0.7 min / -1.4%
  • January 2021: Difference of 10.4 min / 30.6%
  • January 2022: Difference of 0.9 min / 2.0%
  • January 2023: Difference of -5.5 min / -11.2%

These were the average wait times by attraction.

Disney's Animal Kingdom

At Disney's Hollywood Studios, wait times in January 2024 were down 2% compared to 2023, but up to 2022, 2021, and 2017. Note that 2019 is not included as data was incomplete.

• January 2024 vs:
  • Average Wait: Difference of 3.5 min / 9.2%
  • January 2017: Difference of 23.6 min / 130.2%
  • January 2018: Difference of -9.9 min / -19.4%
  • January 2020: Difference of -15.5 min / -27.4%
  • January 2021: Difference of 16.6 min / 64.8%
  • January 2022: Difference of 4.9 min / 13.4%
  • January 2023: Difference of -0.9 min / -2.2%

These were the average wait times by attraction.

Overall, while the parks seemed busy in January 2024 to those who visited, wait times were actually lower everywhere, on average, except at EPCOT.

As always, find data like this any time on the main site: https://www.thrill-data.com/