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Astro Orbiter Wait Times

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Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Astro Orbiter at Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom, built on 20,267 measured readings.

LIVE · 30 min now · updated 1 min ago

Park hours today: 9am–11pm

Astro Orbiter30 min

Best time to ride Astro Orbiter

On a typical Monday, Astro Orbiter runs about 17 min at rope drop, peaks near 27 min around 11 AM, and eases to 16 min by close. Across the week, Wednesday is the worst day (about 30 min at its midday peak) and Sunday the calmest (about 19 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 17 min, this is the #22 longest line of 40 tracked rides at Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom (park average 25 min). The longest is TRON Lightcycle / Run at 68 min.

Typical Astro Orbiter wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday14 min19 min 6 PM12 min
Monday17 min27 min 11 AM16 min
Tuesday22 min27 min 11 AM18 min
Wednesday · busiest16 min30 min 8 PM23 min
Thursday17 min25 min 11 AM18 min
Friday12 min20 min 12 PM12 min
Saturday8 min26 min 7 PM14 min

Astro Orbiter average wait by month

15 to 19 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202614.7 min7,018
July 202618.6 min11,102
August 202617.5 min13,321

Astro Orbiter wait time FAQ

▾When is Astro Orbiter shortest?

Astro Orbiter is shortest at rope drop (about 17 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 16 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 27 min around 11 AM.

▾Which day is Astro Orbiter busiest?

Wednesday runs the longest lines, peaking around 30 min midday, while Sunday is the calmest at about 19 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Astro Orbiter right now?

Astro Orbiter is at 30 minutes right now, updated 1 min ago. Thoosie refreshes every minute.

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Reliability, measured

How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.

95.06%
of operating hours available
64
separate outages recorded
62h
out of service

Across 1,252 hours that Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom was open, Astro Orbiter was running 95.06% of the time, with 64 separate interruptions. That ranks #11 for availability out of 32 tracked rides at Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom, where the typical ride runs 96.04% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-08-15 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 20,267 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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