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Dumbo the Flying Elephant Wait Times

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Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Dumbo the Flying Elephant at Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom, built on 14,857 measured readings.

LIVE · 5 min now · updated 21 min ago

Park hours today: 9am–6pm

Dumbo the Flying Elephant5 min

Best time to ride Dumbo the Flying Elephant

On a typical Thursday, Dumbo the Flying Elephant runs about 11 min at rope drop, peaks near 17 min around 12 PM, and eases to 6 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 21 min at its midday peak) and Wednesday the calmest (about 17 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 10 min, this is the #30 longest line of 39 tracked rides at Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom (park average 20 min). The longest is Meet Jack Skellington and Sally at Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at 56 min.

Typical Dumbo the Flying Elephant wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday10 min17 min 12 PM5 min
Monday12 min19 min 12 PM5 min
Tuesday10 min17 min 12 PM5 min
Wednesday10 min17 min 7 PM7 min
Thursday11 min17 min 12 PM6 min
Friday10 min17 min 12 PM5 min
Saturday · busiest11 min21 min 12 PM7 min

Dumbo the Flying Elephant average wait by month

10 to 13 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202611.5 min7,085
July 202612.5 min11,190
August 20269.8 min24,014
September 202610.4 min14,857

Dumbo the Flying Elephant wait time FAQ

▾When is Dumbo the Flying Elephant shortest?

Dumbo the Flying Elephant is shortest at rope drop (about 11 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 6 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 17 min around 12 PM.

▾Which day is Dumbo the Flying Elephant busiest?

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 21 min midday, while Wednesday is the calmest at about 17 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Dumbo the Flying Elephant right now?

Dumbo the Flying Elephant is at 5 minutes right now, updated 21 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.

95.66%
of operating hours available
83
separate outages recorded
81h
out of service

Across 1,863 hours that Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom was open, Dumbo the Flying Elephant was running 95.66% of the time, with 83 separate interruptions. That ranks #14 for availability out of 32 tracked rides at Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom, where the typical ride runs 96.36% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-09-30 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 14,857 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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