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Dumbo the Flying Elephant Wait Times

Dumbo the Flying Elephant is open right now.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Dumbo the Flying Elephant at Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom, built on 20,350 measured readings.

LIVE · 5 min now · updated 4 min ago

Park hours today: 9am–11pm

Dumbo the Flying Elephant5 min

Best time to ride Dumbo the Flying Elephant

On a typical Monday, Dumbo the Flying Elephant runs about 6 min at rope drop, peaks near 26 min around 8 PM, and eases to 15 min by close. Across the week, Wednesday is the worst day (about 29 min at its midday peak) and Friday the calmest (about 16 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 11 min, this is the #32 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 Dumbo the Flying Elephant wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday9 min19 min 8 PM10 min
Monday6 min26 min 8 PM15 min
Tuesday9 min23 min 8 PM12 min
Wednesday · busiest5 min29 min 9 PM29 min
Thursday8 min20 min 8 PM9 min
Friday5 min16 min 8 PM13 min
Saturday6 min20 min 8 PM9 min

Dumbo the Flying Elephant average wait by month

11 to 13 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202611.5 min7,085
July 202612.5 min11,190
August 202611 min13,374

Dumbo the Flying Elephant wait time FAQ

▾When is Dumbo the Flying Elephant shortest?

Dumbo the Flying Elephant is shortest at rope drop (about 6 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 15 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 26 min around 8 PM.

▾Which day is Dumbo the Flying Elephant busiest?

Wednesday runs the longest lines, peaking around 29 min midday, while Friday is the calmest at about 16 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 4 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.

95.62%
of operating hours available
53
separate outages recorded
55h
out of service

Across 1,247 hours that Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom was open, Dumbo the Flying Elephant was running 95.62% of the time, with 53 separate interruptions. That ranks #15 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 20,350 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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