Theme Park Wait Times / Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom / Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean Wait Times

Pirates of the Caribbean is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Pirates of the Caribbean at Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom, built on 16,093 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens today 9am · usually ~14 min at rope drop

Park hours today: 9am–6pm

Pirates of the CaribbeanClosed

Best time to ride Pirates of the Caribbean

On a typical Wednesday, Pirates of the Caribbean runs about 14 min at rope drop, peaks near 24 min around 11 AM, and eases to 5 min by close. Across the week, Monday is the worst day (about 29 min at its midday peak) and Tuesday the calmest (about 18 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 15 min, this is the #21 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 Pirates of the Caribbean wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday9 min27 min 12 PM5 min
Monday · busiest9 min29 min 12 PM5 min
Tuesday9 min18 min 11 AM5 min
Wednesday14 min24 min 11 AM5 min
Thursday9 min27 min 12 PM5 min
Friday9 min27 min 12 PM5 min
Saturday9 min29 min 12 PM5 min

Pirates of the Caribbean average wait by month

15 to 19 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202618.8 min7,024
July 202618.9 min11,283
August 202615.6 min24,820
September 202615 min15,235

Pirates of the Caribbean wait time FAQ

▾When is Pirates of the Caribbean shortest?

Pirates of the Caribbean is shortest at rope drop (about 14 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 5 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 24 min around 11 AM.

▾Which day is Pirates of the Caribbean busiest?

Monday runs the longest lines, peaking around 29 min midday, while Tuesday is the calmest at about 18 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Pirates of the Caribbean right now?

Pirates of the Caribbean isn't reporting a live wait right now. The park may be closed. This page updates automatically when lines go live.

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Reliability, measured

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

95.72%
of operating hours available
67
separate outages recorded
77h
out of service

Across 1,786 hours that Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom was open, Pirates of the Caribbean was running 95.72% of the time, with 67 separate interruptions. That ranks #15 for availability out of 32 tracked rides at Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom, where the typical ride runs 96.32% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-09-29 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 16,093 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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