Fantasyland · Dark ride
Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid
Ride through scenes and songs from The Little Mermaid aboard a clamshell vehicle.
5 min
live wait
Dark ride
Mild thrill
Any height
Before you ride
Dark scenes featuring Ursula may scare very young children
Expert tip
Often a useful lower-wait option; take time to appreciate the detailed queue and colorful scenes.
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⏱ Typical wait by hour
✅ Best time to ride: around 8 PM (~5 min) · also good around 9 AM (~6 min)
Busiest around 1 PM (~24 min)
| 9 AM | 6 minutes |
|---|---|
| 10 AM | 9 minutes |
| 11 AM | 19 minutes |
| 12 PM | 23 minutes |
| 1 PM | 24 minutes |
| 2 PM | 11 minutes |
| 3 PM | 24 minutes |
| 4 PM | 23 minutes |
| 5 PM | 21 minutes |
| 6 PM | 20 minutes |
| 7 PM | 8 minutes |
| 8 PM | 5 minutes |
| 9 PM | 6 minutes |
| 10 PM | 6 minutes |
Average standby wait from 10 days of live waits, in park time (ET). Real waits vary with crowds, weather and breakdowns.
Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid stats
Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid is a dark ride at Magic Kingdom. It was built by Walt Disney Imagineering, opened in 2012 and lasts about 6 minutes. There's no height requirement. The best time to ride is usually around 8 PM or 9 AM, when waits are shortest.
- Type
- Dark ride
- Manufacturer
- Walt Disney Imagineering
- Model
- Omnimover dark ride
- Opened
- 2012
- Track length
- 900 ft
- Top speed
- 2 mph
- Height
- 12 ft
- Drop
- 0
- Inversions
- 0
- Duration
- 6 min
- Height requirement
- Any height
💡 Fun facts
- Located in New Fantasyland
- The ride uses a continuously moving Omnimover-style system
- Guests travel in clamshell-shaped vehicles
- Its story recreates scenes and songs from the 1989 animated film
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