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Soaring Over the Horizon
Hang-glider style flight simulator that carries guests over landmarks and landscapes around the world.
Simulator
Mild thrill
40"
min height
Before you ride
Elevated seating and simulated flight may affect guests with fear of heights.
Expert tip (Nov 2026)
Ask for a center seat if visual alignment is important to you.
⏱ Live wait times · Powered by ThemeParks.wiki
⏱ Typical wait by hour
✅ Best time to ride: around 8 AM (~23 min)
Busiest around 10 AM (~77 min)
| 8 AM | 23 minutes |
|---|---|
| 9 AM | 58 minutes |
| 10 AM | 77 minutes |
| 11 AM | 68 minutes |
| 12 PM | 67 minutes |
| 1 PM | 60 minutes |
| 2 PM | 70 minutes |
| 3 PM | 72 minutes |
| 4 PM | 67 minutes |
| 5 PM | 67 minutes |
| 6 PM | 67 minutes |
| 7 PM | 50 minutes |
| 8 PM | 29 minutes |
Average standby wait from 3 days of live waits, in park time (GMT+8). Real waits vary with crowds, weather and breakdowns.
Soaring Over the Horizon stats
Soaring Over the Horizon is a simulator at Shanghai Disneyland. It was built by Walt Disney Imagineering, opened in 2016 and lasts about 5 minutes. Riders must be at least 40 inches tall. The best time to ride is usually around 8 AM, when waits are shortest.
- Type
- Simulator
- Manufacturer
- Walt Disney Imagineering
- Model
- Flying theater
- Opened
- 2016
- Top speed
- 3 mph
- Height
- 40 ft
- Duration
- 5 min
- Height requirement
- 40 in
💡 Fun facts
- Shanghai version is called Soaring Over the Horizon
- Uses an elevated motion-base flight theater
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