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Jungle Cruise averages its shortest waits around 11 PM (about 8 minutes) and its longest around 6 PM (about 41 minutes).

it's a small world averages its shortest waits around 8 AM (about 5 minutes) and its longest around 2 PM (about 18 minutes).

Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station averages its shortest waits around 8 AM (about 10 minutes) and its longest around 4 PM (about 37 minutes).

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Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station averages its shortest waits around 8 AM (about 8 minutes) and its longest around 3 PM (about 39 minutes).

Trolls Trollercoaster averages its shortest waits around 8 AM (about 5 minutes) and its longest around 3 PM (about 15 minutes).

Haunted Mansion averages its shortest waits around 9 AM (about 12 minutes) and its longest around 4 PM (about 28 minutes).

Star Tours – The Adventures Continue averages its shortest waits around 8 AM (about 5 minutes) and its longest around 11 AM (about 11 minutes).

Krakatau Aqua Coaster averages its shortest waits around 8 AM (about 11 minutes) and its longest around 2 PM (about 50 minutes).

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets averages its shortest waits around 11 PM (about 31 minutes) and its longest around 7 PM (about 79 minutes).

Ko'okiri Body Plunge averages its shortest waits around 8 AM (about 6 minutes) and its longest around 3 PM (about 35 minutes).

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Despicable Me Minion Mayhem averages its shortest waits around 8 PM (about 14 minutes) and its longest around 11 AM (about 43 minutes).

Remy's Ratatouille Adventure averages its shortest waits around 10 AM (about 37 minutes) and its longest around 3 PM (about 56 minutes).

Kali River Rapids averages its shortest waits around 9 AM (about 6 minutes) and its longest around 12 PM (about 43 minutes).

Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway averages its shortest waits around 10 PM (about 16 minutes) and its longest around 12 PM (about 46 minutes).

Revenge of the Mummy averages its shortest waits around 10 AM (about 15 minutes) and its longest around 4 PM (about 36 minutes).

Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment averages its shortest waits around 10 AM (about 11 minutes) and its longest around 12 PM (about 19 minutes).

Na'vi River Journey averages its shortest waits around 8 AM (about 20 minutes) and its longest around 1 PM (about 46 minutes).

Peter Pan's Flight averages its shortest waits around 10 PM (about 22 minutes) and its longest around 1 PM (about 45 minutes).

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train averages its shortest waits around 10 PM (about 33 minutes) and its longest around 7 PM (about 53 minutes).

Skull Island: Reign of Kong averages its shortest waits around 9 PM (about 5 minutes) and its longest around 12 PM (about 38 minutes).

Slinky Dog Dash averages its shortest waits around 9 PM (about 48 minutes) and its longest around 7 PM (about 72 minutes).

Stardust Racers averages its shortest waits around 9 AM (about 11 minutes) and its longest around 4 PM (about 22 minutes).

The Simpsons Ride averages its shortest waits around 10 AM (about 11 minutes) and its longest around 2 PM (about 38 minutes).

Tiana's Bayou Adventure averages its shortest waits around 9 AM (about 13 minutes) and its longest around 4 PM (about 48 minutes).

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror averages its shortest waits around 9 AM (about 22 minutes) and its longest around 1 PM (about 41 minutes).

Transformers: The Ride-3D averages its shortest waits around 10 AM (about 6 minutes) and its longest around 12 PM (about 33 minutes).

Yoshi's Adventure averages its shortest waits around 9 AM (about 6 minutes) and its longest around 12 PM (about 57 minutes).

Zootopia: Better Zoogether! averages its shortest waits around 8 AM (about 10 minutes) and its longest around 12 PM (about 14 minutes).

Frozen Ever After averages its shortest waits around 10 AM (about 40 minutes) and its longest around 4 PM (about 55 minutes).

Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure averages its shortest waits around 9 PM (about 73 minutes) and its longest around 9 AM (about 123 minutes).

TRON Lightcycle / Run averages its shortest waits around 10 AM (about 49 minutes) and its longest around 10 PM (about 74 minutes).

Test Track averages its shortest waits around 9 PM (about 59 minutes) and its longest around 7 PM (about 79 minutes).

Kilimanjaro Safaris averages its shortest waits around 4 PM (about 7 minutes) and its longest around 10 AM (about 46 minutes).

Soarin' Across America averages its shortest waits around 9 AM (about 13 minutes) and its longest around 11 AM (about 41 minutes).

The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man averages its shortest waits around 9 AM (about 10 minutes) and its longest around 11 AM (about 41 minutes).

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad averages its shortest waits around 10 PM (about 21 minutes) and its longest around 7 PM (about 36 minutes).

Curse of the Werewolf averages its shortest waits around 10 AM (about 12 minutes) and its longest around 4 PM (about 50 minutes).

Dragon Racer's Rally averages its shortest waits around 9 AM (about 7 minutes) and its longest around 11 AM (about 40 minutes).

E.T. Adventure averages its shortest waits around 11 AM (about 13 minutes) and its longest around 3 PM (about 30 minutes).

Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain averages its shortest waits around 8 AM (about 7 minutes) and its longest around 12 PM (about 35 minutes).

Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry averages its shortest waits around 8 PM (about 48 minutes) and its longest around 2 PM (about 116 minutes).

Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts averages its shortest waits around 10 AM (about 17 minutes) and its longest around 3 PM (about 56 minutes).

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey averages its shortest waits around 8 AM (about 10 minutes) and its longest around 11 AM (about 27 minutes).

The Incredible Hulk Coaster averages its shortest waits around 2 PM (about 8 minutes) and its longest around 11 AM (about 38 minutes).

Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge averages its shortest waits around 8 PM (about 25 minutes) and its longest around 11 AM (about 108 minutes).

Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run averages its shortest waits around 9 PM (about 18 minutes) and its longest around 12 PM (about 48 minutes).

Mine-Cart Madness averages its shortest waits around 9 AM (about 72 minutes) and its longest around 12 PM (about 112 minutes).

Mission: SPACE (Orange Team) averages its shortest waits around 9 AM (about 15 minutes) and its longest around 11 AM (about 18 minutes).

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance averages its shortest waits around 9 PM (about 27 minutes) and its longest around 12 PM (about 56 minutes).

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind averages its shortest waits around 11 AM (about 64 minutes) and its longest around 8 PM (about 79 minutes).

Jurassic World VelociCoaster averages its shortest waits around 8 AM (about 9 minutes) and its longest around 7 PM (about 41 minutes).

Avatar Flight of Passage averages its shortest waits around 6 PM (about 34 minutes) and its longest around 8 AM (about 67 minutes).

Space Mountain averages its shortest waits around 10 PM (about 20 minutes) and its longest around 11 AM (about 41 minutes).

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