Mad Tea Party Reliability & Wait Patterns
Magic Kingdom · Fantasyland · Based on 20368 wait-time samples
0.56
Volatility Index (coefficient of variation)
Stable — waits stay close to the average throughout the day.
15m
Typical (p50) wait
25m
Busy (p90) wait
35m
Worst-case (p99)
65m
All-time max
Weekend vs Weekday
15m
Weekday average
12m
Weekend average
0.84×
Weekend multiplier
Downtime by hour
Rate of DOWN/CLOSED status per hour of the day (ET).
0
87%
87%
1
99%
99%
2
100%
100%
3
100%
100%
4
100%
100%
5
100%
100%
6
100%
100%
7
87%
87%
8
43%
43%
9
3%
3%
10
2%
2%
11
3%
3%
12
1%
1%
13
1%
1%
14
2%
2%
15
1%
1%
16
1%
1%
17
1%
1%
18
1%
1%
19
0%
0%
20
1%
1%
21
5%
5%
22
12%
12%
23
84%
84%
Best & worst hours by day of week
Average standby wait (minutes). Green = lowest of day, red = highest.
| DOW | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 8 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Tue | 10 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Wed | 8 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| Thu | 6 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Fri | 6 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
| Sat | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Sun | 8 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Weather effect on waits
Average wait (minutes) in different weather conditions:
12m
Clear
14m
Cloudy
16m
Drizzle
14m
Partly Cloudy
17m
Rain
When this ride goes down
These rides spike in wait time when Mad Tea Party is reported DOWN:
Space Mountain
+-5m (-11%)
Astro Orbiter
+-5m (-21%)
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
+-5m (-12%)
Pirates of the Caribbean
+-6m (-24%)
Jungle Cruise
+-6m (-13%)
What causes this ride to spike
Waits for Mad Tea Party go up the most when these rides are DOWN:
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
+-6m (-45%)
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