Best Time to Ride The Seas with Nemo & Friends
Board a 'clamobile' and join Nemo, Dory, Marlin, and friends on a gentle ride through the ocean in EPCOT's Seas pavilion. The attraction cleverly uses projection technology to make animated characters appear to swim alongside real fish in the aquarium tanks. After the ride, you exit into SeaBase, the massive aquarium complex. A gentle, colorful ride suitable for all ages with typically short waits. The combo of the ride and the aquarium makes this pavilion an easy hour of entertainment.
Hour-by-Hour Wait Guide
Wait Times by Hour
Best Day of the Week
Wait Time Heatmap: Day × Hour
The Seas with Nemo & Friends averages 26 minutes at 3 PM on Thursdays but only 5 minutes at 12 AM on Sundays.
| 7a | 8a | 9a | 10a | 11a | 12p | 1p | 2p | 3p | 4p | 5p | 6p | 7p | 8p | 9p | 10p | 11p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 5 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |||||
| Tue | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |||||
| Wed | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Thu | 5 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Fri | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 8 | |||||
| Sat | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |||||
| Sun | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Tips for Riding The Seas with Nemo & Friends with Minimal Wait
The Seas with Nemo & Friends at EPCOT averages a 9-minute wait, but timing makes a huge difference. The data shows waits are shortest around 9PM (5min) and longest around 11AM (19min) — a 14-minute difference just by choosing the right time.
Friday is typically the lightest day of the week with an average wait of 8 minutes. Avoid Monday if possible — waits average 11 minutes.
Pro tip: Arrive at EPCOT before opening and head to The Seas with Nemo & Friends first. Early-morning waits are consistently the shortest across all days of the week.
Predicted wait for The Seas with Nemo & Friends — next 7 days
Our forecast of the average standby wait, built from this ride's historical patterns, day-of-week trends, and the seasonal calendar.
Forecasts are estimates of the daily average and update as new data arrives — actual waits swing by hour, so use the hour-by-hour chart above to pick your window.
The Seas with Nemo & Friends — ride facts
- Location
- World Nature · EPCOT
- Type
- Gentle ride
- Ride length
- ~4 min
- Setting
- Indoor (climate-controlled)
- Lightning Lane
- Lightning Lane Multi Pass
Board a 'clamobile' and join Nemo, Dory, Marlin, and friends on a gentle ride through the ocean in EPCOT's Seas pavilion. The attraction cleverly uses projection technology to make animated characters appear to swim alongside real fish in the aquarium tanks. After the ride, you exit into SeaBase, the massive aquarium complex. A gentle, colorful ride suitable for all ages with typically short waits. The combo of the ride and the aquarium makes this pavilion an easy hour of entertainment.
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