Mission: SPACE wait times

What it is

A simulated rocket launch to Mars. The Orange version spins in a real centrifuge and is one of the most intense rides at Walt Disney World; the Green version skips the spin and is much milder.

Thrill level: ●●●●● Thrilling (4/5) · motion-sickness risk · spinning · indoors · must be 40 in (102 cm) or taller

Opened: 2003 (23 years ago)

Best time to ride

Quietest: around 8am (typically ~15 min posted). Busiest: around 8am (~15 min). In the first 15 minutes after the park opens it typically posts ~15 min.

Typical means the median posted wait across every day in our log at that hour; crowd level, weather and breakdowns move it. For a specific date, the planner adjusts for that day’s forecast crowd.

Typical posted wait by hour

Bar = median; numbers on the right = typical range (middle half of days).

By day of the weekaverage 10am–6pm

Posted vs real wait

Disney’s posted waits run high. For Mission: SPACE, a posted 60 minutes at 2pm has typically meant about 44 minutes in line, and at 8pm about 40 (from timed waits people recorded, 2015–2021 — before today’s Lightning Lane system, so treat it as an estimate). DisneyIQ shows both numbers on the live board.

Did you know?

The Orange mission uses a real centrifuge to create sustained G-forces.

Ride facts

About 6 minutes including boarding · Height requirement 40 in (102 cm) · Seating: 4-person capsule — each seat has a crew job · Lightning Lane: Tier 2