Soarin' Across America wait times

What it is

A simulated hang-glider flight: you are lifted in front of a giant dome screen and soar over landscapes, with gentle motion and scents in the air. Feels like flying; the only real thrill is the height.

Thrill level: ●●●●● Mild (2/5) · heights · indoors · must be 40 in (102 cm) or taller

Opened: 5 May 2005 (21 years ago)

Best time to ride

Quietest: around 8am (typically ~5 min posted). Busiest: around 11am (~35 min). In the first 15 minutes after the park opens it typically posts ~5 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

Through the year2015–2021 history

Average posted wait by month from 2015–2021 records. Waits ran higher before the current Lightning Lane system, so read this for the seasonal shape — which months are busiest — not for today’s numbers; the hourly table above is current.

Posted vs real wait

Disney’s posted waits run high. For Soarin' Across America, 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?

Rows of seats are lifted more than 40 feet into an 80-foot projection dome.

Soarin' first opened at EPCOT in 2005 and has changed films several times since.

Ride facts

About 6 minutes including boarding · Height requirement 40 in (102 cm) · Seating: hang-glider rows — whole party side by side (row 1 = best view) · Lightning Lane: Tier 2