Prince Charming Regal Carrousel wait times

What it is

A classic carousel of hand-painted horses in front of Cinderella Castle.

Thrill level: ●●●●● Gentle (1/5) · no height requirement

Opened: 1 October 1971 (55 years ago)

Best time to ride

Quietest: around 8am (typically ~5 min posted). Busiest: around 8pm (~10 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

Posted vs real wait

Disney’s posted waits run high. For Prince Charming Regal Carrousel, a posted 60 minutes at 2pm has typically meant about 44 minutes in line, and at 8pm about 36 (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 carousel itself was built in 1917, older than the Walt Disney Company, and was restored for Magic Kingdom's opening.

Ride facts

About 2 minutes including boarding · Lightning Lane: Tier 2