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Today at Mad Tea Party
Current status, standby wait, and the best call for this ride right now.
Closed
Latest update: 12:30 AM EDT.
Current standby
0 min
9 minutes below its recent average.
Recent average
10 min
Average posted wait in the recent sample.
Tracked downtime
6h 35m
29 tracked downtime events.
Highest recent wait
65 min
Apr 10 at 3:00 PM
Today's Mad Tea Party wait graph
Average waits by open hour and the current park-day wait curve for Mad Tea Party.
Average today
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Operating samples today.
Peak today
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Highest found today.
Current wait
0 min
Closed in the latest update.
Samples
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Updated in park time.
Average wait by open hour
One-hour average standby wait periods from the current park day.
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Current park-day wait curve
Recorded wait points for the day, including current and peak markers when available.
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Hourly average
Current wait
Peak wait
Live wait picture
Current wait, recent average, and the higher-wait range for this ride.
Wait profile
Current posted wait compared with recent Mad Tea Party patterns.
Right now0 minCurrent posted standby wait.
Recent average10 minRecent posted wait average.
Compared with average9 minutes belowBased on the current posted wait.
Highest recent wait65 minApr 10 at 3:00 PM
recent wait profile
lower wait range
moderate wait range
higher wait range
Reliability and downtime
Operating reliability, total downtime, downtime days, and average downtime event length.
Reliability
98.9%
Operating time in the recent sample.
Tracked downtime
6h 35m
Total downtime in the tracked window.
Days with downtime
22
Days with at least one downtime event.
Average downtime event
14 min
Across 29 downtime events.
Downtime summary
Aggregate downtime signals for Mad Tea Party.
Reliability notes
How to read the downtime number.
Mad Tea Party reliability
Mad Tea Party shows 98.9% reliability in the recent sample, with 6h 35m of tracked downtime across 22 days.
| Downtime events | 29 |
| Average event length | 14 minutes |
| Tracked window | 90 days |
Weather impact
How weather can change the practical read on Mad Tea Party.
Ride exposure
Outdoor
Weather is more likely to affect this ride than indoor attractions.
Rain nearby
Higher risk
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Thunderstorms
Higher risk
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High heat
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Lightning Lane outlook
Return-window status and whether this ride should be an early pick.
Current return window
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Standby now
0 min
9 minutes below its recent average.
Recent average
10 min
Recent posted wait average for this ride.
Planning read
Lower priority
Higher-average rides usually benefit more from return-window planning.
Wait patterns and best times
Recent wait range and practical timing context for Mad Tea Party.
Recent wait range
Posted wait signals in the recent sample.
Practical planning read
Simple wait-time thresholds for this ride.
Good standby target8 minRoughly below its recent average.
High standby wait12 minWorth checking alternatives first.
Ride details
Location, ride type, height requirement, capacity notes, and practical planning context.
ParkMagic Kingdom
LandFantasyland
Ride typeSpinning flat ride
Opened1971
Height requirementNone
Duration~1.5 minutes
Hourly capacity~900 guests
What this ride is like
Mad Tea Party is a spinning teacup ride inspired by the unbirthday party scene from Disney's Alice in Wonderland. Guests sit in oversized teacups and control how quickly their cup spins while the whole platform rotates beneath a colorful canopy. Opening with Magic Kingdom in 1971, it remains one of the park's classic Fantasyland flat rides and a highly recognizable family attraction.
Good fit if
- You want to compare this ride with current waits nearby.
- Your group is trying to avoid unnecessary walking across the park.
- The current wait is below the recent average.
- The ride is operating and has not had much downtime today.
Compare nearby and similar rides
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Ride wait comparison
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Mad Tea Party at a glance
Mad Tea Party at Magic Kingdom is tracked with posted wait trends, downtime history, and recent reliability signals. Across the recent sample, its average posted wait is 10 minutes. The highest wait in that window is 65 minutes around 3:00 PM. CrowdLevels counted about 7 hours of downtime across the tracked window. You can find it in Fantasyland.
Best planning move
Check the live wait and current status before you commit. If the posted wait is below the recent average, standby is more reasonable. If it is above the recent average, compare nearby rides first.