Spaceship Earth wait times
Spaceship Earth at Epcot averages 15 minutes. It is shortest at 1pm and worst at 3pm. It has run 88% of the park's opening hours recently.
Spaceship Earth queue times, day by day
Spaceship Earth over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Spaceship Earth has averaged about 15 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 25 minutes, with the longest queues near 3pm, and the shortest near 1pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Spaceship Earth queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Spaceship Earth peaks at 10am with 25 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 10. Riding it at the right hour saves 15 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Spaceship Earth
Best time to ride
Spaceship Earth averages 10 minutes at 9am against 25 at the 10am peak - 15 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
Spaceship Earth by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon18m
- Tue11m
- Wed11m
- Thu17m
- Fri23m
- Sat22m
- Sun18m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Spaceship Earth, at 11 minutes against 23 on Friday.
Does Spaceship Earth break down?
Uptime and closures
88% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 88% of the minutes Epcot was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 83%
- 77%
- 79%
- 80%
- 84%
- 100%
- 78%
- 89%
- 100%
- 99%
- 99%
- 82%
- 84%
- 97%
Spaceship Earth ran 88% of Epcot's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Spaceship Earth queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 19 Sept45m
- 2Monday 21 Sept40m
- 3Tuesday 22 Sept40m
- 4Sunday 20 Sept35m
- 5Wednesday 23 Sept35m
- 6Friday 25 Sept35m
- 7Saturday 26 Sept35m
- 8Thursday 17 Sept30m
The worst queue recorded for Spaceship Earth was 45 minutes on Saturday 19 Sept.
Spaceship Earth through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Epcot publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About Spaceship Earth
Spaceship Earth is one of 11 rides tracked at Epcot, 8th longest of 11 by usual wait. It queues about 15 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 33-minute park average.
Spaceship Earth has averaged about 15 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 3pm and quietest around 1pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 88% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Wednesdays and busiest on Fridays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Spaceship Earth?
The live wait time for Spaceship Earth at Epcot is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Spaceship Earth wait times.
Is Spaceship Earth open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Spaceship Earth is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Epcot's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Spaceship Earth has been open around 88% of Epcot's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Epcot.
What's the best time of day to ride Spaceship Earth?
Based on historical wait time data, Spaceship Earth is typically quietest around 1pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Spaceship Earth?
Spaceship Earth is usually quietest on Wednesdays, and busiest on Fridays based on recent weeks - visit on a Wednesday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Spaceship Earth usually?
Over recent weeks, Spaceship Earth has averaged about 15 minutes, with lines usually longest around 3pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Spaceship Earth at Epcot.
Is Spaceship Earth often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Spaceship Earth has been running about 88% of the time. We track Spaceship Earth's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Spaceship Earth at Epcot?
Spaceship Earth is at Epcot - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Epcot page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Spaceship Earth?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Spaceship Earth's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Spaceship Earth is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.