it’s a small world

[MinnieLizzie]

My almost-three-year-old daughter LOVES it and will definitely want to ride more than once when we visit the 2nd week of April. We have a PPO BOG reservation, but hate to waste a fast pass or that precious first hour of touring time on it. In your experience can we expect relatively low waits around 10:30ish (right after our Peter Pan FP)? What about late afternoon/early evening when we return to the park after a nap break? Thanks!

 

[hiroMYhero]

My almost-three-year-old daughter LOVES it and will definitely want to ride more than once when we visit the 2nd week of April. We have a PPO BOG reservation, but hate to waste a fast pass or that precious first hour of touring time on it. In your experience can we expect relatively low waits around 10:30ish (right after our Peter Pan FP)? What about late afternoon/early evening when we return to the park after a nap break? Thanks!

You may want to track wait times on the MDX app. At 6:45p today, there’s a 20 minute wait.

 

[Disneypro1]

You may want to track wait times on the MDX app. At 6:45p today, there’s a 20 minute wait.

and 20 min isn't bad for any attraction.. If i could ride anything with 20 min or less wait...id never worry about a FP.

 

[Beth33]

I'd do your 3 FPP early in the day and as soon as you tap into your 3rd, try to get a same day fastpass(es) for IASM.

 

[WaterLinds]

My almost-three-year-old daughter LOVES it and will definitely want to ride more than once when we visit the 2nd week of April. We have a PPO BOG reservation, but hate to waste a fast pass or that precious first hour of touring time on it. In your experience can we expect relatively low waits around 10:30ish (right after our Peter Pan FP)? What about late afternoon/early evening when we return to the park after a nap break? Thanks!

Evening is a better bet than mid-morning, I’d say. Around 11 am last week i think waits were close to an hour? But I was able to grab a same day FP for it with a window starting about 20 minutes after I started looking, so I think the same day/refresh option might work well for you to get multiple rides on it.

 

[Upatnoon]

Use Small World as a fourth fastpass or if the line is low as you walk by. When we were there last week, there were many FPs available all day.

 

[MinnieLizzie]

Thanks!

 

[Klayfish]

Small World is one of the easiest attractions to get a 4th FP+ for. No reason to ever wait more than 5 minutes for it. By the way, I know many people don't like it...I do, so we get on it every trip.

 

[KenHutch]

My 18 year old daughter loves the ride and we have never had an issue getting a 4th fast pass to hit the ride but I have noticed the line seems to run faster than the listed wait times.

 

[DisDreaming4116]

As usual, @Klayfish has it correct here regarding FP+. Very easy to get any time of the day as a 4th, 12th or 17th FP+. There are some interesting queues, however, IASW might be my least favorite queue at WDW.

 

[b5sgqueen]

Definitely easy to get an additional FP later in the day to IASW and waits never seem super long.

 

[FigmentSpark]

Around 11am, a few weeks ago, we waited 45 mins for small world. It was a CL 9 day, mind you.

 

[Upatnoon]

Around 11am, a few weeks ago, we waited 45 mins for small world. It was a CL 9 day, mind you.

When we got Small World as a 5th or 6th fastpass, the standby line was about 45 mins. For every attraction but shows, the standby lines were long. There was even a wait at the Peoplemover!

But if you kept refreshing, FPs would pop up.

 

[FigmentSpark]

When we got Small World as a 5th or 6th fastpass, the standby line was about 45 mins. For every attraction but shows, the standby lines were long. There was even a wait at the Peoplemover!

But if you kept refreshing, FPs would pop up.

That's right! A line at the People mover! That almost never happens.

 

[grannyminnie]

An aside regarding Small World: we were there several days ago, and for the first time that I ever remember this happening, the music on either side was not coordinated. Same song on both sides not synchronized, mildly annoying. I forgot to mention that to a CM as we exited, but assume other guests did. I know that later on in the day, the ride was closed, so I imagine they were correcting the problem. On the positive side, I loved that at the end of the attraction, we saw our names listed on the "goodbye in other languages" cards. The magic of RFID...

 

[MickeyWaffles]

On Jan. 4, we arrived at IASW around 10:30am to a 75 minute wait. It was a very busy day and every time I checked the wait time it hovered around an hour. We could have gotten a FP in the afternoon for it but had a 5:30pm SDMT FP booked that we did not want to give up.

We left around 7ish because we had a very full day, but I’m sure if we went back to IASW that evening we could have gotten on with a shorter wait.

Top of the list for our next visit! We love IASW so much.

 

[gharter]

Rarely have I seen IASW have a line longer than 15-20 minutes, often less.
As mentioned above, I would get the 3 FP for the morning. (9:30, 10:30, 11:30.). As soon as you have tapped in for the 3rd, start checking to see what is available for FPs.
Keep refreshing.
If you daughter loves I HIMASW that much, it may be worth using an extra FP for it. Should be plenty available as 4th + and FPs.