Much more often that that. We were there in December before Christmas, so not a terribly busy time. We waited only 10 minutes for one. We passed another boat on the way there. It is about a 20 to 25 minute trip because the boat stops at the FQ. I also took the bus one day too. Had to wait 20 minutes for the bus and then 5 minutes there-same time. I loved the boat ride, and when we stay in August that is the way we will go every time. My brochure from my last stay says the boats run 11:00 am to 11:00 pm to DTD and 9:00 am to 11:00 pm to FQ from Riverside. If you stay at DTD after 11:00, just catch a bus back.