Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: attraction at Magic Kingdom Park, Walt Disney World — live wait times, operating status, and planning data on MouseHub.

Wait time history

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Visitor sentiment

4.4· 1,629 Google ratings

People say this amusement park ride is fun, smooth, and beautifully themed, with unique swinging mine carts and stunning animatronics. They also highlight the family-friendly experience and the interactive elements in the queue. Other reviews mention the wait times can be long.

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The MouseHub take

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is the family coaster in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom, and the ride system is what sets it apart. Each train runs five cars built to swing independently from side to side, so the carts rock through the curves instead of tracking rigidly around them. The layout alternates outdoor hills with an indoor cavern where the Seven Dwarfs work the diamond mine, whistling and singing over glowing jewels. The track itself is smooth, with none of the head-banging that older coasters hand out.

It opened in May 2014, and some of the props and figures from Snow White's Scary Adventures, which closed in 2012, were reused inside the mine. In a Magic Kingdom day this is the step between Dumbo and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and families with elementary-aged kids tend to leave happy. Anyone who came for coaster intensity will not. The layout is mild, the whole thing is over quickly, and that is a hard sell against one of the longest standby lines in the park.

At a glance

Best for
Families with elementary-aged kids ready to move up from Dumbo but not up to a real drop.
Skip if
You judge a coaster by its drops and its length, and theming does not make up the difference.
Ride type
Family steel coaster with swinging five-car mine trains and an indoor dark ride section
Intensity
Disney describes sharp turns, sudden drops and stops, in a swaying mine car. A 38-inch height minimum applies, and the indoor cavern section is dim. Expectant mothers should not ride.

The good

  • The carts swing on their own
    Each train runs five cars designed to swing side to side independently, so the vehicle leans into a curve while the track stays level. It is the thing riders remember afterward.
  • The track is smooth the whole way
    No head-banging, no jolts through the transitions. Riders who avoid older coasters because of the beating usually come off this one fine.
  • The mine cavern is the payoff
    The coaster drops into the dark and the dwarfs are up above, whistling and singing while they work a wall of diamonds and rubies. It is a full dark ride scene bolted into the middle of a roller coaster.
  • The line gives kids something to do
    One station has a jewel-sorting game and the next has spigots that play notes when you touch them. Both buy you real minutes with a restless six-year-old.
  • Snow White's Scary Adventures lives on inside
    Props and figures from the dark ride that closed in 2012 were worked into the mine. Riders who remember the original can still find pieces of it.
  • It is the right coaster to graduate on
    Kids who have aged out of Dumbo and are not ready for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad get a first real coaster here without a drop that scares them off the category.

The bad

  • It is over almost as soon as it starts
    The ride is short, and it feels shorter after the wait it took to get on. This is the most common complaint by a wide margin.
  • The standby line is one of the worst in the park
    Riders describe the afternoon wait as the one that eats the day, and plenty of them say the ride did not repay it.
  • Taller adults do not fit comfortably
    The molded bucket seats and the lap bar leave little legroom, and sharing a row makes it tighter still.
  • The outdoor switchbacks bake
    Most of the wait happens outside before you reach the interactive stations, and in summer that stretch is hot and still.

Veteran tips

  • Buy the Lightning Lane Single Pass
    This is a Single Pass attraction, so it is not one of the three you pick with Multi Pass. Buying the individual pass is the only way to skip the line, and it sells out on busy days.
  • Try it during the fireworks
    Standby drops while the crowd packs in for the nighttime show, and riders often catch the show from the track on the way around.
  • Measure your kid before you get in line
    The minimum is 38 inches. Check at home rather than at the loading platform, where a kid who misses it has already waited the whole line. Anyone under 7 has to ride with someone 14 or older.
  • Use Rider Switch for the ones too short
    The attraction takes part in Rider Switch, so one adult waits with the younger kids and boards afterward without going through standby twice.
  • Ask for the back if you want more out of it
    Riders who find the front tame prefer the rear cars over the hills. Cast members can sometimes seat a small party there if you ask on the way in.
  • Wheelchair and ECV users transfer to board
    The posted classification is Must Transfer from Wheelchair/ECV, and a transfer access vehicle is available at the platform. Ask a cast member on the way in rather than at the front of the line.
  • Leave the service animal with your party
    Service animals are not permitted on this attraction, so plan for someone to stay behind or use Rider Switch to cover it.

MouseHub editorial, written from visitor reports and official Disney sources. Last reviewed .

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