Hi there, Mary! Welcome back to planDisney!
It’s exciting that you’ve booked a sailing on board the stunning
Disney Wish! One of my favorite parts of the Disney Wish is the Grand Hall, complete with a spot for Fairy Godmother to sprinkle us all with love and magic. With a wave of her wand and those famous words, Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, she sends us off on the most spectacular adventure at sea!
One of my other favorite spots is the
AquaMouse, Disney Cruise Line’s first-ever attraction at sea! Riding it for the first time felt like the coolest Disney mashup, combining all the things I love about my favorite Disney Parks attractions with all the
AquaDuck fun I love on board the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy. Plus, my kids love watching
The World of Mickey Mouse cartoons, so they were obsessed with the idea of water-sliding into it!
The wait time for the AquaMouse is posted on a sign right in front of it, and guests wait in a traditional line to ride. If they would like to ride it again, whether alone or with someone else, they'll have to wait in line again. This includes parents riding with multiple kids. I understand you wondering what you’ll do with your other kiddos while you’re riding with one of them, so I have a few suggestions that I use with my own kids that give us plenty of riding time!
- If your children meet the age and height requirements of being older than 7 years and 48 inches or taller, they can ride as a single rider. This frees you to ride with another child at the same time. If your children meet the height requirement of being 42-48 inches, they may ride together, as the ride is designed for both single and double riders. Please keep in mind that this is dependent on Disney Cruise Line's discretion and the operating conditions of the day. For example, if it's super windy, operators may deem it unsafe for single riders, etc.
- Depending on the age of your kids, they can be left in the exciting youth clubs on board while you ride with another. I've done this many times, so I could ride with one, and then I switch kids to ride with the other. This also allows for some fun one-on-one bonding time with me, which I find hard to come by at home.
- If you're traveling with other family members, you can ride with one child while the other(s) wait with them.
- Consider riding during low-wait times, such as during early morning, meal times, and early evenings.
- Consider riding during port days, when the majority of the ship's guests are at port. Wait times are usually significantly shorter on port days than sea days. My kids and I have ridden together multiple times in a row on port days!
- Try coming back on board the ship a little bit earlier during your day at Disney Castaway Cay. I like being ashore for as many hours as I can at Disney Castaway Cay. But going ashore a bit earlier in the morning allows me to do that, and still allows me to have plenty of time for one more zip around the AquaMouse to end the perfect Disney day!
Mary, I hope you found these tips helpful. The AquaMouse is going to be one of the most fun things you experience on board your Disney cruise! I WISH you and your family buckets of beautiful memories together!
Seas the Adventure,
Rana