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Going to Disney World and getting on ALL the rides you want to go on is no simple task.

It can take a lot of planning and research to make sure you know the ins and outs of Genie+, the best times to ride some of the most popular rides, and what types of wait times to expect depending on what time of year youll be visiting. But if youre going to Animal Kingdom, theres one particular ride that you need to be warned about.

Within Pandora The World of Avatar at Disneys Animal Kingdom, youll find 2 rides the ever-popular Avatar Flight of Passage and the not-as-intense Navi River Journey.

Family-friendly boat ride

While weve already talked about how to get on Flight of Passage with a shorter wait, today were taking a look at Navi River Journey. Why? Because its wait times on May 18th showed how UNPREDICTABLE this ride can be.

For some rides, going early in the morning can help you get the shortest wait time before the heavy crowds rush in. For others, a trip to the park at night, just before it has closed for the day, can be the key to skipping the long lines. But at Navi River Journey neither rule may necessarily apply.

On May 18th, the wait times for the ride were as follows:

This ride might not be a roller coaster, but its wait times sure are. It had its shortest waits at 10AM and 12PM, but for the rest of the day wait times went up and down sometimes by jumps of 20 minutes.

What does this tell us? Getting on Navi River Journey might require a little more on-the-go adjustment and flexibility in your park plans. The morning did seem to be a better time to get on the ride but what if you wont be coming to Animal Kingdom until after park hopping hours at 2PM? Or if your morning is already packed with other activities?

Our tip here is to really closely watch those wait times on the My Disney Experience app. If you see the wait time dramatically drop, consider heading over there to get on it while things are slower.

You can also use the forecasted wait times in the My Disney Experience app to get an idea of when things might be worse throughout the day.

Another option is to buy the standard Genie+ service, which will let you select a Lightning Lane for this ride. Overall, just go to the park knowing that by waiting one hour your wait time for this (relatively short) ride could be significantly less or more.

Want more wait times help? See the FULL list of wait times from Disney World (from May 19th) below.

Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 5 minutesCarousel of Progress: 5 minutesDumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutesMad Tea Party: 5 minutesPirates of the Caribbean: 5 minutesPrince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutesTomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutesits a small world: 5 minutesBuzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 10 minutesMickeys PhilharMagic: 10 minutesTomorrowland Speedway: 10 minutesHaunted Mansion: 13 minutesBig Thunder Mountain Railroad: 15 minutesAstro Orbiter: 20 minutesMany Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 25 minutesPeter Pans Flight: 40 minutesJungle Cruise: 45 minutesSeven Dwarfs Mine Train: 70 minutesSpace Mountain: Temporarily ClosedEnchanted Tales with Belle: Closed

Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 5 minutesCarousel of Progress: 5 minutesDumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutesMad Tea Party: 5 minutesMagic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutesTomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutesMickeys PhilharMagic: 10 minutesPrince Charming Regal Carrousel: 10 minutesBuzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 15 minutesits a small world: 15 minutesAstro Orbiter: 20 minutesTomorrowland Speedway: 20 minutesMany Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 25 minutesPirates of the Caribbean: 30 minutesHaunted Mansion: 35 minutesJungle Cruise: 40 minutesPeter Pans Flight: 45 minutesSeven Dwarfs Mine Train: 50 minutesBig Thunder Mountain Railroad: Temporarily ClosedSpace Mountain: Temporarily ClosedEnchanted Tales with Belle: Closed

Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 5 minutesCarousel of Progress: 5 minutesDumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutesMad Tea Party: 10 minutesPrince Charming Regal Carrousel: 10 minutesTomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 10 minutesAstro Orbiter: 15 minutesMagic Carpets of Aladdin: 15 minutesMickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutesTomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutesBuzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 20 minutesMany Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 25 minutesPirates of the Caribbean: 25 minutesBig Thunder Mountain Railroad: 30 minutesEnchanted Tales with Belle: 30 minutesHaunted Mansion: 30 minutesits a small world: 30 minutesSpace Mountain: 40 minutesJungle Cruise: 60 minutesPeter Pans Flight: 60 minutesSeven Dwarfs Mine Train: 80 minutes

Carousel of Progress: 5 minutesDumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutesMad Tea Party: 5 minutesBarnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutesPrince Charming Regal Carrousel: 10 minutesTomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 10 minutesEnchanted Tales with Belle: 15 minutesMagic Carpets of Aladdin: 15 minutesMickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutesTomorrowland Speedway: 20 minutesAstro Orbiter: 30 minutesBuzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 30 minutesBig Thunder Mountain Railroad: 35 minutesHaunted Mansion: 35 minutesMany Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 35 minutesits a small world: 40 minutesPirates of the Caribbean: 45 minutesJungle Cruise: 50 minutesPeter Pans Flight: 50 minutesSeven Dwarfs Mine Train: 50 minutesSpace Mountain: 55 minutes

Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 5 minutesCarousel of Progress: 5 minutesDumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutesMad Tea Party: 5 minutesTomorrowland Speedway: 5 minutesTomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutesPrince Charming Regal Carrousel: 10 minutesEnchanted Tales with Belle: 15 minutesMickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutesAstro Orbiter: 20 minutesBuzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 25 minutesMany Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 25 minutesits a small world: 25 minutesBig Thunder Mountain Railroad: 35 minutesHaunted Mansion: 35 minutesJungle Cruise: 40 minutesSpace Mountain: 40 minutesPirates of the Caribbean: 45 minutesPeter Pans Flight: 50 minutesSeven Dwarfs Mine Train: 65 minutesMagic Carpets of Aladdin: Temporarily Closed

Carousel of Progress: 5 minutesDumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutesTomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutesBarnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutesPrince Charming Regal Carrousel: 10 minutesMad Tea Party: 15 minutesMickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutesTomorrowland Speedway: 20 minutesits a small world: 20 minutesEnchanted Tales with Belle: 25 minutesBig Thunder Mountain Railroad: 30 minutesBuzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 30 minutesPirates of the Caribbean: 30 minutesHaunted Mansion: 35 minutesMany Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 35 minutesAstro Orbiter: 40 minutesJungle Cruise: 40 minutesSpace Mountain: 50 minutesSeven Dwarfs Mine Train: 60 minutesPeter Pans Flight: 80 minutesMagic Carpets of Aladdin: Temporarily Closed

Astro Orbiter: 5 minutesCarousel of Progress: 5 minutesDumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutesTomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutesBarnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutesPrince Charming Regal Carrousel: 10 minutesMad Tea Party: 15 minutesMickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutesTomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutesits a small world: 15 minutesBig Thunder Mountain Railroad: 20 minutesEnchanted Tales with Belle: 20 minutesPirates of the Caribbean: 30 minutesBuzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 35 minutesMany Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 35 minutesJungle Cruise: 40 minutesHaunted Mansion: 45 minutesPeter Pans Flight: 50 minutesSpace Mountain: 50 minutesSeven Dwarfs Mine Train: 60 minutesMagic Carpets of Aladdin: Temporarily Closed

Carousel of Progress: 5 minutesDumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutesMad Tea Party: 5 minutesTomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutesBarnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutesPrince Charming Regal Carrousel: 10 minutesMickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutesPirates of the Caribbean: 15 minutesTomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutesits a small world: 15 minutesAstro Orbiter: 25 minutesBig Thunder Mountain Railroad: 30 minutesEnchanted Tales with Belle: 30 minutesMany Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 30 minutesBuzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 35 minutesHaunted Mansion: 35 minutesJungle Cruise: 35 minutesSpace Mountain: 40 minutesSeven Dwarfs Mine Train: 60 minutesPeter Pans Flight: 70 minutesMagic Carpets of Aladdin: Temporarily Closed

Carousel of Progress: 5 minutesDumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutesMad Tea Party: 5 minutesTomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutesBig Thunder Mountain Railroad: 10 minutesPrince Charming Regal Carrousel: 10 minutesTomorrowland Speedway: 10 minutesBarnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 15 minutesEnchanted Tales with Belle: 15 minutesMickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutesPirates of the Caribbean: 15 minutesits a small world: 15 minutesAstro Orbiter: 20 minutesHaunted Mansion: 25 minutesMany Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 25 minutesBuzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 30 minutesJungle Cruise: 45 minutesSpace Mountain: 45 minutesSeven Dwarfs Mine Train: 60 minutesPeter Pans Flight: 70 minutesMagic Carpets of Aladdin: Temporarily Closed

Carousel of Progress: 5 minutesDumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutesMad Tea Party: 5 minutesBarnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutesPrince Charming Regal Carrousel: 10 minutesTomorrowland Speedway: 10 minutesTomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 10 minutesAstro Orbiter: 15 minutesMickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutesPirates of the Caribbean: 15 minutesits a small world: 15 minutesBig Thunder Mountain Railroad: 20 minutesEnchanted Tales with Belle: 20 minutesBuzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 25 minutesHaunted Mansion: 25 minutesMany Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 25 minutesJungle Cruise: 45 minutesSpace Mountain: 50 minutesPeter Pans Flight: 60 minutesSeven Dwarfs Mine Train: 65 minutesMagic Carpets of Aladdin: Temporarily Closed

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 5 minutesCarousel of Progress: 5 minutesDumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutesits a small world: 5 minutesEnchanted Tales with Belle: 10 minutesMad Tea Party: 10 minutesPrince Charming Regal Carrousel: 10 minutesMickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutesPirates of the Caribbean: 15 minutesTomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutesTomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 15 minutesBuzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 20 minutesAstro Orbiter: 25 minutesMany Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 25 minutesHaunted Mansion: 35 minutesJungle Cruise: 45 minutesPeter Pans Flight: 50 minutesSpace Mountain: 50 minutesSeven Dwarfs Mine Train: 65 minutesBarnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: Temporarily ClosedMagic Carpets of Aladdin: Temporarily Closed

Carousel of Progress: 5 minutesDumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutesMad Tea Party: 5 minutesBarnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutesPrince Charming Regal Carrousel: 10 minutesTomorrowland Speedway: 10 minutesTomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 10 minutesits a small world: 10 minutesEnchanted Tales with Belle: 15 minutesMagic Carpets of Aladdin: 15 minutesMickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutesPirates of the Caribbean: 15 minutesBig Thunder Mountain Railroad: 20 minutesBuzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 20 minutesHaunted Mansion: 25 minutesMany Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 25 minutesAstro Orbiter: 30 minutesJungle Cruise: 35 minutesSpace Mountain: 35 minutesPeter Pans Flight: 50 minutesSeven Dwarfs Mine Train: 70 minutes

Astro Orbiter: 5 minutesCarousel of Progress: 5 minutesDumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutesMad Tea Party: 5 minutesMagic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutesTomorrowland Speedway: 5 minutesTomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutesBarnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutesMany Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 10 minutesits a small world: 10 minutesHaunted Mansion: 13 minutesBuzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 15 minutesEnchanted Tales with Belle: 15 minutesJungle Cruise: 15 minutesMickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutesPirates of the Caribbean: 15 minutesSeven Dwarfs Mine Train: 15 minutesBig Thunder Mountain Railroad: 20 minutesSpace Mountain: 30 minutesPeter Pans Flight: 40 minutesPrince Charming Regal Carrousel: Temporarily Closed

Astro Orbiter: 5 minutesDumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutesMad Tea Party: 5 minutesMagic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutesTomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutesBarnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutesMany Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 10 minutesits a small world: 10 minutesHaunted Mansion: 13 minutesBuzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 15 minutesJungle Cruise: 15 minutesMickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutesPirates of the Caribbean: 15 minutesBig Thunder Mountain Railroad: 20 minutesSeven Dwarfs Mine Train: 25 minutesSpace Mountain: 30 minutesPeter Pans Flight: 40 minutesPrince Charming Regal Carrousel: Temporarily ClosedTomorrowland Speedway: Temporarily ClosedCarousel of Progress: ClosedEnchanted Tales with Belle: Closed

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutesJourney into Imagination: 5 minutesLiving with the Land: 5 minutesThe Seas with Nemo and Friends: 5 minutesSpaceship Earth: 15 minutesTurtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutesSoarin: 20 minutesMission: SPACE: 25 minutesFrozen Ever After: 35 minutesRemys Ratatouille Adventure: 35 minutesTest Track: 35 minutes

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutesJourney into Imagination: 5 minutesThe Seas with Nemo and Friends: 5 minutesLiving with the Land: 10 minutesSpaceship Earth: 15 minutesTurtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutesMission: SPACE: 20 minutesSoarin: 20 minutesRemys Ratatouille Adventure: 30 minutesTest Track: 60 minutesFrozen Ever After: 65 minutes

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutesJourney into Imagination: 10 minutesMission: SPACE: 10 minutesLiving with the Land: 15 minutesThe Seas with Nemo and Friends: 15 minutesTurtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutesSpaceship Earth: 20 minutesSoarin: 40 minutesRemys Ratatouille Adventure: 45 minutesTest Track: 55 minutesFrozen Ever After: 65 minutes

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutesLiving with the Land: 5 minutesSpaceship Earth: 5 minutesMission: SPACE: 10 minutesThe Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutesJourney into Imagination: 15 minutesTurtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutesSoarin: 25 minutesRemys Ratatouille Adventure: 50 minutesTest Track: 50 minutesFrozen Ever After: 65 minutes

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutesLiving with the Land: 5 minutesSpaceship Earth: 5 minutesMission: SPACE: 10 minutesThe Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutesJourney into Imagination: 15 minutesTurtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutesSoarin: 25 minutesRemys Ratatouille Adventure: 45 minutesTest Track: 50 minutesFrozen Ever After: 65 minutes

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutesLiving with the Land: 5 minutesSpaceship Earth: 5 minutesMission: SPACE: 10 minutesThe Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutesJourney into Imagination: 15 minutesTurtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutesSoarin: 25 minutesTest Track: 45 minutesRemys Ratatouille Adventure: 60 minutesFrozen Ever After: 65 minutes

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutesLiving with the Land: 5 minutesSpaceship Earth: 5 minutesMission: SPACE: 10 minutesThe Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutesJourney into Imagination: 15 minutesTurtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutesSoarin: 35 minutesFrozen Ever After: 65 minutesRemys Ratatouille Adventure: 65 minutesTest Track: 65 minutes

Living with the Land: 5 minutesSpaceship Earth: 5 minutesGran Fiesta Tour: 10 minutesMission: SPACE: 10 minutesThe Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutesJourney into Imagination: 15 minutesTurtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutesSoarin: 20 minutesTest Track: 30 minutesRemys Ratatouille Adventure: 65 minutesFrozen Ever After: 75 minutes

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutesJourney into Imagination: 5 minutesLiving with the Land: 5 minutesSpaceship Earth: 5 minutesMission: SPACE: 10 minutesThe Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutesTurtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutesSoarin: 20 minutesRemys Ratatouille Adventure: 45 minutesFrozen Ever After: 55 minutesTest Track: 55 minutes

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutesJourney into Imagination: 5 minutesLiving with the Land: 5 minutesSpaceship Earth: 5 minutesMission: SPACE: 10 minutesThe Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutesTurtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutesSoarin: 20 minutesFrozen Ever After: 55 minutesRemys Ratatouille Adventure: Temporarily ClosedTest Track: Temporarily Closed

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutesJourney into Imagination: 5 minutesLiving with the Land: 5 minutesSpaceship Earth: 5 minutesMission: SPACE: 10 minutesThe Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutesTurtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutesSoarin: 25 minutesFrozen Ever After: 55 minutesRemys Ratatouille Adventure: 75 minutesTest Track: Temporarily Closed

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutesJourney into Imagination: 5 minutesLiving with the Land: 5 minutesSpaceship Earth: 5 minutesMission: SPACE: 10 minutesThe Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutesSoarin: 20 minutesFrozen Ever After: 25 minutesRemys Ratatouille Adventure: 35 minutesTest Track: Temporarily ClosedTurtle Talk with Crush: Closed

Dinosaur: 5 minutesExpedition Everest: 5 minutesTriceraTop Spin: 5 minutesIts Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutesAvatar Flight of Passage: 60 minutesNavi River Journey: Temporarily ClosedKali River Rapids: ClosedKilimanjaro Safaris: Closed

Dinosaur: 5 minutesTriceraTop Spin: 5 minutesExpedition Everest: 10 minutesIts Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutesKali River Rapids: 10 minutesNavi River Journey: 45 minutesKilimanjaro Safaris: 55 minutesAvatar Flight of Passage: 120 minutes

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutesIts Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutesDinosaur: 15 minutesExpedition Everest: 20 minutesKali River Rapids: 20 minutesKilimanjaro Safaris: 65 minutesNavi River Journey: 70 minutesAvatar Flight of Passage: 115 minutes

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutesIts Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutesExpedition Everest: 35 minutesKilimanjaro Safaris: 35 minutesDinosaur: 40 minutesKali River Rapids: 40 minutesNavi River Journey: 45 minutesAvatar Flight of Passage: 90 minutes

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutesIts Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutesDinosaur: 25 minutesExpedition Everest: 30 minutesKali River Rapids: 40 minutesKilimanjaro Safaris: 45 minutesNavi River Journey: 55 minutesAvatar Flight of Passage: 80 minutes

Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutesKilimanjaro Safaris: 10 minutesTriceraTop Spin: 10 minutesDinosaur: 20 minutesExpedition Everest: 30 minutesKali River Rapids: 35 minutesNavi River Journey: 70 minutesAvatar Flight of Passage: 95 minutes

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutesIts Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutesDinosaur: 15 minutesExpedition Everest: 15 minutesKilimanjaro Safaris: 15 minutesKali River Rapids: 55 minutesNavi River Journey: 60 minutesAvatar Flight of Passage: 105 minutes

Kilimanjaro Safaris: 5 minutesTriceraTop Spin: 5 minutesDinosaur: 10 minutesIts Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutesExpedition Everest: 20 minutesKali River Rapids: 45 minutesAvatar Flight of Passage: 80 minutesNavi River Journey: 80 minutes

Kilimanjaro Safaris: 5 minutesTriceraTop Spin: 5 minutesDinosaur: 10 minutesIts Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutesExpedition Everest: 20 minutesKali River Rapids: 35 minutesNavi River Journey: 50 minutesAvatar Flight of Passage: 75 minutes

Kilimanjaro Safaris: 5 minutesTriceraTop Spin: 5 minutesIts Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutesKali River Rapids: 10 minutesDinosaur: 15 minutesExpedition Everest: 15 minutesAvatar Flight of Passage: 55 minutesNavi River Journey: 70 minutes

Kali River Rapids: 5 minutesKilimanjaro Safaris: 5 minutesTriceraTop Spin: 5 minutesIts Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutesDinosaur: 15 minutesExpedition Everest: 15 minutesNavi River Journey: 60 minutesAvatar Flight of Passage: Temporarily Closed

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutesMuppet Vision 3D: 10 minutesAlien Swirling Saucers: 20 minutesToy Story Mania: 20 minutesMillennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 25 minutesTwilight Zone Tower of Terror: 30 minutesSlinky Dog Dash: 50 minutesMickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 55 minutesRise of the Resistance WDW: 85 minutes

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutesMuppet Vision 3D: 10 minutesTwilight Zone Tower of Terror: 20 minutesAlien Swirling Saucers: 25 minutesMickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 40 minutesMillennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 40 minutesToy Story Mania: 45 minutesSlinky Dog Dash: 50 minutesRise of the Resistance WDW: 70 minutes

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutesMuppet Vision 3D: 10 minutesLightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutesAlien Swirling Saucers: 30 minutesTwilight Zone Tower of Terror: 50 minutesToy Story Mania: 60 minutesMillennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 65 minutesRise of the Resistance WDW: 65 minutesSlinky Dog Dash: 75 minutesMickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: Temporarily Closed

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutesStar Tours The Adventures Continue: 10 minutesLightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutesTwilight Zone Tower of Terror: 25 minutesAlien Swirling Saucers: 30 minutesToy Story Mania: 45 minutesMickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 50 minutesMillennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 55 minutesRise of the Resistance WDW: 70 minutesSlinky Dog Dash: 70 minutes

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutesStar Tours The Adventures Continue: 10 minutesLightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutesAlien Swirling Saucers: 30 minutesTwilight Zone Tower of Terror: 35 minutesMillennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 45 minutesToy Story Mania: 45 minutesRise of the Resistance WDW: 70 minutesMickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 80 minutesSlinky Dog Dash: 80 minutes

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutesStar Tours The Adventures Continue: 10 minutesAlien Swirling Saucers: 15 minutesLightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutesTwilight Zone Tower of Terror: 25 minutesToy Story Mania: 35 minutesMillennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 60 minutesMickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 70 minutesRise of the Resistance WDW: 75 minutesSlinky Dog Dash: 100 minutes

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutesStar Tours The Adventures Continue: 10 minutesLightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutesAlien Swirling Saucers: 30 minutesTwilight Zone Tower of Terror: 35 minutesToy Story Mania: 40 minutesMickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 50 minutesRise of the Resistance WDW: 55 minutesSlinky Dog Dash: 60 minutesMillennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 65 minutes

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutesAlien Swirling Saucers: 10 minutesMuppet Vision 3D: 10 minutesLightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutesMillennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 30 minutesTwilight Zone Tower of Terror: 30 minutesToy Story Mania: 35 minutesRise of the Resistance WDW: 45 minutesMickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 60 minutesSlinky Dog Dash: 65 minutes

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutesAlien Swirling Saucers: 10 minutesMuppet Vision 3D: 10 minutesLightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutesTwilight Zone Tower of Terror: 20 minutesToy Story Mania: 25 minutesMickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 40 minutesMillennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 50 minutesSlinky Dog Dash: 60 minutesRise of the Resistance WDW: Temporarily Closed

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutesAlien Swirling Saucers: 10 minutesMuppet Vision 3D: 10 minutesLightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutesMillennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 15 minutesTwilight Zone Tower of Terror: 30 minutesMickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 35 minutesToy Story Mania: 40 minutesSlinky Dog Dash: 50 minutesRise of the Resistance WDW: 60 minutes

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutesAlien Swirling Saucers: 10 minutesMuppet Vision 3D: 10 minutesLightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutesTwilight Zone Tower of Terror: 20 minutesMillennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 30 minutesToy Story Mania: 35 minutesMickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 60 minutesSlinky Dog Dash: 60 minutesRise of the Resistance WDW: 75 minutes

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutesAlien Swirling Saucers: 10 minutesMuppet Vision 3D: 10 minutesLightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutesMillennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 20 minutesTwilight Zone Tower of Terror: 20 minutesToy Story Mania: 40 minutesMickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 50 minutesRise of the Resistance WDW: 50 minutesSlinky Dog Dash: Temporarily Closed

Alien Swirling Saucers: 5 minutesMillennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 5 minutesStar Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutesMuppet Vision 3D: 10 minutesTwilight Zone Tower of Terror: 13 minutesLightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutesToy Story Mania: 15 minutesRise of the Resistance WDW: 25 minutesMickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 30 minutesSlinky Dog Dash: 50 minutes

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Kevin McCarthy has had a tumultuous time since taking over as speaker of the House but MSNBC host Alex Wagner argues that many of his problems are a result of a nasty model created by former Republican speaker Newt Gingrich.

When Republicans reclaimed the House in 1985 and elected Gingrich as speaker, Wagner said he ushered in a new style of House politics that prioritized conflict with the White House and with Democrats. She noted that Gingrich was able to extract big concessions from Democrats, including spending cuts, work requirements and cuts to the social safety net. That nasty arrow one came in the form of the impeachment of then-president Bill Clinton.

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Despite Republicans losing public support and seats in the House over the impeachment, Wagner argued that the nasty model from Gingrich continued on after his term was over, becoming more extreme under John Boehner.

It was under Speaker Boehner that the Tea Party and its extremists first decided to put the gun to the head of the American economy, Wagner said. That standoff ultimately resulted in downgrading the U.S. credit for the very first time in history, which Republicans seem to view as a success because they did not change their tactics after that.

Eventually, the party got even more extreme, Wagner said, forcing Boehner to resign in 2015. His term was followed by the short-lived speakership of Paul Ryan, who resigned from the position in 2019.

Do you see a pattern here? she said. Things get nastier and the speakership gets sort of resignier.

Now, McCarthy is trying to survive his historically weak speakership by appeasing an increasingly rebellious conference and holding the American economy hostage once again to try and extract concessions from another Democratic president, Wagner said.

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At the same time, his numbers are suggesting that no concession may ever be enough, she added. After all, this is not Gingrichs nasty arrow one, this is McCarthys nasty era two.

Recent examples that Wagner cited of the Republican partys nastiness include a bill being introduced to expel Democratic congressman Adam Schiff after McCarthy suggested that he shouldnt be serving in the House anymore and Marjorie Taylor Greene moving to introduce articles of impeachment against President Biden, FBI director Christopher Wray, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.

Remember when Republicans would just impeach the president of the United States and leave it there? Now they have to impeach nearly the whole cabinet, too, which makes this particularly odious for speaker McCarthy, particularly bonkers for his conference, because Marjorie Taylor Greene is not some fringe lunatic not anymore, anyway, Wagner said. The Congresswoman who aligned herself with Jan. 6 insurrectionists, she is now also considered an ally of the speaker of the House. The two of them have cemented the path between what is left of the Republican House establishment and the partys radical right-wing.

So this is the party, this is the GOP, this is who they are now, Wagner concluded. Newt Gingrich would be proud.

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President Joe Biden talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as he departs the Capitol following the annual St. Patricks Day gathering in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

With less than two weeks until the United States government essentially runs out of money to pay its bills, a new ABC/WaPo poll finds President Joe Biden with a dismal 36% approval rating, and trailing former President Donald Trump by 6 points in the 2024 race for the White House.

For months, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his GOP allies have demanded spending cuts in exchange for voting to raise the federal debt ceiling. Biden and congressional Democrats have refused to acquiesce, citing the bipartisan tradition of lifting the countrys borrowing limit without preconditions.

To be sure, Bidens argument prevails in a vacuum: both parties accrue debt, and thus are equally responsible for ensuring the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. It is regrettable and dangerous that House Republicans are using the debt ceiling as a political football, and there is merit to Bidens claim that McCarthy is holding the economy hostage.

That being said, with just days until default, it is simply not feasible for Biden whose approval rating hit a record-low just after he announced his reelection campaign to continue digging his heels in. Not only is striking a deal to reduce spending good politics, as most voters actually support many of the House GOPs proposals; it also makes practical sense, given how high both inflation and interest rates currently are, and the fact that the U.S. is over $31 trillion in debt.

This showdown comes at a time when half (48%) of the country has almost no confidence in Biden on the economy, per a Gallup survey, and the majority (60%) also believe the federal government spends too much money, according to AP-NORC polling.

Accordingly, the electorate supports several of the budget cuts Republicans have proposed, as well as McCarthys plan to roll these policies into one bill in exchange for raising the debt limit, per the April 2023 Harvard CAPS Harris poll. In addition, nearly two-thirds (64%) of registered voters believe Republicans should hold out until Democrats agree to spending restraints.

Evidently, Biden recognizes that he doesnt have the upper hand in this fight. This week, he designated top aides to negotiate with their GOP counterparts while he attends the G-7 Summit in Japan, which he will return from prematurely to continue talks. This is a step in the right direction, though there is still much to be done before the June 1 deadline.

Biden is no stranger to debt ceiling deal making. In 2011, then-Vice President Biden played an active role in negotiating $2.4 trillion in spending cuts with Tea Party House Republicans in exchange for raising the countrys borrowing limit. In 1995, then-Senator Biden advocated for a deal that would lift the debt ceiling and restrain federal spending, while still protecting vital social programs. Biden will need to strike a similar compromise in the next two weeks, despite facing pressure from the progressive left to reject all of the House GOPs proposals.

Biden has already indicated an openness toward rescinding billions of dollars in unspent pandemic relief funds, which most registered voters (65%) support, per the aforementioned Harvard CAPS Harris poll. Additional GOP proposals that also have majority support are strengthening certain work requirements for recipients of some federal assistance programs (62%) and freezing U.S. government spending at last years level (61%).

Most importantly, Biden must come out in support of capping federal spending which is the big-ticket item in the House GOP proposal and back away from his initial plan to increase discretionary spending by nearly 10% in 2024.

Work requirements will likely prove to be the most difficult piece of the deal for Biden to hammer out, which McCarthy has indicated are a must for any deal, though progressives have deemed entirely unreasonable. On Wednesday, Biden took the smart approach by leaving the door open to expanding requirements, with the exception of those programs related to health care, i.e., Medicaid.

These House GOP proposals are not unprecedented, nor as draconian as some on the left have suggested. When I advised former President Bill Clinton, we worked with Republicans in Congress to pass bipartisan welfare reform that required recipients to begin working after two years of receiving benefits, among other measures. We also reduced government spending, decreased the debt and deficit, and achieved a balanced budget. Clinton left office with an approval rating of 65%, per Gallup, higher than that of every other departing president since Harry Truman.

Beyond the politics of the debt ceiling debate, it is self-evident that a default would be completely catastrophic for the U.S. and world economy. If a deal isnt reached in time, the consequences could include a worldwide recession, frozen credit markets, tanking stock markets, and massive layoffs, according to an October 2021 report from the White House Council of Economic Advisors.

In 2011, when House Republicans pulled a similar maneuver, a prolonged impasse over raising the debt limit led to the first ever credit rating downgrade for the U.S. government, even though an agreement was ultimately reached at the eleventh hour.

The current stalemate is already producing real economic consequences: according to Bloomberg, the cost of insuring against a U.S. default is now higher than in emerging markets, such as Brazil and Mexico.

Clearly, there are no winners in this debt ceiling deadlock not Democrats, not Republicans and certainly not Americans. But if a deal isnt reached in time, even if McCarthy and his GOP allies are to blame, President Biden will be the biggest loser.

Douglas Schoen is a longtime Democratic political consultant.

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'Time for Tea', which opens today (May 19), explores the worldwide significance of the popular beverage, and why it is so entrenched in British culture.

The free exhibition, held in the Weston Gallery, will run until November 5 - and includes complementary, immersive activities.

Believed to be brought to Europe by Dutch traders in the 1600s, tea was a favourite of Princess Catherine of Braganza, wife of King Charles II, who set the trend for drinking tea which continues to this day.

Tea appears across literature, TV and pop culture, including at the Mad Hatter's tea party, served by penguins in Mary Poppins and enjoyed by Downton's Lady Violet Crawley.

The exhibition will take visitors through what tea is, how it comes to the UK and how it is packaged, stored, made and drank.

The Time for Tea exhibition will be held at St Albans Museum Gallery (Image: St Albans Museums)

Visitors can learn about how different cultures enjoy tea- as well as see a community-sourced display of people's favourite tea mug.

Sarah Keeling, curator of post medieval to contemporary art at St Albans Museums, said: "We are delighted to bring this wonderful exhibition to St Albans.

"Time for Tea celebrates the nations love affair with tea exploring its history, how its made, drunk and its significance across the world.

"Visitors can also enjoy anostalgic look at the tea houses and cafs St Albans has been home to in the past.

"There will be engaging imagery, including 'A Tea Party at Napsbury' by artist Louis Wain, beautiful displays of ornate tea bowls and decorative teapots from our collection, and after a wander through the exhibition visitors can relax with a cuppa in the museums Courtroom Caf."

In addition to the exhibition, there will be a range of family activities, talks, creative workshops and a Georgian Costume Ball on Saturday, August 26, held in the museum's Georgian assembly room.

Guests are invited to wear modern day formal attire or an outfit befitting 18th century Georgian society, and there will be live music, dancing and canaps.

For more information go tohttps://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/.

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Republicans want to force spending cuts by threat instead of legislating and the cuts theyre asking for are appalling

The shamelessness and recklessness of todays Republican party seems to know no bounds. As the deadline for raising the debt ceiling or defaulting rapidly approaches, the party continues to hold the country hostage, telling Democrats: give us what we want things we cannot get by going through normal democratic processes or we will pitch the global economy off a cliff.

Democrats in Congress are doing their best to get their Republican colleagues to behave rationally, but its notoriously difficult to negotiate with terrorists. The Republicans want major spending cuts, but they want to force those cuts through by threat instead of having to legislate normally. And the cuts theyre asking for are appalling: they include slashing funds to things like cancer research, rental assistance for the poor, support for schools with large numbers of low-income students, and pay for Americans in uniform. The Republican bill would end Bidens attempt at student loan debt relief, repeal tax breaks for renewables and clean energy while increasing reliance on fossil fuels, raise already-onerous work requirements to receive food stamps and welfare benefits, and decrease the efficiency and abilities of the IRS.

The Republican proposal would leave a great many Americans worse off but it would be a boon for oil executives and wealthy tax avoiders.

Its also an unconscionable display of bad faith and manipulation. This is not the first time that Congress has needed to raise the debt ceiling, and the stakes are so high that, traditionally, its been a bipartisan effort, with Democrats and Republicans alike largely agreeing that it would be wildly irresponsible and disgustingly devious to use such a vulnerable moment to strong-arm the opposing party. The big exception came during the Tea Party takeover of the Republican party in 2011, when Republicans also used raising the debt ceiling to start a fight. Those Tea Party radicals seemed crazy then but they had nothing on the absolutely unhinged lunatics of the Maga Republicans.

In a sane Congress operating in a functional country, everyone in Congress would agree that the US cannot default, and would behave accordingly. But this is not a sane Congress operating in a functional country, and thats 100% because of the far-right takeover of the Republican party.

Todays Republicans are a party of destruction. As much as they claim to want to make America great again, they seem much more intent on sowing division, fomenting chaos and embracing an ethos of nihilism. There is no school shooting brutal enough to make them reconsider Americas extreme gun laws; no pregnant woman who suffers enough to make them take a step back on criminalizing abortion; and virtually nothing their unelected leader Donald Trump can to do make them reject him allowing a deadly attack on the Capitol, being deemed a sexual abuser by a New York jury, and undermining Americas tradition of free and fair elections have not been enough to end the Republican partys love affair with Trump. As the party has not only embraced Trump but molded itself in his image, it has become all the more dangerous to the nation.

It was clear on 6 January 2021 that a dangerous number of Republicans had gone off the deep end, and were willing to take America down with them. Even after a rightwing mob attacked the Capitol complex in an attempt to overthrow the results of the presidential election, 147 congressional Republicans stood behind them, and voted to overturn the election results. These 147 elected officials voted against American democracy that day; they showed that they were willing to override the will of American voters in order to install their man in office. This is nothing short of fascistic, and it was a sign of dangers to come.

Now, that same party is pushing an unpopular agenda, but is filled with elected officials who either dont care or are totally delusional ideologues. Which is how we wound up watching the days tick down until a default. Democrats, and clear-thinking people, understand just how disastrous this would be: it would likely mean a global economic crash, a downgraded credit rating for the United States, and huge financial repercussions, including significant job losses, for Americans and for lots of people outside of our borders.

Too many Republicans, unfortunately, seem to be fine with that, perhaps because they also seem to enjoy burning things down and they seem bizarrely confident that theyll be able to blame the fallout on Biden.

They shouldnt be so sure. Its obvious what is happening here: Republicans want to get their way, and are willing to use any means to do so. The blame wont fall on Biden for failing to adequately negotiate with the extremists willing to threaten global financial stability to get their much-wanted cuts to cancer research and help for the poor. Blame will fall on the people who deserve blame: the Republicans acting like cartoon supervillains.

Hopefully it doesnt come to that. Hopefully, Republicans come to their senses, allow the US to raise the debt ceiling without major concessions, and avoid torpedoing the world economy. But even if this immediate crisis is averted a big if the fact that were here in the first place signals just how dangerous Republicans have become. Many members of the Republican party have already made clear that they have no respect for American democracy, and no desire to maintain it. Now, even more members of the party are making clear that they have no respect for Americas role as a stabilizing global economic force.

This isnt playing hardball. Its hostage-taking. And unless Republicans manage to pull their party back from the brink, its only going to be one more sad example of Republicans attempt to make America into an untrustworthy, undemocratic shambles.

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