I thought it might be helpful to share some of the real wait times I experienced recently at WDW and Universal. I'm hoping a few others would be willing to add their experiences as well.
MK
Peter Pan- posted 45min wait- standby boarding 33min (at shadow bells 22min)
Carousel- posted 5- actual 5
LM- posted 15 - actual 22 -off ride 7min later
LM- posted 5- actual 5
Riverboat- took 22min from launch to unloading
PotC - posted 15- actual 16
CBJ- posted 12 - act 15 to start of show
Peoplemover - posted 5- no wait
Tron- posted 65- actual (including locker storage) 33min, off ride 6min later
HM - posted 13 - both preshows were walk through - boarded 8min after entering queue
Epcot:
Frozen - posted 60- to EXITING the ride was 67 min (so about 59min)
Frozen - posted 25-actual 17min to boarding, EXITING ride 6min later
Soarin'- posted 15- at preshow 10 min later- boarding 16min- ride start 18min - off ride 5min later (total 24min)
Living w/ Land - posted 25 - 13min to boarding
Imagination- posted 15 - 5min to boarding
AK:
FoP - posted 45- off ride 44min later
EE - posted 20- 16 to boarding
Epcot - with BG
GoG - with BG- slow day - 30min to boarding including all preshows - off ride about 6min later
GoG - with BG - slow day - 37min to boarding, off ride 5min later
GoG - with BG - busier day (1st day art fest) - 24min to boarding
With LL
Pooh posted standby 15 (I think)- 7min to boarding
Space Mtn - posted 35 -10min to boarding, exit 4min later (I think this was getting off ride, before the post ride)
Space - posted? - wait w LL was 5minutes
iasw- posted standby 20 -4min to boarding
Teacups - posted 5 - actual 3 (waited for previous group to finish/exit)- standby was same as LL
P Pan - posted? - 6min to boarding
SE-posted 15? - 4min to boarding
MMRR - 11min to boarding- also a slower day/short internal queue
Dino - posted 20min -11min to boarding, slow day/nearly empty internal queue
RNRC-posted 45 (I think)- 11min to boarding
With EP:
Mummy - posted 10 - off the ride 6min later
Mummy - posted 60, ride down 11min - boarded after 22min (11 of that ride down), posted 75 when we exited
Mummy - posted 10- off ride 10min later
Mummy posted 15 - actual 3min (same without EP)
Rip- posted 75 - also down for about 10 min - off the ride 30min later
MIB- posted 5min - 3min with EP, and 5 without (walked through preshow)
MIB- posted 20 - actual 2min
ET- posted 30 - was 5min with EP
Spiderman - posted 50 - was 11min to boarding
Kong - posted 15 - was 13 including load time
Velocicoaster- posted 120 was 12 min (including lockers, at lockers 8min after entering queue)
Velocicoaster - posted 140 - actual to EXITING the ride (incl pre and post ride lockers) 32 min
Suess Trolley - posted 35 - was 7min
Villian Con - posted 10 - actual to exiting 11min
Villian Con - posted 5 - was 8min to exiting ride
Cat in Hat - no wait- completely empty queue - off ride 8min later
Flight of Hippogriff- posted 100 - actual w/ EP 47 (was warned it would be about 50)
Spiderman - posted 30 - actual would have been 4, but ride went down as we were about to board
HE - posted 10 - actual 11min to on ride (incl boarding time)
Gringotts - single rider - posted 35 - actual 7min
Gingotts - posted 35- Single Rider - 6min to load
Hagrids - posted 100 - single rider- was 71-73min to boarding
My apologies for any gaps in my reporting. I left off others because of flaws in my recordkeeping.
MK
Peter Pan- posted 45min wait- standby boarding 33min (at shadow bells 22min)
Carousel- posted 5- actual 5
LM- posted 15 - actual 22 -off ride 7min later
LM- posted 5- actual 5
Riverboat- took 22min from launch to unloading
PotC - posted 15- actual 16
CBJ- posted 12 - act 15 to start of show
Peoplemover - posted 5- no wait
Tron- posted 65- actual (including locker storage) 33min, off ride 6min later
HM - posted 13 - both preshows were walk through - boarded 8min after entering queue
Epcot:
Frozen - posted 60- to EXITING the ride was 67 min (so about 59min)
Frozen - posted 25-actual 17min to boarding, EXITING ride 6min later
Soarin'- posted 15- at preshow 10 min later- boarding 16min- ride start 18min - off ride 5min later (total 24min)
Living w/ Land - posted 25 - 13min to boarding
Imagination- posted 15 - 5min to boarding
AK:
FoP - posted 45- off ride 44min later
EE - posted 20- 16 to boarding
Epcot - with BG
GoG - with BG- slow day - 30min to boarding including all preshows - off ride about 6min later
GoG - with BG - slow day - 37min to boarding, off ride 5min later
GoG - with BG - busier day (1st day art fest) - 24min to boarding
With LL
Pooh posted standby 15 (I think)- 7min to boarding
Space Mtn - posted 35 -10min to boarding, exit 4min later (I think this was getting off ride, before the post ride)
Space - posted? - wait w LL was 5minutes
iasw- posted standby 20 -4min to boarding
Teacups - posted 5 - actual 3 (waited for previous group to finish/exit)- standby was same as LL
P Pan - posted? - 6min to boarding
SE-posted 15? - 4min to boarding
MMRR - 11min to boarding- also a slower day/short internal queue
Dino - posted 20min -11min to boarding, slow day/nearly empty internal queue
RNRC-posted 45 (I think)- 11min to boarding
With EP:
Mummy - posted 10 - off the ride 6min later
Mummy - posted 60, ride down 11min - boarded after 22min (11 of that ride down), posted 75 when we exited
Mummy - posted 10- off ride 10min later
Mummy posted 15 - actual 3min (same without EP)
Rip- posted 75 - also down for about 10 min - off the ride 30min later
MIB- posted 5min - 3min with EP, and 5 without (walked through preshow)
MIB- posted 20 - actual 2min
ET- posted 30 - was 5min with EP
Spiderman - posted 50 - was 11min to boarding
Kong - posted 15 - was 13 including load time
Velocicoaster- posted 120 was 12 min (including lockers, at lockers 8min after entering queue)
Velocicoaster - posted 140 - actual to EXITING the ride (incl pre and post ride lockers) 32 min
Suess Trolley - posted 35 - was 7min
Villian Con - posted 10 - actual to exiting 11min
Villian Con - posted 5 - was 8min to exiting ride
Cat in Hat - no wait- completely empty queue - off ride 8min later
Flight of Hippogriff- posted 100 - actual w/ EP 47 (was warned it would be about 50)
Spiderman - posted 30 - actual would have been 4, but ride went down as we were about to board
HE - posted 10 - actual 11min to on ride (incl boarding time)
Gringotts - single rider - posted 35 - actual 7min
Gingotts - posted 35- Single Rider - 6min to load
Hagrids - posted 100 - single rider- was 71-73min to boarding
My apologies for any gaps in my reporting. I left off others because of flaws in my recordkeeping.