Animal Kingdom Crowd Calendar: December 2026
Walt Disney WorldForecast crowds at Animal Kingdom in December 2026 average 5.5 out of 10. The lightest forecast days are Tue, Dec 1 (2.9), Tue, Dec 15 (3.2) and Thu, Dec 17 (3.2); the busiest are Sun, Dec 27 (8.4), Mon, Dec 28 (9.0) and Tue, Dec 29 (8.5). One event overlaps the month (below).
Animal Kingdom day by day, December 2026
Crowds run 1–10, compared with a typical day at Animal Kingdom. Quietest Day marks a Quietest Day: still a good day at the busier end of its forecast range. ~ marks a seasonal weather normal, not yet a forecast.
| Date | Crowd | High | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 Quietest Day | 2.9 Much quieter | ~76°F | 15% |
| Wed, Dec 2 Quietest Day | 3.9 Quieter | ~77°F | 13% |
| Thu, Dec 3 Quietest Day | 3.7 Quieter | ~77°F | 15% |
| Fri, Dec 4 Quietest Day | 4.5 Quieter | ~76°F | 13% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 5.6 Busier | ~76°F | 12% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 5.8 Busier | ~77°F | 13% |
| Mon, Dec 7 Quietest Day | 4.8 Average | ~77°F | 15% |
| Tue, Dec 8 Quietest Day | 3.6 Much quieter | ~77°F | 17% |
| Wed, Dec 9 Quietest Day | 3.5 Much quieter | ~77°F | 20% |
| Thu, Dec 10 Quietest Day | 4.0 Quieter | ~77°F | 21% |
| Fri, Dec 11 Quietest Day | 4.7 Average | ~77°F | 23% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 5.9 Busier | ~77°F | 24% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 5.2 Average | ~76°F | 27% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 5.0 Average | ~76°F | 28% |
| Tue, Dec 15 Quietest Day | 3.2 Much quieter | ~76°F | 29% |
| Wed, Dec 16 Quietest Day | 3.3 Much quieter | ~76°F | 29% |
| Thu, Dec 17 Quietest Day | 3.2 Much quieter | ~75°F | 28% |
| Fri, Dec 18 Quietest Day | 4.2 Quieter | ~74°F | 28% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 6.1 Busier | ~74°F | 27% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 6.3 Busier | ~74°F | 27% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7.1 Much busier | ~74°F | 28% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7.3 Much busier | ~74°F | 27% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 6.0 Busier | ~74°F | 25% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 6.5 Busier | ~74°F | 24% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 6.7 Busier | ~74°F | 21% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7.9 Much busier | ~74°F | 20% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 8.4 Much busier | ~74°F | 21% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 9.0 Much busier | ~73°F | 21% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 8.5 Much busier | ~74°F | 20% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7.4 Much busier | ~74°F | 20% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 6.3 Busier | ~73°F | 20% |
Is December busy at Animal Kingdom?
In past years December has been the 10th quietest of 12 months at Animal Kingdom: an observed average of 6.2, against 5.5 across the whole year. Its quietest weekday in December has been Wednesday (average 5.4).
December by year
December by weekday
Events in December 2026
- Christmas / New Year peakSeasonal peakDec 22 – Jan 1
Plan around it
Plan a trip to sequence your park days around the lightest forecast crowds and the best weather, or see Animal Kingdom’s full crowd history by month, weekday and hour.
December 2026 elsewhere:Disney Hollywood StudiosDisney Magic KingdomEpcot
Forecasts are refreshed daily; these figures are as of September 29, 2026. Past years are observed crowd levels from Queue-Times.com wait data.