Animal Kingdom Crowd Calendar: December 2026

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Forecast 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).

5.5
Forecast avg
31 days, 1–10
Tue, Dec 1
Lightest day
forecast 2.9
13
Quietest Days
marked ★ below
6.2
Typical December
observed, past years

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.

DateCrowdHighRain
Tue, Dec 1 Quietest Day2.9 Much quieter~76°F15%
Wed, Dec 2 Quietest Day3.9 Quieter~77°F13%
Thu, Dec 3 Quietest Day3.7 Quieter~77°F15%
Fri, Dec 4 Quietest Day4.5 Quieter~76°F13%
Sat, Dec 55.6 Busier~76°F12%
Sun, Dec 65.8 Busier~77°F13%
Mon, Dec 7 Quietest Day4.8 Average~77°F15%
Tue, Dec 8 Quietest Day3.6 Much quieter~77°F17%
Wed, Dec 9 Quietest Day3.5 Much quieter~77°F20%
Thu, Dec 10 Quietest Day4.0 Quieter~77°F21%
Fri, Dec 11 Quietest Day4.7 Average~77°F23%
Sat, Dec 125.9 Busier~77°F24%
Sun, Dec 135.2 Average~76°F27%
Mon, Dec 145.0 Average~76°F28%
Tue, Dec 15 Quietest Day3.2 Much quieter~76°F29%
Wed, Dec 16 Quietest Day3.3 Much quieter~76°F29%
Thu, Dec 17 Quietest Day3.2 Much quieter~75°F28%
Fri, Dec 18 Quietest Day4.2 Quieter~74°F28%
Sat, Dec 196.1 Busier~74°F27%
Sun, Dec 206.3 Busier~74°F27%
Mon, Dec 217.1 Much busier~74°F28%
Tue, Dec 227.3 Much busier~74°F27%
Wed, Dec 236.0 Busier~74°F25%
Thu, Dec 246.5 Busier~74°F24%
Fri, Dec 256.7 Busier~74°F21%
Sat, Dec 267.9 Much busier~74°F20%
Sun, Dec 278.4 Much busier~74°F21%
Mon, Dec 289.0 Much busier~73°F21%
Tue, Dec 298.5 Much busier~74°F20%
Wed, Dec 307.4 Much busier~74°F20%
Thu, Dec 316.3 Busier~73°F20%

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.

Forecasts are refreshed daily; these figures are as of September 29, 2026. Past years are observed crowd levels from Queue-Times.com wait data.