Animal Kingdom Crowd Calendar: January 2027

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Forecast crowds at Animal Kingdom in January 2027 average 5.4 out of 10. The lightest forecast days are Tue, Jan 12 (3.2), Wed, Jan 13 (3.1) and Thu, Jan 14 (3.7); the busiest are Fri, Jan 1 (7.9), Sat, Jan 2 (7.9) and Sun, Jan 3 (8.0). 2 events overlap the month (below).

5.4
Forecast avg
31 days, 1–10
Wed, Jan 13
Lightest day
forecast 3.1
12
Quietest Days
marked ★ below
5.7
Typical January
observed, past years

Animal Kingdom day by day, January 2027

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
Fri, Jan 17.9 Much busier~73°F21%
Sat, Jan 27.9 Much busier~74°F21%
Sun, Jan 38.0 Much busier~73°F23%
Mon, Jan 47.5 Much busier~73°F25%
Tue, Jan 55.9 Busier~73°F24%
Wed, Jan 6 Quietest Day4.3 Quieter~72°F28%
Thu, Jan 7 Quietest Day4.5 Quieter~71°F29%
Fri, Jan 8 Quietest Day4.3 Quieter~71°F31%
Sat, Jan 96.3 Busier~70°F33%
Sun, Jan 104.0 Quieter~70°F33%
Mon, Jan 11 Quietest Day4.2 Quieter~70°F32%
Tue, Jan 12 Quietest Day3.2 Much quieter~70°F32%
Wed, Jan 13 Quietest Day3.1 Much quieter~70°F31%
Thu, Jan 14 Quietest Day3.7 Quieter~70°F31%
Fri, Jan 154.4 Quieter~70°F32%
Sat, Jan 167.5 Much busier~69°F35%
Sun, Jan 177.7 Much busier~69°F33%
Mon, Jan 186.9 Much busier~70°F35%
Tue, Jan 194.2 Quieter~70°F33%
Wed, Jan 203.7 Quieter~70°F35%
Thu, Jan 21 Quietest Day4.2 Quieter~70°F31%
Fri, Jan 22 Quietest Day4.6 Average~71°F28%
Sat, Jan 237.4 Much busier~71°F25%
Sun, Jan 247.0 Much busier~72°F23%
Mon, Jan 255.6 Busier~72°F24%
Tue, Jan 26 Quietest Day4.1 Quieter~73°F24%
Wed, Jan 27 Quietest Day4.0 Quieter~73°F24%
Thu, Jan 28 Quietest Day4.3 Quieter~73°F25%
Fri, Jan 295.2 Average~73°F25%
Sat, Jan 306.9 Much busier~74°F24%
Sun, Jan 316.4 Busier~74°F21%

Is January busy at Animal Kingdom?

In past years January has been the 8th quietest of 12 months at Animal Kingdom: an observed average of 5.7, against 5.5 across the whole year. Its quietest weekday in January has been Wednesday (average 4.7).

January by year

January by weekday

Events in January 2027

  • Christmas / New Year peakSeasonal peakDec 22 – Jan 1
  • WDW Marathon WeekendrunDisney race weekendJan 6 – 10

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.