Animal Kingdom Crowd Calendar: September 2026

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Forecast crowds at Animal Kingdom in September 2026 average 2.5 out of 10. The lightest forecast days are Tue, Sep 29 (3.0) and Wed, Sep 30 (2.1).

2.5
Forecast avg
2 days, 1–10
Wed, Sep 30
Lightest day
forecast 2.1
2
Quietest Days
marked ★ below
3.5
Typical September
observed, past years

Animal Kingdom day by day, September 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.

DateCrowdHighRain
Tue, Sep 1 observed1.4 Much quieter––
Wed, Sep 2 observed1.7 Much quieter––
Thu, Sep 3 observed1.6 Much quieter––
Fri, Sep 4 observed2.6 Much quieter––
Sat, Sep 5 observed5.3 Average––
Sun, Sep 6 observed7.3 Much busier––
Mon, Sep 7 observed6.6 Busier––
Tue, Sep 8 observed3.3 Much quieter––
Wed, Sep 9 observed2.2 Much quieter––
Thu, Sep 10 observed2.3 Much quieter––
Fri, Sep 11 observed3.3 Much quieter––
Sat, Sep 12 observed5.8 Busier––
Sun, Sep 13 observed6.1 Busier––
Mon, Sep 14 observed4.5 Average––
Tue, Sep 15 observed3.6 Quieter––
Wed, Sep 16 observed2.5 Much quieter––
Thu, Sep 17 observed2.3 Much quieter––
Fri, Sep 18 observed4.6 Average––
Sat, Sep 19 observed5.2 Average––
Sun, Sep 20 observed6.3 Busier––
Mon, Sep 21 observed5.1 Average––
Tue, Sep 22 observed3.3 Much quieter––
Wed, Sep 23 observed2.0 Much quieter––
Thu, Sep 24 observed3.3 Much quieter––
Fri, Sep 25 observed5.5 Busier––
Sat, Sep 26 observed7.2 Much busier––
Sun, Sep 27 observed7.0 Much busier––
Mon, Sep 28 observed3.4 Much quieter––
Tue, Sep 29 Quietest Day3.0 Much quieter86°F7%
Wed, Sep 30 Quietest Day2.1 Much quieter86°F20%

Is September busy at Animal Kingdom?

In past years September has been the 1st quietest of 12 months at Animal Kingdom: an observed average of 3.5, against 5.5 across the whole year. Its quietest weekday in September has been Wednesday (average 2.3).

September by year

September by weekday

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.