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Animal Kingdom
4,536 days observed · Jan 1, 2014 – Sep 28, 2026By month of year
By day of week
Over time
Forecast vs actual
Over the last 67 days, the forecast was within 1 point of the actual crowd on 49 (73%), off by 0.8 on average. The actual fell inside the forecast’s 80% range on 64 of 67.
The forecast is what the calendar showed on the day itself, as last published that day; it doesn’t use any of that day’s wait times. Recorded since Jul 24, 2026.
Time of day
Above the line: busier than the day’s average. Below: quieter.
Covers the park’s typical opening hours, 8am–7pm (its median published day over the last six months). Later ticketed-event and Extended Evening hours are left out.
Typical ride waits
| Ride | Typical wait | Peak | Peak hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avatar Flight of PassageLightning Lane Single Pass Pandora - The World of Avatar | 53 min | 63 min | 11am |
| Na'vi River JourneyLightning Lane Multi Pass Pandora - The World of Avatar | 37 min | 47 min | 11am |
| Kali River RapidsLightning Lane Multi Pass Asia | 30 min | 44 min | 2pm |
| Meet Favorite Disney Pals at Adventurers Outpost Discovery Island | 26 min | 50 min | 6pm |
| Kilimanjaro SafarisLightning Lane Multi Pass Africa | 25 min | 49 min | 10am |
| Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden MountainLightning Lane Multi Pass Asia | 24 min | 36 min | 12pm |
| Bluey's Wild World at Conservation Station Conservation Station | 19 min | 28 min | 12pm |
| Zootopia: Better Zoogether!Lightning Lane Multi Pass Discovery Island | 12 min | 15 min | 12pm |
| Wildlife Express Train Africa | 8 min | 10 min | 12pm |
| Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail Africa | 5 min | 5 min | 3pm |
Typical waits from each ride’s observed hourly pattern during the park’s typical opening hours — 10 of 22 rides have enough history so far. Choose a ride for its hour-by-hour curve.
LL Single Pass: Disney Lightning Lane, bought per ride · LL Multi Pass: in Disney's Lightning Lane Multi Pass. Paid line-skip offerings as of September 2026; they change without much notice.