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Animal Kingdom on Friday 21 August 2026

6 rides tracked8am - 7pmOrlando, Florida, United States

Animal Kingdom ran at 35% of a peak day on Friday 21 August 2026 - below avg, the 18th quietest of the 31 days that month. The park-wide average queue was 35 minutes, peaking at 46 around 12pm.

Friday 21 August 2026

Below avg · 18th quietest of 31

Animal Kingdom ran at 35% of a peak day, against 34% for August 2026 as a whole. The park-wide average queue was 35 minutes.

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35%crowds
Hours8am - 7pm78.1% of rides running35°C

Queue times through the day at Animal Kingdom

Park-wide average by hour

8am - 7pm · minutes

328a
369a
4110a
4511a
4612p
381p
342p
303p
264p
345p
266p

The park was at its worst around 12pm, averaging 46 minutes, and at its best at 4pm with 26 minutes.

Every ride's queue at Animal Kingdom on Fri 21 Aug

Average queue by ride

7 rides · longest first

  1. Avatar Flight of Passagepeak 95 min · ran all day54m
  2. Na'vi River Journeypeak 75 min · ran all day44m
  3. Kali River Rapidspeak 65 min · 124 min down (2)39m
  4. Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountainpeak 70 min · 118 min down (2)36m
  5. Kilimanjaro Safarispeak 80 min · 1 min down (1)31m
  6. Wildlife Express Trainpeak 10 min · 126 min down (2)6m
  7. DINOSAURpeak 0 min · 690 min down (1)0m

Avatar Flight of Passage held the longest queue, averaging 54 minutes and touching 95. 7 short closures were recorded across the park, which is normal operating.

When Animal Kingdom rides were down on Fri 21 Aug

Closures through the day

7:30am early entry (shaded) · 8am - 7pm · red is closed

  1. Wildlife Express Train2h
  2. Kali River Rapids1h 59m
  3. Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain1h 53m
  4. Kilimanjaro Safaris1m

4 of 7 rides lost time on Fri 21 Aug, 7 closures totalling 6 ride-hours. Wildlife Express Train lost the most at 2h.

Where Fri 21 Aug sat in August 2026

Crowd score, day by day

31 days · this day marked

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At 35% this was the 18th quietest of the 31 days in August 2026, which averaged 34%.

Previous dayThu 20 AugNext daySat 22 Aug
Quiet 0-20%Below avg 20-40%Average 40-60%Above avg 60-80%Very busy 80-100%

Every figure here was measured on the day: each ride's queue time and open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through Animal Kingdom's own operating hours. The crowd score is relative to this park's own busiest day rather than to other parks. Rides with no queue recorded were either walk-on all day or not reporting.

Frequently asked

How busy was Animal Kingdom on Friday 21 August 2026?

35% of a peak day, which is below avg. The park-wide average wait across 6 rides was 35 minutes, making it the 18th quietest of the 31 days in August 2026.

What was the best time of day to be at Animal Kingdom on that day?

4pm, when the park-wide average was 26 minutes, against 46 minutes at the 12pm peak. The park was open 8am - 7pm.

Which ride had the longest queue at Animal Kingdom that day?

Avatar Flight of Passage, averaging 54 minutes and reaching 95 minutes at its worst. The shortest was DINOSAUR at 0 minutes.

Were any rides closed at Animal Kingdom on Fri 21 Aug?

7 short closures were recorded across the park, which is normal operating.

Where do these figures come from?

Every ride's queue time and open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through Animal Kingdom's own operating hours. The figures on this page are what was measured on the day, not a forecast.

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