Kilimanjaro Safaris wait times
Kilimanjaro Safaris at Animal Kingdom averages 27 minutes. It is shortest at 8pm and worst at 2pm. It has run 97% of the park's opening hours recently.
Kilimanjaro Safaris queue times, day by day
Kilimanjaro Safaris over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Kilimanjaro Safaris has averaged about 27 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 52 minutes, with the longest queues near 2pm, and the shortest near 8pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Kilimanjaro Safaris queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Kilimanjaro Safaris peaks at 10am with 54 minutes, and is at its shortest at 4pm with 11. Riding it at the right hour saves 43 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Kilimanjaro Safaris
Best time to ride
Kilimanjaro Safaris averages 11 minutes at 4pm against 54 at the 10am peak - 43 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 95 minutes.
Kilimanjaro Safaris by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon31m
- Tue24m
- Wed19m
- Thu24m
- Fri35m
- Sat44m
- Sun39m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Kilimanjaro Safaris, at 19 minutes against 44 on Saturday.
Does Kilimanjaro Safaris break down?
Uptime and closures
97% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 97% of the minutes Animal Kingdom was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
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Kilimanjaro Safaris ran 97% of Animal Kingdom's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Kilimanjaro Safaris queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 18 Sept95m
- 2Saturday 19 Sept80m
- 3Tuesday 22 Sept70m
- 4Saturday 26 Sept70m
- 5Sunday 27 Sept70m
- 6Sunday 20 Sept65m
- 7Monday 21 Sept60m
- 8Thursday 24 Sept60m
The worst queue recorded for Kilimanjaro Safaris was 95 minutes on Friday 18 Sept.
Kilimanjaro Safaris through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Animal Kingdom publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About Kilimanjaro Safaris
Kilimanjaro Safaris is one of 6 rides tracked at Animal Kingdom, 3rd longest of 6 by usual wait. It queues about 27 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 28-minute park average.
Kilimanjaro Safaris has averaged about 27 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 2pm and quietest around 8pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 97% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Wednesdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Kilimanjaro Safaris?
The live wait time for Kilimanjaro Safaris at Animal Kingdom is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Kilimanjaro Safaris wait times.
Is Kilimanjaro Safaris open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Kilimanjaro Safaris is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Animal Kingdom's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Kilimanjaro Safaris has been open around 97% of Animal Kingdom's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Animal Kingdom.
What's the best time of day to ride Kilimanjaro Safaris?
Based on historical wait time data, Kilimanjaro Safaris is typically quietest around 8pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Kilimanjaro Safaris?
Kilimanjaro Safaris is usually quietest on Wednesdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Wednesday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Kilimanjaro Safaris usually?
Over recent weeks, Kilimanjaro Safaris has averaged about 27 minutes, with lines usually longest around 2pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Kilimanjaro Safaris at Animal Kingdom.
Is Kilimanjaro Safaris often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Kilimanjaro Safaris has been running about 97% of the time. We track Kilimanjaro Safaris's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Kilimanjaro Safaris at Animal Kingdom?
Kilimanjaro Safaris is at Animal Kingdom - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Animal Kingdom page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Kilimanjaro Safaris?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Kilimanjaro Safaris's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Kilimanjaro Safaris is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.