Wildlife Express Train wait times
Wildlife Express Train at Animal Kingdom averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 12pm and worst at 3pm. It has run 66% of the park's opening hours recently.
Wildlife Express Train queue times, day by day
Wildlife Express Train over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Wildlife Express Train has averaged about 10 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 23 minutes, with the longest queues near 3pm, and the shortest near 12pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Wildlife Express Train queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Wildlife Express Train peaks at 11am with 21 minutes, and is at its shortest at 8am with 8. Riding it at the right hour saves 13 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Wildlife Express Train
Best time to ride
Wildlife Express Train averages 8 minutes at 8am against 21 at the 11am peak - 13 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
Wildlife Express Train by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon14m
- Tue7m
- Wed5m
- Thu5m
- Fri15m
- Sat15m
- Sun13m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Wildlife Express Train, at 5 minutes against 15 on Friday.
Does Wildlife Express Train break down?
Uptime and closures
66% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 66% of the minutes Animal Kingdom was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 70%
- 60%
- 60%
- 66%
- 66%
- 64%
- 65%
- 66%
- 66%
- 59%
- 72%
- 73%
- 73%
- 72%
Wildlife Express Train ran 66% of Animal Kingdom's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Wildlife Express Train queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 25 Sept45m
- 2Monday 21 Sept30m
- 3Saturday 26 Sept30m
- 4Saturday 19 Sept20m
- 5Sunday 27 Sept20m
- 6Friday 18 Sept15m
- 7Sunday 20 Sept15m
- 8Monday 28 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Wildlife Express Train was 45 minutes on Friday 25 Sept.
Wildlife Express Train 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 Wildlife Express Train
Wildlife Express Train is one of 6 rides tracked at Animal Kingdom, 6th longest of 6 by usual wait. It queues about 10 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 28-minute park average.
Wildlife Express Train has averaged about 10 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 3pm and quietest around 12pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 66% 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 Wildlife Express Train?
The live wait time for Wildlife Express Train at Animal Kingdom is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Wildlife Express Train wait times.
Is Wildlife Express Train open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Wildlife Express Train is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Animal Kingdom's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Wildlife Express Train has been open around 66% 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 Wildlife Express Train?
Based on historical wait time data, Wildlife Express Train is typically quietest around 12pm. 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 Wildlife Express Train?
Wildlife Express Train 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 Wildlife Express Train usually?
Over recent weeks, Wildlife Express Train has averaged about 10 minutes, with lines usually longest around 3pm. 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 Wildlife Express Train at Animal Kingdom.
Is Wildlife Express Train often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Wildlife Express Train has been running about 66% of the time. We track Wildlife Express Train'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 Wildlife Express Train at Animal Kingdom?
Wildlife Express Train 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 Wildlife Express Train?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Wildlife Express Train's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Wildlife Express Train is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.