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Wildlife Express Train wait times

Typical wait: 10min
At its busiest: 20min
Shortest queue: 9am
Running: 75%

12,832 recorded readings

Wildlife Express Train at Animal Kingdom averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 9am and worst at 11am. It has run 75% of the park's opening hours recently.

Wildlife Express Train queue times, day by day

Every reading through the day, against what Wildlife Express Train usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.

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 20 minutes, with the longest queues near 11am, and the shortest near 9am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.

Typical: 10min
Peak: 20min
Running: 75%
Busiest at: 11am

Last 14 days, tap one

When to queue

Go at 8am.

Typical wait at 8am: 6min
At 11am, its worst hour: 19min

Which day

Pick a Tuesday.

Typical wait on a Tuesday: 5min
On a Friday: 16min

Does Wildlife Express Train break down?

Now and then.

It was running 75% of the time Animal Kingdom was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 15 minutes in every opening hour.

Running, share of opening hours: 75%
Queue readings recorded: 12,832

The record

35 minutes.

The longest queue Wildlife Express Train has held, on Wednesday 7 October.

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When is the Wildlife Express Train queue shortest?

Usually at 8am, about 6 minutes, against 19 at 11am. Turning up at the right hour saves 13 minutes on a single ride.

Wildlife Express Train queue times by hour

Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes

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79a

1510a

1911a

1412p

141p

132p

83p

74p

Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up

Best time to ride Wildlife Express Train

8am on a Tuesday

Wildlife Express Train averages 6 minutes at 8am. The longest queue it has ever held is 35 minutes.

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Which day is quietest for Wildlife Express Train?

Tuesday, at 5 minutes on average, against 16 on Friday.

Wildlife Express Train by day of the week

14 days with a recorded queue

Mon12m
Tue5m
Wed11m
Thu9m
Fri16m
Sat6m
Sun9m

Does Wildlife Express Train break down?

It ran 73% of Animal Kingdom's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Wednesday 21 Oct.

Uptime and closures

73% of opening hours · 14 days recorded

↑ improving

73%

Average

Running 73% of the minutes Animal Kingdom was open.

Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.

How long can the Wildlife Express Train queue get?

The worst queue recorded for Wildlife Express Train was 35 minutes on Wednesday 7 Oct.

Longest Wildlife Express Train queues on record

Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date

Which months are busiest for Wildlife Express Train?

September runs longest at 13 minutes on average, and November is quietest at 6.

Wildlife Express Train through the year

All-time average by month · minutes

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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 30-minute park average.

Wildlife Express Train has averaged about 10 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11am and quietest around 9am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 75% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Tuesdays and busiest on Fridays.

How we measure

Readings: The queue time Animal Kingdom publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
By hour: This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
Day by day: Its last 14 days.
Running: The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.

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 75% 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 9am. 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 Tuesdays, and busiest on Fridays based on recent weeks - visit on a Tuesday 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 11am. 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 75% 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.

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