All time
Avatar Flight of Passage has the longest average wait at Animal Kingdom, at 80 minutes, followed by Na'vi River Journey (45 minutes) and Kilimanjaro Safaris (38 minutes). 3 of the 10 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
Avatar Flight of Passage sees the longest peak waits at Animal Kingdom, with its daily maximum averaging 115 minutes, ahead of Kilimanjaro Safaris (73 minutes) and Na'vi River Journey (68 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Avatar Flight of Passage | 115 |
| Kilimanjaro Safaris | 73 |
| Na'vi River Journey | 68 |
| Meet Favorite Disney Pals at Adventurers Outpost | 64 |
| Kali River Rapids | 60 |
| Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain | 45 |
| Bluey's Wild World at Conservation Station | 35 |
| Zootopia: Better Zoogether! | 19 |
| Wildlife Express Train | 12 |
| Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail | 5 |
Animal Kingdom is usually quietest in September, when crowd levels average as low as 28%. The busiest month tends to be March, at around 65%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 56 |
| Feb | 65 |
| Mar | 65 |
| Apr | 61 |
| May | 54 |
| Jun | 56 |
| Jul | 54 |
| Aug | 42 |
| Sep | 28 |
| Oct | 44 |
| Nov | 53 |
| Dec | 59 |
Wednesday is typically the quietest day of the week at Animal Kingdom, averaging 44% compared with 58% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 6 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 56 |
| Mon | 57 |
| Tue | 50 |
| Wed | 44 |
| Thu | 49 |
| Fri | 54 |
| Sat | 58 |
So far in 2026, Animal Kingdom is running 4 percentage points quieter than at the same point in 2025 (40% compared with 44%). Of the full years on record, 2018 was the busiest, averaging 74%. 2020 and 2021 are left out of these comparisons because COVID-19 closures and capacity limits affected crowd levels in those years.
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| ⏰ Early Entry | 51 |
| 🌙 Extended Evening | 43 |
| 🎟️ Special Ticketed Event | 32 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 29, 2018 | 100 |
| January 04, 2018 | 99 |
| March 20, 2019 | 99 |
| March 29, 2016 | 99 |
| January 02, 2019 | 99 |
| December 29, 2022 | 99 |
| April 04, 2023 | 99 |
| December 28, 2024 | 99 |
| April 03, 2023 | 99 |
| December 27, 2023 | 99 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| January 13, 2015 | 0 |
| October 01, 2014 | 0 |
| December 02, 2014 | 0 |
| October 09, 2024 | 0 |
| December 08, 2014 | 0 |
| December 01, 2014 | 0 |
| September 10, 2014 | 0 |
| January 12, 2015 | 0 |
| September 30, 2014 | 0 |
| September 20, 2014 | 0 |