Wildlife Express Train Wait Times
Average that day
27min
Mon, Dec 1
Hours
9:30am–4pm
Posted hours
Range
20–35 min
Low 2:13pm · high 1:25pm
Typical Monday
10 min
17 min busier that day
Photo: Disney
The Wildlife Express Train at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park in Walt Disney World Resort offers a relaxed, scenic journey from Harambe to Rafiki’s Planet Watch. This slow-paced ride provides passengers with a behind-the-scenes view of animal habitats and conservation facilities, including areas for rhinos and elephants. The train ride is accessible to all heights and offers educational insights into the park’s animal care and conservation efforts.
Monday, Dec 1 vs a typical Monday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Mondays
Average
27 min
Lowest
20 min 2:13pm
Highest
35 min 1:25pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 9am and 12pm, and Tue runs about 11 min shorter than Fri.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 5 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 10 | · |
| Tue | 5 | 5 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Wed | 8 | 10 | 14 | · | 15 | · | 18 | · |
| Thu | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | · | · | 15 | · |
| Fri | 7 | 23 | 35 | 10 | 5 | · | · | · |
| Sat | 5 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | · | · |
| Sun | 8 | 14 | 10 | · | 5 | 20 | 29 | 15 |
Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.
History
Average
9 min
Lowest
5 min Nov 2
Highest
31 min Sep 5
Average
9 min
Lowest
5 min Nov 9
Highest
24 min Nov 30
Average
10 min
Lowest
5 min Mar 2025
Highest
16 min Sep 2026
Average
12 min
Lowest
8 min 2024
Highest
15 min 2023
Ride status
Down once for 1h 7m in total
- 9:41am – 10:49am 1h 7m
Broke down on 2 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.