Wildlife Express Train Wait Times
Average that day
12min
Thu, Jan 1
Hours
9:30am–4:30pm
Posted hours
Range
5–30 min
Low 10:47am · high 1:26pm
Typical Thursday
16 min
4 min quieter 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.
Thursday, Jan 1 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
12 min
Lowest
5 min 10:47am
Highest
30 min 1:26pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 9am and 10am, and Fri runs about 12 min shorter than Sun.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 6 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 10 | · |
| Tue | 6 | · | 5 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Wed | 8 | 11 | 7 | · | · | · | 20 | · |
| Thu | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 13 | · |
| Fri | 5 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Sat | 6 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 10 | · | · | 10 |
| Sun | 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 3m in total
- 9:32am – 10:35am 1h 3m
Broke down on 1 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.