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Wildlife Express Train Wait Times

Walt Disney World® Resort · Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park

Average that day

5min

Tue, Jan 6

Hours

9:30am–4:30pm

Posted hours

Range

5–5 min

Low 11:13am · high 11:13am

Typical Tuesday

6 min

1 min quieter that day

Wildlife Express Train 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.

Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park
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Tuesday, Jan 6 vs a typical Tuesday

Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Tuesdays

Average

5 min

Lowest

5 min 11:13am

Highest

5 min 11:13am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9am and 10am, and Tue runs about 12 min shorter than Sun.

Average standby each hour, day by day

9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm
Mon 6 16 13 7 20 13 10 ·
Tue 6 · 5 · · · · ·
Wed 9 11 7 · · · 20 ·
Thu 6 7 13 14 20 5 13 ·
Fri 5 5 · 10 · · · ·
Sat 6 9 16 12 10 · · 10
Sun 6 · 20 18 20 13 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

Ran all day with no breakdowns

9:31am Running Down 4:31pm

Broke down on 1 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

Wait time data is provided by ThemeParks.wiki. Data may not always be 100% accurate.

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