Wildlife Express Train Wait Times
Average that day
28min
Wed, Jun 17
Hours
8am–5pm
Posted hours
Range
20–35 min
Low 8:52am · high 8:19am
Typical Wednesday
8 min
20 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.
Wednesday, Jun 17 vs a typical Wednesday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Wednesdays
Average
28 min
Lowest
20 min 8:52am
Highest
35 min 8:19am
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 3pm, and Fri runs about 12 min shorter than Mon.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 10 | 30 | 24 | 24 | · | · | · | · | · | 10 |
| Tue | 9 | 5 | 10 | · | 5 | 9 | 17 | · | · | · |
| Wed | 13 | · | 10 | 5 | · | · | 22 | · | 6 | 8 |
| Thu | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | · | 5 | · | · |
| Fri | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | · | 7 | 15 | 5 | · | · |
| Sat | 5 | · | 12 | · | 20 | 28 | 10 | · | 10 | · |
| Sun | 5 | · | · | 10 | · | · | · | 10 | · | · |
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 twice for 1h 20m in total
- 8:06am – 8:14am 7m
- 3:49pm – 5:02pm 1h 13m
Broke down on 3 of the 17 days it ran in the last 30 days.