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Wildlife Express Train Wait Times

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

Average that day

25min

Mon, Oct 26

Hours

9am–4pm

Posted hours

Range

5–40 min

Low 9:15am · high 11:03am

Typical Monday

14 min

11 min busier 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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Monday, Oct 26 vs a typical Monday

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

Average

25 min

Lowest

5 min 9:15am

Highest

40 min 11:03am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9am, and Thu runs about 9 min shorter than Tue.

Average standby each hour, day by day

8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm
Mon 8 7 15 28 15 30 20 8 ·
Tue 5 8 13 34 30 20 14 · ·
Wed 5 7 14 33 18 · · 5 ·
Thu 5 5 15 · · · · · ·
Fri 5 8 11 21 13 19 20 8 ·
Sat 7 7 20 20 14 19 18 13 10
Sun 12 6 16 16 8 10 13 5 5

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

11 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 2h 24m in total

9:01am Running Down 4:00pm
  • 11:57am – 2:21pm 2h 24m

Broke down on 2 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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