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Kali River Rapids Wait Times

Kali River Rapids is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Kali River Rapids at Walt Disney World - Disney's Animal Kingdom, built on 9,199 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens today 8am · usually ~5 min at rope drop

Park hours today: 8am–6pm

Kali River RapidsClosed

Best time to ride Kali River Rapids

On a typical Wednesday, Kali River Rapids runs about 5 min at rope drop, peaks near 36 min around 12 PM, and eases to 11 min by close. Across the week, Friday is the worst day (about 44 min at its midday peak) and Tuesday the calmest (about 31 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 25 min, this is the #4 longest line of 10 tracked rides at Walt Disney World - Disney's Animal Kingdom (park average 22 min). The longest is Avatar Flight of Passage at 43 min.

Typical Kali River Rapids wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday9 min41 min 2 PM12 min
Monday7 min37 min 1 PM11 min
Tuesday6 min31 min 2 PM11 min
Wednesday5 min36 min 12 PM11 min
Thursday5 min37 min 1 PM11 min
Friday · busiest6 min44 min 2 PM10 min
Saturday8 min43 min 2 PM5 min

Kali River Rapids average wait by month

25 to 39 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202633.4 min4,736
July 202639.3 min7,172
August 202637.7 min16,278
September 202625.3 min8,819

Kali River Rapids wait time FAQ

▾When is Kali River Rapids shortest?

Kali River Rapids is shortest at rope drop (about 5 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 11 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 36 min around 12 PM.

▾Which day is Kali River Rapids busiest?

Friday runs the longest lines, peaking around 44 min midday, while Tuesday is the calmest at about 31 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Kali River Rapids right now?

Kali River Rapids isn't reporting a live wait right now. The park may be closed. This page updates automatically when lines go live.

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Reliability, measured

How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.

89.12%
of operating hours available
111
separate outages recorded
133h
out of service

Across 1,226 hours that Walt Disney World - Disney's Animal Kingdom was open, Kali River Rapids was running 89.12% of the time, with 111 separate interruptions. That ranks #1 for availability out of 11 tracked rides at Walt Disney World - Disney's Animal Kingdom, where the typical ride runs 98.95% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-09-29 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 9,199 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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