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Wildlife Express Train Wait Times

Wildlife Express Train is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Wildlife Express Train at Walt Disney World - Disney's Animal Kingdom, built on 11,467 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens today 8am · usually ~7 min at rope drop

Park hours today: 8am–7pm

Wildlife Express TrainClosed

Best time to ride Wildlife Express Train

On a typical Sunday, Wildlife Express Train runs about 7 min at rope drop, peaks near 13 min around 11 AM, and eases to 6 min by close. Across the week, Monday is the worst day (about 17 min at its midday peak) and Thursday the calmest (about 9 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 10 min, this is the #9 longest line of 10 tracked rides at Walt Disney World - Disney's Animal Kingdom (park average 27 min). The longest is Avatar Flight of Passage at 58 min.

Typical Wildlife Express Train wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday7 min13 min 11 AM6 min
Monday · busiest7 min17 min 2 PM7 min
Tuesday5 min12 min 5 PM12 min
Wednesday5 min10 min 2 PM5 min
Thursday5 min9 min 2 PM6 min
Friday9 min10 min 11 AM5 min
Saturday5 min15 min 1 PM5 min

Wildlife Express Train average wait by month

8 to 10 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20269.9 min4,340
July 20267.9 min6,618
August 20269.9 min7,437

Wildlife Express Train wait time FAQ

▾When is Wildlife Express Train shortest?

Wildlife Express Train is shortest at rope drop (about 7 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 6 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 13 min around 11 AM.

▾Which day is Wildlife Express Train busiest?

Monday runs the longest lines, peaking around 17 min midday, while Thursday is the calmest at about 9 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Wildlife Express Train right now?

Wildlife Express Train 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.

99.08%
of operating hours available
9
separate outages recorded
6h
out of service

Across 664 hours that Walt Disney World - Disney's Animal Kingdom was open, Wildlife Express Train was running 99.08% of the time, with 9 separate interruptions. That ranks #8 for availability out of 10 tracked rides at Walt Disney World - Disney's Animal Kingdom, where the typical ride runs 98.58% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-08-15 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 11,467 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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