Expedition Everest Down Since 8:11 AM at Animal Kingdom
Published October 15, 2026
Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain has been showing as closed at Disney’s Animal Kingdom since 8:11 AM ET on Thursday, October 15, per SupaPark’s live ride-status tracking. That is 2h 8m of unbroken downtime as of 10:19 AM ET, with no status change in that window.
As of Thursday, October 15, the coaster was still reading as down. The figure comes from SupaPark’s own live park-operations sensors, which snapshot ride status every five minutes — not from Disney and not from secondhand coverage.
The outage falls inside Everest’s own observed operating window for the day, so this is a mid-day closure rather than a ride that simply hadn’t reached its scheduled opening.
For scale: the longest single continuous Everest outage in SupaPark’s trailing 30 days of data was 2h 30m, on September 28, 2026. Today’s stretch is tracking close to that mark.
What we know
Updated 10:36 AM ET, Thursday, October 15 with new reporting.
- Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain (Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Asia) — showing closed continuously since 8:11 AM ET Thursday, October 15.
- Duration as of 10:19 AM ET Thursday, October 15: 2h 8m, with no change in status across that span.
- Source: SupaPark live ride-status tracking, 5-minute-interval snapshots.
- Longest single continuous Everest outage in the trailing 30 days: 2h 30m on September 28, 2026.
- The closure sits inside the ride’s observed operating window today, not a scheduled park closing.
- Down continuously from 8:11 AM ET, a total of 2h 9m, per SupaPark’s live tracking
- Confirmed back in operation as of 10:34 AM ET Thursday, October 15
What’s not confirmed
Disney has not announced a cause, and no reopening time has been given. SupaPark’s data shows status only — it does not indicate whether this is mechanical, weather-related, or an operational hold, and it does not tell you whether Everest cycles again before park close today.
What it means for your trip
- If you are in Animal Kingdom right now and Everest was your next stop, pivot to Kilimanjaro Safaris or Na’vi River Journey and come back later — Everest’s standby tends to recover fast once it reopens, so a mid-afternoon return is usually a better bet than standing near the entrance waiting.
- Everest’s single rider line is the usual way to cut its wait without spending a Lightning Lane slot, and it is unavailable while the ride is down. Plan to use it on a later lap, not this one.
- Everest is a Lightning Lane Multi Pass attraction here (Animal Kingdom’s only Single Pass ride is Avatar Flight of Passage). If you hold a Multi Pass selection on Everest today, confirm it is cycling again before you cross the park from Pandora or Africa.
- Families with a rider at the 44-inch minimum who built the day around Everest should move it to the back half of the day rather than cancel it — a two-hour outage is within the range this coaster has posted before.
- SupaPark’s ride alerts flag the moment a down ride comes back, so you can stay on the other side of the park until it does.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Expedition Everest open today?
As of 10:19 AM ET on Thursday, October 15, SupaPark’s live tracking still showed Expedition Everest as closed at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
When did Expedition Everest go down?
SupaPark’s sensors first recorded the closure at 8:11 AM ET on Thursday, October 15, and the status had not changed as of 10:19 AM ET.
How long has Expedition Everest been down?
2 hours and 8 minutes continuously as of 10:19 AM ET Thursday, October 15 — close to the 2h 30m longest single outage SupaPark logged in the prior 30 days, on September 28, 2026.
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