Animal Kingdom · live snapshot + typical day
As of Oct 12, 2026, 1:33 PM ET, the longest posted wait at Animal Kingdom was Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain (100 min), and the average across 18 open attractions was 44 min. On a typical day over the last 28 days, its busiest rides averaged 28 min in the first hour after opening, 39 min at the busiest hour (11 AM–12 PM) and 19 min in the last hour before close.
Live snapshot taken Oct 12, 2026, 1:33 PM ET, regenerated about once an hour; for the continuously updating board open supapark.com/now. The typical-day numbers come from SupaPark's half-hour wait archive, Sep 14, 2026–Oct 11, 2026.
| Attraction | Posted wait |
|---|---|
| Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain | 100 min |
| Avatar Flight of Passage | 70 min |
| Kali River Rapids | 60 min |
| Kilimanjaro Safaris | 50 min |
| Na'vi River Journey | 45 min |
| Meet Favorite Disney Pals at Adventurers Outpost | 40 min |
| Wildlife Express Train | 15 min |
| Zootopia: Better Zoogether! | 15 min |
| Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail | 5 min |
| Animal Care at Conservation Station | Walk-on / 0 |
| Discovery Island Trails | Walk-on / 0 |
| Feathered Friends in Flight! | Walk-on / 0 |
| Festival of the Lion King | Walk-on / 0 |
| Finding Nemo: The Big Blue... and Beyond! | Walk-on / 0 |
| Jumping Junction | Walk-on / 0 |
| The Oasis Exhibits | Walk-on / 0 |
| Tree of Life | Walk-on / 0 |
| Wilderness Explorers | Walk-on / 0 |
Averaged across the park's 6 busiest rides (Avatar Flight of Passage, Kilimanjaro Safaris, Na'vi River Journey, Kali River Rapids, Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain, Wildlife Express Train), posted waits start the day at about 28 min in the first operating hour, climb to a peak of 39 min around 11 AM–12 PM, and fall back to 19 min in the last hour before close. The quietest hour of the operating day was 4 PM–5 PM at 23 min.
| Hour (ET) | Average wait |
|---|---|
| 8 AM–9 AM | 28 min |
| 9 AM–10 AM | 27 min |
| 10 AM–11 AM | 35 min |
| 11 AM–12 PM | 39 min |
| 12 PM–1 PM | 38 min |
| 1 PM–2 PM | 33 min |
| 2 PM–3 PM | 29 min |
| 3 PM–4 PM | 27 min |
| 4 PM–5 PM | 23 min |
| 5 PM–6 PM | 23 min |
Live wait, quietest measured hour and average daily peak for Animal Kingdom's rides with enough data. Each headliner links to its own best-time page.
| Ride | Now | Quietest hour | Avg daily peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avatar Flight of Passage | 70 min | 5 PM–6 PM (42 min) | 76 min |
| Kilimanjaro Safaris | 50 min | 5 PM–6 PM (9 min) | 60 min |
| Na'vi River Journey | 45 min | 8 AM–9 AM (19 min) | 52 min |
| Kali River Rapids | 60 min | 9 AM–10 AM (6 min) | 40 min |
| Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain | 100 min | 8 AM–9 AM (6 min) | 38 min |
| Wildlife Express Train | 15 min | 9 AM–10 AM (6 min) | 16 min |
As of Oct 12, 2026, 1:33 PM ET, the longest posted wait at Animal Kingdom was Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain (100 min), and the average across 18 open attractions was 44 min. Waits change by the minute; the live board at supapark.com/now updates continuously.
Across Animal Kingdom's busiest rides, the quietest hour on average was 4 PM–5 PM (23 min) and the busiest 11 AM–12 PM (39 min), measured over the last 28 days.
The first hour after opening averaged 28 min across the park's busiest rides, versus a 47 min average daily peak and 19 min in the last hour before close.
Avatar Flight of Passage, with an average daily peak of 76 min; its quietest hour was 5 PM–6 PM (42 min).
Live: posted standby waits as displayed by the park, collected by SupaPark every few minutes; only readings from the 45 minutes before the snapshot are shown and single-rider queues are left out. Typical day: SupaPark's half-hour archive, keeping only half-hours inside Animal Kingdom's published operating hours with at least two open-status readings, averaged by hour and then across days. "First hour" and "last hour" follow each day's real schedule, including early closes for evening events.
v_live_real_wait).wait_halfhour_archive), Sep 14, 2026–Oct 11, 2026, and published park hours (park_hours).