Wildlife Express Train wait times
Wildlife Express Train at Animal Kingdom averages 11 minutes. It is shortest at 1pm and worst at 3pm. It has run 71% of the park's opening hours recently.
Wildlife Express Train queue times, day by day
Wildlife Express Train over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Wildlife Express Train has averaged about 11 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 23 minutes, with the longest queues near 3pm, and the shortest near 1pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Wildlife Express Train queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Wildlife Express Train peaks at 11am with 23 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 8. Riding it at the right hour saves 15 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Wildlife Express Train
Best time to ride
Wildlife Express Train averages 8 minutes at 9am against 23 at the 11am peak - 15 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 35 minutes.
Wildlife Express Train by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon9m
- Tue14m
- Wed11m
- Thu5m
- Fri12m
- Sat15m
- Sun9m
Thursday is the quietest day for Wildlife Express Train, at 5 minutes against 15 on Saturday.
Does Wildlife Express Train break down?
Uptime and closures
71% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 71% of the minutes Animal Kingdom was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 59%
- 72%
- 73%
- 73%
- 72%
- 72%
- 73%
- 72%
- 73%
- 73%
- 72%
- 73%
- 73%
- 66%
Wildlife Express Train ran 71% of Animal Kingdom's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Wildlife Express Train queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Tuesday 6 Oct35m
- 2Wednesday 7 Oct35m
- 3Saturday 26 Sept30m
- 4Saturday 3 Oct25m
- 5Sunday 27 Sept20m
- 6Friday 2 Oct20m
- 7Monday 5 Oct15m
- 8Friday 9 Oct15m
The worst queue recorded for Wildlife Express Train was 35 minutes on Tuesday 6 Oct.
Wildlife Express Train through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Animal Kingdom publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About Wildlife Express Train
Wildlife Express Train is one of 6 rides tracked at Animal Kingdom, 6th longest of 6 by usual wait. It queues about 11 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 29-minute park average.
Wildlife Express Train has averaged about 11 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 3pm and quietest around 1pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 71% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Wildlife Express Train?
The live wait time for Wildlife Express Train at Animal Kingdom is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Wildlife Express Train wait times.
Is Wildlife Express Train open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Wildlife Express Train is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Animal Kingdom's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Wildlife Express Train has been open around 71% of Animal Kingdom's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Animal Kingdom.
What's the best time of day to ride Wildlife Express Train?
Based on historical wait time data, Wildlife Express Train is typically quietest around 1pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Wildlife Express Train?
Wildlife Express Train is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Wildlife Express Train usually?
Over recent weeks, Wildlife Express Train has averaged about 11 minutes, with lines usually longest around 3pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Wildlife Express Train at Animal Kingdom.
Is Wildlife Express Train often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Wildlife Express Train has been running about 71% of the time. We track Wildlife Express Train's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Wildlife Express Train at Animal Kingdom?
Wildlife Express Train is at Animal Kingdom - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Animal Kingdom page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Wildlife Express Train?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Wildlife Express Train's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Wildlife Express Train is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.