Jungle Cruise wait times
Jungle Cruise at Magic Kingdom averages 30 minutes. It is shortest at 12pm and worst at 10pm. It has run 98% of the park's opening hours recently.
Jungle Cruise queue times, day by day
Jungle Cruise over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Jungle Cruise has averaged about 30 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 44 minutes, with the longest queues near 10pm, and the shortest near 12pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Jungle Cruise queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Jungle Cruise peaks at 6pm with 43 minutes, and is at its shortest at 8am with 8. Riding it at the right hour saves 35 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Jungle Cruise
Best time to ride
Jungle Cruise averages 8 minutes at 8am against 43 at the 6pm peak - 35 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 80 minutes.
Jungle Cruise by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon42m
- Tue28m
- Wed31m
- Thu22m
- Fri29m
- Sat33m
- Sun27m
Thursday is the quietest day for Jungle Cruise, at 22 minutes against 42 on Monday.
Does Jungle Cruise break down?
Uptime and closures
98% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
Running 98% of the minutes Magic Kingdom was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
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Jungle Cruise ran 98% of Magic Kingdom's opening hours across 14 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Jungle Cruise queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Monday 28 Sept80m
- 2Monday 5 Oct65m
- 3Wednesday 7 Oct65m
- 4Saturday 26 Sept55m
- 5Saturday 3 Oct50m
- 6Friday 9 Oct50m
- 7Wednesday 30 Sept45m
- 8Tuesday 6 Oct45m
The worst queue recorded for Jungle Cruise was 80 minutes on Monday 28 Sept.
Jungle Cruise through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Magic 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 Jungle Cruise
Jungle Cruise is one of 23 rides tracked at Magic Kingdom, 5th longest of 23 by usual wait. It queues about 30 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 21-minute park average.
Jungle Cruise has averaged about 30 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10pm and quietest around 12pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 98% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Mondays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Jungle Cruise?
The live wait time for Jungle Cruise at Magic Kingdom is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Jungle Cruise wait times.
Is Jungle Cruise open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Jungle Cruise is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Magic Kingdom's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Jungle Cruise has been open around 98% of Magic Kingdom's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Magic Kingdom.
What's the best time of day to ride Jungle Cruise?
Based on historical wait time data, Jungle Cruise is typically quietest around 12pm. 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 Jungle Cruise?
Jungle Cruise is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Mondays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Jungle Cruise usually?
Over recent weeks, Jungle Cruise has averaged about 30 minutes, with lines usually longest around 10pm. 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 Jungle Cruise at Magic Kingdom.
Is Jungle Cruise often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Jungle Cruise has been running about 98% of the time. We track Jungle Cruise'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 Jungle Cruise at Magic Kingdom?
Jungle Cruise is at Magic Kingdom - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Magic Kingdom page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Jungle Cruise?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Jungle Cruise's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Jungle Cruise is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.