Animal Kingdom crowd calendar: October 2026
How busy Animal Kingdom was each day, based on the average posted wait across every ride we track. Crowd level 1 is the quietest day we've recorded; 10 is the busiest.
October 20263 days recorded
22 minaverage wait
Wedquietest weekday
Thu, Oct 1quietest day
Sat, Oct 3busiest day
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October 2026
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1–3 light4–7 moderate8–10 heavy· no data
Busiest and quietest days of the week
Across every day we've recorded, Wednesday has the shortest average waits (17 min) and Sunday the longest (28 min).
Monday25 min
Tuesday19 min
Wednesday17 min
Thursday18 min
Friday24 min
Saturday27 min
Sunday28 min
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