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    Shortest waits at Animal Kingdom

    Every Animal Kingdom ride ranked by its typical posted wait over the last 30 days. The shortest lines: Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail, Maharajah Jungle Trek, Wildlife Express Train.

    Riding the big ones? Go at these times
    Avatar Flight of Passage6pm · 38 min
    Na'vi River Journey8am · 20 min
    Kilimanjaro Safaris6pm · 9 min
    Kali River Rapids9am · 5 min
    Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain8am · 6 min

    All rides, shortest first

    1Gorilla Falls Exploration TrailBest 8am (5 min) · worst 8am (5 min) · under 30 min 100% of the time5 min
    2Maharajah Jungle TrekBest 9am (5 min) · worst 9am (5 min) · under 30 min 100% of the time5 min
    3Wildlife Express TrainBest 9am (7 min) · worst 11am (14 min) · under 30 min 93% of the time11 min
    4Zootopia: Better Zoogether!Best 7pm (7 min) · worst 12pm (17 min) · under 30 min 98% of the time12 min
    5Bluey's Wild World at Conservation StationBest 9am (13 min) · worst 1pm (31 min) · under 30 min 73% of the time21 min
    6Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden MountainBest 8am (6 min) · worst 11am (35 min) · under 30 min 65% of the time23 min7Kali River RapidsBest 9am (5 min) · worst 12pm (38 min) · under 30 min 65% of the time24 min8Kilimanjaro SafarisBest 6pm (9 min) · worst 10am (53 min) · under 30 min 53% of the time30 min9Na'vi River JourneyBest 8am (20 min) · worst 11am (49 min) · under 30 min 25% of the time39 min10Avatar Flight of PassageBest 6pm (38 min) · worst 10am (62 min) · under 30 min 14% of the time52 minTypical wait = average posted wait from 8am to 10pm park time.

    Best time of day for short lines

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    10a
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    12p
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    Average posted wait across all rides, last 30 days, park time.
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