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 202631 days recorded
23 minaverage wait
Wedquietest weekday
Wed, Oct 28quietest day
Mon, Oct 12busiest day
SMTWTFS
13
25
38
46
57
64
71
84
910
1010
1110
1210
139
145
159
1610
177
187
193
203
211
222
235
249
254
263
272
281
291
305
312
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 Saturday the longest (27 min).
Monday25 min
Tuesday20 min
Wednesday17 min
Thursday18 min
Friday25 min
Saturday27 min
Sunday26 min
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