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Best days to visit Animal Kingdom in October 2026

Animal Kingdom in October 2026, measured from posted waits: the lightest days were Thursday, October 1, Wednesday, October 7, Wednesday, October 21.

October 2026

All of 2026
  • 1–3 Quieter than normal
  • 4–7 Around normal
  • 8–10 Packed
  • Faded: measured from posted waits
  • Striped: early outlook

October 2026

  1. 11
  2. 24
  3. 38
  4. 47
  5. 56
  6. 62
  7. 71
  8. 82
  9. 910
  10. 1010
  11. 1110
  12. 1210
  13. 1310
  14. 144
  15. 158
  16. 169
  17. 175
  18. 186
  19. 192
  20. 203
  21. 211
  22. 222
  23. 235
  24. 249
  25. 253
  26. 262
  27. 271
  28. 281
  29. 291
  30. 303
  31. 312

Day by day

  1. 1Thursday, October 1Measured · midday waits averaged 19 minLight
  2. 4Friday, October 2Measured · midday waits averaged 26 minModerate
  3. 8Saturday, October 3Measured · midday waits averaged 32 minPacked
  4. 7Sunday, October 4Measured · midday waits averaged 30 minBusy
  5. 6Monday, October 5Measured · midday waits averaged 29 minBusy
  6. 2Tuesday, October 6Measured · midday waits averaged 22 minLight
  7. 1Wednesday, October 7Measured · midday waits averaged 15 minLight
  8. 2Thursday, October 8Measured · midday waits averaged 24 minLight
  9. 10Friday, October 9Measured · midday waits averaged 42 minPacked
  10. 10Saturday, October 10Measured · midday waits averaged 45 minPacked
  11. 10Sunday, October 11Measured · midday waits averaged 39 minPacked
  12. 10Monday, October 12Measured · midday waits averaged 50 minPacked
  13. 10Tuesday, October 13Measured · midday waits averaged 39 minPacked
  14. 4Wednesday, October 14Measured · midday waits averaged 26 minModerate
  15. 8Thursday, October 15Measured · midday waits averaged 33 minPacked
  16. 9Friday, October 16Measured · midday waits averaged 36 minPacked
  17. 5Saturday, October 17Measured · midday waits averaged 31 minModerate
  18. 6Sunday, October 18Measured · midday waits averaged 31 minBusy
  19. 2Monday, October 19Measured · midday waits averaged 23 minLight
  20. 3Tuesday, October 20Measured · midday waits averaged 24 minLight
  21. 1Wednesday, October 21Measured · midday waits averaged 17 minLight
  22. 2Thursday, October 22Measured · midday waits averaged 21 minLight
  23. 5Friday, October 23Measured · midday waits averaged 27 minModerate
  24. 9Saturday, October 24Measured · midday waits averaged 36 minPacked
  25. 3Sunday, October 25Measured · midday waits averaged 24 minLight
  26. 2Monday, October 26Measured · midday waits averaged 22 minLight
  27. 1Tuesday, October 27Measured · midday waits averaged 18 minLight
  28. 1Wednesday, October 28Measured · midday waits averaged 15 minLight
  29. 1Thursday, October 29Measured · midday waits averaged 15 minLight
  30. 3Friday, October 30Measured · midday waits averaged 24 minLight
  31. 2Saturday, October 31Measured · midday waits averaged 22 minLight

Questions

What are the best days to visit Animal Kingdom in October 2026?

October 2026 is past or already measured: the lightest days at Animal Kingdom were Thursday, October 1, Wednesday, October 7, Wednesday, October 21.

Which day of the week is least crowded at Animal Kingdom?

Over the last year of measured days, Wednesdays averaged 3 out of 10 and Saturdays 7.8.

Are these crowd levels forecasts?

Past days are measured from how long the park's headline rides' lines ran between 10 AM and 6 PM. Today on is Parky's forecast; more than 14 days out it is shown as a likely range, and more than a month out it is an early outlook with striped cells. Days with neither are left blank.