High crowds
Animal Kingdom in November
November brings comfortable, humid-free mornings for walking Discovery Island and Africa, but Thanksgiving week pushes this park to some of its highest crowd levels of the year.
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- Crowd level
- High
- Avg high
- 79°F
- Avg low
- 61°F
- Rain days
- 5 days
Pros
Reasons to visit in November
- Cooler mornings make the exposed queues at Kilimanjaro Safaris and Expedition Everest far more pleasant than summer's heat.
- Animal activity on Kilimanjaro Safaris tends to pick up in the cooler temperatures, unlike the sluggish midday summer safaris.
- Evening temperatures are comfortable enough to enjoy Tree of Life and Discovery Island Trails without the sticky humidity of other months.
- Pandora's Na'vi River Journey and Avatar Flight of Passage queues feel less miserable without summer's afternoon thunderstorms rolling in.
Cons
Things to watch out for
- Thanksgiving week turns Kilimanjaro Safaris and Avatar Flight of Passage into hour-plus waits for nearly the entire day.
- Africa's shaded trails still get crowded bottlenecks around Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail when Thanksgiving week crowds peak.
- Pandora's pathways get genuinely congested during Thanksgiving week, with Na'vi River Journey's line snaking well past its normal footprint.
- Festival of the Lion King showtimes fill up early during the Thanksgiving crush, leaving latecomers standing at the back.
- Midday sun on the exposed Africa savanna queue still feels sharp even with November's lower highs.
Special events
Events in November
No Animal Kingdom-specific events in November. Park hours and crowds follow the resort-wide calendar below. See what is running elsewhere at Walt Disney World.
Resort-wideThanksgiving week
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Attractions
Attractions at Animal Kingdom
With crowds running high all month, especially during Thanksgiving week, prioritizing Animal Kingdom's headliner and key trails early in the day makes a real difference.
Lightning LaneSingle PassMulti Pass (no tiers at Animal Kingdom)31 shown
- Festival of the Lion KingAfrica
- Gorilla Falls Exploration TrailAfrica
- Harambe Village Street Band – BurudikaAfrica
- Kilimanjaro SafarisAfricaMust-do
- Kora Tinga TingaAfrica
- Tam Tam Drummers of HarambeAfrica
- Wildlife Express TrainAfrica
- Expedition EverestAsia44 in or taller
- Feathered Friends in Flight!Asia
- Kali River RapidsAsia38 in or taller
- Maharajah Jungle TrekAsia
- Animal Care at Conservation StationConservation Station
- Bluey's Wild WorldConservation Station
- Butterflies – Disney AnimalsConservation Station
- Jumping JunctionConservation Station
- Animal Encounters: Winged Encounters – The Kingdom Takes FlightDiscovery Island
- Discovery Island TrailsDiscovery Island
- Eco-RhythmicsDiscovery Island
- Merry MenagerieDiscovery Island
- The Oasis ExhibitsDiscovery Island
- Tree of LifeDiscovery Island
- Viva Gaia Street Band!Discovery Island
- Wilderness ExplorersDiscovery Island
- Zootopia: Better ZoogetherDiscovery Island
- Avatar Flight of PassagePandora – The World of Avatar44 in or tallerMust-do
- Na'vi River JourneyPandora – The World of AvatarMust-do
- Beats and Strings
- DiVine
- Finding Nemo: The Big Blue... and Beyond!
- Tree of Life Awakenings
- Zoogether Day Gathering Spot
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