Na'vi River Journey wait times
Animal Kingdom · Pandora – The World of Avatar
Photo: Steve Wise / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0
Best time to ride
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Updated Oct 24, 2026, 3:47 AM ET · latest observation Oct 23, 2026, 6:00 PM ET
Na'vi River Journey typically runs 20 to 50 minutes on a Sunday. The shortest waits today are around 8 AM (about 20 min) and the longest around 12 PM (about 50 min).
Today, Sunday Oct 25
Bars are Swiz's wait model's prediction for each hour, computed overnight from the ride's own hourly history and recent accuracy.
Next 7 days
Best hour this week: Monday around 8 AM (15 min predicted). Longest: Sunday around 12 PM (50 min).
| Day | Shortest | Longest | Hours forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 25 (today) | 20 min · 8 AM | 50 min · 12 PM | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | 15 min · 8 AM | 47 min · 12 PM | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | 15 min · 8 AM | 47 min · 12 PM | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | 15 min · 8 AM | 47 min · 12 PM | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | 15 min · 8 AM | 47 min · 12 PM | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | 15 min · 8 AM | 47 min · 12 PM | 8 AM–6 PM |
What the wait actually was, last 30 days
Median of the posted standby wait at each hour, from ParkSwiz’s own hourly observations on 30 of the last 30 days. Displayed so the prediction above has a public track record.
Lightning Lane Multi Pass.
Ran out of same-day availability on 58% of observed days, typically by 1:49 PM.
Availability re-dropped on 100% of days, typically around 7:28 PM.
Observed over 60 days, Aug 19 to Oct 17.
Height: Any height
Single rider: No
Lightning Lane: Multi Pass
How accurate is this?
Over the last 14 days, Swiz's wait predictions for this ride were typically within 8 minutes of the posted wait, and within 10 minutes 62% of the time (145 ride-hours scored, Oct 10 to Oct 23).
Questions people ask
- What is the best time to ride Na'vi River Journey today?
- Today (Sunday) the shortest predicted wait for Na'vi River Journey is about 20 min around 8 AM. The longest is about 50 min around 12 PM.
- How long is the wait for Na'vi River Journey?
- Over the last 30 days at Animal Kingdom, the posted wait for Na'vi River Journey ran from a median of 12 minutes around 8 AM to 45 minutes around 12 PM.
- When does Na'vi River Journey Lightning Lane run out?
- Lightning Lane Multi Pass. Ran out of same-day availability on 58% of observed days, typically by 1:49 PM. Availability re-dropped on 100% of days, typically around 7:28 PM.
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Full ride details, height rules and tips: Na'vi River Journey on ParkSwiz.
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