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Na'vi River Journey

Animal Kingdom · Pandora – The World of Avatar

Na'vi River Journey

Go early. The line builds fast after opening.

Lightning Lane Multi PassAny heightOpen for Early Entry
25minOpening hour
56minTwo hours in
60minLongest, 3 hours in

Typical posted wait, Mar 13, 2023 to Nov 11, 2026

Na'vi River Journey · The short answer

Ride Na'vi River Journey in the first hour: typical posted wait is 25 min in the opening hour and 56 min two hours in. Posted waits, Mar 13, 2023 to Nov 11, 2026.

Updated Nov 12, 2026Data through Nov 11, 2026How we calculate

Na'vi River Journey · Through the day

Posted wait by hour after opening

1,318 days of posted waits, counted from the park’s published opening.

Typical posted wait by hour after opening, Mar 13, 2023 to Nov 11, 2026

Bar and large number: typical wait (min)Line and small numbers: middle half of daysLighter bars: before the Lightning Lane rule’s window
Open2520–31+1 hr4437–50+2 hrs5647–68+3 hrs6051–71+4 hrs5848–70+5 hrs5445–66+6 hrs5244–63+7 hrs5142–63

Minutes are the median of each day’s hourly average posted wait, Mar 13, 2023 to Nov 11, 2026, 1,299 to 1,318 days per hour. Later hours that too few days reach aren’t shown. Posted waits are what Disney displays, not the time a guest actually waited.

Na'vi River Journey · Early Entry

Early Entry vs later in the morning

Early Entry figures cover the last 30 days, Oct 13, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026; the hourly chart covers Mar 13, 2023 to Nov 11, 2026. That’s why its opening-hour number differs.

Na'vi River Journey31 min shorter8 min during Early Entry vs 39 min two to four hours after opening10+ min head start on every day
What this meansMost matched days gave a 10+ minute head start. If you have Early Theme Park Entry, ride Na'vi River Journey first.Matched days compare the same date’s Early Entry wait with its wait two to four hours after opening. Each ride needs at least 8 matched days.

Na'vi River Journey · Lightning Lane

Is a Lightning Lane worth it here?

A Lightning Lane is worth it when the typical posted wait stays at 45+ min in every hour we can measure from 2 hours after opening.

Yes, by this rule

Its lowest typical wait from 2 hours after opening is 51 min (middle half 42–63 min), 7 hours after opening, Mar 13, 2023 to Nov 11, 2026.

Based on standby posted waits only. We don’t show Lightning Lane return-time availability or sellout times; that data isn’t logged yet. Every headliner, by park

Na'vi River Journey · Facts

Ride facts

ParkAnimal Kingdom
LandPandora – The World of Avatar
Height requirementAny height
Lightning LaneMulti Pass

From Disney: the attraction page ↗ and Disney: Lightning Lane passes ↗, checked Oct 29, 2026. Disney sets these and can change them, including refurbishment closures; check the attraction page before you go.

Animal Kingdom · Ride guides

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Wait times by hour
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Wait times by hour
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Method

How we calculate

We take Disney’s posted standby wait for Na'vi River Journey, average it within each hour after the park’s published opening, then take the median and the middle half across days. Hours without enough readings that day are left out. Figures are rounded once, when shown. Full method

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