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Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain Wait Times — Best Time to Ride Without Lightning Lane

This page shows historical wait time patterns for Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain at Animal Kingdom, based on 153,873+ real readings collected over the past 12 months. Use these patterns to choose the best time to ride without buying Lightning Lane.

Average wait by time of day
7am5min8am9am10am11am12pm43min1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm10pm11pm
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Average wait by day of week
SunMonTueWed23minThuFriSat34min
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Average wait by month
JanFebMarApr36minMayJunJulAugSep19minOctNovDec
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Key insight: The clearest pattern: Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain is shortest right after park open (around 7am, averaging 5 minutes) and longest around 12pm (43 minutes). Day of week matters too: Wed averages 23 minutes while Sat averages 34 minutes — a 11-minute difference. Across months, Sep tends to be the quietest, with an average closer to 19 minutes.

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