How often does Kilimanjaro Safaris break down?

Rarely: Kilimanjaro Safaris broke down on 7 of the 90 days it operated from Jul 30 to Oct 27, 2026 (8% of days), with 7 breakdowns recorded in all.

The typical (median) outage lasted 43 minutes; the longest lasted 48 minutes, on Oct 7, 2026.

That is the 5th-most breakdown days of the 6 Animal Kingdom rides with at least one recorded breakdown over the same days.

A breakdown here is an unplanned DOWN status in the park's live ride feed lasting at least 5 minutes; scheduled closures and refurbishments are not counted, and a day counts as operated when the ride posted a standby wait that day.

Data through October 27, 2026. RopeDrop is independent and not affiliated with Disney.

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