How often does Na'vi River Journey break down?

Rarely: Na'vi River Journey broke down on 11 of the 90 days it operated from Jul 30 to Oct 27, 2026 (12% of days), with 12 breakdowns recorded in all.

The typical (median) outage lasted 22 minutes; the longest lasted 48 minutes, on Oct 13, 2026.

That is the 3rd-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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