Wildlife Express Train | |
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Disney's Animal Kingdom | |
Area | Africa |
Coordinates | 28°21′35″N 81°35′28″W / 28.35972°N 81.59111°W |
Status | Operating |
Soft opening date | April 21, 1998 |
Opening date | April 22, 1998 (original) July 11, 2019 (reopening)[1] |
Closing date | October 21, 2018 (original)[2] |
Ride statistics | |
Attraction type | Heritage railway |
Manufacturer | Severn Lamb |
Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
Theme | African railway |
Length | 6,336 ft (1,931 m) |
Vehicle type | Train |
Vehicles |
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Riders per vehicle | 250 |
Rows | 2 |
Duration | 12 minutes |
Track gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) |
The Wildlife Express Train is an African themed 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge heritage railroad at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World, which opened on April 22, 1998. Its route is 1.2 miles (1.9 km) long and takes guests on a trip between the Africa and Rafiki's Planet Watch sections.