Kali River Rapids

Asia, Disney's Animal Kingdom

Main Details
Park Disney's Animal Kingdom
Land Asia
Ride Type White Water Raft
Thrill Level Medium
Ride Duration 3mins 30secs
Pre-Show
Post-Show

Extra Magic Hours
Morning EMH

Queue Details
Disney Genie+
Lightning Lane Purchase
FastPass+
FastPass+ Demand Medium
Standby Line
Standby Wait Medium
Single Rider Line
Interactive
Rider Switch
Outdoor Queue
Comfort Level Low

Ride System
Type River Raft Ride
Max Drop 20ft
Seating Layout 12 guests per raft
On-Board Audio

Restrictions
Height Req. 38"
Age Children under age 7 years must be accompanied by a person age 14 years or older.
Accessibility Must Transfer from Wheelchair/ECV

Important Dates
Grand Opening Mar 18 1999

Kali River Rapids overview

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Kali River Rapids Reopens After Refurbishment at Disney's Animal Kingdom
2 months ago

Kali River Rapids Reopening Date Set for Mid-December 2025 at Disney's Animal Kingdom
2 months ago

Kali River Rapids Now Closed for 2025 Refurbishment at Disney's Animal Kingdom
4 months ago

Kali River Rapids Annual Refurbishment Begins Earlier Than Usual in 2025 at Disney's Animal Kingdom
5 months ago

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"Not that bad" 11 years ago by bunky

Kali is old. That is the long and short of it. Having gone to Disney 35 plus times over the years the ride was great in its day but its time for a change. Is it worth a 2 hour wait? No. Is it something one should do? Yes especially if its your first time to a Disney park. Get a fast pass for it. The queue line is wonderful though as a lot of thought was put into that part. Fact of the matter is it needs upgrading and made longer with a few more drops and thrills. Not an easy thing to do for sure but if it can be done Disney can do it. Again in its time is was the ride to be on of this type. Now is has at the bottom of the heap of this type of ride simply due to age. I have heard or read nothing however that any kind of upgrade is in the plans for this ride. One thing is for sure though. You will not make it through this ride without getting wet!

"Short - boring - disappointing" 11 years ago by Family 4

Disney has the money, space, and imagination to do much better than this. When they start putting rides like this, Stitch's Great Escape and that awful Jack Sparrow "ride"into the patks, I wonder who is running the show and why they have not had their head examined.

"Too short" 11 years ago by Matt

This ride is probably about half as long as the one at universal with lines that double universal. There is no noticeable drops or anything. You basically just slowly spin in a circle for about a minute and if your lucky get wet. I was dry at the end. At universal, no one is ever dry.

I hope you read these comments disney. Your fans and customers deserve world class attractions for the money we spend. I know you. An afford it.

"Terrible, family was disappointed!" 12 years ago by DisneyVacayers

My family of seven waited for this ride that said 60 minutes but winded up being 2 1/2 hours! By the time we got on the ride, we were expecting it to be worth it and were sadly disappointed! The ride lasted for about what seemed a minute and was not worth riding at all. The art work and message behind it was nice, but the ride was too short and too lame with no thrills. Also, the wait time was a flat out lie and everyone around us was upset as well. When we rented out the lockers by the ride that were free for two hours, we were charged 10$ because the ride wait went well pass that. We felt as if it was a scheme to make ten dollars off of unsuspecting tourists at disney. My family and I were so disappointed that we never want to go back to Animal kingdom again and we love animals!

Kali Rapids closed for refurbishment Oct 06, 2025 to Dec 12, 2025

Kali Rapids closed for refurbishment Jan 06, 2025 to Mar 13, 2025

Kali Rapids closed for refurbishment Jan 08, 2024 to Mar 14, 2024

Kali Rapids closed for refurbishment Jan 10, 2023 to Feb 26, 2023

Kali Rapids closed for refurbishment Nov 01, 2021 to Dec 15, 2021

Kali Rapids became Disney's first river-rapid type attraction when it opened in phase two (late March 1999) of Disney's Animal Kingdom and anchored the Asia section of park. It's most unique feature is it's 35ft rotating drop, which was a first for this type of attraction.

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The rapids were orginally planned to be titled "Tiger River Rapids".

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Kali River Rapids Reopens After Refurbishment at Disney's Animal Kingdom
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Kali River Rapids Reopening Date Set for Mid-December 2025 at Disney's Animal Kingdom
2 months ago

Kali River Rapids Now Closed for 2025 Refurbishment at Disney's Animal Kingdom
4 months ago

Kali River Rapids Annual Refurbishment Begins Earlier Than Usual in 2025 at Disney's Animal Kingdom
5 months ago

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"Not that bad" 11 years ago by bunky

"Short - boring - disappointing" 11 years ago by Family 4

"Too short" 11 years ago by Matt

"Terrible, family was disappointed!" 12 years ago by DisneyVacayers

"Kali River Rapids" Refurbishments
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Kali Rapids closed for refurbishment Oct 06, 2025 to Dec 12, 2025

Kali Rapids closed for refurbishment Jan 06, 2025 to Mar 13, 2025

Kali Rapids closed for refurbishment Jan 08, 2024 to Mar 14, 2024

Kali Rapids closed for refurbishment Jan 10, 2023 to Feb 26, 2023

Kali Rapids closed for refurbishment Nov 01, 2021 to Dec 15, 2021

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Kali River Rapids Reopens After Refurbishment at Disney's Animal Kingdom 2 months ago

Kali River Rapids Reopening Date Set for Mid-December 2025 at Disney's Animal Kingdom 2 months ago

Kali River Rapids Now Closed for 2025 Refurbishment at Disney's Animal Kingdom 4 months ago

Kali River Rapids Annual Refurbishment Begins Earlier Than Usual in 2025 at Disney's Animal Kingdom 5 months ago

"Kali River Rapids" Reviews More reviews →

"Not that bad" 11 years ago by bunky

"Short - boring - disappointing" 11 years ago by Family 4

"Too short" 11 years ago by Matt

"Terrible, family was disappointed!" 12 years ago by DisneyVacayers

"Kali River Rapids" Refurbishments Full refurbishment history →

Kali Rapids closed for refurbishment Oct 06, 2025 to Dec 12, 2025

Kali Rapids closed for refurbishment Jan 06, 2025 to Mar 13, 2025

Kali Rapids closed for refurbishment Jan 08, 2024 to Mar 14, 2024

Kali Rapids closed for refurbishment Jan 10, 2023 to Feb 26, 2023

Kali Rapids closed for refurbishment Nov 01, 2021 to Dec 15, 2021

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Kali River Rapids Reopens After Refurbishment at Disney's Animal Kingdom
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Kali River Rapids Reopening Date Set for Mid-December 2025 at Disney's Animal Kingdom
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Kali River Rapids Now Closed for 2025 Refurbishment at Disney's Animal Kingdom
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Kali River Rapids Annual Refurbishment Begins Earlier Than Usual in 2025 at Disney's Animal Kingdom
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"Kali River Rapids" Reviews
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