Disney world itinerary: Animal Kingdom Strategy

Resources

• Map

• Hours: 8:30 am - 6:00 pm

• Early opening hours: 8 - 8:30 am

Tree of life

Itinerary

• 6:30 am: Leave for Animal Kingdom

• 7 am: Buy Genie+ and add Kilimanjaro Safaris as your first lightning lane

• Walk to Pandora at rope drop

• Pandora

  • Rope drop or buy an Individual Lightning Lane: Avatar Flight of Passage

  • Na’vi River Journey

  • Walk along Valley of Mo'ara

• Africa

  • Lightning lane: Kilimanjaro Safaris

  • Book lightning lane for Expedition Everest

  • Festival of the Lion King lasts 40 minutes

  • Walk to see Gorillas

  • Rafiki’s Planet Watch: The animation experience for conservation

  • Mobile order your food at: Harambe Market and get a drink from Tamu Tamu Refreshments on the way.

  • Watch the Tam Tam Drummers of Harambe while eating food or straight after.

• Asia

  • Lightning lane: Expedition Everest

  • Feathered Friends in Flight lasts 35 minutes

  • Maharajah Jungle Trek

• Dinoland

  • Finding Nemo lasts 25 minutes (https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/entertainment/animal-kingdom/finding-nemo-big-blue-and-beyond/)

  • Lightning lane: DINOSAUR (https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/animal-kingdom/dinosaur/)

  • It’s tough to be a bug (https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/animal-kingdom/its-tough-to-be-a-bug/)

  • Take pictures in front of the Tree of Life

• Head back to Pandora after sunset

  • Walk along Valley of Mo'ara

• Not operational: Kali River Rapids (https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/animal-kingdom/kali-river-rapids/)

• Tree of Life Awakening (https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/animal-kingdom/tree-of-life/)