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The following list shows attractions with appeal by age group. Attraction ratings are on a scale from 0 (very bad) to 5 (excellent). Click on the header links to sort!

Disney's Animal Kingdom Attractions
Name Pre-
school
Grade
School
Teens Young
Adults
Over
30
Seniors Our
Rating
Avatar Flight of Passage
Pandora - The World of Avatar
3.4 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.5
Cutting-edge flight simulator over the planet Pandora
When To Go: As soon as the park opens.
Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
Asia
2.7 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.3 4.5
High-speed, outdoor roller coaster through Nepalese mountain village
When To Go: Before 9:30 a.m., or after 3 p.m.
Kilimanjaro Safaris
Africa
4.6 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.8 5.0
Truck ride through an African wildlife reservation
When To Go: As soon as the park opens or in the 2 hours before closing.
Feathered Friends In Flight!
Asia
4.2 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.0
Bird Show
When To Go: Anytime
Winged Encounters - The Kingdom Takes Flight
Discovery Island
4.3 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.6 3.5
Birds Flying
Valley of Mo'ara
Pandora - The World of Avatar
3.6 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.4 -
Alien Rainforest
When To Go: Anytime
Festival of the Lion King
Africa
4.5 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.6 3.0
Theater-in-the-round Stage Show
When To Go: Before 11 a.m. or after 4 p.m.
Tam Tam Drummers of Harambe
Africa
- 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.4 3.0
African dancing / crowd interaction act
Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail
Africa
4.0 3.9 3.9 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.0
Walk-through zoological exhibit
When To Go: Before 10 a.m. and after 2:30 p.m.
Tree of Life Awakenings
Discovery Island
4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.0
Nighttime light and film show projected on to the Tree of Life
When To Go: After dark
Maharajah Jungle Trek
Asia
4.0 3.9 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.0
Walk-through zoological exhibit
When To Go: Anytime.
The Animation Experience at Conservation Station
Rafiki's Planet Watch
3.0 3.9 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.3 3.0
Drawing Class
Divine
The Oasis
- - 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.0
Walking tree character
DINOSAUR
DinoLand U.S.A.
2.9 3.8 4.0 4.1 3.8 3.6 4.0
Motion-simulator dark ride
When To Go: Before 10:30 a.m., after 4:30 p.m.
Discovery Island Trails
Discovery Island
3.9 3.7 3.6 4.1 4.1 4.1 2.5
Winding trails with animal exhibits
When To Go: Anytime
Kali River Rapids
Asia
4.0 4.4 4.2 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.5
Whitewater raft ride
When To Go: First or last hour the park is open, or the single-rider line
Finding Nemo: The Big Blue... and Beyond!
DinoLand U.S.A.
4.6 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0
Enclosed venue for live stage shows
When To Go: Anytime
Na'vi River Journey
Pandora - The World of Avatar
4.0 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.5
Boat Ride
When To Go: Before 9:30 a.m., during the last 2 hours before closing.
It's Tough to Be a Bug!
Discovery Island
3.1 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.7 4.1 4.0
3-D theater show
When To Go: Before noon or after 4 p.m.
Wildlife Express Train: Rafiki's Planet Watch Station
Rafiki's Planet Watch
3.9 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.9 2.0
Scenic railroad ride to Rafiki's Planet Watch and Conservation Station
When To Go: Anytime
Wildlife Express Train: Africa Station
Africa
3.8 3.6 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.8 2.0
Scenic railroad ride to Rafiki's Planet Watch and Conservation Station
When To Go: Anytime before 5 p.m.
Conservation Station
Rafiki's Planet Watch
3.5 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.5
Behind-the-scenes walk-through educational exhibit
When To Go: Anytime
Affection Section
Rafiki's Planet Watch
4.1 3.9 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.5
Petting zoo
When To Go: Anytime
TriceraTop Spin
DinoLand U.S.A.
4.5 3.9 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.1 2.0
Hub-and-spoke midway ride
When To Go: Before noon or after 3 p.m.
Animal Encounters: Up-Close Interactions
Rafiki's Planet Watch
- - - - 4.3 - -
Animal Show
The Boneyard
DinoLand U.S.A.
4.7 4.4 2.7 - 2.9 2.5 3.5
Elaborate playground
When To Go: Anytime
Chakranadi
Asia
- - - - 4.3 - 2.5
Traditional instruments
Habitat Habit!
Rafiki's Planet Watch
- - - - 2.8 - 0.5
A Few Animals
When To Go: Anytime
Harambe Village Acrobats
Africa
- - - - 4.6 4.4 -
Acrobats
Kora Tinga Tinga
Africa
- - - - 4.3 - -
Live Music
Meet Favorite Disney Pals at Adventurers Outpost
Discovery Island
4.7 4.6 - - 4.1 - 3.5
Character greeting area
Viva Gaia Street Band
Discovery Island
- - - - 4.4 - 3.0
Multi-cultural musical troupe
Wilderness Explorers
Discovery Island
4.4 4.5 3.7 - 3.9 3.8 4.0
Park-wide scavenger hunt/puzzle-solving adventure game.
When To Go: Sign up first thing in the morning and complete activities throughout the day.

The following list shows Animal Kingdom attractions with appeal by age group. Attraction ratings are on a scale from 0 (very bad) to 5 (excellent).

Avatar Flight of Passage
Pandora - The World of Avatar
Cutting-edge flight simulator over the planet Pandora
Our Rating: 4.5
Preschoolers: 3.4
Grade Schoolers: 4.7
Teens: 4.9
Young Adults: 4.9
Over 30: 4.9
Seniors: 4.7
When To Go: As soon as the park opens.
High-speed, outdoor roller coaster through Nepalese mountain village
Our Rating: 4.5
Preschoolers: 2.7
Grade Schoolers: 4.5
Teens: 4.8
Young Adults: 4.9
Over 30: 4.7
Seniors: 4.3
When To Go: Before 9:30 a.m., or after 3 p.m.
Truck ride through an African wildlife reservation
Our Rating: 5.0
Preschoolers: 4.6
Grade Schoolers: 4.6
Teens: 4.5
Young Adults: 4.7
Over 30: 4.7
Seniors: 4.8
When To Go: As soon as the park opens or in the 2 hours before closing.
Bird Show
Our Rating: 4.0
Preschoolers: 4.2
Grade Schoolers: 4.4
Teens: 4.3
Young Adults: 4.5
Over 30: 4.5
Seniors: 4.5
When To Go: Anytime
Birds Flying
Our Rating: 3.5
Preschoolers: 4.3
Grade Schoolers: 4.5
Teens: 4.3
Young Adults: 4.5
Over 30: 4.5
Seniors: 4.6
Valley of Mo'ara
Pandora - The World of Avatar
Alien Rainforest
Preschoolers: 3.6
Grade Schoolers: 4.1
Teens: 4.3
Young Adults: 4.5
Over 30: 4.5
Seniors: 4.4
When To Go: Anytime
Theater-in-the-round Stage Show
Our Rating: 3.0
Preschoolers: 4.5
Grade Schoolers: 4.4
Teens: 4.1
Young Adults: 4.4
Over 30: 4.4
Seniors: 4.6
When To Go: Before 11 a.m. or after 4 p.m.
African dancing / crowd interaction act
Our Rating: 3.0
Preschoolers: -
Grade Schoolers: 4.0
Teens: 4.2
Young Adults: 4.3
Over 30: 4.4
Seniors: 4.4
Walk-through zoological exhibit
Our Rating: 4.0
Preschoolers: 4.0
Grade Schoolers: 3.9
Teens: 3.9
Young Adults: 4.3
Over 30: 4.2
Seniors: 4.3
When To Go: Before 10 a.m. and after 2:30 p.m.
Tree of Life Awakenings
Discovery Island
Nighttime light and film show projected on to the Tree of Life
Our Rating: 4.0
Preschoolers: 4.0
Grade Schoolers: 4.1
Teens: 4.1
Young Adults: 4.2
Over 30: 4.3
Seniors: 4.3
When To Go: After dark
Walk-through zoological exhibit
Our Rating: 4.0
Preschoolers: 4.0
Grade Schoolers: 3.9
Teens: 3.9
Young Adults: 4.2
Over 30: 4.2
Seniors: 4.3
When To Go: Anytime.
Drawing Class
Our Rating: 3.0
Preschoolers: 3.0
Grade Schoolers: 3.9
Teens: 4.3
Young Adults: 4.2
Over 30: 4.4
Seniors: 4.3
Divine
The Oasis
Walking tree character
Our Rating: 4.0
Preschoolers: -
Grade Schoolers: -
Teens: 4.3
Young Adults: 4.2
Over 30: 4.4
Seniors: 4.5
DINOSAUR
DinoLand U.S.A.
Motion-simulator dark ride
Our Rating: 4.0
Preschoolers: 2.9
Grade Schoolers: 3.8
Teens: 4.0
Young Adults: 4.1
Over 30: 3.8
Seniors: 3.6
When To Go: Before 10:30 a.m., after 4:30 p.m.
Discovery Island Trails
Discovery Island
Winding trails with animal exhibits
Our Rating: 2.5
Preschoolers: 3.9
Grade Schoolers: 3.7
Teens: 3.6
Young Adults: 4.1
Over 30: 4.1
Seniors: 4.1
When To Go: Anytime
Whitewater raft ride
Our Rating: 3.5
Preschoolers: 4.0
Grade Schoolers: 4.4
Teens: 4.2
Young Adults: 4.1
Over 30: 3.9
Seniors: 4.0
When To Go: First or last hour the park is open, or the single-rider line
Enclosed venue for live stage shows
Our Rating: 4.0
Preschoolers: 4.6
Grade Schoolers: 4.3
Teens: 4.0
Young Adults: 4.0
Over 30: 4.3
Seniors: 4.3
When To Go: Anytime
Na'vi River Journey
Pandora - The World of Avatar
Boat Ride
Our Rating: 3.5
Preschoolers: 4.0
Grade Schoolers: 3.8
Teens: 3.5
Young Adults: 3.7
Over 30: 3.8
Seniors: 4.0
When To Go: Before 9:30 a.m., during the last 2 hours before closing.
It's Tough to Be a Bug!
Discovery Island
3-D theater show
Our Rating: 4.0
Preschoolers: 3.1
Grade Schoolers: 3.7
Teens: 3.5
Young Adults: 3.7
Over 30: 3.7
Seniors: 4.1
When To Go: Before noon or after 4 p.m.
Scenic railroad ride to Rafiki's Planet Watch and Conservation Station
Our Rating: 2.0
Preschoolers: 3.9
Grade Schoolers: 3.7
Teens: 3.4
Young Adults: 3.5
Over 30: 3.5
Seniors: 3.9
When To Go: Anytime
Scenic railroad ride to Rafiki's Planet Watch and Conservation Station
Our Rating: 2.0
Preschoolers: 3.8
Grade Schoolers: 3.6
Teens: 3.2
Young Adults: 3.4
Over 30: 3.4
Seniors: 3.8
When To Go: Anytime before 5 p.m.
Conservation Station
Rafiki's Planet Watch
Behind-the-scenes walk-through educational exhibit
Our Rating: 3.5
Preschoolers: 3.5
Grade Schoolers: 3.7
Teens: 3.3
Young Adults: 3.2
Over 30: 3.4
Seniors: 3.6
When To Go: Anytime
Affection Section
Rafiki's Planet Watch
Petting zoo
Our Rating: 3.5
Preschoolers: 4.1
Grade Schoolers: 3.9
Teens: 3.2
Young Adults: 3.1
Over 30: 3.1
Seniors: 3.5
When To Go: Anytime
TriceraTop Spin
DinoLand U.S.A.
Hub-and-spoke midway ride
Our Rating: 2.0
Preschoolers: 4.5
Grade Schoolers: 3.9
Teens: 2.9
Young Adults: 3.0
Over 30: 2.9
Seniors: 3.1
When To Go: Before noon or after 3 p.m.
Animal Show
Preschoolers: -
Grade Schoolers: -
Teens: -
Young Adults: -
Over 30: 4.3
Seniors: -
The Boneyard
DinoLand U.S.A.
Elaborate playground
Our Rating: 3.5
Preschoolers: 4.7
Grade Schoolers: 4.4
Teens: 2.7
Young Adults: -
Over 30: 2.9
Seniors: 2.5
When To Go: Anytime
Chakranadi
Asia
Traditional instruments
Our Rating: 2.5
Preschoolers: -
Grade Schoolers: -
Teens: -
Young Adults: -
Over 30: 4.3
Seniors: -
Habitat Habit!
Rafiki's Planet Watch
A Few Animals
Our Rating: 0.5
Preschoolers: -
Grade Schoolers: -
Teens: -
Young Adults: -
Over 30: 2.8
Seniors: -
When To Go: Anytime
Acrobats
Preschoolers: -
Grade Schoolers: -
Teens: -
Young Adults: -
Over 30: 4.6
Seniors: 4.4
Live Music
Preschoolers: -
Grade Schoolers: -
Teens: -
Young Adults: -
Over 30: 4.3
Seniors: -
Character greeting area
Our Rating: 3.5
Preschoolers: 4.7
Grade Schoolers: 4.6
Teens: -
Young Adults: -
Over 30: 4.1
Seniors: -
Viva Gaia Street Band
Discovery Island
Multi-cultural musical troupe
Our Rating: 3.0
Preschoolers: -
Grade Schoolers: -
Teens: -
Young Adults: -
Over 30: 4.4
Seniors: -
Wilderness Explorers
Discovery Island
Park-wide scavenger hunt/puzzle-solving adventure game.
Our Rating: 4.0
Preschoolers: 4.4
Grade Schoolers: 4.5
Teens: 3.7
Young Adults: -
Over 30: 3.9
Seniors: 3.8
When To Go: Sign up first thing in the morning and complete activities throughout the day.

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