Animal Kingdom Attraction Vehicles and Seating: A Disney World Guide

Affection Section at Conservation Station

• Seating capacity per row/vehicle: NA. There is no ride vehicle.
• Seating surface: There are few backless wire benches in the animal interaction area, but most guests will remain standing or walking during the experience.
• Safety restraints: NA
• Boarding procedure: Walk into the animal enclosure.
• Accessibility: ECV users must transfer to a standard wheelchair.
• Notes:
  • There is a handwash station at the entrance to the attraction. Disney recommends that guests use this station before and after visiting the animals.
  • The only way to access this area is via the Harambe Wildlife Train (below)

 

Animation Experience at Conservation Station

• Seating capacity per row: About a dozen
• Seating capacity per vehicle: NA. Show-style attraction.
• Seating surface: Individual chair with back.
• Safety restraints: None
• Boarding procedure: Walk into theater.
• Height requirement: None
• Accessibility: Wheelchair and ECV users may ride directly into the theater.

Avatar Flight of Passage

• Seating capacity per vehicle: 1 (Each vehicle seats a single person)
• Seating capacity per row: 16 vehicles per room, in one straight row. The seats are about a foot apart.
• Seating surface: Padded seat somewhat like a motorcycle.
• Boarding procedure: Getting onto the vehicle is very much like mounting a bike or motorcycle. You have to swing one leg over the “bike” to ride.
• Accessibility: Wheelchair and ECV users must transfer to the standard ride vehicle. There is an attraction transfer device that can be used to help you get from a wheelchair to the ride vehicle.
• Height requirement: 44″
• Posted warnings: Standard motion sickness, pregnancy, and heart/back/neck warnings.
• Safety restraints: Once you’re on the “bike,” you have to scoot forward a bit. Then there are padded restraints that automatically deploy to hold your body in place. These touch your lower back and calves. The fit is snug, but not tight.
• Notes:
  • The ride vehicles can be problematic for larger or taller guests who may not fit in the restraint system. There is a modified test vehicle outside the attraction that you can use to assess your comfort with boarding. Ask a cast member for assistance.
  • Some guests with anxiety issues may have concerns because they will be unable to physically touch their companions during the ride. Speak to a cast member if you need to exit at the last minute. If a member of your party has anxiety issues, please refer to our Ride Wimp’s Guide to Avatar Flight of Passage.
  • This attraction requires the use of 3-D glasses and may induce motion sickness in some guests.

 

 

The Boneyard

• Seating capacity per row: NA
• Seating capacity per vehicle: NA. Playground experience. More than 100 guests permitted entrance simultaneously.
• Seating surface: There is little seating here – just a few picnic tables where adults may sit, but these do not have sight lines on the entire play area.
• Safety restraints: None
• Boarding procedure: Walk into playground
• Height requirement: None
• Accessibility: Wheelchair and ECV users may ride into the attraction. Much of the attraction is inaccessible to guests with mobility issues. The attraction includes stairs, slides, and rope climbing activities.
• Note: It is extremely easy to temporarily lose sight of your child here. There are cavelike areas and child-size tunnels. However, there is only one exit to the attraction. If you have an elementary age child, you may feel comfortable “guarding” the exit and letting your child roam. Parents of preschoolers will likely want to closely supervise their kids to avoid minor injury or separation anxiety. The dig area is separate from, and typically calmer than, the slide area. If you need some unstructured chill time, head to the dig site. During warm weather, a water feature will be activated. Children may get wet.

 

 

Dinosaur

• Seating capacity per row: 4
• Seating capacity per vehicle: 12
• Seating surface: Lightly padded chair
• Safety restraints: Individual fabric lap belt for each guest.
• Boarding procedure: Small step up (less than 12″) into ride vehicle.
• Height requirement: 40″
• Posted warnings: Standard motion sickness, pregnancy, and heart/back/neck warnings.
• Accessibility: Wheelchair and ECV users must transfer to the standard ride vehicle.
• Note: This is a bumpy ride. Some guests may have issues with motion sickness.

 

 

 

Expedition Everest

• Seating capacity per row: 2
• Seating capacity per vehicle: 4 or 6. Approximately 34 guests per train.
• Seating surface: Hard chair with armrest.
• Safety restraints: Individual lap bar for each guest.
• Boarding procedure: Small step up (less than 12″) into the ride vehicle.
• Height requirement: 44″
• Posted warnings: Standard motion sickness, pregnancy, and heart/back/neck warnings.
• Accessibility: Wheelchair and ECV users must transfer to the standard ride vehicle. There is a practice vehicle located near the single rider entrance (ask cast members for directions). Wheelchair and ECV users can assess their ability to board at the practice train. The last car on each train has a modified opening to give more room to guests with mobility issues.
• Note: This is a fast and twisty ride with an element of backwards travel. Some guests may have issues with motion sickness.

 

 

 

Feathered Friends in Flight (formerly Flights of Wonder, formerly Up! a Great Bird Adventure)

• Seating capacity per row: Several dozen
• Seating capacity per vehicle: NA. Show-style attraction. More than 100 guests per show.
• Seating surface: Backless wooden bench or backless metal bleacher.
• Safety restraints: None
• Boarding procedure: Walk into theater.
• Height requirement: None
• Accessibility: Wheelchair and ECV users may ride directly into the theater.
• Note: Seats at the rear of the theater are bleacher-style with no handrails. If you are unsteady, ask a cast member to seat you near the front of the theater.

 

 

Festival of the Lion King

• Seating capacity per row: Several dozen
• Seating capacity per vehicle: NA. Show-style attraction. More than 100 guests per show.
• Seating surface: Backless metal bench.
• Safety restraints: None
• Boarding procedure: Walk into theater.
• Height requirement: None
• Accessibility: Wheelchair and ECV users may ride directly into the theater.
• Note: This is bleacher-style seating with no handrails. If you are unsteady, ask a cast member to seat you near the front of the theater.

Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond!

• Seating capacity per row: Several dozen
• Seating capacity per vehicle: NA. Show-style attraction. More than 100 guests per show.
• Seating surface: Wood bench with back.
• Safety restraints: None
• Boarding procedure: Walk into theater.
• Height requirement: None
• Accessibility: Wheelchair and ECV users may ride directly into the theater.

Harambe Wildlife Express (Train to Conservation Station)

• Seating capacity per row: More than a dozen
• Seating capacity per vehicle: About 30 per train car, more than 100 per train
• Seating surface: Bench with back
• Safety restraints: None
• Boarding procedure: For the first row, walk on flat surface into train. For the second row, moderate step (about 12″) into seating area.
• Height requirement: None
• Accessibility: There is a wheelchair capable car. Wheelchair and ECV users may remain seated and ride onto the train car.
• Notes:
  • Personal strollers may be brought on board if folded.
  • This train is the only way to access the attractions at Conservation Station.

It’s Tough to Be a Bug

• Seating capacity per row: Several dozen
• Seating capacity per vehicle: NA. Show-style attraction. More than 100 guests per show.
• Seating surface: Hard bench seat with back.
• Safety restraints: None
• Boarding procedure: Walk into theater.
• Height requirement: None
• Accessibility: Wheelchair and ECV users may ride directly into the theater.
• Notes:
  • 3-D glasses are required to view this attraction.
  • Guests may be squirted with small streams of water.
  • An unpleasant smell is part of the attraction.
  • Guests may feel brief pokes in their back as part of the attraction.

Kali River Rapids

• Seating capacity per row: Six sets of two seats.
• Seating capacity per vehicle: 12
• Seating surface: Plastic chair with armrest on one side.
• Safety restraints: Fabric lap belt. One belt for every two guests to share.
• Boarding procedure: Small step (less than 12″) from moving walkway to moving raft, then moderate step down (about 12″) into raft, then walk to seat. Ride exit is also on a moving walkway.
• Height requirement: 38″
• Posted warnings: Standard motion sickness, pregnancy, and heart/back/neck warnings.
• Accessibility: Wheelchair and ECV users must transfer to the ride on their own.
• Note: Most guests get wet, some guests get soaked. Consider ponchos for guests averse to water. Protect camera equipment and medical devices – free lockers are available to store items that should not get wet.

Kilimanjaro Safari

• Seating capacity per row: 3-5 depending on size
• Seating capacity per vehicle: Approximately 35
• Seating surface: Lightly padded bench with back.
• Safety restraints: None
• Boarding procedure: Small step (less than 12″) up into vehicle.
• Height requirement: None
• Posted warnings: Standard motion sickness, pregnancy, and heart/back/neck warnings.
• Accessibility: There is a wheelchair capable vehicle. ECV users must transfer to a standard wheelchair.
• Note: Cast members will ask you to seat children at the center of the row for safety purposes. All guests have good views, but photographers will want to sit at the outside of their row.

Na’vi River Journey

• Seating capacity per row: 2-3 guests depending on size
• Seating capacity per vehicle: 4-6
• Seating surface: Hard plastic bench with back.
• Safety restraints: None
• Boarding procedure: Moderate step (about 12″) over the boat wall then down a moderate step into boat.
• Height requirement: None
• Accessibility: Wheelchair and ECV users must transfer to the ride on their own.

TriceratopSpin

• Seating capacity per row: 2 to 3 guests, depending on size. Two average size adults or one adult plus two small children will fit comfortably in each row. Cast members may seat two adults and one child in a row, which can be tight. Larger guests may ask for their own row; this is rarely necessary.
• Seating capacity per vehicle: Two rows per vehicle, for a total of 4-6 guests per dino.
• Seating surface: Hard bench with back.
• Safety restraints: One fabric lap belt over all guests in each row.
• Boarding procedure: Moderate step (just over 12″) up over a wall and down into the vehicle.
• Height requirement: None
• Accessibility: There is a wheelchair capable dino. ECV users must transfer to a standard wheelchair.
• Note: There are control levers in the dino. One row controls the height, the other controls the tilt. If you have kids in different rows, you may want to work out in advance which child does which. The row access area is open while the vehicle is in motion. Children should be seated to the inside of each row.

See our other posts on Attraction Vehicles at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Attraction Vehicles at Magic Kingdom, and Attraction Vehicles at EPCOT.