Animal Kingdom One-Day Touring Plan for Parents with Small Children

Park: Disney's Animal Kingdom
Plan Summary: This plan is designed for parents of children ages 3 to 8 who wish to see the very best age-appropriate attractions in the Animal Kingdom. Every attraction has a rating of at least 3.5 stars (out of five) from preschool and grade-school children surveyed by The Unofficial Guide. Special advice is provided for touring the park with small children, including restaurant recommendations. The plan keeps walking and backtracking to a minimum. Here are our FastPass+ recommendations for this plan: Avatar: Flight of Passage at 9:30 a.m. Meet Disney Pals at Adventurers Outpost at 11 a.m. Kilimanjaro Safaris at 5 p.m. . Look for a day-of Rivers of Light FastPass+ after experiencing Kilimanjaro Safaris.
Additional Notes: If time and energy permit, see Pandora after dark to experience its visual effects. This plan can accommodate almost any set of FastPass+ reservation times. Simply add your FastPass+ reservation information below in the section titled "Fastpass+ Options".

Park hours, show times, and wait time forecasts often change! We suggest that you:

A bit prior to your plan's start time (for example, the previous night), look over your plan to make sure that its times and attractions are still appropriate. Also run Optimize/Evaluate to take advantage of the latest data.
Use our mobile Lines App to mark steps as "Done" while executing your plan. Optimize/Evaluate after your first 2-3 steps to get a revised plan based on observed wait times that day. If you'd like, repeat this periodically throughout the day.

STEP

Wilderness Explorers

While waiting for the park to open, sign up for Wilderness Explorers on the bridge between The Oasis and Discovery Island. Play these short, fun games as you follow the tour.
Na'vi River Journey
Avatar Flight of Passage
Kali River Rapids
Maharajah Jungle Trek
UP! A Great Bird Adventure
Meet Favorite Disney Pals at Adventurers Outpost
Eat lunch.

Eat lunch and return to your hotel for a midday break of around 4 hours.
Festival of the Lion King
Kilimanjaro Safaris
Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail
Eat dinner.
Discovery Island Trails
TriceraTop Spin
The Boneyard

Spend some time in The Boneyard while waiting for the Nemo show in the next step.
Finding Nemo - The Musical
Tour Pandora after dark.
Tree of Life Awakenings
Rivers of Light

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