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

Disney's Animal Kingdom

Plan Summary

This is a special version of our one-day Animal Kingdom plan, designed for large crowds during holidays such as Christmas and Easter. The plan minimizes walking and includes lunch and dinner breaks. The plan also includes the popular Na'vi River Journey boat ride in Pandora.

Additional Notes

Suggested Lightning Lane attractions and return times:

- Kali River Rapids (if it's warm enough) around 9:00 AM
- Meet Favorite Disney Pals at Adventurers Outpost around 2:00 PM
- Kilimanjaro Safaris around 4 PM

The plan will work with any attraction reservations and times you get - just enter them and re-optimize the plan, and you're set.
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The steps include the following attractions, shown here in random order:

Plan Steps

Meet Favorite Disney Pals at Adventurers Outpost

Na'vi River Journey

Finding Nemo: The Big Blue... and Beyond!

Discovery Island Trails

See the exhibits at the Tree of Life.

Kilimanjaro Safaris

Maharajah Jungle Trek

Walk the Maharaja Jungle Trek.

Wilderness Explorers

Kali River Rapids

Minimum Height: 38 in

Festival of the Lion King

Feathered Friends In Flight!

Zootopia: Better Zoogether

Download the Lines app and we’ll keep track of your plan throughout the day. Just mark steps as “Done” as you complete each item. You can even optimize to get a revised plan using real-time data throughout the day.
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AK Closures

The following Walt Disney World Refurbishments (Temporary Closures) may impact your experience at Animal Kingdom.

Note that closure dates are subject to change. In addition, durations are often imprecise, especially with long refurbishments. We strongly recommend that you revisit your plans as close as possible to your travel dates in order to take advantage of the latest information about closures, park hours, wait time forecasts, etc.

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