Orlando Guide - CAT ANIMAL KINGDOM
How to ride Flight of Passage Animal Kingdom without a Fast Pass in less than 30 minutes
We spent Christmas and New Year 2018/2019 in Orlando at our house in Tuscan Ridge, Davenport. We were 2 families 4 adults and 3 children aged 11, and 13, We knew that the crowds and lines at Disney during Christmas and New Year would be very busy, so we purchased tickets in advance and attempted to ...
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A Glimpse To Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Animal kingdom was opened in 1998, a mixture of ecology, zoo with more than a thousand animals and a theme park with its usual rides and attractions, parades and fireworks. Is the greenest of the theme parks, has seven main areas all built around a striking sculpture of The Tree of life. Landscapes ...
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Animal Kingdom - What's New
Animal Kingdom is one of the newest, comparatively, of the Disney theme parks within Walt Disney World and is about to undergo a massive change with a new Avatar based land.
Construction of the new “Pandora: The World of Avatar” land started on Jan. 8, 2014. It is the largest expansi...
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Rides and Shows at Animal Kingdom
AFRICA
The biggest attraction in this area is The Kilimanjaro Safari. It is taken in a safari vehicle which drives you slowly through the jungle to see all the wild animals in their natural habitat. I would advise you to go on this trek before l...
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New Baby Mandrill at Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom is one of my favourite parks, so it is always interesting to hear of the birth of new babies. In June of 2011, a new male baby mandrill was born to a first time mother, Kelley, after six and a half months of waiting.
Mandrills are amongst the largest species of monkey in t...
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Secrets of Expedition Everest, Animal Kingdom
You know, the way Disney is designed is pretty incredible, but some things are so subtle that you might even miss them. Take Expedition Everest at Animal Kingdom, for instance. I bet you have walked along the shores of Discovery River, with Everest in the distance, rising majestically above the tree...
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New methods of monitoring the health of gorillas at Disney
Animal Kingdom is home to a huge variety of animals and birds, so it is only to be expected that, from time to time, their health will need to be monitored. For the smaller creatures this is usually reasonably easy, but how on earth do they examine the huge silverback gorillas, for example?
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New Baby White Rhino at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
There was cause for celebration at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in May, 2012, when Kendi, a 13 year old white rhino, gave birth to her fourth calf, after a 16 month pregnancy. The birth of a live rhino baby is a very significant event as the species very nearly became extinct, and is currently still enda...
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Gorillas in the Sun
Animal Kingdom, one of the four Disney theme parks in Orlando, Florida, is one of my favourite destinations. It is the largest Disney theme park in the world, covering over 500 acres, and it was the first Disney park to be themed around conservation.
Whenever we visit this amazing park w...
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Special Sundowner at Animal Kingdom.
If you are visiting Animal Kingdom any time soon you should take note that there will be all sorts of special events taking place in the early evening.
This event is called Special Sundowner and the fun will start at a quarter past 6.
There will be a buzzing street party at T...
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Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney Animal Kingdom is the newest of the four Disney theme parks. The park design following a tried and tested Disney method of a central feature to the park with different areas spanning out like a huge wheel. At the centre of Animal Kingdom is the huge Tree of life.
One thing you not...
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For the younger members of the family - Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom is the newest of all the Disney parks. Set around a large tree of life the park is small in comparison with other Disney parks. The park is aimed at the younger Children with lots of opportunities to look at animals and wildlife. There are a few rides thrown in to keep the older ones ...
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Attraction Guide – Festival of the Lion King
Based in the Camp Minnie-Mickey area of Animal Kingdom, the Festival of the Lion King is a show themed around the characters from the Lion King films. This is not simply a re-telling of the Lion King story; however, it is more of a musical revue featuring well known songs from the film and also othe...
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Ride Guide – Kali River Rapids
Buckle in for a wet and wild river raft adventure down the Kali River Rapids! Based in the Asia area of Animal Kingdom, this fun river rafting ride is sure to entertain and perhaps even soak you!
This is another ride within the Animal Kingdom which plays to the conservation theme that ru...
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Ride Guide – It’s Tough to be a Bug
Ride Guide – It’s Tough to be a Bug
Put on your special bug eyes and join with some creep-crawly friends as you find that it is “Tough to be a Bug”. This 3D movie is hosted by Flik, the inventive ant from the Disney-Pixar film A Bug’s Life.
Throughout the film we learn about the...
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Ride Guide – Primeval Whirl
One of the two rides which manage the trick of time travel, in Dinoland USA, Primeval Whirl is definitely the more kitsch of the two! The area that it is situated in is called Chester and Hester’s Dino-Rama and this is very much like a carnival fair type area with some simple rides and skill type ca...
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Ride Guide – Expidition Everest
This is the newest mountain that Disney has added two Disneyworld and, if it were real, would in fact be the second highest peak in Florida!
The roller coaster has some really unique features about it and consistent with the other major Disney attractions, the theming around this ride is...
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Ride Guide – Dinosaur
Slightly hidden in Animal Kingdom is, what we feel, an absolute gem of a ride – Dinosaur! Don’t let it’s tucked away location fool you, if you want something fun and funky, this is definitely a ride to go on. It is also completely indoors, which can bring a nice break from the heat of the Florida su...
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Ride Guide – The Boneyard
Just after you go under the Oldengate Bridge, entering Dinoland USA, to your left is the entrance to The Boneyard. This is a great area for younger children, with easy to find areas offering some shade and a respite from the Florida sun.
The Boneyard is not a ride, but a play park, theme...
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Ride Guide – Kiliminjaro Safaris
Set in the African section of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the safari is a two week trip through the Harambe Wildlife Reserve. You will be riding aboard a four wheel drive safari vehicle, called Simba 1 and the ride is a mixture of animal spotting throughout the wonders of the reserve and also a defence...
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Animal Kingdom.......a history.
Animal Kingdom is the 4th Disney park in Florida and some would say the least succesful; more of that later.
The beginnings of the park stretch right back to Walt Disneys childhood for he was raised on a farm and grew up with a love and respect for animals.
When the...
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Enjoying Animal Kingdom Part 1
We love this park and always have a wonderful day out although the first time we went we did not really find it enjoyable so were wary about going back.
However it was Easter Sunday we wanted to go to a Park but we had been warned that on main Bank Holidays to stay away from the parks as...
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Enjoying Animal Kingdom Part 2
We had already had a lovely few hours on our visit to Animal Kingdom on Easter Sunday having been to Expedition Everest had our photos taken with the characters at Camp Minnie Mickey seen Lion King and then been on the Kilimanjaro Safari.
When we visited the Park they had booklets for th...
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Enjoying Animal Kingdom Part 3
We were having a lovely day at Animal Kingdom having been to the shows and rides as well as having our photo taken with Mickey and after all that stopping for lunch.
We then decided it was time for a rest, a drink and to watch the Parade. If you want a really good place to see the Parade...
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Festival of the Lion KIng - Disneys Animal Kingdom Theme Park
For our family this is a must do on every visit to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park.
Festival of the Lion King is performed in an air conditioned theater at camp Minnie-Mickey at regular intervals during the day. The show itself lasts approximatley 30 minutes and whilst Disney recommend that...
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Animal Kingdom Part One
If you like animals, are interested in conservation and yet also like the Disney thrill rides then Animal Kingdom is the ideal place to go. Originally opened in 1998 Disney’s fourth park now comprises of six different areas, Africa, Asia, Camp Minnie-Mickey, Dinoland U. S. A. , Discovery Island and ...
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Animal Kingdom Part Two
After jungle trekking around Africa and Asia as described in Animal Kingdom Part One, if you still have the energy to visit more of the park then here are other areas you may wish to visit.
Discovery Island
At the centre of Discovery Island is the parks most iconic feature Th...
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Short planned Visit to Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom is probably one of the easier Parks to do in half a day with careful planning. This is a great idea if you have children getting tired and therefore bad tempered and if you do the trip in the morning you can spend the rest of the day letting them relax back at your villa in the pool. ...
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Gerenuk Baby Born at Animal Kingdom
It has to be one of the sweetest baby animals you can find – the new baby gerenuk calf which was born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, at the end of 2009. Of course, Disney is world renowned for its programme if animal breeding and conservation, and each year many species are successfully bred...
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A Mountain to Climb
Now, I take great pleasure from visiting the Walt Disney World theme parks in Orlando and the rides are an important part of my enjoyment, but I know where my limits are, or at least I thought I did.
As far as thrill rides are concerned I draw the line at something like Thunder Mountain in t...
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Key Largo Woodrats at Animal Kingdom
We always enjoy a trip to Animal Kingdom in Orlando, as it is a park with a huge range of things to do and see. It is probably the most diverse of the four Disney parks, and not only is it a theme park, but it is also the place where a huge amount of work is done to help preserve species who are on ...
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Festival of the Lion King
The Festival of the Lion King, at Walt Disney World’s theme park Animal Kingdom, has to be one of the most colourful of all their live shows and audience participation is fully encouraged, especially with the children. It was inspired by Disney’s animated film The Lion King. You won’t need to worry ...
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Pangani Forest Exploration Trail
It is easy to overlook the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail which is located near the exit of Kilimanjaro Safari. ' Pangani' is Swahili for ' place of enchantment' and when you visit here you will see that it is aptly named.
Here visitors get a chance to view a number of East African animals...
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Festival of the Lion King
We had not been to this show in Animal Kingdom for a couple of years so decided on a half day visit earlier this year with friends to go and see if it lived up to our memories of it. We were not disappointed.
This is the most popular live show at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and can be found at t...
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Expedition Everest - Animal Kingdom
One thing you can be sure of when a new ride comes to town at Disney is the quality of it. Expedition Everest was first introduced in 2007 to enhance the ride portfolio at Disneys Animal Kingdom. Up until this point the park had been a little lacking in the thrills department.
Expedition Eve...
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Eating on a Budget – Animal Kingdom’s Flame Tree BBQ
We have often wondered why there seems to be a distinct lack of waitress service restaurants in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Although we still don’t know the official reason we are surmising that it is something to do with the fact that the park closes relatively early in the evening and most people ten...
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Eating on a Budget – Animal Kingdom
What Disney’s Animal Kingdom lacks in restaurants, it more than makes up for in counter service cafes and snack kiosks. This may not be to everyone tastes but for a family on a budget it provides good quality food at affordable prices.
The thing about Animal Kingdom is that the food outlets ...
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Grand Gathering Safari
Some American friends of ours who often stay at a Walt Disney Resort Hotel during their short trips to Orlando invited us to their Grand Gathering Safari and Dinner at the Animal Kingdom. There were 10 adults and two children in our party.
I was amazed at how well organized the whole evening...
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Animal Kingdom In a Morning
Disney' s Animal Kingdom is the newest of the four Walt Disney World theme parks and like the others it is open every day of the year although opening and closing times vary. I find Animal Kingdom usually closes earlier than the other Disney Parks but you can check opening times on line.
If ...
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Animal Kingdom with Toddlers
Of the four Walt Disney World theme parks, Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom are best suited for small children. There are several attractions which would not be recommended for the little ones, but the majority of Animal Kingdom can be enjoyed by all ages.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a sma...
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NEW BABY COLOBUS MONKEY, ANIMAL KINGDOM FEBRUARY 2009
Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida is one of my favourite parks, not just because it is so beautifully landscaped, but also because it has such a wide range of animals to view. On February 17th this year a baby colobus monkey was born, and its birth was extra special because it was the firs...
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Kilamanjaro Safari
This safari ride is a must for us every time we go to Animal Kingdom.
It is usually necessary to get a Fastpass to avoid the long queues. If you are at the Park when it opens it is best to head straight for Kilimanjaro and get a Fastpass and you usually do not have to wait too long. However ...
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Finding Nemo – The Musical
Finding Nemo – The Musical takes place in Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom theme park in the one thousand five hundred-seat theatre “Theater in the Wild”. This theatre was originally built for Tarzan Rocks. Having seen both of these productions I can tell you that although I enjoyed Tarzan Rocks w...
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Asia - Animal Kingdom
You can move from Africa into Asia by crossing over the bridge and here you will find the mythical Kingdom of Anandapaur. The name means a place of delight and it has many old ruins as well as its own temple and a maharajahs palace.
In Asia you can enjoy a high-speed roller coaster, a white ...
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Discovery Island - Animal Kingdom
Discovery Island is the central part of Disney's Animal Kingdom rather like Magic Kingdom's Main Street. From the Discovery Island section, the other parts branch off, from left to right: Camp Minnie-Mickey, Africa, Rafiki's Planet Watch, Asia, and Dinoland USA.
As you emerge from the heavy ...
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Camp Minnie Mickey - Animal Kingdom
As you cross the wood-hewn bridge from Discovery Island to Camp Minnie-Mickey you will find yourself beside a brook with life-like images of Mickey, Goofy and Donald Duck at their favourite fishing hole.
We have always been very lucky seeing the characters here. The first time we saw them wa...
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Rafiki's Planet Watch
Rafiki’s Planet Watch in Animal Kingdom was originally called the Conservation Station. It is made up of several areas that are focused on the environment, conservation and animal care.
The only way to reach Rafiki's Planet Watch is to take the Wildlife Express Train ride. There are often qu...
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Dinoland - Animal Kingdom
We tend to go to Dinoland at cooler times of day because the girls love to play in the Boneyard and it does get very hot during the middle of the day. Whatever time of day you go be sure to take some water with you.
If you head to the right, after entering Discovery Island, you cross a bridg...
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Animal Kingdom - Fun Facts
Disney’s Animal Kingdom was the fourth and so far last theme park to be opened. Mixing wild rides with wildlife this park doubles as a conservation area and a learning centre for children young and old – here are some fun facts.
• Animal Kingdom opened on the 22nd April 1998.
• On it...
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Kilimanjaro Safari - Animal Kingdom
FastPass is almost always a must here. We often get our FastPasses when we are ready for breakfast or lunch and by the time you finish eating, it's time to ride the Safari. However we were told by one of the guides that the best time to ride is in the afternoon, around 2 or 3 o'clock. That is when t...
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Disney's Animal Kingdom Tours
Backstage Safari :
A unique opportunity to step “backstage” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom to see how the specialist keepers and veterinarians face the daily challenge of keeping all of the Kingdom’s animals fit and healthy, as well as their ongoing animal behavioural and conservation...
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Disney's Animal Kingdom Live Shows
Festival Of The Lion King
Join Simba, Timon, Pumba and a host of their jungle pals, in this spectacular musical production that puts you right into the heart of their tribal celebrations. Featuring state of the art lighting and sound, and performed in it’s own purpose built theatr...
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Disney's Animal Kingdom Dining Experiences
Character Dining :
Restaurantosaurus – Character Dining
When we’re talking dinosaurs, we are talking huge, and that is certainly what you’ll get at the Breakfastosaurus “all you care to eat” character dining buffet. Savour a massive selection of freshly cooked brea...
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Disney's Animal Kingdom ~ Animal Encounters
Animal Encounters :
Habitat Habit! :
Once you commence this trek, you are taking the first important steps to learning how humans and the way we live our lives can effect the delicate balance of nature, not only throughout the world, but as close to home as your ow...
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