Disney Vacation Planning: Animal Kingdom

It has been said that Disney’s Animal Kingdom can be done in half a day. In my opinion, only if you eliminate most of the things there are to do. The one thing that is for sure when visiting Animal Kingdom, you must be at the park when it opens. Animals are much more active early in the morning, especially when the days are warmer. Read more

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Terrific Tuesdays: Expedition Everest

From just about anywhere near the Animal Kingdom, you can see the snowy peak of Mount Everest.  And the closer you get to the ride, the more you believe you have actually been transported to the Himalayas.  Starting in the ride queue, you feel like you’re waiting to start your trek to find the Yeti – research, pictures, and artifacts from previous expeditions are there for you to explore!  Bells ring the entire way, prayer flags are prevalent, tributes to the Yeti abound, the attention to detail Disney used when re-creating the villages near Everest is breathtaking.  It’s no wonder the Guinness Book of World Records lists this as the most expensive roller coaster ever built! Read more

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Terrific Tuesdays: Finding Nemo – The Musical

At Disney’s Animal Kingdome, Finding Nemo-The Musical is an amazing show filled with  creative and entertaining puppetry and pageantry. Read more

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Itineraries with Disney’s FastPass+: Animal Kingdom

Disney’s new FastPass+ program is now available to all Walt Disney World guests, so part of planning your itinerary will be planning your FastPasses. Today, I will talk about how to plan these selections at the Animal Kingdom. Read more

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Terrific Tuesdays: Disney’s Kilimanjaro Safari

 
At Disney’s Animal Kingdom is an exciting tour into the lush Africa Savannah. Open-air tour vehicles take you on a “2-week” safari that transport you to a front row look at animals of the wild. This ride is bumpy along the way, so hold on as you enter into the plains, shady forest landscapes and into rocky wetlands. You will find yourself so absorbed into seeing wild animals in their own environment that when you do finally make it back to home camp it has actually has only been 18 minutes.

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