Animal Kingdom Touring Plan Insight

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Below is my proposed plan for touring Animal Kingdom. I appreciate any opinions! I will be traveling with my daughters (almost 3 and 5), husband, and parents. We are visiting AK in mid-May on a Thursday.

Arrive by 8:20 (park opens at 9)

  • RD Na’vi?
    :mountain_snow: Everest (for DH and I, parents and girls will go straight to DinoLand for TriceraTop Spin, the Boneyard, games)
    :sauropod: Dinosaur (DH and I)
    :rowing_man: Kali River Rapids
    :tiger: 9:30 a.m. FP for Safari (arrive by 10)
    :fork_and_knife: Tusker House ADR @ 10:45
    :parrot: If possible, Up! show @ 12
    :purple_heart: FOP (DH and I) / Na’Vi (girls and parents) FPs for 12-1 window (arriving near end of window)
    :lion: Festival of the Lion King FP @ 2
    :fish: Finding Nemo @ 3 (or back to resort for quick break)
    :national_park: If we stay in AK, we will try to fit in the Oasis Exhibits and the trails
    :fork_and_knife: Jiko ADR @ 5:30
    :evergreen_tree: Return to AK if girls are up for it, for Tree of Life Awakenings and River of Lights (we have preferred seating with Tusker House dining)

Edited to add TP: AK Ultimate

Also, we will have a car and plan on driving to AK.

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I have no advice, but I am in love with your emoji use!:two_hearts::joy:

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Time well-spent!

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Yes, massive points — :dizzy: — to @Kholmha for the opening post.

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No ideas but I love the emojis!!

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I love your emoji use as well!

I think you’ll enjoy NRJ. It’s not as hard to get into that as FOP, but you may still wish to get there a bit sooner if you and DH wish to see it.

I like that you put “if the girls are up to it”.

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If only TP had a banshee emoji . . .

I fully expect to only make 50% of my plans because littles are so unpredictable. I really hope they like characters, otherwise I am going to have to redo all my plans!

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I’m not sure but I think Boneyard opens a little later than the park. That came up when I was working on my own TP. Could you move the Dinoland stuff to the afternoon? We ended up putting it right after lunch.

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Thanks, I’ll check on that! Boneyard is on my optimized TP around 1; that’s probably why!

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Going into the day with that possibility puts you ahead, in my opinion.

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Great plan !

Na’Vi is easily done at RD. Last march, we arrived only 20 mins before park opening and it was a walk-on, so we decided to take another ride (and it was still a walk-on).

I agree with @ErinMN: Boneyard is often opening one hour after park opening.

Still, with the walking time between attractions (because the park is huge), you could be rushed with Na’vi - EE - Dinosaur - KRR and walk to Africa in one hour.

Personally, I would drop the FP+ for FotLK (it’s not that of a time saver) and save that FP+ for one of the ride in the afternoon. In fact, I would try to reduce your walking time because you’re doing at lot of backtracking.

So, maybe drop UP! (you already have FotLK & Nemo, and maybe ROL):
RD - Na’Vi
EE
KRR
Kilimanjaro Sarafis (10:00 - FP+)
Tusker
FOP / Na’vi (12:00 - FP+)
FoTLK (1:00 show)
Dinosaur* (2:00 - FP+) *while Kids are in the Boneyard… or you pick them a FP+ for Character Outpost…
Nemo (3:00 show)
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I like that plan- thanks very much! It will be good to break up the shows with some playground time.

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If the kids are going on KRR pack some dry clothes (or make it the last ride before you leave)