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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

Zootopia: Better Zoogether

Meet Favorite Disney Pals at Adventurers Outpost

Maharajah Jungle Trek

Walk the Maharaja Jungle Trek.

Na'vi River Journey

Festival of the Lion King

Discovery Island Trails

See the exhibits at the Tree of Life.

Wilderness Explorers

Kilimanjaro Safaris

Feathered Friends In Flight!

Kali River Rapids

Minimum Height: 38 in

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

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

No Animal Kingdom closures on Saturday, November 22, 2025.

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