WALT DISNEY WORLD ITINERARIES
Animal Kingdom
Morning-Only Touring Plan for Families Using Lightning Lanes
If you want to do Animal Kingdom in the morning only so you can either rest the other half of the day or visit another park, this is the itinerary for you! You don’t HAVE to use Lightning Lanes, but it will help you get more done in a half day if crowds are moderate to heavy. If you are hopping to another park in the afternoon, then I highly recommend buying Lightning Lane Multi Pass, mostly for the 2nd park you will be hopping to.
- Based on 8am opening time with 7:30 early entry for resort guests
- Includes attractions with height requirements. If you have one or more children under 44″, you can reference our plan for families with young children, or utilize rider swap. See the tab below for how to use rider swap.
- Move times ahead 30 minutes if not staying at a Disney hotel with early entry privileges. (Check if your hotel is included.)
- This plan can work without Lightning Lanes on low-crowd days.
- Remember that your day will never go exactly like this. Attractions go down, kids have melt downs, roll with it and adjust! But having a plan like this will make a huge difference and save you hours in lines and walking!
If you want to get through the park faster, or if you’re visiting during a crowded time, or if you plan to hop to another park:
Buy Lightning Lane Multi Pass
When your booking window opens at 7am (either 7 days or 3 days before your trip), you need to have a plan for which day you will visit each park, if you want to buy Lightning Lanes for each day, and which attractions you want to book. We recommend doing Animal Kingdom on day 1 of your trip.
For Animal Kingdom, these should be your priorities:
- Navi River Journey – Earliest time available – 8-9am window is ideal
- Kilimanjaro Safari – Next earliest time available – 9-10am window is ideal
- Expedition Everest – Early afternoon (because crisscrossing in this park is hard and this is most likely when you’ll be near that attraction)
OR
Kali River Rapids – also early afternoon. If it’s a hot time of year and you enjoy getting wet, choose this one because its line can get longer than Everest and it runs out of time slots faster than Everest when it’s hot. Even if you prefer Everest (which you should 😉 this could save you more time in line if you know you’ll want to do it.
When you’re booking, you will select these attractions and the app will give you recommended times. You can adjust these times to what I recommend before locking them in. You only have 5 minutes to do this though! If the perfect times aren’t available, that’s ok. Go ahead and lock in those attractions, and then you can always modify them later and see if better times pop up (which happens a lot).
If you are not staying at a Disney Resort or don’t think you can make it to the park by 7am, or if money is no object and you would rather have ALL the Lightning Lanes possible for peace of mind:
Buy a Lightning Lane Single Pass for Flight of Passage
You can purchase a Lightning Lane Single Pass at the same time you purchase Multi Pass, or separately. This attraction will usually sell out before the park opens for the day, but should still have availability 1-3 days before.
Time to aim for:
This park is big and crisscrossing the park with kids is not much fun. With that in mind, we recommend aiming for the morning around the same time you’ll be riding Na’vi River Journey.
Help! I didn’t get the time or attraction I wanted!
It’s ok! New times will pop up as people change their plans, especially on the day of. Go into the app and view your existing Lightning Lane return times, then touch “Modify” and it will present you with more times available for the same attraction, or other attractions available to book. Keep checking this page and pull down on the screen to refresh it. More times can pop up! If you see the time you want – tap it and confirm quickly!
Using Early Entry for Flight of Passage
I know…it’s early. But it will be worth it! This park is best done on day 1 of your trip, or after a resort day or other day where you aren’t up late the night before. If it’s just too early for you, wait until the afternoon to go and follow our Animal Kingdom half-day PM itinerary.
If you need longer to get ready in the morning, wake up earlier and plan to leave by 6:30am.
Leaving at 6:30 gives you time to walk from your room, wait for the bus, and ride to the park. If you’re staying at a Disney resort, taking a bus is probably the best bet, BUT if you have a car with you can drive yourself. You’ll avoid waiting on the bus and possibly avoid multiple stops, but you you’ll have to park and walk to the entrance. Parking is free for resort guests.
If you’re pushing a stroller, put all bags in the stroller and have one person wait in the bag line with the stroller. Everyone else can skip the bag line and get in the ticket/magic band scanning line. The line to the far left is often the shortest. The person with the stroller will hopefully join you in line before you go through or meet you on the other side. The ticket line will often start letting people through before 7:30am, that’s why you’re arriving early.
Make sure everyone has a magic band or have the tickets pulled up in the My Disney Experience App. Cast members will be there to help you if you have trouble.
Once you enter the park, you’ll follow either a cast member with a sign or the crowd of other people to Pandora (you’ll go straight toward the Tree of Life and then to the left). Cast members will lead you to the Flight of Passage queue. In the morning they will weave the crowd around a bit so make sure you follow their instructions and don’t divert from the crowd to the actual ride entrance. It may seem like a lot of people, but if you arrive on time it will usually take 30 minutes or less. Later in the day it will be well over an hour, maybe 2!
What to do if you have a kid under 44″ tall:
Don’t just skip this ride…it’s seriously amazing! Do this instead:
- Once you weave through the extended queue and arrive at the official ride queue entrance, tell the cast member there that you want to do Rider Swap.
- Pick at least one adult (and any kids over 44″ to go with them) to continue through the queue.
- One adult (and anyone else who wants to ride with the 2nd adult) will receive a Rider Swap pass on their magic band or app.
- The other adult and the small kid(s) can then go explore Pandora and wait on the others.
- When they return, the other adult (and anyone else in the 2nd group) can go ride the ride immediately, or you can come back anytime during the day. If the 2nd adult waited alone with the small child, they may take 1 older child with them (sometimes 2 if you ask the cast member nicely). That means that a taller than 44″ child could ride twice – once with each parent/guardian!
- Group 2 will enter through the Lightning Lane so you won’t have to wait in the regular queue.
Your morning has been busy so far saving you hours in line! Now take a moment to enjoy the beauty of Pandora before it gets more crowded! If you purchased Memory Maker (which I recommend), find a PhotoPass photographer and take a family photo. Lines for good photo spots can get long so this is a perfect time to do it early in the day.
Walk to the other ride in Pandora, a slow-moving boat ride that is great for everyone in the family!
There is a stroller parking area near the ride entrance.
If you scored an early Lightning Lane return time – great! Use it now by going through the Lightning Lane entrance and tapping your magic band or phone at the touch points. If your return time is later, you’ll have to return to this area later. (That’s the one big problem with Lightning Lanes – you can’t always get times to line up perfectly with the way you want to tour the park).
Once you’ve tapped in for your Lightning Lane, hopefully you have a little bit of a wait before you board your boat (if not – just enjoy the ride and do this later!) But if you do have a moment, open your app and immediately book another Lightning Lane.
If you’ll be staying in Animal Kingdom and not hopping to another park, book either Kali River Rapids or Everest (whichever one you didn’t book before) for a mid-day time slot (11am-1pm). If neither of these appeal to you, book Festival of the Lion King for the 10am show.
If you plan to hop to another park, you have now unlocked the ability to book at your next park! Pick an attraction at your second park that will save you the most time in line. Examples: Epcot – Remy or Frozen, MK – Jungle Cruise, Peter Pan’s Flight, any mountain, Hollywood – Mickey & Minnie Runaway Railway, Rock n’ Rollercoaster, Millenium Falcon (Slinky will be gone).
There are two paths out of Pandora – one is the way you came in, the other leads you on the left bank of the river to Africa. Take that one! The app will tell you going through Discovery Island is faster but it’s not and walking along the river is less crowded and you may see characters going by on boats! The walk from Pandora to Kilimanjaro Safaris is about 6-10 minutes depending on walking speed.
You can keep your stroller with you for the first part of the Safari queue, then you will arrive at the stroller parking area and a cast member will park it for you.
Tip: Seat kids on the edges when you enter a row in the safari vehicle so they can see better. The left side will be closer to more animals, but the right will have plenty also and have better views of the Savannah.
Use your Lightning Lane if you have one! Once you tap in, book your next Lightning Lane while you wait to board the attraction. If staying in Animal Kingdom, you’ve already booked all the major attractions, so it’s up to you if and what you’d like to book next. If park hopping, pick the next most popular ride available at that park.
This is the best show in all of Disney World! The show will start at 10am but seating will fill up, so we recommend getting there 15-30 minutes early depending on crowd levels. If you booked a Lightning Lane, you can arrive just 10-15 minutes early and be fine.
This awesome show features music from the Lion King, real-life singers, dancers, and acrobats, costumed characters, and large animatronic characters. It’s fantastic! Don’t miss it!
While you wait for the show to begin:
Mobile order your lunch! It will save you a lot of time. Open the My Disney Experience App, click the menu button in the bottom right, then click on the Mobile Food Orders button. I recommend eating at Flametree BBQ. They have a great menu, plenty of lovely outdoor covered seating near the water, and is centrally located so you don’t have to walk too far to get to it.
(Skip ordering lunch if doing lunch at Tusker House)
Right outside of the Safari exit is the entrance to the trail. On this trail you will see hippos, a bird aviary, and of course, gorillas! The gorilla habitat is huge and has two sections – one for a gorilla family that includes moms and babies and their alpha male Gino, the other is home to several bachelor males. There’s a glass viewing area where the gorilla family often hangs out giving you amazing up-close views and interactions.
Most people will spend about 20 minutes on this trail. We are animal lovers and often spend a bit longer!
If it’s a warm enough day, you don’t mind getting wet, and you have any kids that are over 38″ tall, you can ride the white water rafting ride, Kali River Rapids. It’s a typical white water ride that my kids think is fun to see who gets the most wet. The queue moves slowly so this is a good use of a Lightning Lane. Remember you can book another Lightning Lane if you’d like as soon as you tap in.
If it’s a cool day, if you don’t want to get wet, if it’s January (when the ride is usually closed for refurbishment) or if your kids are too little or not interested, you can instead cross the bridge over to where you can meet Mickey and Minnie in their safari outfits. There are many places to meet Mickey and Minnie through Disney World, so check the wait time on your app and decide if it’s worth it. You can always meet them at another park.
As you walk toward Flame Tree BBQ, open the app and press “I’m here, prepare my order” on your mobile food order. Then walk to the restaurant, pick up your food at the location it tells you in the app, find a seat, and enjoy!
The outdoor seating area is very large. Our favorite seats are near the lake if you walk down and toward the right. Here you can see floating character boats go by and see Disney ducks!
If you have a kid over 44″ who likes more thrilling rides, or if you have adults who would like to take a turn on this fun coaster, definitely ride Everest! Rider swap is available. Learn more about this ride below.
Ride this with your Lightning Lane if you have one, which may not be for 1:30pm. Rearrange your mid-day plans to fit your return time.
Dinoland USA is a section of the park that will soon be closing and reimagined to be an Encanto-themed area, and the Dinosaur ride will become an Indiana Jones ride.
At the time of writing this, this area is not closed YET, but it’s coming soon. If it’s still open, check out Dinosaur the ride, and the Boneyard – a fun kids play area.
If Dinosaur the ride is still operating, be aware that it can be a bit too scary for younger kids, even if they meet the height requirement. It is dark, bumpy, loud, has flashing lights, and scary dinosaurs.
If not much is open or you’d like to have an air-conditioned break, head over to the Finding Nemo Show at 1pm. It’s not a must-see in my book, but it’s cute and indoors.
You can check out a few more animals on your way out of the park if you’d like. Then walk to the bus stop or your car and go on to your next destination!
Not Using Early Entry, Using a Lightning Lane for Flight of Passage
I know…it’s early. But it will be worth it! This park is best done on day 1 of your trip, or after a resort day or other day where you aren’t up late the night before. If it’s just too early for you, wait until the afternoon to go and follow our Animal Kingdom half-day PM itinerary.
If you need longer to get ready in the morning, wake up earlier and plan to leave by 7:10am.
Leaving by 7:10am should give you enough time to get to the park by 7:40 if you are driving yourself or taking a bus. If you are staying further off site, leave even earlier.
If you’re pushing a stroller, put all bags in the stroller and have one person wait in the bag line with the stroller. Everyone else can skip the bag line and get in the ticket/magic band scanning line. The line to the far left is often the shortest. The person with the stroller will hopefully join you in line before you go through or meet you on the other side. They will allow you to enter the park before official opening at 8am, that’s why you’re arriving a bit early.
Make sure everyone has a magic band or have the tickets pulled up in the My Disney Experience App. Cast members will be there to help you if you have trouble.
Walk straight and then left once you enter the park to reach Pandora. Stay to the left in Pandora to reach Na’vi River Journey, a slow-moving boat ride that is great for everyone in the family!
There is a stroller parking area near the ride entrance.
If you scored an early Lightning Lane return time – great! Use it now by going through the Lightning Lane entrance and tapping your magic band or phone at the touch points. If your return time is later, you’ll have to return to this area later. (That’s the one big problem with Lightning Lanes – you can’t always get times to line up perfectly with the way you want to tour the park).
Once you’ve tapped in for your Lightning Lane, hopefully you have a little bit of a wait before you board your boat (if not – just enjoy the ride and do this later!) But if you do have a moment, open your app and immediately book another Lightning Lane.
If you’ll be staying in Animal Kingdom and not hopping to another park, book either Kali River Rapids or Everest (whichever one you didn’t book before) for a mid-day time slot (11am-1pm). If neither of these appeal to you, book Festival of the Lion King for the 10am show.
If you plan to hop to another park, you have now unlocked the ability to book at your next park! Pick an attraction at your second park that will save you the most time in line. Examples: Epcot – Remy or Frozen, MK – Jungle Cruise, Peter Pan’s Flight, any mountain, Hollywood – Mickey & Minnie Runaway Railway, Rock n’ Rollercoaster, Millenium Falcon (Slinky will be gone).
Your morning has been busy so far saving you hours in line! Now take a moment to enjoy the beauty of Pandora before it gets more crowded! If you purchased Memory Maker (which I recommend), find a PhotoPass photographer and take a family photo. Lines for good photo spots can get long so this is a perfect time to do it early in the day.
If you were able to get an early Lightning Lane, use it now! This is one of the best attractions in Disney World and often gets an extremely long line, even this early in the morning. Your Lightning Lane should save you 1-2 hours in line.
There are two paths out of Pandora – one is the way you came in, the other leads you on the left bank of the river to Africa. Take that one! The app will tell you going through Discovery Island is faster but it’s not and walking along the river is less crowded and you may see characters going by on boats! The walk from Pandora to Kilimanjaro Safaris is about 6-10 minutes depending on walking speed.
You can keep your stroller with you for the first part of the Safari queue, then you will arrive at the stroller parking area and a cast member will park it for you.
Tip: Seat kids on the edges when you enter a row in the safari vehicle so they can see better. The left side will be closer to more animals, but the right will have plenty also and have better views of the Savannah.
Use your Lightning Lane if you have one! Once you tap in, book your next Lightning Lane while you wait to board the attraction. If staying in Animal Kingdom, you’ve already booked all the major attractions, so it’s up to you if and what you’d like to book next. If park hopping, pick the next most popular ride available at that park.
Right outside of the Safari exit is the entrance to the trail. On this trail you will see hippos, a bird aviary, and of course, gorillas! The gorilla habitat is huge and has two sections – one for a gorilla family that includes moms and babies and their alpha male Gino, the other is home to several bachelor males. There’s a glass viewing area where the gorilla family often hangs out giving you amazing up-close views and interactions.
Most people will spend about 20 minutes on this trail. We are animal lovers and often spend a bit longer! Since you have Lightning Lanes, you can take your time and spend about 45 minutes here before walking over to get seats for the Lion King Show. Relax and enjoy!
This is the best show in all of Disney World! The show will start at 11am but seating will fill up, so we recommend getting there 20-30 minutes early depending on crowd levels.
This awesome show features music from the Lion King, real-life singers, dancers, and acrobats, costumed characters, and large animatronic characters. It’s fantastic! Don’t miss it!
While you wait for the show to begin:
Mobile order your lunch! It will save you a lot of time. Open the My Disney Experience App, click the menu button in the bottom right, then click on the Mobile Food Orders button. I recommend eating at Flametree BBQ. They have a great menu, plenty of lovely outdoor covered seating near the water, and is centrally located so you don’t have to walk too far to get to it.
(Skip ordering lunch if doing lunch at Tusker House)
If you have a reservation at Tusker House, check in at the outdoor desk.
If you mobile ordered at Flame Tree BBQ:
As you walk toward Flame Tree BBQ, open the app and press “I’m here, prepare my order” on your mobile food order. Then walk to the restaurant, pick up your food at the location it tells you in the app, find a seat, and enjoy!
The outdoor seating area is very large. Our favorite seats are near the lake if you walk down and toward the right. Here you can see floating character boats go by and see Disney ducks!
If it’s a warm enough day, you don’t mind getting wet, and you have any kids that are over 38″ tall, you can ride the white water rafting ride, Kali River Rapids. It’s a typical white water ride that my kids think is fun to see who gets the most wet. The queue moves slowly so this is a good use of a Lightning Lane. Remember you can book another Lightning Lane if you’d like as soon as you tap in.
If it’s a cool day, if you don’t want to get wet, if it’s January (when the ride is usually closed for refurbishment) or if your kids are too little or not interested, you can instead cross the bridge over to where you can meet Mickey and Minnie in their safari outfits. There are many places to meet Mickey and Minnie through Disney World, so check the wait time on your app and decide if it’s worth it. You can always meet them at another park.
If you have a kid over 44″ who likes more thrilling rides, or if you have adults who would like to take a turn on this fun coaster, definitely ride Everest! Rider swap is available. Learn more about this ride below.
Ride this with your Lightning Lane if you have one, which may not be for 1:30pm. Rearrange your mid-day plans to fit your return time.
Dinoland USA is a section of the park that will soon be closing and reimagined to be an Encanto-themed area, and the Dinosaur ride will become an Indiana Jones ride.
At the time of writing this, this area is not closed YET, but it’s coming soon. If it’s still open, check out Dinosaur the ride, and the Boneyard – a fun kids play area.
If Dinosaur the ride is still operating, be aware that it can be a bit too scary for younger kids, even if they meet the height requirement. It is dark, bumpy, loud, has flashing lights, and scary dinosaurs.
If not much is open or you’d like to have an air-conditioned break, head over to the Finding Nemo Show at 2pm. It’s not a must-see in my book, but it’s cute and indoors.
You can check out a few more animals on your way out of the park if you’d like. Then walk to the bus stop or your car and go on to your next destination!
Attraction Information:
This is one of my top 3 attractions in all of Disney World! This is a simulator ride that will make you feel like you are riding on the back of a banshee through the beautiful land of Pandora from the Avatar movies. I don’t like all simulator rides, but this one is smooth, does not make me nauseous, has air blowing on your face, and really feels real. I literally cried tears of joy the first time I rode this ride!
Things to know:
Height Requirement: At least 44″ tall. May not be able to accommodate some tall/large guests.
Queue: The queue is part of the experience! The first part is outdoors and provides you with gorgeous views of the land and the floating mountains and waterfalls. The second part takes you into the “human-built” buildings where you find the scientific labs. The second half is much less beautiful, but if you’ve seen the movies, you’ll know that the contrast is purposeful. A highlight of the queue is the life-size avatar in a liquid chamber.
Pre-show:
The preshow room lines everyone up on circles in a small room and plays an intro video. They also pretend to scan you to link you to an Avatar. I had a friend who’s child was scarred by this room. If you have a sensitive child, it may be good to remind them that it isn’t real, but it’s fun to play pretend at Disney World!
Seats and Glasses:
After the preshow you enter the next room that has the seats. You can show your things in bins in the room. The seats are like riding a motorcycle (one leg on each side) but you are leaning forward with your hands grasping handles in front of you. Once you’re in your seat, a back rest will move into place and can be a bit startling when it hits your back if you’re not expecting it. You will put on your glasses and wait for a bit with a screen on the front of your “bike” that shows you being connected to an Avatar. There will be a series of vibrations as you are “linked” to your Avatar which feels funny to some kids. Once the “flight” begins, you will feel your banshee “breathing” meaning you’ll feel the seat around your legs expand and contract a bit. It’s quite cool! You’ll also have wind blowing in your face to simulate flight and bonus – it helps avoid motion sickness!
Ride Length: 6 minutes
Dinosaur is a thrilling dark ride that takes you back in time on a mission to rescue a dinosaur before extinction. But you arrive just as a giant asteroid is hurtling toward Earth and you have to avoid lots of carnivorous predators, to catch the dinosaur, and get out before the asteroid hits.
You board a ride vehicle that has 3 rows of four seats. The vehicle goes along a track but also jerks and bucks around like a simulator vehicle. (It is similar to the Indiana Jones ride vehicle at Disneyland if you’re familiar with that.)
It is jerky, dark, loud, and has scary animatronic dinosaurs. My older kids (and myself) love it! But it is not a great attraction for younger kids, despite it’s only 40″ height requirement.
Things to Know:
Height Requirement: 40″
Queue: The queue starts outdoors but covered, then moves inside where you’ll see lots of large dinosaur fossils. You then go into a pre-show room where you’ll watch a video that sets up the story of the ride.
Ride time: 3 minutes
Expedition Everest is a fun family roller coaster that is more thrilling than Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and Big Thunder Mountain (at Magic Kingdom) and less thrilling than Rockin Rollercoaster (Hollywood Studios) and Guardians of the Gallaxy Cosmic Rewind (Epcot). I had one kid that at 44″ thought it was too intense, and another at 44″ that thought it was the best, so know your kid and give it a try when you think they’re ready!
The roller coaster has a bigger drop than other Disney coasters and has a part where the train stops, you see the shadow of a yeti breaking the track, and then you briefly go backwards. The roller coaster tells a story and leads you through a mountain and is absolutely beautiful. The attention to detail is second to none.
Things to know:
Height Requirement: At least 44″ tall. Rider swap available.
Queue: The queue is covered and sets up the story of the ride with beautiful details.
Ride Length: 6 minutes
This is the best show in Walt Disney World! Even if you usually skip shows, try this one! It features great musical numbers from The Lion King, acrobatic acts, characters, and is a beautiful production!
There are four sets of bleachers with the show performed on the floor in the middle. If you have shorter kids, you will want to get in line for the show early to get the best seats as sitting in the back makes it harder to see.
Things to Know:
Queue: You queue up outside the theater and we recommend getting there 20-30 minutes before showtime. About 10-15 minutes before showtime they will start seating people inside the theater and cast member will direct you to a section. While you wait for the show to begin they will have cast members to entertain you and introduce you to your cheering section.
Show time: 30 minutes
You can’t come to Animal Kingdom and not do the safari! You will board a large safari truck that has bench seats that fit 4-5 people each (about 35 people per truck). Each truck is driven by a cast member who will lead you on a tour through the African Savannah and will teach you about the animals and point them out.
The ride can be a bit bumpy so they often ask that small children not sit on the ends on the rows. There are no seatbelts and very small children can sit in an adult’s lap. Bigger kids will love sitting on the ends so they have the best views. Both sides of the truck will see a lot of animals, but my kids say the left side is a bit better and like to fight over who gets that spot.
It’s truly an incredible safari! Disney did such a great job designing the area to look authentic and you will never see any cages or fences so it really feels like you are in Africa. There are around 34 species in the safari, and some of them are free roaming and can get quite close to the trucks which is always very exciting!
Height requirement: None
Queue: The queue is outdoors but covered and has some fans. It can get hot, but at least you’re never in the sun.
Ride length: About 20 minutes (but can vary if an animal gets in the way of the truck!)
This is a classic white water ride where you sit in a round raft and go through a river of rapids and things to get you wet. But because it’s Disney there is more theming than other theme parks and you’re going through a beautiful rainforest and temple ruins.
You will get wet on this ride! That’s part of the fun! But there are also times you don’t want to get wet, but still want to ride the ride, so in those cases I recommend a poncho or a trash bag you bunch a hole in for you head. We usually order a pack of cheap ponchos from Amazon that are small enough to fit in any bag and we’ll bring those along for water rides and rain.
I recommend leaving your bags in a stroller or putting them under a poncho. If you’re wearing sneakers, I recommend lifting your feet up onto the bar in the center or taking off your shoes and putting them under a poncho so you don’t have soaking wet shoes the rest of the day.
Things to know:
Height Requirement: At least 38″ tall. Rider swap available.
Seats: Each raft seats 12 people in a circle. The seats are plastic with a lap belt.
Queue: The queue is actually really beautiful and has a lot of great detail to look at as you wind through an ancient Southeast Asian temple. The queue is covered, but open mostly open air so it can get hot. I don’t recommend waiting more than 45 minutes for this ride.
Ride Length: 3.5 minutes
Na’vi River Journey is a typical Disney dark ride where you sit in a boat and see things. It takes you through the forest of Pandora where you will see lots of beautiful bioluminescent plants and unique animals. One of the scenes includes one of the most advanced animatronic character ever created as the Na’vi Shaman sings and moves in connection with nature.
If you aren’t familiar with the Avatar movies, it is still an enjoyable boat ride seeing pretty things, but there’s no real storytelling in the attraction.
Ages: Suitable for all ages including babies on laps.
Queue: The queue is either shaded or indoors unless it extends past the entrance.
Ride Length: 4 1/2 minutes
Seating: 4 rows per boat/raft. Each row seats 3-4 people.
The Boneyard is a huge dinosaur-bone-themed play area. It can be a little tough to keep eyes on your kids as they run around so I recommend having a “home base” where an adult always is and your kids know to come check in.
There is dinosaur dig area where kids can dig for dinosaur bones in the sand. This area is separate from the slide area and connected by a overhead bridge, so if your kids want to head that way you may want to follow. The entire area is completely closed off though so they can’t get lost and the only way in and out of the boneyard has a gate and a cast member.