Affection Section at Disney's Animal Kingdom officially re-opened this week, allowing guests to interact with, pet, and brush docile animals in a petting zoo setting.
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Affection Section has been closed since Disney's Animal Kingdom re-opened, but the petting zoo has now opened to guests again with additional health and safety measures. And, we're taking you with us to check out the new protocols and to see some sweet goats, sheep, and more!
Affection Section is the only place in Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park where you can have hands-on encounters with animals. Kids can brush the sheep and goats or get close enough to pet and feed the chickens, llamas and other animals in the yard.
Overview of The Affection SectionIn this outdoor petting zoo guests interact with smaller species animals such as goats, sheep, pigs, chickens and llamas. Though they look like regular petting zoo animals, some of them are somewhat exotic species including a Sicilian miniature donkey.
Full day park if you want to do everything & savor it. With good crowds, and doing almost everything, Animal Kingdom is like a 85% of your day park. Magic Kingdom is like a day and a half park.
Animal Kingdom often closes earlier than other theme parks at Walt Disney World large due to its dual status as a home and refuge for many wild animals that require 24/7 care.
Animal Kingdom Walking ToursThese animals include meercats, Grevy's zebras, and lowland gorillas. You get to come face-to-face with these magnificent creatures as you make your way through the Pagani forest at your own pace.
Also, there are tables set up with items about the animals and always someone there to tell you about the articles on the tables. Outside is the petting area. They do not let you feed the animals, but have grooming brushes that you can brush the animals.
AN EXTRA GEM: While the two theme parks that I mentioned above are my go-to places to meet princesses and other beloved characters, you can find so many hanging out in Andy's Backyard (Toy Story Land) at Disney's Hollywood Studios, floating down the river on flotillas at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park, or even dine ...
Unlike Up Close With Rhinos, which allows you to “meet” Animal Kingdom's white rhinos, you will not get close to the elephants. The viewing area gets you closer than you will get on Kilimanjaro Safari, but not close. Emma told us not to raise our arms or call out to the elephants.
You might wonder why you see balloons in Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Disney's Hollywood Studios, but you will never see them in Disney's Animal Kingdom. That's because they are BANNED from Animal Kingdom, as well as Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge.
Objectively, the best days to visit Animal Kingdom are weekdays. Across the board, average daily wait times are lower Monday through Friday than they are Saturday or Sunday.
The worst day of the week to visit has historically been Monday! Perhaps it's because people expect the weekends to be the busiest, so they go with a weekday instead. Nonetheless, Monday wait times might be a bit higher than you'd want.
Animal Kingdom is very appropriate for kids ages 6 to 12 or any kiddos who appreciate animals and nature. The park is nicely spread out, and there's definitely a slower pace here (compared to Magic Kingdom). This allows you to go at your own pace, explore the side trails, and take in the scenery.