Is Animal Kingdom smaller than Magic Kingdom?

Animal Kingdom: Size. Magic Kingdom clocks in at 107 acres, while Animal Kingdom can claim over 500 acres. HOWEVER, most of those 500 acres of Animal Kingdom aren't part of what you would walk.



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The largest Disney World park is Disney's Animal Kingdom. It covers an area of covering 580 acres (230 ha), making it the largest theme park in the world. The smallest Disney World park is Disney's Magic Kingdom and spans an area of only 107 acres (43 ha).

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How big is Animal Kingdom in Disney World? Interestingly, Animal Kingdom is the largest Disney park in the entire world — but it has the least rides!

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Magic Kingdom may be the smallest park in terms of acreage, but it's also Disney's most crowded park. That makes it a bit of a hectic experience, especially since the walking paths go in every direction.

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The smallest Disney World park is Disney's Magic Kingdom and spans an area of only 107 acres (43 ha).
  • Disney's Animal Kingdom – 580 acres; 230 ha; 2.30 km2
  • EPCOT – 305 acres; 123 ha; 1.23 km2
  • Disney's Hollywood Studios – 135 acres; 55 ha; 0.55 km2
  • Disney's Magic Kingdom – 107 acres; 43 ha; 0.43 km2


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Here's What Makes Animal Kingdom Great for Adults Animal Kingdom is a great “chill” park. While it has some fantastic rides (Flight of Passage and Expedition Everest are two of the best rides at Disney World) the bulk of the enjoyment of the park comes in between the rides.

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There are a total of 173 rides at Disney World Orlando. There are 41 rides at Magic Kingdom, 42 at Epcot, 17 at Disney's Hollywood Studios, and 46 at Animal Kingdom.

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Consequently, you can spend a full day in Animal Kingdom if you pace yourself to avoid the aforementioned animal fatigue. Nevertheless, Animal Kingdom is the easiest park to accomplish in a partial day; you can either arrive early or stay late at Animal Kingdom and do the entire park with relative ease.

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EPCOT. EPCOT is Disney World's theme park at which you will do the most walking! For example, it is roughly 0.85 miles from the front entrance of EPCOT to the rear of the park.

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1-Day tickets to Animal Kingdom are typically the least expensive, while 1-day tickets to Magic Kingdom are usually the most expensive: Animal Kingdom: $109-$159. EPCOT: $114-$179. Hollywood Studios: $124-$179.

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Magic Kingdom has over 20 rides, while Animal Kingdom clocks in at only 7 rides in the traditional sense. (There are more attractions than this though when you count shows.) But to be honest, while Magic Kingdom is great for rides, some of my favorite rides in all of Disney World are at Animal Kingdom.

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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.

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I personally like AK better as do my kids, but Epcot probably has less scary rides, though AK's rides are not THAT scary. There are shows and zoo like pathways they might enjoy. We find Epcot boring, but we thrill seekers. Depends on what you like.

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While Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park is typically open from 8 a.m. to 7 or 8 p.m., the hours of specific attractions are often different.

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Disney's Animal Kingdom As such, animal lovers will likely spend more time here than basic theme park lovers. What is this? During your first visit(s), you'll want to do as much as you possibly can. On an average day, you can experience all the ride-based attractions in six or seven hours.

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The park is dedicated and themed around natural environment and animal conservation, a philosophy once pioneered by Walt Disney. Disney's Animal Kingdom distinguishes itself from the rest of Walt Disney World's theme parks by featuring traditional attractions as well as hundreds of species of live animals.

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As a general matter, Animal Kingdom is the park that requires the least strategy and is the easiest place to beat the crowds in all of Walt Disney World. It doesn't require Genie+ or Individual Lightning Lanes, and is pretty easy to knock out everything–and then some–if you stay for a full day.

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The fast pass version isn't as good as the regular version. Be sure to try both. So yes, it's entirely possible to visit four Disney parks in one day, even with kids in tow.

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#1 – The Best Disney Park – Magic Kingdom Coming in at number one is the original 1971 Walt Disney World park, Magic Kingdom! Home to the most magical castle on Earth and some of the most classic attractions in theme parks.

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