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What does resort view mean at Animal Kingdom Lodge?

Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge These rooms will overlook pools, water features, or parts of the resort itself. For a Resort View, his could mean the side of another building or a parking lot.



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To make the most of your animal-viewing extravaganza, Guests will be provided with a night vision device! You'll be astounded by what you can see: zebras, giraffes, wildebeest and antelopes—plus ostriches and over 20 other exotic African species that freely roam across the savannas at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge.

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Staying at Animal Kingdom Lodge also provides you with all of the perks of staying on-site, such as complimentary transportation, early theme park entry to every park daily, early booking of individual Lightning Lane attractions, a convenient location and full immersion in the Disney magic.

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Animal Kingdom Lodge If you go for an evening meal to AKL (Jiko or Boma), go early to view the animals, around 5pm, because that's when the feeding troughs are filled, and it tempts the animals nearer the viewing areas.

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Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge has two main buildings: Jambo House and Kidani Village. Jambo House is the main, original building that has both standard Guest rooms and Disney Vacation Club Villas. Kidani Village is comprised of all Disney Vacation Club Villas.

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Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge is an African-themed deluxe resort at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.

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What will stand out to you is the view! All you have to do is look outside your window or step outside on the balcony and you might see some giraffes or zebras walk by or wake up to any of the many tropical birds that call Animal Kingdom Lodge their home.

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Giraffes also graze the savannas at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge—where you can enjoy an up-close look at our resident giraffes.

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Both pools also require Magic Band or keycard access, limiting their usage to guests of the Animal Kingdom Lodge. While pool hours are flexible, varying by weather and season, both Uzima Springs and Samawati Springs are generally open from either 9AM to 9PM or 10AM to 10PM.

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Escape on your own African safari adventure at this magnificent Resort hotel. Inspired by the traditional African kraal, the horseshoe-curved design offers exquisite views of lush savannas—where over 30 species of African wildlife freely roam.

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The next phase of the ongoing refurbishment of Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village will begin on February 1, 2023. Last year, the Samawati Springs Pool and other areas underwent refurbishment. This next phase will be focused on the roof of the resort and is expected to last through September 2023.

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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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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.

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I strongly recommend you arrive at the park at opening time, or as soon afterwards as possible, to maximize your visit. So yes, the Animal Kingdom is definitely a morning-centric park.

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