Animal Kingdom Day 1 Disney World Lower Crowd Itinerary, Seven Night Saturday Arrival Variant

By Dave Shute

(Note: this is from the Disney World Lower Crowd Itinerary, Seven Night Saturday Arrival Variant.)

ANIMAL KINGDOM DAY 1: SUNDAY AGENDA

Today you begin and end your day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, which you will return to next Sunday morning. You should have dinner booked at Tusker House as the Rivers of Light Dining Package.

You should have FastPass+ for Na’vi River Journey, Finding Nemo, and Kali River Rapids. Bring spare socks and shoes to change into after Kali River Rapids.

MORNING PLAN

Arrive at the turnstiles 45 minutes before open
At open, head to and ride Kilimanjaro Safaris
See Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail
See Na’vi River Journey (FastPass+)
Explore Pandora
Have an early lunch
See the noon Finding Nemo: The Musical (FastPass+)
See the Maharajah Jungle Trek
See Kali River Rapids (FastPass+)
See the 1.30p Flights of Wonder
See it’s Tough to Be a Bug
Head back to your hotel for a nap and dinner

EVENING PLAN

Be back in the park in time for your Tusker House Rivers of Light Dining Package dinner.
See Rivers of Light (FastPass+)—be in the FastPass+ line 30 minutes before show start
Explore Tree of Life Awakenings and Pandora: World of Avatar after dark
Ride, if you wish, Expedition Everest and/or Kilimanjaro Safaris after dark
Head back to your hotel