What Is There To Do At Animal Kingdom Lodge?

If you are thinking about visiting Walt Disney World and you’re coming from the UK, you no doubt want to make sure that you really plan out your vacation very well. One thing you’ll be considering is a place to stay and one of those might be the Animal Kingdom Lodge. One of the most common questions asked is what is there to do at Animal Kingdom Lodge? In this piece we’ll give you a good idea of what you’ll find at this deluxe resort.

Many people only seem to be concerned about the rooms more than anything else, but when you spend the kind of money you’ll spend for one of these rooms, what they have to offer should be of great interest and that’s why we’re covering this instead of room information.

Even though, the schedule of activities will change slightly every month, there are many that continue monthly and have been going on for years so there’s a good bet that they’ll still be doing them when you arrive.

Some Great Free Things To Do

The best thing about staying at this incredible deluxe resort is that most of the things they offer are free and some of those are some of the best free things in all of Disney World. The events range anywhere from arts and crafts to tours and games to looking for wildlife. Here are a few highlights of the free stuff offered:

• Food Tour Of Boma And Jiko –

This is a tour that includes the sampling of various different foods. This tour takes around an hour and you usually start in Jiko around 4:00 pm. While going through Jiko the cast member will explain the designs of their authentic African aesthetics mean that’s found in the restaurant. They explain all of the food to you that you are sampling and any traditions behind the foods you sample. After Jiko they take you across the hall over to Boma and this is another tour of this restaurant and you will learn about the reason for the name of the restaurant and how its design actually reflects the name. You also get to sample one of their more popular deserts called the zebra dome

• Fireside Story Telling –

On the back patio you’ll be treated to wonderful stories next to a roaring fire. It’s a comforting atmosphere that’s filled with the charm of a variety of different fun and interesting stories.

Especially for the Kids 

• Cookie Decorating –

This is a wonderful way to enjoy the lovely décor in Sanaa without really having to eat dinner there. Just take the kids to the cookie decorating workshop. This usually happens in the afternoons. Your kids will get to decorate their own cookies that they can eat then and there or take them back to the room. You can help your kids or you can just sit and relax and talk to other Disney guests.

• Bio Block –

This is where the kids can play with their animal building blocks. This helps kids learn more about what the animals might do for fun along with the kinds of toys and actual games that the animals really need so they stay entertained and remain happy while living on the savanna.

• Primal Parade –

This is really cute and fun for the kids to get involved with. The kids meet at their gift shop and the kids get drums to play with and then they follow one of the lodge’s cultural reps all through the lobby while singing African songs.

• Dining With Animal Specialists –

You can only do this on certain days of the week. It lets you to have a really relaxed experience while also have a tasty four-course meal while in the company of Disney’s animal specialists that care for and interact with all the animals that live

 

Things to Do As a Family

• African Journey –

This is one of the top perks for staying at the lodge. Guests get to meet all the people that work there and it lets guests listen to personal stories from the lives of all the cultural reps who work on site.

• Animal Enrichment –

Each day families can join different animal experts and help them prepare the enrichment materials that the different animals use on the savanna.

• The Music of the Savanna –

 Families can join the cultural reps in the lobby and learn how to play different African musical instruments and also learn how the instruments play a huge part in the culture of Africa.

Encountering Animals

• Night Vision Animal Viewing –

 Guests can watch the feeding of flamingos during morning hours and at night use night vision goggles to watch animals that might be on the edge of the savanna.

• Sense of Africa –

This takes three and a half hour program where you enjoy both a dining experience and then a private safari. You start off with breakfast then the safari.

• Wanyama Safari –

Here you take an afternoon safari and end the day with a delicious dinner.

 

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