The next theme park we’re going to look at in our Back Stage Tours of Disney World is Animal Kingdom. Animal Kingdom is a huge park, mostly consisting of grounds for the animals to live on. Animal Kingdom in Disney World, Orlando, Florida has a few interesting behind the scenes tours of this park that you can purchase.
Wild By Design Tour
This three hour tour lets you in on the secrets of how Animal Kingdom’s designers combined authentic architecture, ethnic art and artifacts and a story line to create the parks special appeal. This tour costs $60 and admission to Animal Kingdom is required. Wild By Design start at 8:30 a.m. on Thursdays and Fridays. Tour guests must be at least 14 years of age to go on the Wild by Design Tour. Discounts for this tour are available for AP, DVC, AAA DiamondDisney Visa members.
Backstage Safari Tour
Explore the where the animals are kept, meet the park safari/zoo keepers and learned how the animals are cared for in Animal Kingdom on this 3 hour tour. Tour visitors will be able to tour the backstage area of the Veterinary Care Hospital at Conservation Station and the visit the nutrition center where the animals’ food is prepared. The tour wraps up with a special tour through Kilimanjaro Safaris. There are two tours 8:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The Backstage Safari Tour costs $70 in addition to your admission to Animal Kingdom. To attend this backstage tour, attendees must be at least 16 years of age. The tour starts at Conservation Station in Animal Kingdom.
Wanyama Safari Tour
The Wanyama Safari Tour is an exclusive tour offered to guests staying at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. On this three hour behind the scenes experience, attendees get an opportunity to tour with members of the Disney Animal Kingdom Lodge’s animal programs team. Discover how Animal Kingdom developed the resort’s safaris and get a glimpse into what goes into maintaining the animals in a resort environment. Make sure that you bring your camera too, guests get an opportunity to take unique photos from the resort’s Savannas. Following your in-depth tour, guests get to have dinner at Jiko – The Cooking Place, the Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge’s award winning restaurant. Make sure you book this tour early as it is limited to only 12 guests. While admission to Animal Kingdom isn’t required for this tour, there is specfic pricing for it – Concierge Level: $160 ages 10 and up, $80 Ages 8-9; All other rooms $210 ages 10 and up, $105 ages 8-9. The tour runs Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays in the afternoon.
Wildlife Discovery Excursion Tour
Take a trip into the the Harambe Wildlife Reserve. An animal expert is your guide for this fun safari ride. Tour guests get to visit special observation and photo ops exclusive to the Wildlife Discovery Excursion Tour. This is a 1 hour tour that is exclusive to concierge level guests at all Disney Resorts. The tour costs $45 and Animal Kingdom admission is required for this tour. The Wildlife Discovery Excursion Tour is for ages 3 and up and runs Tuesday through Saturday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Sunrise Safari Tour
Another exclusive tour to guests staying at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Kilimanjaro Club Level. IF you get to attend the Sunrise Safari, you’ll get an in depth look at the daily operation of the Animal Kingdom theme park. The tour includes a 30 minutes safari ride and breakfast at the Pizzafari restaurant. This two hour tour (including breakfast) runs $58.58 ages 10 and up, $29.29 ages 3-10 and runs Thursdays and Sundays at 7:00 a.m. Admission to Disney’s Animal Kingdom is required for this tour, too.
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Great tours, well worth the money.
Fantastic! Its really great tour with Animal Kingdom Tickets.
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