Animal Kingdom Attraction Guide 📜

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The third park of our series of Attraction guides has arrived, today we bring you the height requirements and accessibility information when it comes to all the shows and attractions you will find in Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park.  If you don’t already follow our blog to receive email notifications as we roll these out for you to use on your next vacation!

Attractions that have no height restriction

• Affection Section 
• The Boneyard 
• Conservation Station 
• Discovery Island Trails 
• Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail 
• It’s Tough to be a Bug! 
• Kilimanjaro Safari
• Maharajah Jungle Trek 
• Na’vi River Journey 
• Tree of Life 
• TriceraTop Spin 
• Wildlife Express Train 

Height Restricted Attractions

• Avatar Flight of Passage –
  • 44 inches 
• DINOSAUR 
  • 40 inches 
• Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
  • 44 inches 
• Kali River Rapids
  • 38 inches 
• Primeval Whirl 
  • 48 inches 

For those attractions that have a Height Restriction Trust that it is there solely for the safety of your little ones, don’t stuff their shoes or glue extra soles to their sneakers to have them ride an attraction, the seats and security harnesses are designed with these height limitations in mind and protect accordingly. When you know your little one isn’t tall enough talk to a cast member and you will be surprised at the Magic they can create for your little who may not be able to ride the ride.

If you are traveling with a family member in a wheelchair or ECV here are The attractions that allow Guests to remain in their wheelchair or ECV during the experience.

• Tree of Life Garden
• Discovery Island® Trails
• It’s Tough to be a Bug!®
• Festival of the Lion King
• The Boneyard
• Dino-Sue
• Fossil Fun Games
• Finding Nemo – The Musical
• Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail
• Wildlife Express Train
• Maharajah Jungle Trek®
• Conservation Station®
• Rivers of Light

The following attractions require Guests to transfer from their wheelchair or ECV to a ride vehicle.

• Kali River Rapids® (transfer device also available)
• Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain®
• Primeval Whirl
• Na’vi River Journey (transfer device also available)
• DINOSAUR

Guests must transfer to a wheelchair provided at the attraction. At some attractions listed below, the transfer will occur at the entrance, while at other attractions, the transfer will occur within the standby line.

• Affection Section
• Kilimanjaro Safaris®
• TriceraTop Spin

Must Transfer from ECV to Wheelchair, and from Wheelchair to Ride Vehicle at The following attractions they require Guests to transfer to an available wheelchair at the attraction, then to transfer from the wheelchair to the ride vehicle.

• Avatar Flight of Passage (transfer device also available)

This information was gathered directly from the Walt Disney World Website and accessibility maps provided at the Magic Kingdom and are believed to be the most current as of today. All this can be found on their website through different outlets, so we decided to put it all together for you in one post so whenever needed you can just quickly reference back to it!

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Have A Magical Day!