Animal Kingdom Hours

[jgrnat4610]

Why isn't animal kingdom open after 5PM? If there was ever a park I would prefer to visit at night it would be the sweltering Animal Kingdom.

 

[peter11435]

Why isn't animal kingdom open after 5PM? If there was ever a park I would prefer to visit at night it would be the sweltering Animal Kingdom.

Animal Kingdom has been open until 8 almost every night this summer. With the park open till 11 on EEMH. Right now the park is open until 7.

 

[WDW-LUVR]

Disney's Animal Kingdom typically closes earlier than other parks in the Walt Disney World Resort. The animals are said to require a strict schedule to avoid stress, so even on nights when the park is open later, animals usually will be brought "off stage" an hour or two before the park official closes for the day. Another notable difference from other Disney parks is that Animal Kingdom does not have a fireworks show in consideration of the animals.

 

[jgrnat4610]

Thanks WDW-LUVR!

 

[metscool]

I hate it too. I think they should do what they do in Epcot. Have Killmanjaro Safaris close before the rest of the park. On that they have Everest they should do that.

 

[TheOneVader]

Even if they closed Kilimanjaro early and kept the rest of the park open (Which they sometimes do like on EMH nights) there's not exactly much to do except for Dinoland, Everest, and Kali.