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Animal Kingdom Lodge with little kids
By TopVacay @topvacay. Inspired by TopVacay curator. Prices last checked 2026-10-27. Totals are estimates: $6,838 for 3 travelers.
Recomputed from the price lines stored on each trip. No live hotel, ticket, or airfare feed is connected.
Day by day
Day 1
Watch the animals from the lodge. Do not buy a park ticket today.
- Morning · Resort pool afternoon
- Afternoon · Back to the room
- Overnight · Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
Day 2
Animal Kingdom for the safari only, then back to the room.
- Morning · Disney's Animal Kingdom
- Afternoon · Back to the room
- Overnight · Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
Day 3
Lodge day. The savanna viewing is the outing.
- Morning · Resort pool afternoon
- Afternoon · Back to the room
- Overnight · Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
Day 4
Magic Kingdom until nap time. Leave the fireworks for a year when bedtime is later.
- Morning · Magic Kingdom
- Afternoon · Back to the room
- Overnight · Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
Day 5
Another lodge day. This is why the room costs what it costs.
- Morning · Resort pool afternoon
- Afternoon · Back to the room
- Overnight · Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
Day 6
A short EPCOT visit. Spaceship Earth, a snack, home.
- Morning · EPCOT
- Afternoon · Back to the room
- Overnight · Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
Day 7
Hollywood Studios only if the morning is cheerful. Otherwise the pool again.
- Morning · Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Afternoon · Resort pool afternoon
- Overnight · Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
Day 8
Checkout. No park.
- Open day.
Packing
- Broken-in walking shoesPark days are on pavement from the gate to the exit.
- Refillable water bottleFountains beat buying a bottle every hour.
- Compact ponchoAfternoon storms show up in Orlando and Anaheim summers.
- Portable chargerMaps and photos drain a phone before fireworks.
- Sunscreen and a hatA lot of the queue is in the sun.
- Small backpackOne bag per adult gets through security faster.
- StrollerNap time and the walk back to the room both go better with wheels.
- Snacks you already know they will eatPark food lines are a bad moment to experiment.
- Full change of clothesFountains, splash pads, and spilled drinks happen.
- One small familiar toyA known object helps the hotel room feel less strange.
- Swim gearResort pool afternoon is a water stop.
Reserve ahead
- American 1462day 1 once you set dates · Hold the seats before the fare you estimated moves.
- Delta 1184day 8 once you set dates · Hold the seats before the fare you estimated moves.
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodgeday 1 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Disney's Animal Kingdomday 2 once you set dates · Buy the ticket for this day so the morning is not spent in a ticket line.
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodgeday 2 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodgeday 3 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Magic Kingdomday 4 once you set dates · Buy the ticket for this day so the morning is not spent in a ticket line.
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodgeday 4 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodgeday 5 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- EPCOTday 6 once you set dates · Buy the ticket for this day so the morning is not spent in a ticket line.
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodgeday 6 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Disney's Hollywood Studiosday 7 once you set dates · Buy the ticket for this day so the morning is not spent in a ticket line.
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodgeday 7 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.