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Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge | Walt Disney World, Orlando | Virgin Atlantic Holidays

Walt Disney World, Orlando

5 stars

The adventure of a jungle safari comes alive right before your eyes at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge. With lush surroundings and beautiful savannahs, you'll be transported to another world when you step through the front doors. From restaurants, viewing platforms, and possibly even your room, you can watch zebra, giraffes and gazelles roam free and graze in their natural environments. Little ones can learn more about the fascinating animals, and even be a junior researcher for a day. And when you're not watching the animals in awe, you can take a dip in one of the pools, feast on some good food, or hit the parks in a matter of minutes! The adventure never ends here.

Amenities

Babysitting service
Kids Club
Wheelchair access
Families
Safari
Bar
Fitness Centre/Gym
Free Parking
Free transport to theme parks
Games Room
Internet Access
Laundry Service
Restaurant
Room Service
Safety Deposit Box
Spa
Swimming Pool

Explore the local area

Disney's Animal Kingdom Resort area. Transfer time from airport: approx 30 minutes.

Hotel Information

Room Information
Room Upgrade Information

972 rooms on 5 floors in 1 building with 9 lifts. All have a patio or balcony, air-conditioning, cable TV with Disney Channel, tea/cofee makin facilities, safe, mini-fridge, hairdryer, iron and ironing board.

Resort View Rooms feature views of the parking area or rooftop, with either 1 king-size bed or 2 queen-size beds, sleeping maximum 4 people.

Hotel details

Getting Around

Use of the Walt Disney World Resort Transportation System is included in your stay: This hotel has Disney Bus Transporation to access all areas within Walt Disney World Resort.

Complimentary self-parking. Valet parking $39 per night (payable locally, fee subject to change).

Dining

Sanaa (East-African cuisine overlooking the savannah, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner), Jiko – The Cooking Place (speciality restaurant, open for dinner), Boma – Flavours of Africa (family restaurant, all-you-can-eat buffet, open for breakfast and dinner), Maji Pool Bar (open for lunch), and The Mara (quick service). Victoria Falls Lounge, Sanaa Lounge, Uzima Springs Pool Bar (serving snacks) and Cape Town Lounge and Wine Bar.

Fun and Games

Feature pool, kids pool and whirlpool. Feature pool, water play area and whirlpool also located at the villas. Games arcade*. Playground. Jogging trail. Movies under the stars. Campfire activities. Health club with spa services*. Animal programmes*. 30-acre savannah.

Handy Stuff

Disney-themed shop. Complimentary WiFi. Disney bus transportation. Minnie Van service*. Laundry and dry-cleaning services*. Babysitting service*. Room service*.

Click here to see Disney's Pocket Guide for this hotel.

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible rooms available on request. Please note that these rooms are subject to availability and may be restricted to specific room categories and bedding arrangements. Rooms and facilities vary between hotels so please check at the time of booking. To discover all the special assistance services we offer please see additional information below.

Minimum Stay

Maximum stay 21 nights.

Additional Information

*Denotes local charge.

Please note: Rollaway beds are no longer available.

Trip advisor rating

4.4/5

8,974 reviews

Sleep Quality
Location
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Service
Value
Cleanliness

Excellent

61%

Very Good

24%

Average

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Terrible

“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Favorite Disney Resort! 🦒🌿”

Oct 11, 2025travelingbyteresa

I’ve stayed at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge three times — on business and with family — and it’s my favorite resort on Disney property! From the breathtaking lobby to the incredible savanna views, the hotel feels like a vacation in itself. The staff is always so immersive and friendly. Always asking if you need anything and welcoming. They give you information on Africa and the hotel, and there are always activities going on for kids or the family. Highlights: 🌍 Watching giraffes and zebras right from your balcony 🍽️ Amazing dining at Boma, Sanaa, and Jiko 🏊‍♀️ Beautiful themed pools and relaxing atmosphere 🏨 Spacious, well-decorated rooms with rich details ✨ Peaceful, immersive environment away from the park crowds In our experience the hotel has always been peaceful, calm, and remained relatively quiet. The rooms are well kept with Lion King inspired touches, and clean. Although AKL is a deluxe resort I have found the value to be worth the cost. Whether traveling for work or with family, AKL offers comfort, culture, and Disney magic all in one. I always leave refreshed and can’t wait to return!

“Re-Think on this resorts after reading this”

Oct 04, 2025Joe Q

Clean - yes Animals - nice Price - Excessive Food - Horrible unless you want mostly Africa flavor almost zero American House keeping - horrible , no clean sheets needs to have request towels As far as a resort and a high price one, the bus stops at the park seems to be the furtherest away, I expect more service and more accommodation at a higher price resort. Personally I won’t be back I like my bed made after I come back and to be able to sit and have a decent meal. I gave it a 3 and I think it’s more then fair, Oh bring your own food for your room ull go broke

“Not A Deluxe Hotel”

Sep 16, 2025Croxdale

We stayed here at the beginning of September 25 for 2 weeks, maybe my expectations of it were too high as I expected better with it being classed as a deluxe hotel as we have stayed at other deluxe and had an amazing experience.. this for us just didn’t fit the bill for a deluxe resort, we found the rooms small and quite dark and miserable with no appeal what’s so ever and walls were paper thin we could hear EVERYTHING from guest next door to guest shouting in the corridors and room doors being banged shut . we had an issue with ants in our room we even found them in the drawers where our clothes were, we definitely had no food left out to warrant them coming in , we did report it and they said they will get pest control to come sort it , the day after the ants were back this time we found where they were coming from which was a hole over the top of the patio door this time it got sorted , as they filled in the hole .. we paid extra for a savanna room and hardly saw any animals apart for a giraffe the odd time and a zebra that more or less just paced up and down the fence looking like it was stressed We found The Mara quick serve totally disappointing it was going through some sort of revamp so the coffee machines were down hot chocolate machines were down sachets of cocoa were put out to make your own cocoa but some selfish guest just grabbed massive handfuls and left none for other quest it’s was a bad situation.. there was also only one soft drink station to use with watered down drinks most of the time the line was long to get a drink , we did buy a refillable mug for drinks but felt at the Mara we certainly didn’t get our moneys worth because of the drinks machine situation..We felt sorry for the cast members in there as they had to cope with disgruntled customers due to the drinks situation which in fact prompted me to go to the front desk to mention about the drinks machine , not to complain but to stop the cast members in there having to take the abuse from the guest ,but apparently it wasn’t their department to mention it to and that we would have to talk with the manager in the Mara , maybe that is the American way which seemed a bit odd , we felt we just wasn’t listened to about the fact that for a deluxe resort the situation for terrible service wasn’t good enough . The Mara was poorly managed to cope with the number of guest using the quick service restaurant, it is quite small for the amount of guests wanting to use it as this is the only quick service restaurant for the whole of the hotel which it is used for both Jambo house and Kidani Village. We have used other deluxe hotels in Disney and I’m sorry to say that Animal Kingdom Lodge doesn’t live up to the deluxe status it has for us , we have definitely had better service with happier staff in others , most of the staff here never looked happy or greeted us with a happy attitude they just all seemed miserable.. not surprised really with what they gad to work with , we went over to Coronado Springs which is a moderate hotel and got treated with a whole different attitude , everyone was happy to greet you and took time out to stop and chat and asked if there was anything we wanted what a difference this made , so for us we won’t be returning to Animal Kingdom Lodge it just didn’t cut it for us it took the Disney Magic away .. some people love it .. everyone has their likes and dislikes , this is my honest opinion of why it wasn’t for us, I never felt in the Disney Bubble the whole time I was there it was dark and depressing with a front desk that just passed the buck and didn’t want to listen, I swear it was because they didn’t like the fact we pointed out a failure that they couldn’t put right had they listened.. was it worth our hard earned cash hmmmmm NO it definitely wasn’t

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