Nighttime at Animal Kingdom

[DOOMBOT]

AK late hours failed no matter what they tried in the past. I doubt they'd revisit. AK touring, probably due
to the 'nature' of the park, is different than the other Orlando WDW parks. Crowds come real early, the kids
tire out, and AK starts to empty at 4:00 PM.

I wonder how much of that is the nature of the park, like you said, and how much of that is the consistent lack of must-do rides for over 2 decades. You can reasonably ride Kilimanjaro, Everest, Dinosaur, Flight of Passage, and River Journey before 4pm, so after that point, if you're not invested in looking at the exhibits, why wouldn't you go back to the room for a nap and spend the night at Epcot or MK?

I agree that Nighttime DAK is an uphill battle. I feel like the park needs a solid bit of daytime expansion before people start to change their patterns, and I don't believe an Encanto dark ride and a carousel alone will do it. Hope we see more movement in this park sooner.

 

[Jake S]

Yeah, I think it’s still at least one big E-Ticket away from consistent night time operation, unfortunately.