We love Disney’s Animal Kingdom because it’s not like any other theme park we’ve ever been to.
Kilimanjaro Safaris
You’ve got immersive lands like Pandora from the Avatar movies, a ride up to visit a Yeti on Mount Everest, and a whole land dedicated to dinosaurs (although that’s going to change soon). However, we think Kilimanjaro Safaris is one of our favorite rides in Animal Kingdom because it’s about as close to going on a REAL African safari as you can get. However, there are some rules you need to follow when you ride it including one VERY important rule.
Now, there are some rules you should be aware of even before you get on the safaris. For example, strollers are not allowed on the safari vehicles. Once you’re on the vehicle, though, a few other rules apply. First, you need to make sure you’re listening to any instructions given by the Cast Member driving the vehicle. Also, you’ll want to remain seated as you ride through the safari (and whatever you do, do NOT exit the vehicle unless a Cast Member explicitly tells you otherwise).
Safari vehicles
However, one rule you may not be aware of is that you should NEVER call out to any of the animals. Don’t call out their names, whistle at them, or make any kind of noises to get their attention. Not only could this confuse or stress these animals out, but they’re also trained to interact with and listen to their keepers (if you don’t believe they’re trained, we highly suggest watching Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom on Disney+ — you’d be amazed at how trained they are!).
Giraffe during Kilimanjaro Safaris
So please keep that in mind and explain it to your children, too, so they know!
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It’s funny how most animals tune out the voices of people the don’t know. Naturally yes, don’t try to interact with zoo animals but when I do my own recall, I don’t even use my pets name. Didn’t even do that when I had horses.