I think that Animal Kingdom grows on you. And, I also think that Animal Kingdom needs to be approached in a different way than the rest of the Disney parks. I remember the first time we visited Animal Kingdom, I walked away thinking, "I wasted a day on this?" But then I read a review by someone who said that when visiting Animal Kingdom you need to SLOW DOWN. And, so, next visit we tried it. We did our usual rush to get fast passes/get on the rides we really want to see early in the morning, kind of thing, but then we slowed down, relaxed, and LOOKED at at the park. And, discovered the details in this park. And, now, we often spend two days here.