Animal Kingdom plan of attack

[Pamlico]

First trip to Disney coming up in October. So I’m trying to figure out a plan of attack for AK. There will be 5 of us (husband, mom, DD 7, DS 4 and me). Currently I have PPO breakfat reservations at Tusker House for 8:05. The plan was to eat breakfast and head to Kilimanjaro Safaris without a fast pass hopefully beating the rope drop crowd. I am also basing this on hopefully securing FP for FOP for 4 of us since my son will be too short. I would like my son to experience Navi River Journey so do I instead ditch the PPO breakfast and try to rope drop Navi River Journey and get a FP for the safari? Does this make sense?

 

[CAS239]

Depends what you want your FP's to be for the day. Top priority will be FoP for a FP. If you get that then you can't get NRJ as a FP. But if you get FoP then I would book a FP for safari and do NRJ at rope drop or late at night.

If you can't get FoP as a FP then you'll either want to cancel the reservation and do FoP at rope drop, or keep the reservation and do FoP before park closing.

 

[gharter]

Agree with FP for FoP. If you can't then get a FP for Navi so all of you can ride. I would do either Navi or FoP at Rope Drop (which ever one you didn't get the FP. I would also get the FP for Safari for later in the morning.
I am guessing that the park opens at 9? Understand, currently when the park opens at 9, they are often letting people into Pandora lines by 8:30. FoP generally has a long line by 9, Navi, not so much. So if you can't get a FP for FoP, as pp mentioned, either cancel Tusker House or plan to ride FoP near close.

 

[Tksolomom]

You may be able to get a swap pass if your son is too short. Sometimes they will give you one if not everyone has a FP, sometimes not. Getting the swap pass lets up to 3 people ride again sometime during the day.

 

[sharonabe]

You may be able to get a swap pass if your son is too short. Sometimes they will give you one if not everyone has a FP, sometimes not. Getting the swap pass lets up to 3 people ride again sometime during the day.

You may want to read up on the new swap pass rules. There is now a fixed window in which you have to use the pass; it's not just anytime during the day, and I'm not sure they're still allowing up to 3 people, but that part has been a little muddy.

 

[DisneyAuntie12]

Is there a reason that you can't FP Kilamanjaro Safari? It is a "Tier 2" attraction, so unless you already have two other tier 2's that you'd much rather do, you could:


Rope drop Navi River
Fast Pass FoP (assuming you secure a FastPass)

Eat at Tusker House

FP Kilamanjaro Safari at any other point in the day

 

[Pamlico]

I am hoping to get FoP FP since AK is on our +4 day. I have no problem reserving a FP for Kilamanjaro Safari for later in the day if that would be the best plan. I was worried doing rope drop for Navi River would still put us in a line with an hour wait which I'm trying to avoid. It seems like that's the best strategy though. Thank you for all the input!