Which hotels are actually at Disney’s Animal Kingdom?

[Emily Schaefer]

On their website I find it very unclear which comes are actually there. Any help would be appreciated!
TIA!

 

[msb578]

On their website I find it very unclear which comes are actually there. Any help would be appreciated!
TIA!

Like, in the park (or attached to it)? None.

Animal Kingdom Lodge is nearby, but only reachable by bus. The All-Stars are considered Animal Kingdom area resorts. Possibly Coronado Springs as well.

 

[Emily Schaefer]

Like, in the park (or attached to it)? None.

Animal Kingdom Lodge is nearby, but only reachable by bus. The All-Stars are considered Animal Kingdom area resorts. Possibly Coronado Springs as well.

Ok thank you

 

[GoingSince1990]

When I first heard about the Animal Kingdom Lodge all those years ago my reaction was "that's so nice to be able to walk to Animal Kingdom!" I was very disappointed to find out that you need to take a bus there!

 

[Deb & Bill]

AKL is actually two buildings, Jambo House which is the original building and Kidani Village which is a 100% DVC building. Jambo House has two floors with DVC villas. It's a short bus trip from the Lodge to the theme park.

 

[Emily Schaefer]

So just to confirm... all stars are part of DAK?

 

[Jennasis]

So just to confirm... all stars are part of DAK?

LOL no. All-star is a separate resort. Not attaches to or near Animal Kingdom.

 

[Hopefully]

So just to confirm... all stars are part of DAK?

NO
No resort is part of DAK. AKL is a 5 minute drive away and is the closest. WDW is broken into Resort “ areas”. AK “area” includes other resorts, NONE of which are in or part of DAK

 

[Emily Schaefer]

LOL no. All-star is a separate resort. Not attaches to or near Animal Kingdom.

Oh ok lol one of the other reply’s said it was...
So if I’m going to DAK is AKL my only choice really? Ant other close ones?

 

[Jennasis]

Oh ok lol one of the other reply’s said it was...
So if I’m going to DAK is AKL my only choice really? Ant other close ones?

AKL is the closest resort to Animal Kingdom park but EVERY Disney resort offers complimentary transportation to that and all parks.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Oh ok lol one of the other reply’s said it was...
So if I’m going to DAK is AKL my only choice really? Ant other close ones?

Coronado Springs, All Stars and AKL/AKV are all AK area resorts. Not one of them is walking distance to the theme park. They all require a car or a bus to get there. Coronado Springs is a moderate resort. The All Star (Sport, Music and Movies) are value resorts. Animal Kingdom Lodge and Villas is a deluxe resort.

 

[Emily Schaefer]

AKL is the closest resort to Animal Kingdom park but EVERY Disney resort offers complimentary transportation to that and all parks.

Ok thanks

 

[msb578]

LOL no. All-star is a separate resort. Not attaches to or near Animal Kingdom.

I just meant that Disney considers the All-Stars part of the AK area. It’s relatively close, compared to something like Port Orleans.

 

[Lynne M]

Just to pull it all together....

There are no resorts inside theme parks at Disney World. Each of Disney's resorts at WDW provides transportation to all of Disney World's theme parks, water parks, and Disney Springs.

Disney groups their resorts into areas, just to give people a sense of where they are. The Animal Kingdom resort area, for example, includes resorts in the general vicinity of the Animal Kingdom theme park: AKV/AKL, Coronado Springs, and the All-Star resorts. The AKL/AKV complex is the closest of these to the Animal Kingdom park, but none of them are within walking distance of the theme park.

 

[Emily Schaefer]

Just to pull it all together....

There are no resorts inside theme parks at Disney World. Each of Disney's resorts at WDW provides transportation to all of Disney World's theme parks, water parks, and Disney Springs.

Disney groups their resorts into areas, just to give people a sense of where they are. The Animal Kingdom resort area, for example, includes resorts in the general vicinity of the Animal Kingdom theme park: AKV/AKL, Coronado Springs, and the All-Star resorts. The AKL/AKV complex is the closest of these to the Animal Kingdom park, but none of them are within walking distance of the theme park.

Ok thank you so much! I don’t know why the Disney website doesn’t have a good description like this!

 

[SteveH]

The Disney World Resort may will give you some idea of how close the various resorts are.
Disney World Resort Map

 

[bumbershoot]

The Disney World Resort may will give you some idea of how close the various resorts are.
Disney World Resort Map

Alas that did not take me to a map.

 

[dansdad]

Alas that did not take me to a map.

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And when I click on it, it does take me to a map.

 

[ThinkBelieveDream&Dare]

On their website I find it very unclear which comes are actually there. Any help would be appreciated!
TIA!

@Emily Schaefer Here's a chart showing the distances between parks, hope it's clear enough to be of help

 

[Emily Schaefer]

Y’all are the best! Thank you so much!