No Genie? No Problem! How to Do Everything at Animal Kingdom Without Fancy Perks at Disney World



Do you wish you could do everything you wanted at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, all without splurging on extras like Genie Plus, Early Entry and spending the day glued to your phone? Check out our latest guide filled with our best tips, tricks and strategies for managing Walt Disney World without any of those fancy extras.

We’ll show you how to ride everything with the lowest possible wait times: from Flight of Passage and Na’vi River Journey in Pandora: The World of Avatar to Expedition Everest and Kali River Rapids in Asia to the iconic Kilimanjaro Safaris in Africa.

RELATED VIDEOS:

No Genie? No Problem! Magic Kingdom Edition:
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Animal Kingdom Early Entry:
https://youtu.be/kds6Z6A0xW8

Doing EVERYTHING at Animal Kingdom in One Day:
https://youtu.be/y08c2J_5Rcw

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46 thoughts on “No Genie? No Problem! How to Do Everything at Animal Kingdom Without Fancy Perks at Disney World”

  1. Thanks for another fab video. Back to wdw in 20 sleeps for our 6th visit from the UK but our 1st with the new G+ system – thanks to ur tips we won't be needing to buy it every day 😊!

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  2. Thank you so much for all the tips! We just got back from our daughters cheer competition at The Summit and I purchased one day park hoppers to go on Saturday! We also got genie plus and the lightening lane for Guardians of the Galaxy! We had a que for Tron and we hopped from MK to Epcot using the monorail! I only had one hiccup due to Tron running into my scheduled Frozen LL, but all was good and I was able to get on it with a 15 minute wait after Remy, Guardians and Test Tack! 9 rides and two shows and a sit down lunch at Pecos Bill in MK and 4 rides at Epcot plus an adult beverage and snack in France and the Epcot Forever show on the way out!🤩 we were exhausted, but we got to ride the all the rides we really wanted to and it was an awesome way to celebrate the end of Cheer for my daughter! Thanks so much!

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  3. Your videos are always so informative and some of the most helpful out there, thanks for another great video. I’m a pretty seasoned veteran but feel like I always pick up some new tips and tricks, thank you!😃

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  4. Great video. You just had the dream DAK day! And it never occurred to me to bring flip flops for Kali River Rapids. I usually put my feet up on the bar and pray for the best. Thanks for the tip. Please do this for all the parks. I'd love to see how you tackle MK, HS, and Epcot with no bells and whistles.

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  5. We were at AK two days before you- it was insanely busy (your genie plus tips came in clutch for us!) Both of my teens agreed that Animal Kingdom is their favorite park! They just love Everest, Lion King, Safari and everything else. Loved seeing what a fun day you had there. 😊

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  6. Does kilimanjaro safaris open when the park opens or later? I was going to do early entry and get on that. Sorry if you answered this already I’m easily confused

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  7. You're by far the best "Conquer Disney" guy out there. Quick Question: If we do have early admission but are towards the back would you do river journey then line up for Flight of Passage before park opening or skip flight and do the other rides first. No genie plus

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  8. Great tips in this video! It looked like a wonderful day and I'm glad to hear you can do it all without Genie Plus as long as you have a good strategy. Your Kali River Rapids experience made me think of something– I have a video suggestion– since you are often going to WDW by yourself, can you do a video going over the rides in WDW that are not single friendly? I'm in a family of 3 adults, which often means two of us pair up and one of us is the "odd man out" and has to ride with a stranger in a ride. I'd love to know in advance which rides will let you ride alone or are designed like Space Mountain where everyone is single file, or rides that can fit 3 adults. Seven Dwarfs was awful and I was uncomfortably squished next to a stranger so I'm wanting more info on ride vehicles before our next trip.

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  9. Bought tickets for myself and my kids for Epcot and Disney Hollywood Studios. I have money just for ONE more park I can’t decide between Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom help! My kids are 6 and 10

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  10. Thanks for another great video! I will be there in a few weeks…and will probably get Genie + for almost every day. This plan may just let me save one day!! Touring alone I will be able to cover ground quickly!! Thanks so much!

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  11. WOw! WHat a difference a couple days makes… We were in AK The Friday before Easter and it was a MAD HOUSE! Even using Ginie+ and Everest being down all Day, we still missed Navi River Journey before we had to Park Hop to HS for a Dinner Reservation… The biggest Mistake we made was getting to the Park an hour late… Do yourselves a Favor and get there EARLY!

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  12. That was awesome! Everyone wonders if Genie+ is needed at AK and you definitely just proved it is not necessary! It is such a joy to watch you have fun in the parks 😊 Glad you brought up the Landry’s secret… I’m not sure if it has changed, but we did this years ago when our little ones wanted to go to T-Rex. At that time, you could sign up ahead of time online and then use that initial $25 reward when you arrived. You also get an additional $25 birthday reward every year, so the one time membership fee is definitely worth it! Glad you didn’t have to wait 80 mins for FOP, but I kinda wanted to see you eat your ears 😂

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  13. I would love to see a sequel to this but at Hollywood studios everytime I go there I’m stuck in hour long waits and don’t really want to spend 80$ for all of us to buy genie and needs some tips love your videos ❤😊

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  14. So glad you didn't have to eat your ears! 😅 Your tips are always really helpful, but they were super amazing today – that flip flop idea is great, and the Landry's tip is SO GOOD, I really want to see about the lower level of flight of passage now as well, so many ideas for our next trip! Also you're totally right AK is the best park 😃🥰

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  15. Hi Rob! How long does it take to walk the animal trails at this park? Also do you know if the paper you draw on at the Animation Experience fits in a standard folder? My child wants to frame it when we get home and we would like to avoid getting it wrinkled while we’re at the park. Thanks!

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  16. Im going mid August, and will be at Animal Kingdom. It always feels so much warmer at Animal Kingdom. I might try your method here, crowd levels are supposed to be a 5 but at no time have I ever been to Disney when the crowds were like what I see the youtubers post. Im usually elbow to elbow humans waiting 90 minutes for a sip of water 😆

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  17. Can you still finish all the main rides and shows if not doing rope drop but genie+? This is the park after a night out late for late entry … so AK will be the following day and there’s no way we could get up at early entry or rope drop after doing late entry the night before… will we still complete enough or should I move it? We will be getting back to the hotel possibly 1-2am night prior to Ak. So we plan on being at AK 10-11am… but want to finish Navi , River rapids, safari and maybe 1 show like lion king..

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  18. You should really do like a perfect day in the rain episode or something. Teach us the tips and tricks of dealing with the rain in the parks and hotels etc.

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  19. Rob, another fabulous video! I wish we would have done this on our animal kingdom day, we waited an hour for mountain everest for an hour. We didnt get genie plus for every park, because with a party of 6 it gets very expensive. I saw it said $35 for easter day when you were recording. Wow, I can't believe it got that expensive, and stayed there for several days!! I love these no genie no problem videos, definitely helps please with families as the cost just adds up.

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