Amenities

Drop Your Kiddos Off For an Evening of Fun!

Animal Kingdom Lodge offers just about everything you'd need for a wonderful vacation. In addition to the activities and dining listed on other pages, AKL also has offerings for your practical needs.

On the ground floor of the resort, near the Arcade, the Pool area, and The Mara, you can find one guest laundry facility--available to guests for use and well-equipped with washers, dryers, and vending machines for soap and dryer sheets. Washers and dryers are standard size and cost $2 each per use. Soap and dryer sheets are $1 each. The second laundry facility available to Lodge guests is on the second floor, Kudu Trail. Disney Vacation Club members have access to a free laundry facility on the 5th Floor, Zebra Trai.

Across the hallway from the laundry facility is AKL's well-appointed childcare center--Simba's Clubhouse.

Clean Clothes...For Eternity

This large room holds toys, activities, and games to delight children of any age--from doll houses and board games to a whole row of video game consols! And kids can watch the animals on the savanna while they're at Simba's! Childcare is available for a fee from 4pm-12midnight.

Note that, with the addition of Kidani Village next door, Animal Kingdom Lodge has added two new kids' activity programs. Neither are full child care like Simba's Clubhouse, but they might appeal to your little ones!:

• Camp Kidani: available to kids ages 6-12 years, 7 days per week from 6-8pm. Cost is $30 per child, and $28.50 for each additional child. Kids in this program work with a guide to achieve a goal pertaining to the culture and animals of Africa. Call 407-WDW-DINE for reservations (suggested, though same-day reservations may be available). There is a 24-hour cancellation policy.
• Bush Camp: available to kids ages 6-14 on Saturdays from 3-5pm. Cost is $30 per child, with $10 being donated to the Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund. The program includes an exploration of the resort's savanna, where kids will learn about African culture through activities, crafts, and taste testings. You can book this program by calling 407-WDW-PLAY; there is a 24-hour cancellation policy and DVC members get a 10% discount.