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Just across from the Animal Kingdom Lodge's main building is Kidani Village. Kidani has its own savannah and animals, a well-themed pool, and plenty of recreation options.
Cost Range
$496 - $4,795
Lodging Area
Animal Kingdom
Category
Deluxe Villa
Transportation
Bus
Room: A-
Pool: A-
Lighting: C
Pillows: B
Nice pool with excellent splash area
Underground parking close to elevators
Beautiful, understated lobby
Sanaa restaurant is an Unofficial Guide favorite
Beautiful Grand Villas sleep 12
Close to Jambo House amenities and restaurants
Great fitness room
Savanna views can be hit-or-miss
Erratic bus service
No quick-service dining options other than pool bar
Studios here are about 50 square feet larger than those at Animal Kingdom Lodge - Jambo House next door.
The best views in Kidani Village are from the north-facing rooms on the south side of the resort.
The one- and two-bedroom villas here are larger than those at Animal Kingdom Lodge - Jambo House next door. The grand villas, however, are slightly smaller here.
The best views in Kidani Village are from the north-facing rooms on the south side of the resort.
We’ve mapped and taken photographs of the views from every single room on Walt Disney World property! Our Room Finder helps you find the perfect room for you and then request that room from Disney.
Kidani has one very good restaurant - Sanaa - and quick-service options
Sanaa Sanaa (sah-NAH) is a favorite of Disney cast members and locals—the flavors are addicting. It’s not as upscale as Jiko— The Cooking Place, the resort’s fine-dining restaurant, offering instead a casual take on African–Indian fusion cuisine. Sanaa serves a quickservice version of breakfast in the morning. Selections include hot foods such as eggs, waffles, and bacon, as well as a limited array of grab-and-go cold foods.
Sanaa Kuamsha Breakfast Quick service breakfast option served at Sanaa.
Maji Pool Bar Located near the pool at Kidani Village. Offers limited grab-and-go options. The slightly more extensive "private dining" options come in bento boxes that are delivered to your table.
Johari Treasures Gift shop in the Kidani Village lobby includes beverage station, snacks, and groceries.
Refillable Mugs Allows guest self-service soft drink refills from quick-service locations in hotels (NOT in theme parks) for $21.99 for the length of stay.
Amenities
SWIPE TO EXPLORE
The Samawati Springs Pool is excellent, with an extensive play area that we've run through more than once as adults. A short walk away at Jambo House is the huge Uzima Springs Pool and is surrounded by lush landscaping.
Community Hall arcade is just off the main lobby, and has ping-pong, video games, and sports equipment available for sign-out.
Free Disney Movies Under the Stars are shown most evenings, weather-permitting, near the Pembe Overlook.
The Survival of the Fittest Fitness Center has weights, treadmills, and other equipment for your workout. Hours are typically 6 AM to 9 PM.
The Pembe Overlook has a really nice campfire area. At night, Disney hosts marshmallow roasts. It's really great during the cooler months of the year.
Disney resort guests get into each theme park 30 minutes earlier than off-site guests, every day.
Those staying at Disney's Deluxe and Deluxe Villa hotels can buy Lightning Lane via Individual Purchase at 7:00 a.m. each day. Others cannot make that purchase until the official park opening time.
Disney's Deluxe and DVC resort guests get two extra hours in select theme parks on certain days of the week. The schedule changes, so check with the front desk.
Practical Matters
Check-in is 4:00pm
Check-out is 11:00am
All Disney resorts participate in Disney’s Online Check-In program. If you’ve checked-in online and provided a mobile phone number or email address, you will receive your room number electronically. Then you can go straight to the room and use your smart phone or MagicBand to open the door, skipping the lobby altogether.
These rubber and plastic wrist bands can function as your room key, park admission, charge card, and more! MagicBands cost money, but if you'd like a free option you can use the official Disney World app on your phone or request an RFID-embedded card at the front desk.
Park tickets are best purchased online in advance either directly through Disney or via our Least Expensive Ticket Calculator. However, if you arrive without park tickets, head to the concierge desk in the hotel lobby.
Dining reservation are best made online in advance or on your phone or tablet during your visit. You can also use our Disney World Reservation Finder.
Washers and dryers are availabile in laundry facilities at each Disney World hotel. Cost is $3 per wash, and another $3 per dry cycle. A small selection of soap, fabric softener, and dryer sheets are also sold, for around $1 each. Only credit/debit cards can be used for payment. For more information, see our Disney World Laundry Facilities page.
If you lose something in a theme park or during your stay at a Disney-operated hotel, visit Disney's Lost and Found website or call (407) 824-4245.
Disney hotels have gifts shops near their lobbies with a decent collection of Disney-branded souvenirs. You will also find basic pharmacy items such as sunscreen, aspirin, allergy and cold medicine, baby diapers and formula, shampoo, and the like. Resort hotels with Deluxe Villa rooms offer an assortment of groceries, as well.
Disney recommends a third party company, Kid's Nite Out, to provide babysitting services at the resort hotels. See our Disney World Child Care page for more information.
Transportation
The Animal Kingdom Lodge - Kidani Village is located in the Animal Kingdom Resort Area. All modern GPS apps, and Google Maps, will have clear driving directions to it. As a backup, look for Disney road signs directing you toward the Animal Kingdom once you're on property, and then look for signs for Animal Kingdom Lodge - Kidani Village once you're close to the Animal Kingdom. Kidani and the Animal Kingdom Lodge share the same entrance and exit.
Destination | Bus | Car |
---|---|---|
Magic Kingdom | 50 min | 37 min |
EPCOT | 27 min | 16 min |
Hollywood Studios | 24 min | 16 min |
Animal Kingdom | 18 min | 9 min |
Disney Springs | 29 min | 22 min |
Disney provides free bus service to all theme parks, water parks, and Disney Springs. Buses run about every 20 minutes. It's almost always faster to drive your car if you have one, except to the Magic Kingdom.
If you have your own car, it's faster to drive yourself everywhere except the Magic Kingdom.
Surprisingly, you can't walk to the Animal Kingdom from the resort.
You can walk between the Animal Kingdom Lodge Jambo House and Kidani Village. For all other resort destinations, the fastest option is an Uber, Lyft, or taxi. Disney's bus service is free but slow, and will probably require you to use an intermediate destination like Disney Springs, to get to your destination. And that can take a couple of hours each way if you're unluckly.
if you have a car, the easiest way to get to Universal Orlando, SeaWorld, and other tourist destinations is to drive. Alternatively, Mears Transportation operates shuttle services between the Disney hotels and other theme parks.
Driving to the Resort
Getting to the Parks
and Disney Springs
Getting to Another Hotel
from Animal Kingdom Kidani Village Villas
Getting to Universal Orlando
The Animal Kingdom Lodge - Kidani Village is located in the Animal Kingdom Resort Area. All modern GPS apps, and Google Maps, will have clear driving directions to it. As a backup, look for Disney road signs directing you toward the Animal Kingdom once you're on property, and then look for signs for Animal Kingdom Lodge - Kidani Village once you're close to the Animal Kingdom. Kidani and the Animal Kingdom Lodge share the same entrance and exit.
if you have a car, the easiest way to get to Universal Orlando, SeaWorld, and other tourist destinations is to drive. Alternatively, Mears Transportation operates shuttle services between the Disney hotels and other theme parks.
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