Disney Animal Kingdom Theme Park in Orlando

On this ride you "fly" on the back of a mountain banshee. For this effect, you straddle a motorcycle-looking device lined up in a row of 16 facing a 3D screen. The "link chairs" (as they are called) are numbered 1-16. For the most central view of the screen (and best 3D effect), you should try to get a middle number as 1 and 16 are on the far ends. When the preshow begins, you first enter a "matching room" where you stand on a number. It is at this time you should try to snag numbers 8 and 9.

Animal Kingdom is notorious for having the least number of air-conditioned indoor spaces at Walt Disney World. If you need some relief but are not ready to buy a meal or go to a show, duck into one of the many gift shops throughout the park. Remember, the exits for many of the larger rides have some of the largest gift shops. For example, the exits to Dinosaur and Expedition Everest both have larger air-conditioned gift shop you can enter without going on the ride.

These two top attractions at Animal Kingdom have long lines, so your strategy should be to visit one of these rides first. If you plan on riding both during your day, I suggest going to Kilimanjaro Safaris first, at park opening. Two reasons: the animals are more active in the morning and both lines get shorter in the afternoon. Although Expedition Everest is the same ride all day, looking at sleeping animals isn't as much fun.