Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail — Attraction in Bay Lake

This is another beautiful and relaxing self-guided trail. It's located in the land of Africa. It was quite an exploration, and a great precursor to the Kilimanjaro Safari ride. You'll get to see & read about the okapi before you see them in action on the safari.

The very first sight to see was the Angolan black & white colobus. It was at the entryway of it's enclosure eating a variety of leaves. This monkey had such a human expression on its face. It kind of reminded me of the cartoon witch in Snow White. You know... the one that is delivering the poisoned apple? Is it wearing a black shawl with white fringe? Amazing!

It was also cool to see the okapi. I originally thought it was related to the zebra because of the black & white stripes on the legs. It's actually related to the giraffe, and you can see that in the shape of the face. A very lovely animal. I think they have them at ZooTampa.

There's an aviary here as well. Unfortunately, it was closed due to cold weather. That just means we'll need to visit again, and I'm loving that idea. However, we did get to the indoor exhibit of the naked mole rats, snakes, frogs, scorpions, and skinks. All were in their own terrariums, and the rats were in the tunnel system behind a glass viewing area. There were other animals such as meerkats, and you can even see their elaborate mound. But, the main attraction is obviously the gorillas. We saw one that came out to greet everyone in the observation area. This one was huge! As you can see in pictures, he is taller than some of those boulders out there (and he's just sitting down). My husband placed his hand in the 6 year old male gorilla's hand cast so that we could see the difference in size. It's a big one!

This trail sets the stage for the safari. Be sure to take it all in before you climb into your safari vehicle. I learned a lot here. It didn't have as much of a theme, but it's supposed to be a research outpost in the Harambe Wildlife Reserve. There are stops along the way with some very detailed research written on chalk boards. It's educational, and fun! Oh, and I must say that these animals really seem to enjoy their habitat at Animal Kingdom. They like looking at the funny humans in the...

A very nice trail to see the wildlife This walk is located in the Africa section of Disney’s Animal Kingdom park. This was previously, from August 1998 to May 2016, known as Pangani Forest Exploration Trail. The entrance is located between the Kilimanjaro Safari ride and Harambe Market. It is about a ⅓ mile trail through the various habitats of Africa. It is a paved trail with some slopes, stairs, a suspension bridge, and challenging entrances and exits. It is free, never has a wait time, and is good for all wages to walk through at your own pace. You will pass by various enclosures and habitats for all types of mammals from monkeys to hippopotami to birds. There are cast members at various locations along the trail to answer questions or provide information on the various animals throughout the trail. I enjoyed all the displays but thought the hippopotamus and the gorilla displays were the nicest. The various areas are often designed to allow people to see the animals somewhere in the habitat even when they are hiding. You can see a few of the habitats from both sides so pay attention as you are walking through the trail. Overall, a great trail that I try to visit every time that I come to the park. If you get adventurous and the opportunity you can go on Kilimanjaro Safari ride next door to this where you are driven through much larger enclosures with other animals like lions...

Trail was great...very unexpectedly interesting...the lack of stars involves a cast member who ignored by leg cast-- and severe limp and obvious difficulty in walking--and unnecessarily made me thread a huge labyrinth of ropes -- early in morning when LITERALLY NO ONE was there-- despite my asking politely if I could avoid threading a small part of it for no reason...again NO ONE was there...and this cast member told me no...Now, this was NOT pandemic related....I Am 100% on board for pandemic safety restrictions! BUT .this was a power trip by someone who did not address my physical limitations...Every step counts and hurts ...One is prepared to walk and walk and walk at disney but WHY cause a guest with a cast to have to take a huge amount of extra steps for NO REASON? And not too kindly either despite politely request? So uncool, it has left a bad taste in my mouth 7 days later...I didn't write this immediately with a knee jerk reaction...but...