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Travel & Vacation: Petting Zoo at Animal Kingdom (Orlando, FL)

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Petting Zoo at Animal Kingdom!

The girls were thrilled to find the petting zoo at Animal Kingdom!  They had a section were you could brush, pet, and interact with a variety of farm animals.  They had goats, sheep, pigs, and a cow that you could help groom.  There were llamas too, but they were not out in the big pen, the kids could see and pet them, but they did not interact as much as the other animals.  The kids loved brushing, petting, and hanging out with the animals.

We got there about 30 minutes before the workers took the animals into the barn for the night for their evening meal.  The animals were very active and it was fascinating to watch them trot into their barn stalls.  They knew when it was time to go into the barn and which stall contained their food.

They had an area in the shade that was roped off and contained a small jungle gym where the animals could go if they needed a break or didn’t want to be petted or brushed at that time.  You would see a handful of animals in that area, but for the most part they would go in run a loop through the jungle gym and come back out with the kids.  There were always plenty of animals out walking or laying around in the non-fenced off area that the kids had a blast.

You have to take the Wildlife Express Train to get to Rafiki’s Planet Watch and the Petting Zoo area.

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 Loved this part of Animal Kingdom!

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Petting, brushing, and talking with the cow.

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Brushing a pig

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Giving this pig a good brushing!

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 Laughing at the animals being silly.  Brina had a blast in the petting zoo.  I think if they hadn’t taken the animals into the barn while we were there it would have been hard getting her to leave this area!

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Karlie brushing a goat.

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 All the pets in this area were very well groomed, probably from all the kids brushing them every day.  They were very tame and interactive with the kids.

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You want to brush the goat Mom?!

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 A herd of sheep.

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Walking with a new friend

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Giving her a good brushing!

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 Finished brushing the cow now ready to find a new animal to groom!

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The goat enjoying a face rub.

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Waiting for the train to go back to the rest of Animal Kingdom

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The train and our cargo have arrived!