PHOTOS, VIDEO: Trams Return to Disney’s Animal Kingdom After 801 Days

Shannen Ace

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PHOTOS, VIDEO: Trams Return to Disney’s Animal Kingdom After 801 Days

Disney’s Animal Kingdom parking lot trams are back in service after 801 days.

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Tram service was suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It returned to Magic Kingdom in December 2021.

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Cast Members held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the return of trams to Disney’s Animal Kingdom this morning.

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Disney’s Animal Kingdom opens at 7:30 a.m. right now, but tram service did not begin until 9:00 a.m.

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We saw the green tram but ended up boarding the red tram.

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Trams pick up guests near their parking spots and then transport them to the entrance of the park, or vice-versa.

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Disney’s Animal Kingdom has a wide parking lot so it’s nice to be able to hop on a tram instead of walking.

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Tram service will return to EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios later this year, but exact return dates have not been announced.

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Do you prefer to take the tram or walk at Walt Disney World parking lots? Let us know in the comments.

See the trams in action in our video below.

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