Camp Minnie-Mickey Greeting Trails

Sadly, Mickey and Minnie are not here any longer (they’re over by the bridge to Asia), but the area lives on. You can see Pocahontas, Chip & Dale, Donald Duck, and others.
Hint: get over here during one of the Lion King shows (not AFTER a show, but right after one starts). It’ll be a little less crowded.

Character greeting area in Animal Kingdom. Right next to Festival of the Lion King. Try to go while the show is going on before you get in line for the next show. Right after Lion King lets out it is crazy busy.

Like others have mentioned the key to coming here is to go when the Lion Ling show is happening because it is utter pandemonium when the show let’s out right into the queue area.
When we were there the usual suspects of Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy were there in their «safari gear. Also there were Chip and Dale, King Louie and Baloo, and Pocahontas.
The longest lines were easily for Pocahontas, Louie, and Baloo because by and large you can’t get autographs (King Louie can’t sign as he does not have movable hands) or pictures with them anywhere else.
But even with that the lines were only about 9 – 10 deep and they were kept moving by the character’s handler at a good pace. The one thing worth noting is that if the character has to go «for a break», be ready to move on or else you could be waiting a while.
The favorite excuse (lie) that the handlers like to tell is that the character «will be right back» or will be «back in five minutes» only to come back in fifteen or twenty. Or in the case of two characters like Baloo and Louie, both may leave and only Baloo may come back.
Even though there is some waiting involved, your children will probably be more then willing to do it when they see that they can meet multiple characters in a smaller more informal and relaxed area.
All good!

I thought that this was a nice and great way to get the greeting taken care of. My 3 year old boy is in LOVE with Minnie and likes Micky so this was great. The lines are situated out of the sun which is a bonus and things were kept pretty orderly. It just takes the time it takes depending on how many people are in line in front of you. The staff was great and friendly. No complaints here!

The first time I visited this place everyone was great and found my seat when I came from the bathroom. Today, the staff was yelling and nasty. There is no reason to yell «Don’t touch that» or «No photographs. Time for you to leave, because we need to set up for the next show.» The show is awesome, but I just think the staff needed to remember Disney’s claim to fame of customer service.

My kid LOVES getting autographs and pictures with the characters.
Who can beat this one stop shop for character greetings with the characters all dolled up in Safari outfits. Super cute. As said before lines can get super long after the Lion King. Go between shows and the lines aren’t crazy, be prepared to wait though. If you are going for the first time with your children do not underestimate how much they are going to want to meet these characters. Make sure to plan some time into your day to see them. We scheduled every character meal available to have less down time waiting in line in the park to see the characters. We still stopped frequently. Boy, Disney knew what he was doing when he created that Mouse!

Great place to get autographs with the characters. The lines tended to be super long right after the Festival of the Lion King get out. If you have 2 adults split-​up to reduce wait time. We were there during peak season so lines were pretty long. It was a good activity to do w/​DD the elder while the baby napped.

In my opinion the best time to go is while The Festival of the Lion King show is going on… definitely don’t go right when it’s letting out. The characters are under these cute little open air huts. During the Holidays they are all dressed up. In the hut area, the Fab 5 rotate through. On the walkway to the Huts you can sometimes find Lilo and/​or Stitch and/​pr Chip & Dale.
It’s a great meeting spot but because this is a very clearly marked greeting area and has been well established as a character greeting spot for many years, it is probably the most busy in Animal Kingdom. As long as you’re ready to wait and go in expecting that, yes, the characters may need to take a break to «eat some cheese» or whatever funny little line they give right when your next in line… it’s all in good fun!

A cute place to meet Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Donald in their safari outfits. It’s right by the Festival of Lion King.
The lines can be long but the characters typically spend a good amount of time with you.

Great place in the Camp Minnie-​Mickey Area to meet some of your favorite Disney Characters! It’s always a wonderful experience to meet the characters, have photos taken, and let the little ones get autographs. Disney Photographers are also always more than willing to take pictures with your personal camera as well so you don’t have to pay for the astronomically charged official Disney photos.
Warning — The lines get very, very, very long. Even during the off-​season the longs can still get very long. Patience is recommended!