Affection Section

Affection Section is an animal petting zoo located in Rafiki's Planet Watch area in Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park. This locale is the only place in Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park where you can experience a hands-on encounter with a variety of live, friendly, domesticated animals. Feel free to brush the goats and sheep. Get up close to pet and feed chickens, llamas and other animals that wander through the petting yard.

Affection Section is part of Rafiki's Planet Watch, an area dedicated to the preservation and conservation of animals. Here you can get an up-close look at the inner workings of Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park and take part in fun, educational activities that help create awareness of animal issues.

Touring Tips

• To get to Affection Section at Rafiki's Planet Watch, board the Wildlife Express Train in the Harambe, Africa area of Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park.
• The "Affection Section" is where young and old alike have an opportunity to interact with the animals. At first, they appear to be the usual petting zoo variety of animals, but you'll discover that they are exotic breeds of sheep, goats, deer, pigs, etc.
• Watch for guest appearances by some of the park's animals, and help little ones begin to open their eyes to the world around them.
• Instead of feeding them, as you can do at many petting zooes, a selection of course brushes are available for giving the animals a good, and much appreciated, rub.
• While all of the animals in Affection Section are well acclimated to people and young children it remains the case that they are animals and can behave in unexpected ways. Keep an eye on children to make sure they don't get stepped on or mishandle the animals.

Facts

• All the animals in the petting zoo are domesticated.
• There is a show which has a Gopher Tortoise and a Corn Snake.
• Rafiki's Planet Watch is a quasi-backstage peek at how the park's animals are kept happy and healthy.