This year when we are at AK we were on a very empty safari ride and the driver told us that AK closes early because every night all the animals go back to night time enclosures to give them undisturbed time and to be cared for. This new announcement leads me to feel bad for the animals and that for our enjoyment the animals will not get what they need. Either that or the whole " they go back to night time enclosures.." is just an excuse to close early.