Heroes vs. Villains Pins Crash into Pin Traders, Ginger-affe Makes A Stunning Debut, & More: EPCOT & Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Photo Report 12/5/21

Madison Skowronski

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Heroes vs. Villains Pins Crash into Pin Traders, Ginger-affe Makes A Stunning Debut, & More: EPCOT & Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Photo Report 12/5/21

Happy Sunday, World Travelers! Are you ready for a trip around the world? We are. Let’s get started.

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What is a trip to EPCOT without a little construction update? Connections Cafe & Eatery is starting to take shape in World Creation.

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Journey of Water, inspired by “Moana,” has started to progress slowly. Wood framing has gone up in one of the dirt pits.

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Disney’s Heroes vs. Villains virtual pin event occurred yesterday. Today, all of the pins are available in store at Pin Traders. We scored all three series of the mystery boxes.

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We found a new pin set, t-shirt, and a Sorcerer Mickey iPhone case inside Creations Shop. They are always creating new merchandise for us to check out!

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Inside the World Showcase, we spotted this beautiful tree in the American Adventure pavilion.

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Happy Hanukkah! Tonight is the last day of Hanukkah. The Hanukkah Storyteller sang us the “Dreidel Song.” We are saying “Shalom” to EPCOT and we are heading to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge.

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Could this Christmas tree be any more stunning?

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This tree is adorned with gorgeous ornaments and bows.

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Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge debuted a baby giraffe created from gingerbread.

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This “ginger-affe” is the size of a baby giraffe and can be found in the back of the Jambo House lobby.

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A hidden mickey can be found behind the ear of the “ginger-affe.”

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The Mara is offering two new holiday exclusive treats. A “ginger-affe” cookie is above and the Chocolate and Peppermint Cookie Sandwich is below. We recommend both!

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Inside Zawadi Marketplace, we found an adorable Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge ornament. Will you be adding this Mickey Mouse ornament to your collection?

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We headed over to World of Disney in Disney Springs to scoop up these new Walt’s Holiday Lodge Minnie ears.

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How cute are these?! They match the white snow lodge themed spirit jersey.

Our day ends in Disney Springs. We hope you had a magical day with us.

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