Today, Monday, October 3, Dr. Mark Penning, Vice President: Animals, Science and Environment for Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, announced on his Instagram page the birth of a rare African antelope at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. Dr. Penning said that this past Sunday, Lavender gave birth to her second Addax calf in the early morning … Read more
They grow up so fast! Just in time for World Rhino Day, Dr. Mark Penning has shared a video of Mylo, a white rhino, celebrating his first birthday at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Mylo, the son of Jao, was born on September 8, 2021, and received his name two months later. He turned out to be … Read more
As the days get shorter, nighttime magic is coming back to Disney’s Animal Kingdom with the return of the Beacon of Magic and Tree of Life Awakenings. Both projection shows are expected to return to the park beginning Saturday, October 1 at 7:45 PM. The park is scheduled to close that day at 8 PM, … Read more
A land containing both “Moana” and “Zootopia” will replace Dinoland U.S.A. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Plans are still in the early stages, and no details on potential attractions have been announced. A single piece of concept art was released showing the potential land, including Moana’s boat on a lake and an aerial carousel ride. A … Read more
Guests will have more time to enjoy the Walt Disney World theme parks as hours have been extended from August 28 through October 1. The park hours were previously extended from July 31 through August 27. Magic Kingdom On August 30 and September 2, 5, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27, 29, … Read more
Walt Disney World has updated the showtimes for “Mickey’s Magical Friendship Faire” at Magic Kingdom and “Festival of the Lion King” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Every day through August 11, “Mickey’s Magical Friendship Faire” will be performed at 12:50 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 5:35 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. It was previously scheduled to be … Read more
Hello Wilderness Explorers! Today is the debut of MagicBand+ at Walt Disney World. We are here at Animal Kingdom to buy a new MagicBand+ and see how it interacts in the park. We will be reporting on all of our findings as we test out our new band today. Luckily crowds seem pretty low, so … Read more
Walt Disney World is reportedly sending surveys to recent guests about Disney’s Animal Kingdom attractions. In the survey, Disney asks guests how they feel about change at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, with the following answer options: Change is good with few exceptions Depends on the change, but I like it as long as I still enjoy … Read more
Jambo from Disney’s Animal Kingdom. It’s been a while since we spent some time here at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. We hope you enjoy following along with our day! As we walked in we saw DiVine hiding in the bushes. Can you spot her? A day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom wouldn’t be complete without spotting some … Read more
The full version of The Festival of the Lion King finally returns to Disney’s Animal Kingdom today, and we are here to bring the show to you. With the return of the full-length show comes the aerial dancer and the fan-favorite tumble monkeys. The Festival of the Lion King is found in Harambe Theatre. After … Read more
Guests will have more time to enjoy the Walt Disney World theme parks this August as hours have been extended. Magic Kingdom On August 12, 16, 19, 23, and 26, the Magic Kingdom will open at 8:00 a.m., with early entry for resort guests at 7:30 a.m., and close at 6:00 p.m. for Mickey’s Not-So-Scary … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Friday, July 8, 2022. Walt Disney World Disney’s … Read more
As more entertainment slowly returns to Walt Disney World, we caught another returning favorite on our latest trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom as the Harambe Village Acrobats have somersaulted back into the Africa area of the park! The actors come out with a little dance to announce their presence. Separate or together, these incredible actors … Read more
A woman was arrested for slapping her husband at Disney’s Animal Kingdom earlier this month. The reason they were fighting, the husband said, was from the stress their Disney World vacation caused on their marriage. Asia Curry, 31, of Westchester, Ill., was charged with domestic violence, according to Orange Circuit Court records. The couple has … Read more
In an Instagram post, former Imagineer Joe Rohde wrote about the tradition of guests leaving hair ties at the highest point of Expedition Everest at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, comparing it to a ritual climbers partake in at the real mountain. “More ritual behavior,” Rohde wrote, “The hair scrunchies! The hair tie thing at the top … Read more
Mickey and Minnie Mouse are once again greeting guests at Adventurers Outpost in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The meet-and-greet location was scheduled to reopen on June 19 but soft reopened today, June 13. The Lightning Lane sign is back at Adventurers Outpost after being added and then removed. Adventurers Outpost is on Discovery Island, near the … Read more