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 Saturday, April 30, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
Kaltxi! Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom is about to celebrate its 5th anniversary, and there are plenty of ways to celebrate with a ton of new merchandise! Pandora – The World of Avatar 5th Anniversary T-Shirt — $29.99 The anniversary shirt features banshees flying around the floating mountains of Mo’ara … Read more
National Geographic is now filming the second season of “Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom,” an original Disney+ series. Instagram user The DAK Guy shared a photo to his story of the film crew at Disney’s Animal Kingdom this morning. The series is produced by National Geographic and the first season was narrated by Josh Gad. … Read more
As May brings the unofficial start of summer, guests will have more time to enjoy the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom to kick off the season! The Magic Kingdom will be open from 9 AM to 11 PM from May 8th through the 14th, a two-hour extension from its previous 9 PM closing. … Read more
Get ready, ocean explorers! Disney has revealed a first look at “Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond!,” opening this summer at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. This is the first time that Disney has officially revealed that this will be a completely new show, as opposed to a tweaking of “Finding Nemo: The Musical,” which had … Read more
Guests can now checkout using the My Disney Experience app in Discovery Trading Company at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Mobile checkout launched at Walt Disney World in December 2020 and has been slowly rolling out to more stores. Guests can use it at Island Mercantile in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, too. To use mobile checkout, click “shop … Read more
With the return of normal character meet-and-greets to Walt Disney World, we’re actually seeing some new characters. The moth from “A Bug’s Life” is now greeting guests near “It’s Tough to be a Bug!” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. In “A Bug’s Life,” the moth is named “Gypsy” after the common name of her moth type. … Read more
In honor of Earth Day on Friday, April 22, the hyenas from “The Lion King” are appearing on a Discovery River flotilla in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Guests can see Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed on this jungle-themed flotilla occasionally throughout the day. Like other character flotillas, it circles the river, so guests all over the park … Read more
The second series of Mickey Mouse The Main Attraction is finally here! We found the Pirates of the Caribbean collection in Discovery Trading at Disney’s Animal Kingdom this morning. Ear Headband – $34.99 The ears are reminiscent of a pirate hat. They are black with gold detailing. The Walt Disney World 50th anniversary logo is … Read more
Distribution for Lightning Lane passes for Expedition Everest at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, which reopened yesterday after a three-month refurbishment. However, the attraction has been down for at least an hour this morning. Expedition Everest at Disney’s Animal Kingdom reopened unexpectedly yesterday. Still, today is the attraction’s official reopening day and the first day for which … Read more
The buzz going around Disney’s Animal Kingdom is that the orange-honey bee cupcake is back! Well, we here at WDWNT are fond of bees (sort of), and it was delicious last year, so we had to fly over there right away. This limited-time treat can “bee” found at Creature Comforts now through April 28. You … Read more
Celebrate more magic with extended hours at all four Walt Disney World theme parks from May 1 through 7, and at EPCOT throughout June. We previously reported on extended hours in late April. Magic Kingdom Magic Kingdom will continue to open at 9:00 a.m. It will now close at 10:00 p.m. on May 1 and … Read more
Expedition Everest at Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be reopening on April 16, following its original refurbishment schedule. Expedition Everest closed at the beginning of this year and was scheduled to reopen in mid-April. The refurbishment calendar was later extended and the reopening timeframe was then removed, suggesting the refurbishment would take even longer. Thankfully, the … Read more
Walt Disney World has released their full list of animal and nature-inspired treats available for the next two weeks in honor of Earth Day on April 22. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park Pizzafari and Flame Tree Barbecue (available on Mobile Order through April 28) Flamingo Cupcake: Strawberry cake filled with strawberry compote and crowned with guava … Read more
It’s possible that guests may have to wait even longer to trek up the forbidden mountain on Expedition Everest. Previously, the Walt Disney World webpage for the attraction had claimed that the attraction would be closed at Disney’s Animal Kingdom through mid-April, but that language was removed from the website today, now leaving the timeframe … Read more
Guests will be able to spend even more time in all four Walt Disney World parks in April, as operating hours have been extended! Magic Kingdom At the Magic Kingdom, the park will now be open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. from April 24-30, with Extended Evening Hours for guests staying at select resort … Read more