Marching bands are back in EPCOT after five years, Gideon’s Bakehouse has a Loungefly backpack, and we get a first look at the 2025 EPCOT Festival of the Holidays map— all this and more in today’s daily recap for Wednesday, November 26, 2025. WDW News Today That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this … Read more
A pair of aquatic creatures in Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom have returned after over a year. Their spitting water effect, however, has not been fully restored. Sagittaria Return to Pandora – The World of Avatar The snail-like cephalopods are known as sagittaria or skuka. They can be seen floating in this … Read more
A little over two weeks after officially opening, Zootopia: Better Zoogether!’s main animatronic is already down. Zootopia: Better Zoogether Clawhauser B-Mode Zootopia: Better Zoogether! officially opened to guests at Disney’s Animal Kingdom on November 7. On November 23, our reporter let us know that the Officer Clawhauser audio-animatronic, which plays a major role in the … Read more
Nearly a month after Trilo-Bites at Disney’s Animal Kingdom permanently closed, construction walls now surround the snack stand. It was located towards the entrance of DinoLand. DinoLand Construction Walls Trilo-Bites and Dino-Bite Snacks closed last month as part of the phased closure of DinoLand U.S.A. The area will become a new Tropical Americas land. Construction … Read more
Zootopia Better Zoogether has officially opened at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. This show replaces It’s Tough To Be A Bug in the Tree of Life Theater. Zootopia Better Zoogether Opens Zootopia Better Zoogether hosted previews for the past week. The adjacent Nick and Judy meet and greet opened early. Russell and Dug from Up previously met … Read more
Surprise! Santa Claus is coming back to DinoLand USA in Animal Kingdom for the holiday season with a meet and greet at Restaurantosaurus. Santa Claus Meet and Greet at Restaurantosaurus Last year, we spotlighted the first — and, as we believed at the time, last —Santa Claus meet and greet in DinoLand USA, on the … Read more
Officer Clawhauser will appear in the same outfit as his Zootopia: Better Zoogether animatronic in Zootopia 2. Clawhauser Wearing Zoogether Day Outfit in Zootopia 2 Zootopia 2 director Jared Bush revealed during a media event for the new 3D show that the filmmakers liked Clawhauser’s animatronic costume so much they decided to put it in … Read more
New Zootopia-inspired food and drinks are coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom on November 7, coinciding with the opening of Zootopia: Better Zoogether. Zootopia Food and Drinks Clawhauser’s Big Donut Macaron is a macaron filled with chocolate ganache, strawberry jelly, and covered in chocolate glaze with rainbow sprinkles. It will be available at Isle of Java. … Read more
Signs in the Zootopia: Better Zoogether queue reveal that Animal Kingdom’s Tree of Life is now canonically in Zootopia, rewriting the backstory of the park icon. Tree of Life Now in Zootopia Zootopia: Better Zoogether! opened for previews this week at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and with those first looks came a big revelation about the … Read more
Astro Fizz is no longer behind walls, a new joke and prop has debuted on the Jungle Cruise, and we got our first look at Zootopia: Better Zoogether!— all this and more in today’s daily recap for Friday, October 31, 2025. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom EPCOT Disney’s Animal Kingdom Walt Disney World Resort Hotels … Read more
The animal residents of Walt Disney World Resort celebrated Halloween with their own jack-o’-lantern toys and treats. Disney Animals Celebrate Halloween Disney Parks and Vice President of Disney’s Animals, Science, and Environment Dr. Mark Penning shared pictures and video of various animals enjoying their carved pumpkins. On the savanna of Kilimanjaro Safaris, a giraffe got … Read more
Watch the full Zootopia: Better Zoogether show in the Tree of Life at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Previews have begun for Zootopia: Better Zoogether at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The 3D show replaces It’s Tough To Be a Bug, which closed in March. There will be previews for Cast Members, Disney Vacation Club Members, and Annual … Read more
Disney shared first look footage of Zootopia: Better Zoogether, the brand-new Tree of Life show at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Zootopia: Better Zoogether First Look Zootopia: Better Zoogether will open to the public on November 7, 2025, after previews for Cast Members, Disney Vacation Club Members, and Annual Passholders. It replaces It’s Though To Be a … Read more
Epic Universe is getting multi-day and park hopper tickets (but no annual passes) in 2026, plus plans reveal the Monsters, Inc. coaster show building outline — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Thursday, October 23, 2025. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Disney’s Hollywood Studios Disney’s Animal Kingdom Disney Springs Walt Disney World … Read more
We get a first look at new Disney short film Versa, some new Animal Kingdom food tastes suspiciously Tropical Americas-adjacent, and Brooks unveils their latest runDisney design — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Tuesday, October 21, 2025. Walt Disney World EPCOT Disney’s Hollywood Studios Disney’s Animal Kingdom Walt Disney World Resort … Read more
Walt Disney World shared a preview of new Zootopia: Better Zoogether! merchandise coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom with the show’s opening next month. Zootopia: Better Zoogether! Merchandise The new merchandise will be available in Discovery Trading Company starting on November 7, the opening day of Zootopia: Better Zoogether. The show replaces It’s Tough To Be … Read more