It gets hotter in Orlando every day as we approach summer, and it might be time to hang up our regular Spirit Jerseys. Luckily, new lightweight Spirit Jerseys have begun to arrive at Walt Disney World. Today, we found an acid-wash lightweight Spirit Jersey featuring Stitch at Discovery Trading Company at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Acid-Wash … 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 Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
Greetings from Disney’s Animal Kingdom! There’s a new dessert on the prowl that we just had to check out! The Cheetah Mocha Mousse brownie features a dome of mocha-flavored mousse on top of a brookie (half-brownie, half-cookie), garnished with chocolate Mickey ears with a cheetah print and golden sprinkles. This definitely gets us in the … Read more
The Kilimanjaro Safaris family got a little bigger today at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, as a baby Hartmann’s mountain zebra was born on the savanna, and we have a look at the bouncing (and standing) baby boy! From Disney Parks Blog: Guests riding Kilimanjaro Safaris today got to see the miracle of birth and the magic of nature … Read more
The Walt Disney World website was updated with changes to the operating schedule for Kali River Rapids at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Kali River Rapids, which recently underwent a three-month refurbishment, will now open at 9am each day, an hour after Disney’s Animal Kingdom opens. The delayed opening is currently set to continue through mid-July. Disney … Read more
Construction began last weekend on a new Moana inspired sand sculpture at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and now the work is complete! This sculpture can be found on the Discovery Island stage in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. To the left, we see a sign letting guests know that the sand sculpture is inspired by Disney’s Moana. The bottom … 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 Saturday, May 15, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
“A Celebration of Festival of the Lion King,” a modified version of a long-time favorite show, officially opened today. With the official reopening comes a change: guests are now being seated in every row. As we saw at the Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, guests must put on masks when they enter the queue … Read more
With updated outdoor mask policies in place at Walt Disney World, we expected an updated announcement. Our reporters are in the parks this morning. To this point, we have yet to hear any mask announcement, let alone an updated one. An additional change today was the discontinuation of temperature checks a day before the announced … Read more
Walt Disney World has already started to raise theme park capacity according to Disney CEO Bob Chapek, and they will continue to do so given today’s new guidance from the CDC. The last we had heard, the theme parks were at 35% capacity, but according to Chapek, this changed at some point to an undisclosed … Read more
Hungry guests will soon have more snack options at Disney’s Animal Kingdom as two kiosks are set to reopen this week. Terra Treats, located on Discovery Island near the bridge to Africa, sells pizza and beverages. Dino Diner, located in DinoLand U.S.A., sells hot dogs, beverages, and churros. Both kiosks failed to reopen with Disney’s … Read more
We reported earlier that Universal Orlando Resort has reduced their physical distancing requirements for guests to three feet. With a change today on The Walt Disney World website, Disney may not be far behind. The “Returning to a World of Magic” page on DisneyWorld.com has this updated image, where the “6ft 2m” markings in the … Read more
A new Moana inspired sand sculpture is under construction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Like the Raya and the Last Dragon and National Geographic “Secrets of the Whales” sculptures, this one is also on the Discovery Island Stage. Work began early on May 8th and continued through the afternoon. At the beginning of the day, a … Read more
Jambo from Disney’s Animal Kingdom! It’s a pretty big day from Walt Disney World’s youngest park, as we see the (modified) return of one of the resort’s most popular live shows: “Festival of the Lion King”. Disney’s Animal Kingdom is perhaps the park with the most detail—it exists at every turn, and in so many … Read more
After this afternoon’s debut of “A Celebration of Festival of the Lion King,” Disney has now posted showtimes on their website and the My Disney Experience app. The current posted schedule is as follows: Sunday, May 9th, and Monday, May 10th – 12:30pm, 1:30pm, and 2:30pm. Tuesday, May 11th – 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, 5:00pm, and … Read more
Today we had something to really ROAR about: “A Celebration of Festival of the Lion King” returned at Disney’s Animal Kingdom! Earlier last month, it was announced that entertainment Cast Members were rehearsing for a mid-May reopening. We stopped by Harambe Theatre to catch the first public performance of the modified version of “Festival of … Read more