The Boneyard in DinoLand, U.S.A. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom permanently closed on September 1. Take a last look around the paleontology play area. Entrance The Boneyard was located just past the bridge from Discovery Island to DinoLand, U.S.A. Themed to a dinosaur dig site, it had an entrance structure that looked like temporary scaffolding and … Read more
Due to the impending closure of DinoLand U.S.A. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, select meet and greets will be relocated. DinoLand U.S.A. Meet and Greets Being Relocated Once the remaining areas of DinoLand U.S.A. close on February 2, 2026, three meet and greets in the land will be relocated to new areas. Details on these new … Read more
Kali River Rapids will adjust its usual winter refurbishment schedule due to the impending closure of DinoLand U.S.A., which includes DINOSAUR. Kali River Rapids Altering Annual Refurbishment Schedule To accommodate the closure of DINOSAUR in DinoLand U.S.A., Kali River Rapids will alter its annual winter refurbishment schedule. The attraction will be closed from October 6, … Read more
Disney has announced the closing date for what remains of DinoLand U.S.A. to make way for the upcoming Tropical Americas expansion of Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Closing Date for DinoLand U.S.A Announced What is left of DinoLand U.S.A. will close forever on February 2, 2026, with its final day of operation being February 1. This closure … Read more
Now that The Boneyard has closed at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, a new guidemap for the park completely removes the attraction from DinoLand U.S.A. New Animal Kingdom Guidemap No Boneyard The front cover of the map features goats seen on Kilimanjaro Safaris. This exhibit was added to the attraction in late 2020. As usual, the first … Read more
With The Boneyard now closed, the walk to DINOSAUR is a long one with walls of construction creating a maze. Construction Walls A long maze of construction walls now leads to the DINOSAUR attraction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The Boneyard officially closed yesterday, September 1. Dinoland will eventually become Tropical Americas. The Boneyard closed yesterday, … Read more
We spotted new die-cast Disney Transport buses for sale at Walt Disney World, both depicting the character bus wraps that first debuted back in 2019. Location We found both die-cast buses currently available at both Riverside Depot in Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Mickey’s of Hollywood in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. They are also likely available elsewhere … Read more
A new souvenir cup has roared into Walt Disney World, and it is currently only available at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Animal Kingdom Souvenir Cup The new cup is a light salmon color with a multicolored Disney’s Animal Kingdom wordmark placed front and center. The Tree of Life is printed in green below the logo. The … Read more
Nearly 45 Walt Disney World attractions are currently closed for an unknown reason across all four of the theme parks. Walt Disney World Attractions Closures In these screenshots of the My Disney Experience app, star icons represent attractions that are “Temporarily Closed” as of 5:20 p.m. on Friday, August 29. At Magic Kingdom, these include … Read more
A new video taken by a guest at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge shows a seemingly upset giraffe whacking a hog in the nearby savanna. Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article incorrectly identified the animal as a warthog. It has since been identified as a Red River Hog. Giraffe Chops Hog The video of … Read more
The Stitch Mummy Popcorn Bucket has finally arrived at Walt Disney World, we have a full tour inside The Beak and Barrel, and Tom Morrow 2.0 will return for Imagineer That!— all this and more in today’s daily recap for Friday, August 22, 2025. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Disney’s Animal Kingdom New Merchandise Other … Read more
The new Vice President of Disney’s Animal Kingdom has been revealed as Ketan Sardeshmukh. Ketan Sardeshmukh Named Animal Kingdom VP Sardeshmukh has worked for The Walt Disney Company for over 20 years. His most recent position was as Director of Transportation Operations at Walt Disney World. Maryann Smith was the previous VP but she stepped … Read more
Disney announced the opening date and details of Zootopia: Better Zoogether, the new Tree of Life show coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Zootopia: Better Zoogether Opening Date Zootopia: Better Zoogether will open on November 7, 2025. It’s a 9-minute film. Zootopia: Better Zoogether Story & New Character The story sees the Zootopia characters celebrating Zoogether … Read more
To celebrate the release of the latest Annual Passholder magnet featuring Crush from Finding Nemo, a new Passholder-exclusive Totally Sweet Sundae is now available at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Keep reading for our review. The sundae is available at Dino-Bite Snacks, located in DinoLand U.S.A. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. This sundae will only be available through … Read more
Walt Disney World has announced that alongside the release of the new Crush Annual Passholder magnet, a new Totally Sweet Sundae themed to the character is also available for a limited time. Annual Passholder Exclusive Totally Sweet Sundae The Totally Sweet Sundae is a tribute to Crush from Finding Nemo. It features butter pecan ice … Read more
The new Annual Passholder magnet featuring Crush from Finding Nemo is now available for pick-up at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Crush Passholder Magnet Release The Crush passholder magnet was announced a few days ago and is now available at Discovery Trading Company and Riverside Depot in Disney’s Animal Kingdom from August 7 through September 27, 2025. There is … Read more