Starting on Tuesday, Walt Disney World introduced MagicBand+ interactivity to stage shows across the resort. MagicBand+ Theater Show Magic Guests will experience the new “Theater Show Magic” feature at For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration, Beauty and the Beast — Live on Stage, Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, Finding Nemo: The Big … Read more
At a recent performance of “Festival of the Lion King” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, we experienced the limited-time MagicBand+ interactions featured during the show. ‘Festival of the Lion King’ MagicBand+ Interactions In mid-June, the Disney Parks Blog announced that MagicBand+ interactions would be added to “Festival of the Lion King” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom for … Read more
The new Lion King MagicBand+ is now available at Discovery Trading Company in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The 30th-anniversary band had previously only been available at the Disney Store. ‘The Lion King’ MagicBand+ – $44.99 The redesigned Lion King MagicBand+ features Simba in the middle with red and pink flowers surrounding his head. The band is … Read more
In honor of the 30th anniversary of “The Lion King,” Disney is adding MagicBand+ interactions to “Festival of the Lion King” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. ‘Festival of the Lion King’ MagicBand+ Interactions Disney Parks Blog stated the show “has even more magic” during this summer’s celebration, implying the interactivity may only be available June 10 … Read more
Following the recently posted auditions for the roles of Ariel and Prince Eric, Disney has also posted auditions for puppeteers to join the company of “The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure” coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, as well as shared new concept art for the show. New ‘The Little Mermaid’ Concept Art Revealed The … Read more
Beloved Muppets Kermit and Animal embarked on an after-hours tour of Disney’s Animal Kingdom in a new video celebrating Earth Month and the 25th anniversary of the park. Seen on the official Muppets and Disney Parks social media pages, this promotional is also advertising “The Muppets Mayhem,” streaming May 10 on Disney+. The two Muppet … Read more
Calling all fans of “The Lion King.” A new Simba and Nala ear headband is now available at Fantasy Faire at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Simba and Nala Ear Headband- $34.99 We found this Simba and Nala headband a few days ago over at Pioneer Mercantile at Disneyland, but this is the first … Read more
We recently visited Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park and found that guest interactions have returned to the “Festival of the Lion King” show. Since the parks closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we haven’t witnessed the complete rendition of the “Festival of the Lion King,” as the guest interactions were still absent. … Read more
Cast members from “Festival of the Lion King” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom thanked Elton John for his contributions to the music of “The Lion King” in a new video shared by Disney Parks ahead of the broadcast of “Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium” tonight. Watch the video above or directly on Twitter. Elton … 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
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
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 Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
“A Celebration of Festival of the Lion King” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be closed from July 5 through July 15 to prepare for the return of the full “Festival of the Lion King” show. “Festival of the Lion King” will return on July 16 with the tumble monkeys and aerial dancers. The monkeys have … Read more
The tumble monkeys and aerial bird dance will return to “Festival of the Lion King” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom on July 16, 2022. Landon McReynolds of News 6 WKMG shared the news on Twitter. We learned in March that the tumble monkeys and aerial dancers would be returning this year. The monkeys have been absent … Read more
Starting June 27, “A Celebration of Festival of the Lion King” will be performed four times a day instead of seven or eight at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Right now, the show is being performed at 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. On Saturdays, the … Read more