To coincide with the upcoming Earth Day and 25th anniversary of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the Discovery River Character Cruise has some new additions greeting guests today. Koda and Kenai from the film “Brother Bear” could be spotted cruising along this morning: Between April 16 and April 23, an expanded array of unique characters are joining … Read more
Walt Disney World has revealed plans for special Earth Day celebrations at Disney’s Animal Kingdom via unique characters on the Discovery River Character Cruise, a limited-time Wilderness Explorer Badge, and the availability of special treats during April. Unique Character Sightings at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Walt Disney World has announced plans for special character appearances at … Read more
Jambo from Disney’s Animal Kingdom! We’re planning on doing some shopping and we hear the kid’s meals at Restaurantosaurus now include a National Geographic dinosaur book. We will be sure to report on all the new things we find today. Adventure is out there! The Christmas tree is now up at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Let’s … Read more
Santa Claus has returned to Disney’s Animal Kingdom for another season of festive flotillas. He can be seen on Discovery River periodically throughout the day. Santa is of course appearing in his iconic red suit with white fur trim. His flotilla is decorated to look a bit like a sleigh. It has red cloth hanging … Read more
Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened to guests this afternoon following Hurricane Ian. While the park seems generally okay, we did notice that no character flotillas were traversing Discovery River. It turns out several trees were knocked into the river during the storm, preventing flotillas from sailing their usual course. Near Discovery Island, we saw these downed … Read more
With the return of Donald and friends to Donald’s Dino-Bash! at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the flotillas on Discovery River are changing. The Mickey, Minnie, and Pluto flotilla and the Pocahontas flotilla remain, while a new “Adventure Flotilla” has launched. There are two versions of the “Adventure Flotilla,” the first featuring Launchpad McQuack and Scrooge McDuck, while the second is supposed to … Read more
With the return of Donald and friends to Donald’s Dino-Bash! at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the flotillas on Discovery River are changing. The Mickey, Minnie, and Pluto flotilla and the Pocahontas flotilla remain, while a new “Adventure Flotilla” has launched. There are two versions of the “Adventure Flotilla,” the first featuring Launchpad McQuack and Scrooge McDuck … 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
Good morning from the bright and sunny Animal Kingdom! Today we celebrated Disney+ Day in the parks with some fun surprises. We also got to see the return of the Merry Menagerie puppets, which were a huge crowd pleaser, as well as some of our favorite characters aboard the Festive Flotillas. Let’s check it out! … Read more
The holiday season has officially begun at Walt Disney World and all our favorite characters are celebrating. In Disney’s Animal Kingdom, guests can spot classic characters as well as Santa Claus himself on holiday flotillas along the Discovery River. We saw Donald and Daisy in a garland-wrapped flotilla yesterday morning but unfortunately didn’t spot them … Read more