Get out your binoculars and safari hats, there’s a whole new line of merchandise to discover while you’re out on safari at Animal Kingdom. This is a cross-body bag, similar to one they sell over in Pandora: The World of Avatar. I think it would make a really good bag for the parks if you … Read more
The hours of operations for various attractions at Disney’s Animal Kingdom have been reduced through the rest of the year. While Animal Kingdom is now open later than it used to be years ago, many rides will now close earlier or will open later than before. These include: Kilimanjaro Safari is now closing at 7:45 … Read more
A new tour at Disney’s Animal Kingdom centered on their white rhinos is coming in November. “Up Close with Rhinos” is an hour-long, backstage guided tour that explores how the park’s animal team takes care of the white rhinos that roam the savannah on Kilimanjaro Safaris, as well as the efforts Disney is taking to … Read more
The Kilimanjaro Safaris family has a new addition on view: Aella, a two month-old Masai giraffe. Aella, the child of Lily and George, was born June 29, and has spent the last two months backstage nursing and bonding with her mother. The calf was named after an Amazonian warrior. At birth, she was already five … Read more
Disney’s Animal Kingdom revealed news about a baby Nile hippopotamus born at the park on January 13th. As part of a magical moment on the theme park’s Kilimanjaro Safaris attraction, roughly a dozen Guests were the first to learn that the hippo calf is a boy, and his name is Augustus. Weighing in at 168 … Read more
Multiple areas of Animal Kingdom will be under construction in the coming weeks. Construction to enhance the Serka Zong Bazaar merchandise location at Expedition Everest began on April 17th and will continue through May 12th. During construction, the location will remain open. In addition to that, the FastPass+ touch points and entrance queue area at … Read more
Yesterday, the Port Orleans Resort Hotels at Walt Disney World held their annual celebration of Mardi Gras on Fat Tuesday with a parade. The event started at 10AM and winded from Riverside down to French Quarter. Cast members and their invited guests showed off some fantastic cart creations in the parade, including a Monorail, a … Read more
Our latest photo report brings us to Disney’s Animal Kingdom to see the latest progress on Pandora: The World of AVATAR, Rivers of Light, and more around the park. Let’s take a look… Wild Places and Parking Spaces The large dirt barrier behind Pandora: The World of AVATAR is still quite visible from outside of … Read more
WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen visited Animal Kingdom and Epcot this week and has some newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip, so let’s take a look: Work has begun on the Frozen meet and greet pavilion between Mexico and Norway at Epcot Still no visible progress on the Frozen attraction Moving over to … Read more
WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen visited the Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Epcot last week and has a number of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look: Work continues on the Villas at the Grand Floridian as we approach the opening in October Things are still a bit of a mess right … Read more
As big of a deal as Disney made about the new finale including Zebras on Kilimanjaro Safaris at Animal Kingdom, the Zebras were quietly removed from the attraction recently. Disney has sited “acclimation” issues for the animals, deciding that thew new home just wasn’t working out. Some insider reports claim that the zebras were troublesome and … Read more
A few months back, Disney informed us that they would be removing the “little red” story-line from Kilimanjaro Safaris at Animal Kingdom and replacing it with a new zebra area now being referred to as “Zebra Glen”. Well, the new finale scene finally opened recently and we have video to share with you of the … Read more
So, I was visiting Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park this past Sunday and took a ride on Kilimanjaro Safari for the first time since the original finale scene was ripped out. Not only was I surprised to see most work completed on the new Zebra habitat, but the safari driver was sharing the new backstory … Read more
This photo report is a little late as we have been preparing for our fifth anniversary festivities here at WDW News Today, but better late than never. WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited Animal Kingdom on June 30th to catch one of the last Sundowner Celebrations held at the park. The celebration only lasted a month … Read more
On Sunday, April 29th, the Little Red audio-animatronic became history and now guests riding Kilimanjaro Safaris over the Summer will have to stare at construction walls as the ride through the finale of the Animal Kingdom attraction. You may recall Disney announced changes to the ride a few months ago, stating that the poacher storyline … Read more
From Jennifer-Fickley Baker on the Disney Parks Blog: Today I’m happy to give you an update on one of my favorite attractions – Kilimanjaro Safaris at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. I’ve always loved Kilimanjaro Safaris because you see so many amazing animals, but even more so, I love hearing the reactions of the first-timers around me; guests who can’t … Read more