Tonight, we attended the first official Rivers of Light Dessert Party at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The event is similar to others on property, offering drinks (alcoholic since this isn’t Magic Kingdom) and desserts while you wait for the show to start, and then a premium view of the Nighttime Spectacular. The price is $79 for … Read more
Disney is in the early stages of planning a new dessert party for Walt Disney World, one with preferred viewing of Rivers of Light at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Set to begin in early August, the party would have a 9:15pm seating and include small bites, desserts, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, much like the Frozen Ever … Read more
D23 is celebrating Animal Kingdom’s 20th anniversary in big way and they’re inviting you to join them! D23 Gold and Gold Family Members can purchase a “20th Anniversary FAN Celebration Pass,” giving you the opportunity to experience some fan-favorite activities throughout the day, such as a reserved viewing for the big dedication of the 20th anniversary, … Read more
We’ve previously mentioned the anniversary celebrations that Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be having here and now they’re expanding that with a 20th Anniversary Tour; A Path Less Traveled. The dates for this tour will be April 1st through May 5th and will be a daily occurrence. On this tour, you’ll be able to experience the vet hospital … Read more
Animal Kingdom’s nighttime show, Rivers of Light, will now be operating seven days a week throughout the spring and summer. Now, more guests will be able to experience the show with these additional performances. From April 9th-22nd, the show will be performed twice every night and will return to the regular schedule of once a … Read more
Our latest photo report brings us to Disney’s Animal Kingdom for a wild adventure… NAHTAZU The bar area between Rainforest Cafe and the entrance of the park was heavily refurbished. Looks like they are expecting to reopen it once crowds arrive for Pandora. Pandora looms in the distance. A look at Pandora from the Animal … Read more
Starting March 11th, Rivers of Light at Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be offered twice a night on Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. On March 11th, an 8:30pm show has been added. Following that, with daylight savings time in effect, Rivers of Light will be offered at 8:45PM and 10PM on those select nights. Park hours … Read more
Similar to the long running Fantasmic! dining package offered at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom has a Rivers of Light dining package which offers a meal at one of their table service restaurants and a preferred viewing area for their nighttime spectacular. In our continuing effort to review all dining experiences at Walt Disney … Read more
To celebrate the opening of Rivers of Light, Disney has been releasing short behind-the-scenes videos about the show. This one is about the amazing musical score in the show that guest can’t seem to stop talking about. The Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Team has said that to create this beautiful score to accompany the show, … Read more
Last night on WDW News Tonight… Nick and Tom play Cupid… A successful? WDWNT: The Dating Game!!!! Skyway Gondolas? What are they and what do they mean for guests? Farewell to Wishes Rivers of Light finally debuts… we have our takes on this anticipated nighttime show Monorails, Trains, and Automobiles – We talk transportation at WDW … Read more
Rivers of Light is Disney’s new ‘kiss goodnight’ at Animal Kingdom and features stunning water projections, an array of colors, a fantastic musical score, and even some live actors to help effectively portray the magic and story to audiences. Recently, Disney released an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how the intricately designed costumes were created for … Read more
Tonight on WDW News Tonight, we go in depth on getting around Walt Disney World (including rumors of a Skyway-type gondola system), we review Rivers of Light, and we play WDWNT: The Dating Game… If you are in the Orlando area, you can tune in to 105.5 FM or AM 1520 WBZW at showtime. For … Read more
A second nightly Rivers of Light showing has been added at 8:30pm on Saturday, February 18th and Sunday, February 19th, 2017 due to guest demand. These are in addition to the already scheduled 7:15pm showings. FastPass+ reservations are open for these additional shows now. No additional dining packages have been released at Tiffins or Tusker … Read more
Rivers of Light at Disney’s Animal Kingdom finally performed for the public on February 10th, 2017 after 10 months of delays. So, how was it? Our guest review from the cast member previews rings true, but I think that a fair amount of you reading this will find Rivers of Light at least somewhat enjoyable. … Read more
Here is a video of last night’s debut of Rivers of Light at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. For whatever reason, YouTube refuses to allow anyone to upload the full show due to copyright claims on the soundtrack, so I had to reactivate the old Vimeo account from the former WDWNTube site to share this. Regardless, we … Read more
The Rivers of Light nighttime spectacular at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park will soft open tonight, February 10th, 2017. FastPass+ reservations are available now to all guests for tonight’s show. Rivers of Light will formally debut on February 17th, 2017.