Tag: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
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A Celebration of Festival of the Lion King to Open at Disney’s Animal Kingdom on May 15
Live entertainment is coming back to Walt Disney World Resort. The first show to return to Walt Disney World is A Celebration of Festival of the Lion King. Disney has announced that the show will be arriving at Disney’s Animal Kingdom on May 15, 2021. The show musical tells the story of The Lion King.…
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Rehearsals Underway for A Celebration of Festival of the Lion King at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Rehearsals have begun for A Celebration of Festival of the Lion King at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Recently, Walt Disney World President Jeff Vahle stopped by to welcome the cast back to Walt Disney World Resort. The show is going to debut sometime in the middle of May Vahle shared on an Instagram post. The return…
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Baby Mandrill Born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
A new baby mandrill was born on April 10, 2021 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The female baby mandrill was named Ivy. Guests who are visiting Disney’s Animal Kingdom and experiencing the Kilimanjaro Safari may get a glimpse of this new member of the Walt Disney World family. Disney’s Animal Kingdom now is the home to…
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St. Patrick’s Day Reuben Totchos Recipe – GEEK EATS Disney Recipe
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! To celebrate the holiday, the chefs at Disney’s Animal Kingdom have created a celebratory dish. Their St. Patrick’s Day Reuben Totchos are a wonderful way to combine the corned beef tradition of St. Patrick’s Day with Disney magic. The chefs at Disney have graciously shared this recipe so that this dish…
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom to Offer Raya and the Last Dragon Animation Experience and Sand Sculpture
Raya and the Last Dragon will be arriving in theaters and Disney+ Premiere Access on March 5th but soon Disney’s Animal Kingdom will also be celebrating its release. The Disney Parks Blog announced this week that there will soon be an animation experience and a sand sculpture to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The animation experience will…
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An Entertaining Week – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to the DISNEY Reporter! Each week we highlight the top five headlines from Disney and geek news. This week the news spans the globe and beyond. In parks news, we start off at Walt Disney World Resort. Festival of the Lion King is returning to Disney’s Animal Kingdom this summer. Over at Magic Kingdom,…
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Festival of the Lion King Returns to Walt Disney World Resort This Summer!
One of the things that have been missing since Walt Disney World reopened last July is the traditional entertainment offerings Disney is so well known for. There has been the return of Disney characters, cavalcades, and other re-imagined ways to experience Disney characters. The Main Street Philharmonic has also made a return. Stage shows have…
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom Vice President Djuan Rivers Announces Retirement
The retirements keep rolling in at The Walt Disney Company. This morning Kevin Rafferty announced he will be retiring on April 1st and now Djuan Rivers, the vice president of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, has announced his retirement. Rivers has worked at Disney for 30 years. He has been at Disney’s Animal Kingdom since 2014. Throughout…
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom Reveals Baby Rhino’s Name!
This last fall, a new baby rhino was born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The story of his birth to his mother Kendi was documented by National Geographic for the Disney+ series Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom. As time moves forward, this baby rhino has grown and had many first milestones. These have been put together…
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Early Theme Park Entry Coming to Walt Disney World Hotel Guests in 2021
This year, Walt Disney World Resort will be celebrating 50 magical years in Central Florida! As part of this year of change, Disney has announced some of the changes theme park guests can expect on their vacations going forward, like the cancellation of the Magical Express in 2022. This morning, Disney announced that there would…
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Park Hopping Returns to Walt Disney World Resort
Park Hopping has returned to Walt Disney World Resort! Once again, guests are able to move from park to park with a ticket or annual pass with Park Hopper options. Each day, starting at 2:00, these guests will be able to go to another one of the Walt Disney World Resort parks. Park Hopping is…
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Nigerian Dwarf Goats Added to Kilimanjaro Safari at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
A new species has been added to the Kilimanjaro Safaris at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The species is the Nigerian Dwarf Goat. The goats have been added near the end of the safari adventure through the Harambe Wildlife Reserve. These miniature West African goats can be seen chasing, climbing, and also playing on the savanna. They…
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Disney Reveals New Tenants for Flamingo Crossings Town Center
Disney has revealed new tenants that will be coming to Flamingo Crossings Town Center. These tenants will join Target and several hotels at the new 200,000-square-foot retail hub in West Orange County. The new tenants announced by Disney include: Wendy’s Five Below Domino’s Ellie Lou’s Brews & BBQ Firehouse Sub Persimmon Hollow Brewing Co. Pieology…
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Walt Disney World Extends Parks Hours for New Year’s Eve
The Walt Disney World Resort has extended hours on all of its parks for New Year’s Eve. This comes after it was announced that the parks had increased capacity from 25% to 35%. While the new park hours are longer, they still don’t allow for any midnight celebrations in any of the parks currently. They…
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Gingerbread-Cream Cheese Muffin – GEEK EATS Disney Recipe
Today is National Gingerbread Day! To help bring a little Disney celebration to this special day at home, Disney has shared the recipe for their Gingerbread-Cream Cheese Muffin. These muffins can be found at Disney’s Animal Kingdom at the Isle of Java and Harambe Fruit Market during the holidays from December 1 through January 2nd.…
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Holiday Cavalcades Bring Cheer to Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom
This holiday season may look a little different but Disney is still bringing magic! At Walt Disney World Resort, there is still plenty of merry to be made. If you’re visiting the parks, you have the chance of being surprised and delighted by holiday cavalcades at Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom! At Magic Kingdom,…
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom Celebrates Birth of Baby Endangered White Rhino
There is a cause for celebration at Disney’s Animal Kingdom! Over the weekend, the park celebrated the birth of a baby white rhinoceros to Disney’s Animal Kingdom family. This is not only exciting from the birth of a baby standpoint but also because it continues to push forward efforts to save this beautiful endangered species.…
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Thoughts on the Pros and Cons of Walt Disney World Resort After a Phased Reopening Visit
At the end of last month, Murray and I flew out to Florida for a week at Walt Disney World Resort. The trip was fairly last minute in nailing down details and actually deciding to go. This is mainly due to the uncertainty of the time in which we live. Just a couple of weeks…
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VIDEO: Trailer Released for Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Ahead of Arrival on Disney+
Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom arrives on Disney+ on Friday, September 25th. Ahead of its arrival, Disney has released a trailer for this series that was produced by National Geographic. Josh Gad narrates the series as it takes a look behind the scenes of the different animal exhibits at both Disney’s Animal Kingdom and EPCOT.…
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All You Need to Know About Current Trips to Walt Disney World And More! – DAPS MAGIC Live!
With the impact of coronavirus, it is a very interesting time to be a Disney Parks fan. There are lots of questions swirling around during this unprecedented time. Is it safe to go? What are the risks? Are the parks any fun during this time of phased reopening? Does the reservation system work? Do people…
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All Parks at Walt Disney World Shorten Hours in September [updated]
Starting in September all four theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort will be shortening their daily hours. This news comes as the resort continues to recover from being closed due in March due to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The updated hours will begin on September 8th and are as follows: Magic Kingdom…
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom Celebrates Birth of Baby Mandrill
This week, Disney’s Animal Kingdom celebrated an exciting new addition! On July 25, Walt Disney World Resort welcomed the newest baby mandrill to the wild world of the animal kingdom! One of the most exciting things about this new addition is that guests are able to see this family bonding! This baby was born to…
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To Disney or Not to Disney? – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 1041 (#512)
Welcome to another episode of GEEKS CORNER! This week, it’s all about the question of to Disney or not to Disney? This comes as Disney is opening some places around the world and other places are closing. The show begins with a discussion about the reopening of Downtown Disney District and how safe it feels.…
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Welcome Back – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to the DISNEY Reporter! After a brief hiatus for holidays and birthdays, we return with the weekly highlights of Disney and geek news. There is a LOT to cover this week. However, we narrow it down as much as we possibly. First off, there have been quite a few reopenings since our last report.…