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Festival of The Lion King Making Way for Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

I feel just a little possessive of Festival Of The Lion King, after all they’re using our floats. Yes, those floats from the greatest Disneyland Parade, The Lion King Celebration, are the stages the puppets sit on in FotLK. I … Continue reading

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Former Olympian Monkeys around at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

The acrobatic hijinks of the Festival of the Lion King’s monkey act is one of the most high energy sections of the show. We’ve known that Disney likes to recruit form Olympic gymnasts to play one of those roles. With … Continue reading

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Mysterious Illness Breaks Out on Animal Kingdom’s Wild Africa Trek

If you had the pleasure of going on the upgrade experience ‘Wild Africa Trek‘ at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in June or July, you might have taken home an unwelcome guest with you. The Orange County Health System and Walt Disney … Continue reading

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Disney Sponsors Entrants in Tour De Turtle, A Research Race to Track Sea Turtle Migration

Ladies and gentlemen, get your bookies on speed dial. Disney has entered two Finding Nemo inspired Loggerhead Sea Turtles in the “Tour de Turtles: A Sea Turtle Migration Marathon,” which is actually a cleverly disguised research project to help gather … Continue reading

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Baby Okapi born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

And now for today’s moment of cuteness. “Nafuna”, a 35-pound female baby Okapi, was recently born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Reported healthy after her first wellness exam, Nafuna, whose name means delivered feet first, was born on June 21st following … Continue reading

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