Disney’s Animal Kingdom is the youngest of the Walt Disney World collection of theme parks. Even then it’s about to turn 15 years old on April 22nd, which is, of course, also Earth Day. The park has announced that there will be a small party… Read More »Disney’s Animal Kingdom 15th Anniversary Events
2013 is actually a somewhat eventful year for the Walt Disney World Resort. We saw the opening of New Fantasyland, it’s the 20th Anniversary of the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival and Disney’s Animal Kingdom is celebrating it’s 15th anniversary. I think Disney marketing is… Read More »Last Chance to Register for Flora, Fauna, and Fantasy – Fan Celebration April 20-22
It’s time for your 3rd Animal Kingdom History Lesson! As a reminder, this is all in preparation for the 15th anniversary of WDW’s baby park on April 22nd. This time around, we are hanging from the vines and discussing the 2nd show to be featured… Read More »DAK History Lesson: Loin Cloths and Roller Skates
Jambo everybody! Welcome back to another edition of your DAK History Lesson! These lessons will get you ready for the 15th Anniversary, happening on April 22nd. Be sure to come back to the site around that time for coverage of that WILD day! (Do you… Read More »DAK History Lesson: The Bare Necessities (of theater)
Well hello there! Welcome to your first Animal Kingdom History Lesson! For those who don’t know, Animal Kingdom will be celebrating its 15th Anniversary on April 22nd, so I thought I could educate some of you into the parks short, but wonderful, past. I did… Read More »Animal Kingdom History Lesson Part 1: Discovery River Boats
Construction walls have appeared in the corner of Africa in Disney’s Animal Kingdom where the show building and facilities for the park’s popular show Festival of the Lion King will be moving. In January, we reported on leaked plans for the move, but saw little… Read More »Construction Begins on new Festival of the Lion King Location
Back in August we had the news that the most popular and best rated show at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and, quite possibly, on property, the Festival of the Lion King, was scheduled to move to a new location. The biggest open questions where when and where. We now know the where and it’s likely the when will come soon.
FotLK had to move to make way for Avatar, which will be coming to where Camp Minnie Mickey is now. Cast members were notified that it would shuttering early in 2013, but so far there hasn’t been much progress as to how the move would be made.
In paperwork filed with the Florida water district management agency, we now know that the FotLK theater will be moved to a new plot of land in Africa. It will be to your left as you cross over the bridge, behind the Tusker House restaurant. Imagineers have been spotted in the area taking a few measurements. So its possible work on fencing in and clearing the plot could begin any day now.
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If you were waltzing through Rafiki’s Planet watch over the winter holidays, you may have seen on of Disney’s animal rescue programs in action. Disney’s animal program helped to care for eight Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles that were suffering from hypothermia after a recent cold… Read More »Disney’s Animal Program Works to Aid Sea Turtles