Some very exciting video from Disney Imagineers today. They’re taking us behind the development process of the bio-luminesent plants that will be featured across the landscape of the World of Avatar expansion at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. We also get our first peak at the latest… Read More »New Avatar Concept Art and Luminescent Plant Test Video
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We had two major construction updates last week.
A lot of news coming out of Walt Disney Studios too:Read More »Top posts of the week at The Disney Blog – Week 6
Although the construction of Avatar continues mostly out-of-sight, there is a lot of other construction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom we can monitor progress on. From Africa Marketplace to Rivers of Light to the new performance areas in front of the Tree of Life, there’s a lot going on.
Not included in that video are the 11 new animal sculptures that were added to the tree of life. We have that video over here.
Can’t watch the video at the moment, head below to see photos of the changes:
Read More »Disney’s Animal Kingdom Construction Update – February 2015
The central focus on Discovery Island has always been the Tree of Life with it’s 500+ animals sculpted into its trunk and limbs. If you wanted to see some of those sculptures up close you had to either walk the trails around the back of the tree or explore the queue of “Tough to be a Bug” (definitely recommended). But this weekend you have a new opportunity to see the circle of life rendered in new roots that have emerged from the Tree of Life.
From bugs to crocodiles, I counted 11 new animals. Did I miss any?
Below is another upclose look at most of them:
Read More »New animals emerge from roots of Tree of Life at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
If you felt a little extra star power while visiting Disney’s Animal Kingdom last week, you may have been on to something. Turns out actress and model Kate Upton and Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander were having an adventure and in the park on Feb… Read More »Celebrity Spotting: Kate Upton and Justin Verlander
Joe Rohde walks with James Cameron and Tom Staggs (among others)
Not only has Joe Rohde, imagineer and champion of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, posted a terrific photo of a very hard to get image from Expedition Everest roller coaster, he’s provided something of a master-class on creating a back story for an attraction with just three Instagram posts.
Check out the tale explaining the story of the Forbidden Mountain below: Read More »Imagineer Joe Rohde offers masterclass on storytelling in three Instagram posts
Walt Disney’s Imagineers are busy remaking large swaths of one of the world’s most beautiful theme parks – Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Not only is James Cameron’s Avatar project coming to the park, but Africa’s Harambe Village is expanding, the Discovery Island hub is getting a variety of improvements (and a new Starbucks), and the river between Asia and Dino-land is becoming a stage for “Rivers of Light.”
Can’t watch the video? More photos below:
Read More »Disney’s Animal Kingdom construction continues to reshape the park
The store formerly known as Creature Comforts on Discovery Island inside Disney’s Animal Kingdom is currently in the process of becoming the 6th and final Starbucks locations for Disney’s domestic theme parks. The building was recently repainted with a color scheme that has earthy tones… Read More »Disney’s Animal Kingdom Starts Starbucks Construction