Disney Animal Kingdom’s animal population grew by one very cute Masai giraffe calf today. Mom, Mara, gave birth today around 2pm on the Kilimanjaro Safari savanna. Earlier in the day guests reported seeing Mara in labor out on the grasslands. The ‘little’ calf was a… Read More »Baby Giraffe born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom today
With Disney’s Animal Kingdom offering new extended evening hours, guests are now able to have a unique experience on the Kilimanjaro Safari. And similar to during the day, if you want a more exclusive and extended experience, you can pay for an upgraded experience. During… Read More »Disney’s Animal Kingdom adds new Evening Safari Expedition
Although there’s a lot of buzz about the Star Wars and Toy Story land additions coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, it’s really Walt Disney World’s 4th gate, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, that’s about to be transformed by two major additions. We previously posted our February look… Read More »Disney’s Animal Kingdom Update – Avatar-land and more
Yesterday we posted an update with a look at the floating mountains of Pandora – The World of Avatar. They’re really starting to take shape. Today we’re taking in updates from the rest of Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Starting at the Discovery River amphitheater. This amphitheater… Read More »Disney’s Animal Kingdom Construction Update – November 2015
Kilimanjaro Safari just got a little busier and a lot cuter with the addition of three Masai giraffe calves to its sweeping plains. Mara, Milo, and Lincoln were born earlier this year and are now mature enough to follow their mothers out on the savanna.… Read More »Disney’s Animal Kingdom welcomes trio of giraffe calves to public eye
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
Zebras are back in Kilimanjaro Safari at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The Plains Zebra were removed from the main savannah a few months ago and left to roam on one of the backstage areas (you could sometime see them in the distance on the attraction). There… Read More »Zebra Pack Returns to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Kilimanjaro Safari
Tilt-shift savannah - click to embiggen
Disney recently announced that Zebras would be moving to a new Savannah on Kilimanjaro Safari. The change has meant the end of the ‘poacher’ storyline and a lot more time for guests to take pictures while driving about.
Construction is now well underway in the last section of ride. I was able to take the following video this morning so you can see the progress for yourself:
There were a couple more changes out on the savannah, which I’ve documented below: