Animal Kingdom Archive
Starting this summer, Animal Kingdom has been ‘awakening’ at night, for several new experiences that keep the park open well into the night. From Jungle Book: Alive with Magic to Tree of Life Awakenings, and more, there’s a variety of new entertainment that offers a new experience for guests experiencing Animal Kingdom after dark. We’ve
We spent a couple of days in Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World in last week and were surprised by the construction progress on Pandora: World of Avatar as of July 2016. I hadn’t been paying attention to construction updates on Pandora, but as soon as we approached Animal Kingdom and saw the floating mountains
Pizzafari is a counter service restaurant in Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World with a menu consisting largely of (you guessed it) pizza! This review features food photos, shots of the colorful interior of Pizzafari, and our thoughts on the new style of pizzas served here. As preliminary background, Pizzafari accepts the Disney Dining
Recently, we’ve been hearing from readers trying to plan summer Walt Disney World vacations, who are concerned about the published hours for Animal Kingdom. Currently, the park has closing times as early as 6 p.m. on nights Rivers of Light will run. Judging by emails we’ve received, social media, and random comments on totally unrelated
Animal Kingdom’s new nighttime spectacular, Rivers of Light, officially debuts this summer (delayed from the original date of April 22). Additionally, Walt Disney World has released new information about how Disney’s Animal Kingdom will come alive with nightly magic this summer. This post provides details about Walt Disney World’s newest night show and Animal Kingdom’s
It was around 5:30 p.m. as I stood next to my tripod on the bridge from Discovery Island to Africa in early December, watching a gorgeous sunset take shape. Not another soul passed by, which would not be exceptionally noteworthy in my nighttime photography, save for the fact that this park was still open for
Harambe Market is a counter service restaurant at Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World. This review features food photos, thoughts on the cuisine, and a general look around this area of the park. This is the newest restaurant (for now) in Animal Kingdom, expanding an already solid (top end of the) counter service lineup there.
New information about the Avatar land “Pandora” coming to Walt Disney World were released at the 2015 D23 Expo. An area dedicated to Pandora at Disney’s Animal Kingdom was showcased at the D23 Expo, with a booth that started with a pre-show video from Alpha Centauri Expeditions (the ‘tourism’ company that would take guests from
Tusker House is a character buffet at Walt Disney World, in Animal Kingdom, with a mix of African cuisine and more standard American fare. This review concerns lunch at Tusker House, which now ranks as new top character dining experience in terms of both value and food quality. Breakfast and dinner are also served at
Walt Disney World offers a number of craft beers and microbrews in its parks and resort hotels. This post offers tips for finding delicious beer at Walt Disney World, which can be a bit of a challenge. In addition to the normal BMC options you can find just about anywhere (besides the Magic Kingdom), there
On the last day of our Walt Disney World Memorial Day trip, we elected to go to Animal Kingdom. I had wanted to go there earlier in the trip, as the park was open until 8 pm over the weekend, which meant potential night photography there. That didn’t work out, so we were left with
