Today, Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened for a special preview day for Cast Members to visit the theme park. Due to the new social distancing procedures, Disney has temporarily changed how we will see popular Disney characters in the park. For instance, those visiting Disney’s Animal Kingdom will now see characters
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What You Need To Know If You’re Attending Walt Disney World’s Passholder Previews
Walt Disney World is gearing up to officially reopen on July 11th but first have two days of passholder previews. The preview events had to be registered for in advanced and you must have a reservation confirmation to go. Walt Disney World has recently sent out an email to passholders with
Walt Disney World President Jeff Vahle Shows Inside Look at Animal Kingdom Before Reopening
The Walt Disney World theme parks are getting ready to reopen this week and the newly appointed president, Jeff Vahle visited Animal Kingdom to see how training was going. Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom will be the first two U.S. Disney theme parks to reopen officially this Saturday, July 11th. Jeff
Disney World Annual Passholders will need to provide their own transportation for AP Previews
Disney World Annual Passholders will need to provide their own transportation for AP Previews In an email sent out to those who were lucky enough to get into the Annual Passholder Preview it states that If you are staying at a Disney Resort hotel, Disney transportation will not be available
The Festival of The Lion King and Turtle Talk with Crush Not Among Attractions Currently Reopening at Walt Disney World
The excitement surrounding Walt Disney World’s reopening is palpable. Passholders and out-of-state vacationers alike have a lot of questions about what the experience will be like with new regulations and procedures. One major question has just been answered: when Epcot and Animal Kingdom reopen, on July 15th and 11th respectively, there will
New Bag Check Area under construction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
In a few weeks, we’ll finally see the grand reopening of Disney’s theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort. The Orlando area vacation destination closed their doors in mid-March due to the pandemic. Both Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom open to the public on July 11th, 2020. Based upon
3 Disney World Resorts Announce Reopening In July
We are getting closer to the reopening of the Walt Disney World Resort! And with that comes the reopening of some Disney resorts as well. As we know, Disney recently announced they will be opening certain resorts on June 22. More specifically, DVC resorts. But now there are some good
Land West of Animal Kingdom being prepped for new development
A recent report released by Growth Spotter indicates that a real estate developer is planning a future project west of Walt Disney World Resort. A Chicago-area company led by real estate developer and advisor Kimm Dodaro is under contract to purchase land west of Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park. Kimm
Disney has just received approval of their Walt Disney World re-opening plans
Great news! Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings just confirmed that Disney has just received the approval of their Walt Disney World re-opening plans. I am pleased to announce that I have received word from Halsey Beshears, Secretary of @FloridaDBPR, that @WaltDisneyWorld Resort and @SeaWorld have received approval of their
Disney World Theme Park Hours Reduced at Reopening
Disney announced its reopening plans for Walt Disney World Resort yesterday. The phased reopening is scheduled for July 11 and the Disney World website now shows reduced operating hours for July through October this year. The website and My Disney Experience App show that Magic Kingdom will be open from
Baby Babirusa Born At Disney’s Animal Kingdom!
A new baby babirusa has been born in Animal Kingdom! Her name is Kirana which means “sunbeam” in Indonesian and its the first one born in Animal Kingdom! Her parents are Betty and Mentari, you might have seen them at the park while you enjoyed a ride on the Kilimanjaro
Happy First Birthday to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Baby Gorilla
Disney’s Animal Kingdom is witnessing a special Mother’s Day for one of their gorillas. A baby gorilla, Grace, celebrated their first birthday this weekend. Even though the Disney Parks are temporarily closed, the animal care team at Disney’s Animal Kingdom still celebrated the baby gorilla’s birthday. Baby Grace is a
Disney’s Animal Kingdom New Baby Porcupine Gets Namesake From Disney Cast Member
A special new arrival at Disney’s Animal Kingdom has received her namesake in honor of one of Disney’s own cast members. A baby porcupette received the name, Shelley! The new addition was recently born to mama porcupine Peri. She is located at Animal Kingdom’s Conservation Station. Shelley shares her name
Disney Is Celebrating Earth Day All Week Long
Disney is celebrating Earth Day all week long! While the Disney Parks may be closed, that is not stopping the Walt Disney Company from showing support for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22. This year will also mark the 25th anniversary for the Disney Conservation Fund!
