“I’m brushing up on looking down, I’m working on my ROAR!”
Celebrating The Lion King at Animal Kingdom
The celebration of The Lion King continues at Disney’s Animal Kingdom!
Lion King Banners
That’s where we’re at today as we take you on a tour of this one-of-a-kind park to see What’s New!
What’s New on Discovery Island
Discovery Island is where you’ll find The Feeding Ground, though this spot is probably better known as the Discovery Island Popcorn Stand.
Lion King Drum Bucket
This is one of two locations (the other being Mahindi in the Africa section of the park) where we found a new arrival: The Lion King Drum Souvenir Popcorn Bucket!
Lion King Drum Popcorn Bucket
So you can now work on your roar AND your drum beats with this beautiful bucket. Read more about it here!
We also found out that the Bird Cupcake has flown back into Creature Comforts.
Bird Cupcake at Creature Comforts
Not sure how long our colorful pal will stick around before his next flight, so you’ll want to keep an eye out.
Bird Cupcake
You can also read all about the Bird Cupcake here in the meantime.
What’s New at Pandora — The World of AVATAR
Windtraders
is the merchandise stop in Animal Kingdom’s lovely Pandora.
Windtraders
The location has received a small makeover, and on your next visit you may notice that displays have been moved around a bit.
Windtraders
“SIVAKO!!”
Windtraders
Windtraders
What’s New in Asia
You may recall that — as part of a series of specialty treats celebrating The Lion King — the Royal Anandapur Tea Company has been offering The Lion King latte art on select coffee beverages.
Joffrey’s Lion King Latte Art
Well, now you can enjoy some DONUT ART… if you order a Boston Cream Donut, it comes complete with an image of Simba!
Lion King Donut Art
What’s New in Dinoland, U.S.A.
in Dinoland, U.S.A. has changed up the menu a bit.
Restaurantosaurus Menu
You’ll now find a plant-based Spicy Southwestern Burger and Restaurantosaurus Cobb Salad among the entrees.
New Entrees at Restaurantosaurus
These have taken the place of the Black Bean Burger and the Grilled Chicken Salad with Mandarin Oranges and Cranberries that were previously on the menu. (A couple of sides were also removed: the Guacamole and Potato Soup.)
Spicy Southwestern Burger
What did we think of the new additions?
Restaurantosausus Cobb Salad
You can find out by checking out our review here!
Oh, and note that the Bird Cupcake has made a reappearance here, too!
Bird Cupcake
What’s New in Animal Kingdom’s Shops — New Merchandise
A new Lion King crossbody purse ($24.99) will keep The Lion King celebration going for you back home.
Lion King Bag
Lion King Bag
We spotted it at Riverside Depot.
Lion King Bag
The Depot also where we found the new Toy Story 4 MagicBand ($24.99).
Toy Story 4 MagicBand
Because even though we still have a few weeks to wait for the upcoming live-action version of The Lion King to arrive in theaters on July 19th, we can enjoy Toy Story 4 in theaters now, at long last!
Toy Story 4 MagicBand
Toy Story 4 MagicBand
Speaking of the Toy Story gang…
Space Crane
You can now find your own Fully Functional Claw Machine at Chester and Hester’s in Dinoland, U.S.A. (and other merchandise locations around Disney World)!
Space Crane
Space Crane
The Space Crane toy is $49.99.
Space Crane
We hope you’ve enjoyed trekking around Animal Kingdom with us to see What’s New! Before you go, be sure to check out snacks that you can ONLY find at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in our DFB YouTube Video!
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Wow, I never knew there were sweets at animal kingdom like magic kingdom! And omg…. all that tasty food…. I have to try! I love love love your vlogs! Thank you so much AJ
I feel like I’ve asked this question before, but why do the kids get all the cute clothes? 🙁
Great report, AJ! As always, I love all the DFB reports!
If you need a new employee to go test out all the foods in the parks, look no further I’m your girl! Would love this job since I am doing it for free anyway! Lol just a little food for thought?