What's New at Disney's Animal Kingdom: RIDICULOUSLY LOW Crowds and Llama Merch!

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Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park

We’re constantly making our way around all of the Walt Disney World theme parks to see what’s new. Today, we’re talking a walk around Disney’s Animal Kingdom to see what’s new. We’ve got wait times you WON’T believe, info on some upcoming treats, llama merch(?!), and some awesome photos around the park. Join us on this wild adventure!

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Food Updates

Flame Tree Barbecue

Over at Flame Tree Barbecue, we didn’t spot any Valentine’s Day treats just yet. We’ll definitely keep checking back to see if anything new and festive pops up here.

Flame Tree Barbecue

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Merchandise Updates

Riverside Depot

Over at Riverside Depot, we found those fun 101 Dalmatians 60th Anniversary Pins.

Dalmatian Pins

If you’re looking to snag some great plushes, we also spotted a deal going on where you can get plush characters for $22 each when you buy 2.

Plush Deal

Expedition Everest Gift Shop

We also spotted some fun llama themed items at the gift shop that is at the exit of Expedition Everest. Yes, that’s right, you can fully embrace the fact that you are the llama queen with these items.

Llamas!

You can even get a llama themed “sprazy toy” which is described as a “crazy water spraying toy!”

Llama Merch!

Disney’s Animal Kingdom General Updates

In terms of general updates, we found that the crowds were VERY low during our visit to Animal Kingdom.

Low Crowds

There were lots of times where we found there was no one (or very little people around).

Low Crowds!

This was true over in Pandora…

No Crowds

…in the Rivers of Light seating area…

Rivers of Light Seating Area

…and in various spots throughout the park!

Expedition Everest

And the wait times definitely reflected those low crowds.

DINOSAUR

We’re talking 10 MINUTES(!!) for Avatar Flight of Passage…

Flight of Passage Queue

…and essentially a walk-on over at Expedition Everest.

Expedition Everest

Over by Restaurantosaurus, some Cast Members had a bit of fun with this dino, apparently named Timmy! Timmy was out there helping guest and wearing his mask just as is required in Disney World.

Hey Timmy!

And that’s all for us from Animal Kingdom! It was a nice, relaxing day with low crowds and lots of space around us to enjoy the beauty of this park.

Pandora

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