Jambo! Today, we’re headed to Disney’s Animal Kingdom to check out all the new things the park has to offer.
Animal Kingdom
We’re in the Disney World parks every day to see if we can find anything new and exciting. Spoiler alert: we always do! It’s pretty impressive how often new merchandise, food, and construction updates happen in the parks, and we can usually find some pretty awesome things at Animal Kingdom.
Today, we’re on our own unofficial scavenger hunt to find all the merchandise and construction updates in Animal Kingdom for you guys — just to make sure that our readers are Disney World pros when it comes to knowing about all the latest news and updates.
Are you ready for our unofficial scavenger hunt? Let’s go!
Animal Kingdom Construction Updates
As we were headed into the park, we noticed that the Tree of Life Garden was open after some recent construction.
Tree of Life Garden
These gardens are a great place to escape the crowds and see the awesome details on the Tree of Life up close.
Animal Kingdom Merchandise Updates
Island Mercantile
Here, we found this Simba shirt for $39.99…
Simba Shirt
… and this ‘Hakuna Matata’ hoodie for $64.99…
Hakuna Matata Hoodie
… and this Lion King shirt for $39.99!
Lion King Shirt
Discovery Trading Co
We found this Disney World shirt for $29.99…
Disney World Shirt
… and these Animal Kingdom 25th Anniversary Pressed Pennies for $1.
25th Anniversary Pressed Pennies
We also saw these Lion King Ears for $34.99.
Lion King Ears
We found this Donald shirt for $29.99…
Donald Shirt
… and this Mickey and Minnie shirt for $29.99.
Mickey and Minnie Shirt
We found this Disney100 book for $100.
Disney100 Book
We found this kids’ Stitch shirt for $24.99.
Kids’ Stitch Shirt
Finally, we found this Disney World shirt for kids for $24.99!
Disney World kids’ Shirt
Ziwani Traders
At Ziwani, we found this Lion King toddler tank top for $21.99.
Lion King Toddler Tank
We also saw this Lion King kids’ shirt for $31.99…
Lion King Kids’ Shirt
…and this Lion King backpack for $24.99.
Lion King Backpack
There was this Lion King AirPods case for $19.99…
Lion King Airpods Case
… and this Lion King AirPods Pro case for $19.99!
Lion King AirPods Pro Case
There ya have it, folks. That is every new update we found during our trip to Animal Kingdom. Here at DFB, we write these updates pretty often just so that you guys stay in the loop and know what new things you can try the next time you’re here. Follow along for more Disney news, reviews, and updates, and click the link below to check out all the new things we found at Hollywood Studios recently.
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