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Disney’s Animal Kingdom Updates from July 2024

We keep track of ALL the updates and changes at the Disney World theme parks. If youā€™re looking for the most recent updates from Disney’s Animal Kingdom, check out ourĀ ā€œWhatā€™s New at Disney’s Animal Kingdom ā€ page, which we update every single day! For all the updates from July 2024, keep reading.

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We also keep track of all the latest news from Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney World Hotels, Disney Springs, and Disneyland — click each link to find more updates.

Before we get to our list of changes from July 2024, we want to make sure you know about our FREE DFB checklist for Animal Kingdom. It has everything you’ll want to see and do in this park in one comprehensive list.

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Now, let’s dive into the updates.

July 30th, 2024

MERCHANDISE UPDATES

Riverside Depot

July 28th, 2024

FOOD UPDATES

Pizzafari
  • Plant-based Italian Sausage,Ā photos in galleryĀ ā€” $10.79

Plant-based Italian Sausage

MERCHANDISE UPDATES

Riverside Depot
  • Nightmare Before Christmas Loungefly wallet ā€” $50

Nightmare Before Christmas Loungefly wallet

  • Monochromatic sequined Mickey shirt ā€” $44.99

Monochromatic sequined Mickey shirt

  • Full color sequined Mickey shirt ā€” $44.99

Full color sequined Mickey shirt

July 20th, 2024

CONSTRUCTION UPDATES

Joffreyā€™s Coffee & Tea
  • Construction barriers and plywood are blocked off beside the stand

Joffreyā€™s at entrance has no more construction walls

MERCHANDISE UPDATES

Riverside Depot

July 10th, 2024

CONSTRUCTION UPDATES

Joffreyā€™s Coffee & Tea
  • Construction barriers and plywood are blocked off beside the stand

Construction barriers and plywood are blocked off beside the stand

FOOD UPDATES

Yak & Yeti Local Foods Cafe
  • Refillable Yak & Yeti tumbler with handle — $31 for initial purchase, refillable all day for free. If you bring the recipe back on disquiet days of York visit to refillable that will only cost you $2.12 for all day long. Only available at Yak & Yeti Local Foods Cafe (recommended you take a picture of your receipt to show for multiple days)

Refillable Yak & Yeti tumbler with handle

MERCHANDISE UPDATES

Riverside Depot
  • Monsters University throw blanket ā€” $44.99

Monsters University throw blanket

  • Itā€™s Showtime 101 Dalmatians pin ā€” $19.99

Itā€™s Showtime 101 Dalmatians pin

Discovery Trading Company
  • SALE: Loungefly animal print Minnie ears $15 each with any purchase

SALE: Loungefly animal print Minnie ears $15 each with any purchase

Pin Station
  • Chicken Little pin ā€” $12.99

Chicken Little pin

MISCELLANEOUS UPDATES

  • A new Lion King mural debuted on a wall in Africa

A new Lion King mural debuted

  • The former mural of Simba and Nala was moved to a wall near the Kilimanjaro Safari entrance

Former mural of Simba and Nala was moved to a wall near the Kilimanjaro Safari entrance

July 7th, 2024

MERCHANDISE UPDATES

Island Mercantile
  • ā€˜Upā€™ Paradise Falls zippered jacket with hood ā€” $64.99

ā€˜Upā€™ Paradise Falls zippered jacket with hood

  • Baymax puffy blanket ā€” $69.99

Baymax puffy blanket

  • Baymax puffy hat ā€” $29.99

Baymax puffy hat

  • Big Hero 6 Suited Up youth shirt ā€” $26.99

Big Hero 6 Suited Up youth shirt

Riverside Depot
  • Iā€™m So Fly Zazu shirt ā€” $29.99

I’m So Fly shirt

  • Sorcerer Mickey Walt Disney World shirt ā€” $29.99 solo or $25 is purchased as 2

Sorcerer Mickey Walt Disney World shirt

  • No Time To Waste Wall-E youth shirt ā€” $26.99

No Time To Waste Wall-E youth shirt

Discovery Trading Company
  • Monsters University can style metal water bottle ā€” $27.99

Monsters University can style metal water bottle

  • Cheshire Cat Disney Magic Club shirt ā€” $34.99

Cheshire Cat Disney Magic Club shirt

  • Walt Disney World Stitch shirt ā€” $34.99

Walt Disney World Stitch shirt

  • Peter Pan Walt Disney World hooded sweatshirt ā€” $54.99

Peter Pan Walt Disney World hooded sweatshirt

Chester & Hesterā€™s
  • Donald Duck face keychain ā€” $14.99

Donald Duck face keychain

Windtraders
  • Baby Direhorse plush ā€” $39.99

Baby Direhorse plush

  • SALE – 30% off select Banshees

SALE – 30% off select Banshees

  • SALE ā€” select banshee perches are $15 each with any merchandise purchase

SALE ā€” select banshee perches are $15 each with any merchandise purchase

July 3rd, 2024

FOOD UPDATES

Pizzafari

  • Fourth of July Cupcake — $6.29

Fourth of July Cupcake

MERCHANDISE UPDATES

Discovery Trading Company

  • Never Stop Dreaming, Never Stop Believing Tumbler — $24.99

Never Stop Dreaming, Never Stop Believing Tumbler

MISCELLANEOUS UPDATES

Character Meet and Greet Lines

Pluto Meet and Greet in Donaldā€™s Dino Bash in Disneyā€™s Animal Kingdom
  • Two adults
  • Four adults
  • Two adults
  • Two adults, three kids
  • Two adults, three kids
  • Two adults, two kids
  • Two adults
  • Two adults, two kids
  • Two adults, one kid
  • Two adults
Donald Meet and Greet in Donaldā€™s Dino Bash in Disneyā€™s Animal Kingdom
  • One adult
  • One adult, two kids
  • Two adults
  • Two adults, two kids
  • Three adults
  • One adult
  • Three adults, one kids
Daisy Meet and Greet in Donaldā€™s Dino Bash in Disneyā€™s Animal Kingdom
  • Two adults, two kids
  • Two adults
  • Four adults, three kids
Chip and Dale Meet and Greet in Donaldā€™s Dino Bash in Disneyā€™s Animal Kingdom
  • One adult
  • One adult, two kids
  • Two adults, one kid
Russel in Disneyā€™s Animal Kingdom
  • Two adults
  • Two adults, one kid
  • Two adults
  • Two adults, two kids
  • One adult, one kid
  • One adult, two kids

Looking for more Animal Kingdom updates? Check out the following pages to see ALL the updates from this park:

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