Disney4me Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 We’re always on the lookout for What’s New in the parks of Walt Disney World, and today we’re journeying to Animal Kingdom! Come along as we check out fun new merchandise, a seasonal cupcake, and… otters? Yeah…otters! Welcome to Animal Kingdom! Animal Kingdom Times Guide We start our tour with a look at the Times & Animal Guide! Even if you’re not at Walt Disney World it’s fun to daydream about how you’d spend your day! Times Guide Times Guide Times Guide Ahhhh, where should we go first? For a snack, of course! Animal Kingdom Menu and Restaurant Updates Creature Comforts is this park’s Starbucks location, and we found a lovely spring cupcake in the pastry case! Creature Comforts Case The Easter Cupcake is yellow cake with key lime filling, buttercream, toasted coconut, and fondant eggs. Creature Comforts Easter Cupcake You can get yours packaged to go if you prefer, but beware those warm temperatures! Creature Comforts Easter Cupcake At present, the Easter Cupcake is replacing the Tiger Cupcake. We’ll keep an eye out to see if the tiger returns after the Easter holiday. Creature Comforts Easter Cupcake You can also find this cupcake in Restaurantosaurus in DinoLand USA. Restaurantosaurus Easter Cupcake Upcountry Bar is still open in Africa, and they’ve added seating. Upcountry Landing Pop Up Bar Upcountry Landing Pop Up Bar On our visit, Warung Outpost didn’t have any Kevin from UP! cupcakes. Cast members weren’t sure when or if they would return, but they’d been out the entire day. Warung Outpost See our previous review of the cupcake (and the Himalayan Explorer cocktail) here! Kevin Cupcake Animal Kingdom Otter Grotto Otter Grotto has officially reopened in the park’s Discovery Island. Otter Grotto Animal Kingdom This fun area has been under construction for months, but we’re happy to see otters playing again! Otter Grotto Animal Kingdom We’ll have a post with lots more pics coming soon! Otter Grotto Animal Kingdom Animal Kingdom Merchandise Mombasa Marketplace has tons of pretty, impressive LovePop cards. LovePop Display LovePop Display These three-dimensional cards are beautiful and feature tons of adorable and unique pop-ups! LovePop Display LovePop Display LovePop Display The Star-Gazer Lily is stunning — and we all know someone who needs the unicorn! LovePop Display LovePop opened a storefront in Disney Springs in October, but it’s nice to be able to shop these beauties in the parks, too! LovePop Display LovePop Display Meanwhile in spirit jersey news (that’s totally a thing, right?), find this The Lion King jersey in Africa, too! Lion King Shirt Hakuna Matata Spirit Jersey This The Lion King Loungefly backpack is so fabulous, it’s the perfect souvenir to celebrate the movie’s 25th anniversary and the upcoming live-action version! Lion King Backpack from Loungefly The sock game is strong at Animal Kingdom — and there are loads of new designs! Sock Display The Mountain Man socks are a great partner to the Mountain Man hat we found in Hollywood Studios last week! (See that here!) Girls, no shame in wearing some Mountain Man socks while you’re runnin’ the world, btw. Mountain Man Socks Mr. Toad’s got a pair of socks, too! Mr. Toad Socks Mr. Toad Socks And for the cat lover, Disney Cats socks! So many fun felines here! Disney Cat Socks Disney Cat Socks Meow! And we’re pretty sure these Wall-E and Eve socks aren’t new, but golly, they’re cute! Wall-E and Eve Socks If you collect Disney World magnets, you’ll want to get your hands on these ‘it’s a small world’ magnets. We love this whole set! ‘it’s a small world’ Magnets Set And finally, a magnet tailor-made for the fridge: To All Who Come To This Happy Place! To All Who Come To This Happy Place Magnet And hello, Mickey, we’re loving this sipper! Mickey Sipper Look at that little guy! Slouched down and happy. Mickey Sipper Straw And on that relaxing note, that’s What’s New at Animal Kingdom! Join us next time as we visit all the parks of Walt Disney World — and Disneyland! — to see What’s New! Find something new in the Disney Parks? Tag us @DisneyFoodBlog on Twitter or Instagram! And subscribe to the Disney Food Blog Newsletter today for all the latest news right in your inbox! What’s your favorite What’s New this week? Let us know in the comments! Related posts: What’s New at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom and Resorts! June 21, 2018 Hakuna Matata Time Dance Party Brings the Beat at Animal Kingdom! What’s New at Disney’s Animal Kingdom: Including A Sriracha Fries UPDATE! View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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