It’s here! It’s finally here!

Nemo and Marlin

After the 2020 park closure, Animal Kingdom‘s Finding Nemo musical show did not reopen, and it was announced that a reimagined version of the show would be taking its place. We’ve followed along with the show’s journey from when details were first announced to getting a first look at the show, and now, the day has come for the show to finally open!

Well, it’s actually opening a little earlier than expected! After we attended a media preview of the reimagined show this morning, the show officially soft opened to the public! You can find today’s showtimes in the My Disney Experience app or on signs outside the theater. If you’re in the park today, you can see the show at 12:30PM, 2:30PM, 3:30PM, and 4:30PM!

Showtimes for Soft Opening

Times are listed online for the show’s official opening date, June 13th, and onward. You can catch Finding Nemo: The Big Blue…And Beyond opens today in Animal Kingdom with showtimes at 10:30AM, 11:30AM, 12:30PM, 2:30PM, 3:30PM, and 4:30PM each day.

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As a reminder, this is a reimagined version of the previous Finding Nemo musical show, so be ready to see some changes to the set and experience the story from a new point of view! There is a new pre-show announcement similar to the announcements at the Marine Life Institute in Finding Dory. 

New announcements and fun facts added before the show starts! ?

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You’ll also see a new giant LED screen as the backdrop on stage — it adds a lot of dimension and texture to the show! If you want to see even more details about the show, click here!

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While you’re hanging out in Animal Kingdom, be sure to check out the Festival of the Lion King show as well (unless you’re going on these dates in July, when it will be closed!), and grab some of our favorite park eats at the different restaurants! And as always, stay tuned to DFB for all the latest Disney news.

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When will you be in Animal Kingdom next to check out this new show? Let us know in the comments! 

Disclosure: In nearly all circumstances, Disney Food Blog writers and photographers pay full price for their own travel, hotel, food, beverage, and event tickets. We do this because it’s important to us as journalists to ensure not only that we give you unbiased opinions, but also that you can trust us to do so since we’re paying our own way. On rare occasions, when we are invited by a company to attend a preview as media, and when we choose to accept that invitation, we will always make you, our readers, aware of that situation. Today, we were invited by Disney World to attend their media preview of ‘Finding Nemo: The Big Blue…and Beyond’. Note that when we attend events as media we are 1) Not required to review that event/food on any of our channels, and 2) Not required to review that event/food favorably. You can always count on DFB to give you a 100% unbiased and honest review of any event that we attend, food that we eat, or beverage that we drink. You can see more in our Disclosure Policy. Thank you for reading. — AJ