Jambo! Today, we’re headed to Disney’s Animal Kingdom to check out all the new things the park has to offer.
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.
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…
… and this ‘Hakuna Matata’ hoodie for $64.99…
… and this Lion King shirt for $39.99!
Discovery Trading Co
We found this Disney World shirt for $29.99…
… and these Animal Kingdom 25th Anniversary Pressed Pennies for $1.
We also saw these Lion King Ears for $34.99.
We found this Donald shirt for $29.99…
… and this Mickey and Minnie shirt for $29.99.
We found this Disney100 book for $100.
We found this kids’ Stitch shirt for $24.99.
Finally, we found this Disney World shirt for kids for $24.99!
Ziwani Traders
At Ziwani, we found this Lion King toddler tank top for $21.99.
We also saw this Lion King kids’ shirt for $31.99…
…and this Lion King backpack for $24.99.
There was this Lion King AirPods case for $19.99…
… and this Lion King AirPods Pro case for $19.99!
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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