Jambo! Today we’re visiting Disney’s Animal Kingdom, home to good food, WILD fun, and exciting merchandise.
It seems that there is always something new happening at Disney World, and it can be hard to keep up. Let this post serve as your one-stop shop for all things new at Animal Kingdom. We saw new food, attraction updates, construction updates, and of course — new merchandise!
If you find yourself in Animal Kingdom soon, make sure to stop by the places we mention here if you see something you like or that you would like to try! Without further ado, here is everything NEW we saw at Animal Kingdom. We hope you’re hungry because we’re starting with FOOD.
Animal Kingdom Food Updates
We headed to Asia and noticed a new drink at Joffrey’s!
Royal Anandapur Tea Company (Joffrey’s In Asia)
We got this Mango Peach Refresher for $5.99 at the Royal Anandapur Tea Company.
This lightly caffeinated refresher features mango, peach, and a splash of oat milk.
Click here to read our full review!
That’s all the new food we saw, so let’s go see if we can find any construction updates!
Animal Kingdom Construction Updates
First, we noticed some progress on an animal enclosure fence near the front of the park.
We also noticed that the drums in Pandora have been repainted, but they don’t seem to be working just yet.
That’s all the construction updates we saw. Time to go shopping!
Animal Kingdom Merchandise Updates
We found a TON of new merchandise, so get ready!
Wind Traders
We found this Omatikaya Rainforest Light Up Play Set for $49.99.
We also found this Avatar tank top for $39.99!
Next, we saw these blue Avatar swim shorts for $49.99…
… and these blue and white Avatar swim shorts for $44.99.
We also found this women’s Avatar tank top for $39.99…
…and this Avatar windbreaker for $69.99.
Riverside Depot
At Riverside depot, we found this Shack Site Battle Avatar Toy for $49.99…
…and this Pandora glow torch for $24.99.
Then, we found this Skimwing toy for $59.99!
Check out this Pancake pin that we found for $17.99.
We also saw this Ariel from The Little Mermaid FiGPiN for $24.99…
…and this Ursula FiGPiN for $24.99.
Discovery Trading Company
At Discovery Trading Company, we saw this Dooney & Bourke Disney Rabbits Collection Crossbody Bag for $228.00…
…and this Dooney & Bourke Disney Rabbits Collection Backpack for $298.00…
…and this Dooney & Bourke Disney Rabbits Collection Satchel Bag for $298.00.
Next, we saw this Walt Disney World Yellow Hoodie for $59.99.
Then, we saw this Fab Five Terry Bucket Hat for $29.99!
Island Mercantile
At Island Mercantile, we found this Simba Lion King Youth Shirt for $21.99…
We also saw this Pluto Sweatshirt for $54.99.
Then we saw this Pluto and Animals kids’ shirt for $26.99…
…and a similar Pluto and Animals Shirt for adults for $39.99.
Serka Zong Bazaar
At Serka Zong Bazaar, we saw this Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin pin for $17.99.
Chester & Hester’s
Then, at Chester & Hester’s, we saw this Mickey & Co Cropped Blue Shirt for $34.99…
…and this Mickey & Co Long Sleeve Grey Shirt for $44.99.
Zuri’s Sweet Shop
At Zuri’s Sweet Shop, we found this mug for $24.99.
We also saw this set of 4 bowls for $44.99…
…and this set of 4 drinking glasses for $39.99.
Well, there you have it! That’s all the new stuff we saw at Animal Kingdom. We post all the time about the new things we see in the parks and online, so make sure to follow along so that you never miss out! Plus, if you’re looking for more new stuff we’ve seen in the parks lately, click the link below.
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