What’s New at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Coronado Springs Resort: High Crowd Levels and Holiday Cupcakes!
We’ve been checking out everything that’s new in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and also nearby at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort.
View of Expedition Everest
We noticed some construction updates over at Kilimanjaro Safaris and some pretty big crowds over at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. We got to experience a nice holiday ambiance at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, and some sweet holiday treats!
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Construction Updates
We took a ride out to the savannah on the Kilimanjaro Safaris. We were hoping to sneak a peek at the baby giraffes now roaming the plains, but we also wanted to check on the mysterious little building that started being constructed over the summer. Unfortunately, we didn’t see any babies, but we did see a fully constructed building!
Kilimanjaro Safaris Building Update
Construction has progressed significantly over the last month or so. This little building looks pretty complete from the outside, at least! There’s now a truck outside it, a trough, and a table.
Kilimanjaro Safaris Building Update
We’re still not totally certain what the purpose of this building is, but cast members have been calling it a “warden headquarters,” and the sign posted out front suggests something to do with the wardens, too! We’ll be sure to let you know when we find out!
Learn more about this project over on our weekly construction update!
Crowd Updates
We noticed a bit more crowding this week. We also experienced more “pinch points” than normal, and these areas really weren’t upholding social distancing guidelines. Large crowds were spotted on our way into the park, heading towards Discovery Island.
Animal Kingdom Crowds
As we continued to Africa, we continued to experience pretty crowded areas.
Africa Crowds
Some areas were still maintaining social distancing…
Africa Crowds
…while others areas were tighter. Crowd levels were especially high in Asia as well.
Asia Crowds
Groups were a little more spread out in Pandora while we were there, but we continued to notice higher crowd levels.
Pandora Crowds
The line for the Na’vi River Journey stretched allll the way back to Island Mercantile! Over at Island Mercantile, we noticed that Cast Members weren’t monitoring the entrances and exits. Guests were entering and exiting through whichever doors they wanted.
Na’vi River Journey Line
Things were a little bit different over at Riverside Depot, the other big merch spot in Animal Kingdom. Only one entrance door was available and Cast Members in this location were in charge of the entrances and exits.
Riverside Depot
That’s what’s new over at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, now let’s take a trip over to Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort!
Take a look at Disney World at capacity
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
Food Updates
Café Rix
Some brightly decorated cupcakes caught our eye over at Cafe Rix, the grab-and-go spot at this resort.
Cupcakes
This icy-blue cupcake decorated with snowflake sprinkles looks perfect for the holiday season! This cupcake has a chocolate cake base and costs $5.50.
Seasonal Cupcake
We also spotted Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats here!
Holiday Rice Krispie Treats
Café Rix had both white…
Holiday Rice Krispie Treat
…and green Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats. They cost $4.99 each.
Holiday Rice Krispie Treat
And of course, we stopped to appreciate this beautiful wall art of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse (happy belated birthday, Walt!).
Walt and Mickey Art
Coronado Springs has some beautiful artwork!
See holiday decorations at Coronado Springs Resort
And that’s everything new that we noticed in these spots! We’ll be keeping an eye out for more holiday treats and keeping you updated about crowd levels at Disney as we get closer to the holidays!
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