Editor’s Note: This article was written prior to the parks closing due to COVID-19. The Caring for Giants tour at Animal Kingdom is one of your best bargain behind-the-scenes tours at Walt Disney World. If you haven’t yet done this tour, consider it for your next trip. The tour, open to ages 4 and above,…
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Baby Boom for the Gorilla Family
From Our Magically Speaking Newsletter Archive – subscribe today! By Teresa Pitman If you haven’t been to Disney’s Animal Kingdom for a while, you’ll be in for a little surprise next time you go. Two little surprises, actually: in the past year, two new gorilla babies – both boys – have been born into the…
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Fun Facts
From Our Magically Speaking Newsletter Archive – subscribe today! This issue, we offer some fun (and informative) facts from Disney about Disney’s Animal Kingdom. In preparation for creating Disney’s Animal Kingdom, a core team of seven Walt Disney Imagineers, led by executive designer Joe Rohde, crisscrossed the globe in search of the essential look of…
Touring with Young Children Part 3: Animal Kingdom
From Our Magically Speaking Newsletter Archive – subscribe today! By Stephanie Rouse In our previous two editions, we explored what there is for families with small children to see and do at Epcot and at Disney MGM Studios. Now we move on to a “wilder” experience, Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park. I first want to…