VIDEO: Festival of the Lion King “Roars” Into New Harambe Theatre at Animal Kingdom

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On June 1st, 2014, Festival of the Lion King at Disney’s Animal Kingdom returned in a brand new venue, the Harambe Theatre in Africa, behind the Dawa Bar and Tusker House Restaurant. WDWNT Reporter John Corigliano was on the scene to get video of the show:

Not much has changed in the show, but the new lighting and such makes a big difference. Festival of the Lion King was moved to accommodate the construction of the AVATAR themed land at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, set to open in early 2017.

Show Times Released for Festival of the Lion King in the New Harambe Theatre

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Festival of the Lion King will be reopening on Sunday June 1, 2014 in the newly built Harambe Theatre in Africa at Animal Kingdom. Just like in it’s previous location, shows will run every hour on the hour beginning at 10:00 am.

Shows will run until 7:00 pm on all nights except for Saturdays when they close early to prepare for the hard ticket event Harambe Nights. On Saturdays the last performance will be at 4:00 pm. On Thursday June 5th shows will also end early (last performance at 4:00 pm) for a final dress rehearsal.

Festival of The Lion Kingdom Returns in June

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Festival of The Lion King will be returning to Disney’s Animal Kingdom this June in it’s new home in Africa. No specific date was given but you can stay tuned to WDWNT for more details on the re-opening of FoTLK. For now, enjoy this new concept art of the new theater.

Dirk Wallen’s 4/7/14 Animal Kingdom Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen visited Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park on Monday and has some newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip:

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We can see the new Festival of the Lion King theater from high above Expedition Everest

The KODAK picture spot outside of DINOSAUR seems to be the last one remaining

Donald Duck has moved to a new meet and greet location near DINOSAUR temporarily



One of the Fossil Fun Games is being refurbished

MagicBands seem to be on sale everywhere now

Dirk Wallen’s 3/1/14 WDW Photo Report (Hub, SpectroMagic, Flower & Garden, ETC.)

WDWNT Reporter Drik Wallen visited three of the Walt Disney World theme parks on Saturday and has a number of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:

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The latest progress on the Polynesian Vacation Club wing

The Magic Kingdom moat has been drained to start work on the new hub

The latest piece of Spectromagic history pin is out and features the Mickey float

Another look at the drained moat

Moving over to Epcot, the Flower & Garden Festival starts Wednesday and it looks like the park is just about ready

Is Mickey cross-eyed?

Moving over to Animal Kingdom, the Festival of the Lion King theater is progressing nicely

One Kodak picture spot remains…

New Walt Disney World t-shirt

New Gaston t-shirt

Joe Hogarty’s 2/20/14 WDW Photo Report (Mine Train, AVATAR, & More)

WDWNT Reporter Joe Hogarty visited Disney’s Animal Kingdom and the Magic Kingdom on Thursday and has a number of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:

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Starting at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Some work still taking place on the paths around the Tree of Life

Nothing much to see over at the AVATAR site

It will hard to track construction unless we try from above… 😉

Another look at the walls around the Tree of Life paths

This could be related to the work needing to be done to the tree for the nighttime offerings, or it could be general rehab

Work continues on the new Festival of the Lion King Theater

Walls still up near the Africa stroller parking

Moving over to the Magic Kingdom, work continues on the steps of City Hall

The Castle is still getting some touch-ups

Time for the obligatory Seven Dwarfs Mine Train construction photos

The waterfall has been running non-stop

It looks great

The refurbishment of Splash Mountain continues

Don’t expect much different when it reopens except some scenes that have been freshened up

It will be Splashing again soon!

Dirk Wallen’s 2/4-2/8/14 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen visited the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom and Downtown Disney over the last few days, so let’s take a look at everything happening around Walt Disney World right now:

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Nikon photo spot now in place near the Rose Garden

Some more planter work happening near the hub… rumors suggest this may all be related to a new nighttime show for the park…

See ya’ later trash can…

The facade at the Enchanted Tiki Room is getting some work done

The Nikon picture spot at Splash Mountain isn’t quite picturesque yet…

The Splash Mountain refurbishment continues

Tarps up on the buildings in Liberty Square and the castle crane looming behind it

The Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin FastPass machines are being removed

Plenty of Valentine’s Day treats are available at Big Top Treats

Moving over to Disney’s Polynesian Resort, DVC wing construction is in full swing

I love these signs…

Gates up on the beach

The work out in the water on the rumored bungalows

Over at Epcot, the former Kim Possible kiosk area is now a MyMagic+ service center

Prep work for the Flower and Garden Festival is in full swing now

Another Nikon picture spot

The Darkroom at Hollywood Studios is still presented by Kodak

Yet there is a Nikon Picture Spot not too far away

The Monsters University meet and greet is becoming the Monsters Inc. meet and greet again

Backlot tour is still closed

Frozen billboard up in the backlot

Pirate Fairy and Jungle Book billboards up in the Animation Courtyard

Nikon picture spot at Animal Kingdom

A decent size line for FastPass+

AVATAR construction is happening folks…

Some work happening outside of Expedition Everest

A look at the new Festival of the Lion King theater from high up on Everest

Looks like there is a lot of work to still be done

On to Downtown Disney… Disney Springs… whatever it is…

Not much visible progress to the West Side Starbucks

Not much to see on Pleasure Island either

But there is something happening behind these walls

Here is the site for the large water-side building in The Landing

Bridge work in the Marketplace is happening quickly

The stage area near Fulton’s has been behind walls for a few weeks now

The staging area for the bridge is across from T-Rex behind the DVC booth

The Marketplace Starbucks is also coming along slowly

Guests watching construction take place

Cinderella outside of World of Disney received a backdrop on the construction walls for the Starbucks

Some strange new men’s shirts on sale

Team Mickey is now closed to become the Marketplace Co-Op

New Star Wars MagicBandits have arrived

There is also an R2-D2 MagicSlider!

Hayley Nance’s 2/2/14 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Hayley Nance visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom this past weekend and has some newsworthy photos to share with us from  her trip, so let’s take a look:

Starting at Hollywood Studios, The Backlot Tour is closed for refurbishment

In the Magic of Disney Animation, you’ll now find posters for Big Hero 6…

Inside Out

The Good Dinosaur and Planes Fire and Rescue

A billboard for The Pirate Fairy is now up in the Animation Courtyard

Moving over to Animal Kingdom, work continues on the new Festival of the Lion King theater

Some walls are up blocking some of the Discovery Trails near the Tree of Life

Perhaps work has begun on the modifications to the area for nighttime entertainment?

Cast members now stand guard to make sure guests are not lost trying to find the now non-existent Camp Minnie-Mickey

More walls

Temporary walls remain in the queue for “it’s tough to be a bug”

Permanent FastPass+ signage now installed

A look at the Festival of the Lion King theater from a distance

It’s pretty big…

Dirk Wallen’s 10/27/13 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen visited Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and the All-Star Resorts last week and has a number of newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip, so let’s take a look:

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They are still testing Downtown Disney busses from Animal Kingdom daily

In preparation for the new queue for Festival of the Lion King in Africa, Tusker House is getting some work done

Work continues on the new Festival of the Lion King theater

In the queue for Expedition Everest, the screens were finally turned on for this new display in the queue

These should interact with MagicBands in the coming weeks

The ads are pretty funny

Frozen billboard outside Disney’s Hollywood Studios

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

There are 4 new screens installed at the canner at Star Tours as well

We assume these will interact with MagicBand as well at some point

Frozen banners are now hanging in the animation courtyard

There are construction walls up by PIXAR Place for some reason

The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights is ready to premiere on November 8th

At the All-Star Resorts, more of these trophy cases have been installed. This one is at Music.

At Movies, the display changes between The Muppets and Star Wars

Eventually, these displays may interact with your MagicBand as well

Here is the Star Wars display

MagicBand accessories are now available at most of the resorts