It’s time to walk on the wild side!
Animal Kingdom at Sunset
It’s always a wildly good time over at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, but during the holidays it’s especially great! From festive eats to Merry Menagerie puppets, Animal Kingdom is the place to be this holiday season! We’re heading over to the park to check in on some of our faves, and see if we can find any new food or merch!
Animal Kingdom Food Updates
Discovery Island
There have been some truly delicious holiday treats popping up around the park over the past few weeks. The Polar Bear Cupcake is available for $5.99 over at Creature Comforts, and it somehow manages to be as tasty as it looks!
Polar Bear Cupcake
Click here to check out our FULL REVIEW of the Polar Bear Cupcake!
Africa
If you’re looking to warm up this holiday season, pop on over to one of our fave spots — Dawa Bar! There we spotted the Sikukuu Holiday Festival Cocktail, which is a yummy mixture of White Sangria, Cointreau, Cranberry Juice, Soda Water, AND it comes with a Souvenir Glow Cube. Snag this guy for $17.
Sikukkuu
Want to know how the Sikukuu Holiday Festival Cocktail tastes? Click here!
Pandora — World of AVATAR
And now for the prettiest Animal Kingdom food update today, it’s the White Chocolate Peppermint Cream Cheese Mousse! This stuff is a peppermint lover’s dream for $5.49 at Satu’li Canteen in Pandora. Plus, it’s SO cute and SO CHRISTMASY.
White Chocolate Peppermint Cream Cheese Mousse
Click here for our review of the White Chocolate Peppermint Cream Cheese Mousse!
Dinoland U.S.A.
Aaaaand last up on the food scene is the Christmas Tree Cupcake, available at Restaurantosaurus for $5.99! You’ll love this one if gingerbread is your thaaaang or if you like the cute little white chocolate deer!
Christmas Tree Cupcake
Want a FULL REVIEW of the Christmas Tree Cupcake? Click here!
Animal Kingdom Merchandise Updates
As for new merchandise, we spotted a couple of new-to-us items at Chester and Hester’s in Dinoland U.S.A.! First off, there’s this cute Monterey Jack’s Shirt for $34.99 (could be a great gift for Dad!).
Monterey Jack Shirt
Aaaaand this eye-grabbing Rescue Rangers Button Down! Strut about in style with this guy for $59.99 and rep your fave pair of investigative chipmunks!
Rescue Ranger Button Down
Looking for more park updates? Be sure to check out our What’s New in Hollywood Studios!
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