Okay, so we’re not ones to gossip, but…

Well, okay, sometimes we are, especially when it comes to certain communities in Disney World. We’ve been keeping up with the drama, crime, and horror that happens in EPCOT’s tiny train town, but now we’ve got to spill the scandal we spotted on the savanna at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. 

We bet you didn’t even KNOW there’s a whole SAVANNA full of drama over at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. Sure, you can stroll by the animals, snap some photos, and move on with your day. OR, you can really dig in and learn more about the animals that live here. For example, let us tell you the story of Daisy Mae the ostrich. We first noticed Daisy Mae looking agitated while pacing back and forth behind her fence. If you’re wondering, this is exactly how we feel when we’re waiting to rope drop Flight of Passage at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. It is STRESSFUL, OK?

Cast Members told us that Daisy Mae laid an egg earlier that day, but we soon discovered that she was still pacing around because she, well…because she just laid another egg. Daisy Mae is like the Taylor Swift of ostriches — she’s working overtime, y’all. Cast Members revealed that she’s in the middle of a laying process that could yield up to 60 (!!!) eggs total! Whoa.

You never know what you’ll see at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge…Daisy Mae the ostrich laid an egg! 🥚According to a Cast Member we spoke to, she’s in the middle of a laying process which could yield up to 60 eggs total! pic.twitter.com/sDXB8n4Wz1

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Turns out Daisy Mae wasn’t feeling super attached to her egg, though, because she had no problem abandoning the egg to go gathering. Hey, maybe all that egg-laying makes you hungry. Trip to Sanaa, anyone? We have a feeling Daisy Mae would enjoy that bread service.

This tale, though, has a sad ending. When ostriches lay eggs, mean old Cast Members come by and STEAL THEM, often leaving a fake egg in its place. Yes, while Daisy Mae was off on her own on the savanna, her egg got kidnapped (or should we say, “eggnapped”). Okay, the truth is, this is how Disney’s animal care specialists take care of eggs — they take them somewhere safe and handle the situation properly so both the egg and the ostrich mama are safe and healthy. Rest assured, that egg is in good hands.

We also learned that the Cast Members don’t normally call the ostriches by their given names but instead call them by the color of the bands on their legs. HOW RUDE. We had to do some DEEP research to learn Daisy Mae’s name. Seriously, it involved Cast Members, spreadsheets, and EVERYTHING. (Okay, again, we get it…because, well, the ostriches do all kinda look alike). But, personally, we much prefer the name “Daisy Mae” to “Purple.” Just sayin.

So, if you’d like to see Daisy Mae, she’s hanging out at Animal Kingdom Lodge with her fellow ostriches, Camellia, Blue, and Thelma. It’s a fun bunch of birds, that’s for sure!

Stay tuned to DFB for more!

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What’s your favorite animal to watch on the savannah at Animal Kingdom Lodge? Let us know in the comments!