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Disney Tips shares insider knowledge, tips, news, and updates from Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park.

Disney Quietly Removes Select Showtimes for Finding Nemo: The Big Blue…and Beyond

Finding Nemo: The Big Blue…and Beyond opened earlier this week at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The reimagined production replaced the former Finding Nemo – The Musical, which had been running in the Theater in the Wild from 2007 until its closure at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new show includes an enhanced video screen that works with physical sets ...

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Disney’s Animal Kingdom to Close Early Tomorrow

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Visiting Walt Disney World this week? You may want to alter your park-hopping plans due to a private event scheduled for Disney’s Animal Kingdom tomorrow, June 9, 2022. Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be closing at 6:00 p.m. with a private event for attendees and athletes of the Special Olympics USA Games running at the park until 10:00 p.m. Private event ...

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Showtimes Now Available for Finding Nemo: The Big Blue…and Beyond

Finding Nemo: The Musical has been reimagined into Finding Nemo: The Big Blue…and Beyond, and this fan-favorite show is returning very soon to Disney’s Animal Kingdom! The new musical production returns to the park next week, and showtimes are now available for Guests planning to once again “swim together” with Nemo and friends in Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park. During ...

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The Photogenic Disney Treat That No One Talks About

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It’s not often we’re taken by surprise by a Disney snack at Walt Disney World.  Guests visiting Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, or Disney Springs are spoiled for choice when it comes to vacation treats. From the iconic Mickey Premium Bar, churros, and DOLE Whip to the filling funnel cakes and Mickey pretzels, there is so ...

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Returning Favorite Show and Character Meet & Greet Available Soon for Genie+

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Using Genie+ at Disney’s Animal Kingdom is about to get more exciting! Following the opening of the revamped show, Finding Nemo: The Big Blue…and Beyond and the return of Mickey and Minnie’s character meet and greet to Adventurer’s Outpost, both experiences will be available as attractions on Genie+. Theme park reporter Scott Gustin confirmed that both experiences will be available ...

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Opening Date Confirmed for Finding Nemo: The Big Blue…and Beyond at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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Finding Nemo: The Musical had been a hit at Disney’s Animal Kingdom for a number of years, and during the show’s current closure it had been undergoing some new enhancements to become ‘Finding Nemo: The Big Blue…and Beyond.’ Featuring an all-new plot alongside elements that made the original musical production popular among Walt Disney World Guests, fans had been anxiously ...

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Disney’s Animal Kingdom Attraction Closing for Refurbishment

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June has arrived and Walt Disney World Resort is brimming with excited Guests filling the Parks. Whether you’ve planned a Disney vacation to celebrate the kids being out of school for the summer, spoiling Dad for the upcoming Father’s Day, or heading to EPCOT to experience the incredible new coaster, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind… it’s always a good ...

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Parking Trams Have Finally Returned to Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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Parking at Walt Disney World can be quite the process with massive parking lots broken down into multiple sections, rows, and spaces. For Guests visiting Disney’s Animal Kingdom since the parks reopened following the COVID-19 closure in 2020, parking trams remained unavailable leading to long walks to their cars after exiting the hottest park at Walt Disney World. As of ...

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Secret Cast Member Tips for Winning Prizes at the DinoLand Games

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DinoLand USA is one of the most underrated themed lands in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and really at the Walt Disney World Resort. Chester and Hester’s Dino-Rama is certainly a divisive area among Disney theme park fans, as some Guests are turned off by the carnival-like atmosphere while others appreciate the land’s detailed backstory. One thing is for sure though, Chester ...

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