Two of Our Favorite Acts Have Returned to Festival of the Lion King
Today is the day Lion King fans! MickeyBlog is currently at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park where the beloved stage show Festival of the Lion King has returned in its original form!
Greg and Elyssa were at Animal Kingdom bright and early to be among the first to check out the show in its original form.
Knowing that the theater is likely to be packed with excited Lion King fans, they arrived two hours early!
The queuing area was looking nice and quiet this morning but not for long!
It wasn’t long before a line started to form!
It is a momentous occasion after all!
You could feel the excitement in the air!
If you’ve been following along with MickeyBlog you’ll know that since the Festival of the Lion King has been reopened post pandemic, special social distancing updates were put into place.
Disney took out two of the big fan-favorite scenes including the one with acrobatic “tumble” monkeys as well as the aerial numbers featuring the beautiful birds. However all that has changed starting today! As you can see, one fan even showed up in a Tumble Monkey shirt to celebrate!
The theater was dark from July 5 – July 15, 2022 in preparation of these exciting changes with today marking the official return of both acts to the show.
If you’re lucky enough to be at Animal Kingdom today then you can pop by and see the newly updated performances at the following times:
- 11:00 am
- 12:00 pm
- 1:00 pm
- 2:00 pm
- 3:00 pm
- 4:00 pm
- 5:00 pm
The theater was packed on this Saturday morning!
Greg and Elyssa even sat behind some proud Tumble Monkey parents!
Aren’t those hats absolutely adorable!?
Above is a look at the sizeable audience!
The bleachers on all four sides of the theater were filled!
And its showtime!
They entire cast seemed super excited after their time away!
As we menitoned above, the show was closed for two weeks to bring the monkeys and birds back!
Greg even managed to grab some video footage of this morning’s 10 am show!
Even though these non-socially distanced musical numbers have returned, it should be noted that guest participation will still remain on hiatus.
We can honestly say that from the moment the show started, the Tumble Monkeys were over the top, energetic and ready to perform again!
It was such a joy being able to see them get ready for their big moment!
If you’ve seen Festival of the Lion King before, you’ll now that the acrobatic number from the monkeys is one of the show’s major highlights!
The Tumble Monkeys are always wonderfully in character!
Due to their mishcevious nature, they always make the crowds laugh!
Are you ready!? It’s time for the monkeys’big moment!
Thiis scene of the show definitely brings the thrills of a circus performance!
Its hard to capture just how magical the acrobatic feats are. It really is something you need to experience in person!
It’s time for the Tumble Monkeys to tumble!
Here they are taking to the skies!
They move with such speed and agility its hard to remember that you’re looking at actors!
Timon can be seen looking on during this musical number!
As you can imagine there are lots of hijinks!
And big laughs!
Their tumbling skills are amazing!
It’s all about teamwork!
We forgot how much we LOVE this part of the show.
It is so nice to have it back!
Below is one of our friends just hanging around!
We can also confirm that starting today, Lightning Lane entry WILL be available for Festival of the Lion King via Genie+
Its definitely worth the use of one of your front-of-the-line passes.
That’s not the only musical number to return. Our lovebirds are back.
This is another highlight of the show that has been sorely missed!
We were definitely feeling the love when our feathered friends took to the stage.
This musical number is one of those “WOW!” moments that only Disney can bring!
This brightly hued duo serenade each other on the ground.
But soon it’s time to take their relationship to new heights!
Before you know it the female bird takes to the skies.
We don’t want to give too much away but she actually soars through the air!
Below is a quick video Greg took of the magical moment!
Pretty magnificent right!?
If you’re opting to see the show via the regular stand-by line, we recommend that you arrive well ahead of time.
We expect that lines will be longer than usual
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