First Holiday Decorations Start to Arrive at Disney’s Animal Kingdom!
The first flurries of festivity have fallen at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, where a menagerie of holiday decorations has just arrived at the park!
While enjoying a morning visit to Disney’s Animal Kingdom this beautiful Wednesday morning, MickeyBlog explorers noticed a feeling of merriment and Christmas cheer buzzing around the park.
As we approached Discovery Island in the heart of the park our wintery feelings only heightened, as we were met with a gorgeous array of holiday decorations, that have just been installed overnight!
FIRST LOOK: The holidays are starting to pop up at Animal Kingdom! #disneyparks pic.twitter.com/kSRdB74WDr
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Other than a small sprinkling of festive merchandise that has started to arrive at the parks, these new decorations at Disney’s Animal Kingdom are the first signs that the holidays are approaching.
The festive season is always a magical time at Walt Disney World, so we’re sure you’ll all welcome this exciting news of the holiday season ahead!
Perched in the bushes nearby the stores of Discovery Island are these gorgeous and majestic bird ornaments, dazzling in iridescent shades and with glittering, golden detail.
The Imagineers at Disney’s Animal Kingdom are always ready to share the beauty of the animal world when decorating this park, and we absolutely adore the majesty and intricacy of these stunning bird statues!
But, the excitement doesn’t stop there!
Looking toward the skies, we can see even more fun decorations, which have been installed upon the colorful roofs of some of our favorite Animal Kingdom stores…
Island Mercantile, Riverside Depot, and Discovery Trading Company are now all looking holiday-ready, thanks to the arrival of an array of different animal statues lined up along their roofing!
Each of these stores features lots of different animal carvings and statues to add character to their interior displays, so we love the new additions to the exterior of the buildings!
Woodland animals including deer, owls, squirrels, and doves are all displayed, each shimmering in wintery shades of cool blue and white.
These characters definitely make us think of the fan-favorite holiday attraction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom: the Merry Menagerie!
This dazzling display of puppetry always delights and inspires at the park, and we hope to see it make a festive return later this year.
In the above photo, we can really see the detail of these decorations, each full of intricate patterns and color.
We’re sure all guests visiting Disney’s Animal Kingdom over the next few months will love stopping to admire this artistry, which brings so much festive cheer to this already-spectacular park!
So far, we’re yet to see other holiday decorations erected at the parks, but we’re sure that’ll change very soon!
At the moment, the Magic Kingdom is decorated for fall, with guests able to enjoy the spooky, pumpkin-filled displays for a few more days as Halloween week draws to an end.
As always, be sure to stay tuned to MickeyBlog.com, as well as over on our social channels, to stay up to date on all the latest holiday news from around the Disney Parks and beyond, plus much more!
Happy Holidays from Disney’s Animal Kingdom, everyone!
The holidays are starting to pop up at Animal Kingdom! #disneyparks pic.twitter.com/PGpBNTEE2H
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