Join Us at Animal Kingdom 25th Anniversary Celebration Ceremony!
It’s Animal Kingdom’s big 25th Anniversary in Disney World! Exactly 25 years ago today, the park officially opened to the world.
Since then, we’ve been gifted with an amazingly immersive park full of beautiful scenery, incredible animals, tasty food, thrilling rides, and more. The park is truly an adventure!
Disney has been ramping up celebrations all week, but today is the big event! So, let’s head on over to the special ceremony being held in the park today for the anniversary.
Animal Kingdom 25th Anniversary Ceremony
We got to Animal Kingdom bright and early this morning to check out the celebrations! First up is a ceremony being held on this temporary stage in front of the Tree of Life.
The ceremony featured Disney executives along with some fun entertainment!
The stage looks amazing and the celebratory vibe is perfect!
The festivities kicked off with high energy music, amazing beats, and talented dancers!
The Vice President of Animal Kingdom, Sarah Riles, starts off the ceremony with a welcome speech!
She is also joined onstage by the Walt Disney World Ambassadors!
How cool is this-125 original CM’s who opened DAK are also at the opening ceremony.
Dr Mark Penning, VP of Animal Sciences at Animal Kingdom, joins in the welcoming festivities!
How amazing to see and hear how this amazing park came together and brought to life Walt Disney’s vision.
Amazing Entertainment
You can’t have a party without amazing entertainment! Looks like some special Disney friends are about to come out!
And some of our Disney faves!
Colorful puppets, Disney characters, and amazing dancers bring to life the vibrant energy at the ceremony.
Towering stilt walkers join in the fun!
And special appearances by iconic Animal Kingdom icons!
Moana spotting!
And Crush and Squirt arrive!
Donald and Daisy are dressed in celebratory apparel!
Who else can you see that joined in today’s fun?
How cute are the Dino-inspired Chip ‘n’ Dale?
And, of course, Mickey and Minnie make a grand entrance dressed in their safari-best!