What's New in Animal Kingdom — Trading Pins, Jack Skellington Merch, and Colorful New Treats!

Welcome to our latest roundup of What’s New in Animal Kingdom!

Pandora – The World of Avatar

We have new treats, menu updates, and fun merchandise to share with you, so let’s get started!

Animal Kingdom Food Update

Asia

has introduced a new Rainbow Push-Pop! The treat consists of rainbow layers of strawberry cake and strawberry buttercream and is topped with rainbow sprinkles.

Rainbow Push-Pop

We really enjoyed this colorful (and beautiful!) treat, which you can grab for $4.99 or a Disney Dining Plan snack credit.

Rainbow Push-Pop

Read our full review of the Rainbow Push-Pop here!

Sweet & Sour Tempura Shrimp

is BACK on the menu at Yak & Yeti Local Foods Cafe. You can get this meal, which comes with jasmine rice, for $13.99, but only for a limited time!

Sweet & Sour Tempura Shrimp Sign

Discovery Island

In Discovery Island, Creature Comforts was featuring the new Rafiki Cupcake for $5.99 or a Disney Dining Plan snack credit. We also spotted this new treat at Restaurantosaurus in DinoLand U.S.A.

Rafiki Cupcake

Learn more about the Rafiki Cupcake here!

At Tiffins, The Lion King dessert has replaced the Guava Mousse on the regular menu, but the Guava Mousse is still available on the Lunch Tasting Menu.

Tiffins Menu

Africa

During our last visit to Animal Kingdom

, the Shave Ice Cart was nowhere to be found. Instead, they were selling the Shave Ice from the old Ribs Shop window in Harambe Market. This time, the cart was back near the seating area.

Harambe Market Shave Ice

Pandora — The World of Avatar

In Pandora, the ACE Mobility Cart has added a cheese and cherry danish to the morning offerings for $4.25.

Danish from ACE Mobility Cart

Multiple Locations

Various popcorn carts around Animal Kingdom still had The Lion King cups, canteens, and popcorn buckets during our visit.

Lion King Items at Mahindi

Animal Kingdom Construction Update

Discovery Island

While we were on Discovery Island, we noticed that a small construction wall popped up in the area where they have Winged Encounters. We aren’t entirely sure of the purpose of this wall, but we confirmed that the show is still happening while the wall is there.

Discovery Island Construction Wall

Animal Kingdom Merchandise Update

DinoLand U.S.A.

In Chester & Hester’s Dinosaur Treasures, we spotted an Oogie Boogie shirt ($24.99) that we recently found in Downtown Disney.

Oogie Boogie Shirt

Discovery Island

We found additional merchandise inspired by The Nightmare Before Christmas in Riverside Depot, including a Jack and Sally trinket dish ($14.99)…

Jack and Sally Trinket Dish

…a Jack Skellington notebook ($17.99)…

Jack Skellington Notebook

…and a Jack Skellington glow necklace ($17.00)!

Jack Skellington Glow Necklace

We also found an assortment of The Nightmare Before Christmas ornaments for $19.99 each. We spotted Zero…

Zero Ornament

…Sally…

Sally Ornament

…Oogie Boogie…

Oogie Boogie Ornament

…the Mayor of Halloween Town…

Mayor of Halloween Town Ornament

…Lock, Shock, & Barrel…

Lock, Shock, & Barrel Ornament

Lock, Shock & Barrel Ornament

…and Jack Skellington himself!

Jack Skellington Ornament

Also in Riverside Depot, we noticed that the Bats informational sign was back with the Halloween merchandise.

Bats Info Sign

If you’re ready to get in the Halloween spirit, we spotted this super cute Mickey pumpkin lanyard for $14.99!

Mickey Pumpkin Lanyard

We recently saw the Mickey Kitchen Line in Epcot, and now we’ve found it in Riverside Depot as well!

Mickey Kitchen Line

Get a closer look at the Mickey Kitchen Line here!

The last things we found in Riverside Depot were Pop-Up Books pins. The pair of Beauty and the Beast pins were new during our visit, while The Hunchback of Notre Dame pins were released last week.

Beauty and the Beast Pop-Up Books Pins

You can grab these pins for $17.99 each!

The Hunchback of Notre Dame Pop-Up Books Pins

Thanks for joining us on our walk around Disney’s Animal Kingdom! Stay tuned to Disney Food Blog for even more news from the Disney parks and resorts.

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