What's New in Disney's Animal Kingdom: Halloween Merch, New Hours at Isle of Java, and Mysterious Construction Walls!

Get ready for a WILD time, because we’re back in Disney’s Animal Kingdom to see what’s new!

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It’s officially Halloween season — by Disney World standards, at least! We took a trip out to Animal Kingdom to see what new offerings have made their way into the park since our last visit. Let’s take a look at ALL the updates in food, construction, and merchandise in Animal Kingdom!

Animal Kingdom Food Updates

Isle of Java

Located in the Discovery Island section of the park, Isle of Java is a kiosk that serves up coffee, cold beverages, breakfast pastries, and more. Upon initially reopening, the location was only operating from 8AM-11AM. But now, Isle of Java is open from 8AM-2PM!

Isle of Java

While the kiosk still closes several hours before the park, at least we now have a few more hours to swing by for a Tiger Tail Chocolate Twist, an iconic Animal Kingdom snack!

Click here to read our full review of the Tiger Tail Chocolate Twist from Isle of Java!

Animal Kingdom Construction Updates

While strolling through Discovery Island, we noticed that there are construction walls up across from Creature Comforts.

Construction Walls

Here’s a peek at the walls from the other direction!

Construction Walls

We’re not sure what’s going on behind the walls, but we’ll continue to keep an eye on them to see how things progress!

Animal Kingdom Merchandise Updates

Riverside Depot

Spooky season is definitely in full swing at Riverside Depot — we spotted a TON of Halloween merch available!

Halloween Merchandise

We’ve seen most of the Halloween merch at various other places throughout Disney World already…

More Halloween Merch!

…but we did notice a few new-to-us additions! Like this Jack Skellington Hoodie, available for $54.99.

Jack Skellington Hoodie

And this ADORABLE little Zero Plush, available for $14.99!

Zero Plush

We also spotted two new pairs of Baby Yoda Socks for $14.99 each. Here he is, showing off his skills!

Baby Yoda Socks

Or, you can opt for the pair that just features his cute lil face!

Baby Yoda Socks

This Hollywood Studios MagicBand features some of the park’s most iconic attractions for $29.99.

Hollywood Studios MagicBand

Yup, it’s definitely Halloween season in Riverside Depot!

Click here to see more photos of the precious Zero plush!

Chester and Hester’s Dinosaur Treasures

Who’s ready for the release of Pixar’s Soul on November 20th?? We spotted a new mug that features a character from the upcoming film inside Chester and Hester’s!

Soul Cat Mug

You can snag this mug for $19.99.

Click here to see more photos of the ‘Soul’ cat mug!

Between the mysterious construction walls, Halloween merchandise, and extended hours at Isle of Java, it was definitely an exciting visit to Animal Kingdom! As always, we’ll continue to keep an eye out for any new updates, so stay tuned to Disney Food Blog for more!

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