Pics and Videos! ALL of the Holiday Character Cruises in Disney's Animal Kingdom!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year in the most magical place on Earth and we’re having a BLAST spotting all of the holiday entertainment!

Animal Kingdom Entrance

Christmas looks pretty different this year in Disney World, but at least there are some good things to come of the situation. For one, we’re spotting Christmas Character Cavalcades in all four parks — including Animal Kingdom!

We were strolling around Discovery Island in Animal Kingdom when we spotted a surprising cast of characters floating through the river! Since the reopening, Animal Kingdom has had Character Cruises, and now they’ve got a holiday twist!

Discovery Island Drummers

As you can see, the Discovery Island Drummers are still sailing by but their boat has new Christmas decorations!

Discovery Island Drummers

Animal Kingdom’s garlands are super unique to match the more worldly themes of the park.

Discovery Island Drummers

Dino Chip & Dale are cruising along with Goofy in their own festive flotilla too!

Chip, Dale, and Goofy

Hi, guys!

Chip, Dale, and Goofy

Who knew dino-chipmunks could be so festive?

We love seeing these cuties ready for the holidays! pic.twitter.com/1ciXpCd1Vp

— AJ Wolfe (@DisneyFoodBlog) November 6, 2020

The next Disney pals that we spotted were Mickey, Minnie, and Pluto!

Mickey and Minnie Cruise

Mickey and Minnie are still in their safari wear but their float has some pretty garland!

Mickey and Minnie Cruise

And Donald and Daisy are taking Uncle Scrooge McDuck out for a trip too!

Donald, Daisy, and Scrooge

Scrooge always gives us the Christmas feels!

Donald, Daisy, and Scrooge

And finally, we spotted the BIG GUY himself! Take a look!

Santa!!

It’s SANTA!

It’s SANTA at Animal Kingdom! pic.twitter.com/sKyvujad7B

— AJ Wolfe (@DisneyFoodBlog) November 6, 2020

Wow! We might be missing the super cool holiday puppets that debuted last year, but these Christmas Cruises sure do help us to get in the holiday spirit! Stay tuned to DFB today as we check out ALL the new holiday surprises in Disney World!

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