What's New in Disney's Animal Kingdom: Another Dooney Collection and a Sand Sculpture

Jambo is how people say hello at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

It’s such a beautiful park

It’s the Swahili word for “Hello,” which fits in perfectly at the park. We tend to feel welcome there, too, especially when we get to walk around to see a slew of animals on the walking trails and on Kilimanjaro Safaris. So what’s been going on at Animal Kingdom lately? Let’s find out!

Animal Kingdom Merchandise Updates

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There are a TON of new pins out now, including this very villainous Evil Queen Pin for $19.99…

Evil Queen

… a DVC Member Pin for $12.99…

Wear your DVC membership as a pin!

…and new Star Wars: The Clone Wars Pins of Sabine and Bo-Katan for $15.99 each… .

Sabine and Bo-Katan

You can get a Kite Tails Pin for $12.99.

Y’all. There’s a Kite Tails Pin

We also discovered a new Muppets Pin — it’s Bunsen and Beaker! This pin is $17.99.

These two make us laugh!

These Bookends are bound to bring a ray of sunshine to your shelves. They’re available for $34.99.

Pretty bookends!

We also spotted this adorable Minnie Mouse Mother and Daughter Necklace Set for $29.99.

So sweet!

If your nuiMOs needs a new outfit, there’s a new Disney Spirit Jersey available for $21.99.

New nuiMOs spirit jersey

The Dooney & Bourke Disney Steeds collection has arrived at Animal Kingdom — and it features a lot of horse characters we’ve never seen merchandise for like Pegasus, Maximus, and more!

Disney horses!

We previously saw this collection at Magic Kingdom, so now you have a few places where you can get it at Disney World.

See More Photos of This Collection

Island Mercantile

Check out this charming Minnie Mouse Dress For Kids for $39.99.

This is so precious!

You can also pick up a new Minnie Mouse Long Sleeve Kids Shirt for $34.99.

Classic Minnie

There’s even a new ruffly Minnie Mouse Tank Top for Kids!

Always a fashionista

This stylish tank is $29.99.

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Animal Kingdom Attraction Updates

Dinosaur

The dino in front of Dinosaur is getting a new paint job. He’s been primed and painted, but it looks like he got another layer of paint since we last visited.

Getting a fresh look!

Look at our dino getting all spruced up!

Here’s The 2022 Ultimate Guide to Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom Other Updates

Right outside the park entrance, some amazing Disney artists are busy turning sand into a sculpture promoting the new Ice Age film. They were just getting started when we checked in on it!

This will be a cool sculpture soon!

It’s amazing what these artists can do with just sand!

Here’s More Of What Disney Artists Can Do With 40 TONS of Sand!

Those are all the updates we have for now, but we’ll be back soon with more, so don’t go anywhere!

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