 Hey friends today, we're hanging out at Disney's animal kingdom I wanted to come out and show you all the cool Christmas and holiday offerings for this year I know we've got the merry menagerie back and those were so cute the little animal puppets and Discovery Island and then also the Christmas tree is up They're playing some like animal kingdom Christmas style music and we're gonna ride some rides and eat some food Anyhoo, let's go do this The first thing we see before we actually even make it in the park is the animal kingdom Christmas tree And I just realized that this Christmas tree is the only Christmas tree that has tons of Disney characters in it Like all the other trees really don't have many Disney characters, but this one has a lot. I Really never realized that I mean I know Epcot has a lot of world showcase and Magic Kingdom is very Christmas-oriented with like toy soldiers and stuff like that But this has actual like Disney characters like Winnie the Pooh, Chip and Dale, Mickey Mouse, and no other trees have that. I love all the ornaments and as you can see there's a little hidden Mickey on the tree right there We've got Stitch inside the train. We've got Tigger. We've got Piglet These are some of the animals from Animal Kingdom or from Lion King. We've got Jiminy Cricket right there See like they have so many Disney characters and like it's just kind of shocking that out of all the trees This tree would have the most Disney character influence. You got Chip and Dale and the Stone Globe right there. It's very cool I like this tree a lot As I said in the beginning of the video the merry menagerie is back And they swapped out the photo opportunity with the merry menagerie like photo op and I really love it I love the little puppets. They are so cute and they're actually sporadically out like throughout the day And you never know who's gonna be out like which one I think there's like ten of them But I'm not too sure but we'll see who we actually stumble upon today Right here is the photo opportunity. You see we got the little fox there and this snowflake is kind of like Animal Kingdom's Like holiday like symbol. I see it all over the posters and the decorations And it's just a bunch of animals in there that are basically making up a snowflake Great Scott, I just realized I didn't bring a magic band. I feel like I'm missing like a major major part of my day I'm gonna have to pull out the annual pass holder card in my wallet to actually get in the park Kind of like I was like wait a second We've got some nice Animal Kingdom garland right here and can you hear the Christmas music? It is really awesome I really like it I'm not too sure if they have any holiday treats or snack offering I know in the past they used to have like Thanksgiving dinner down at Saltually canteen or they had a couple actually of turkey dinners throughout the park like one in Tiffins 2 and The cupcakes that they have out now are autumn cupcakes and they're actually pretty like they're nice I haven't had one yet. So if we don't find any holiday treats Maybe I'll try that or I'll try the spaghetti and meatballs cupcake because that's one that I haven't tried yet Honestly, it sounds a little fascinating a spaghetti a meatball cupcake But there she is the tree of life and I can see some of the puppets actually out right now They're actually flying around. I don't know if you can see it. We'll get a closer look at a second. Oh wait They're coming to us. That's awesome There they are look at that I got a good bird's-eye view there. Yeah And here's the fox look at that isn't that the cutest Who's that little friend My little friend nice to meet you. Oh nice to meet you. Oh, can I pet? Yeah, it's like a little It's like pet my dog Like a dog isn't she oh she is that is amazing No bark I Love it Yeah, so nice to meet you. Oh Boy, we got a bear coming up over here. Oh I like how they're just walking around playing music to slide music. That is really awesome We got the big bear and then we got the little bear over here. Look at that. Oh Look at that smile. I Love it. These are so adorable Twinkle that is awesome twinkles my new best friend that is amazing Oh Aren't those the cutest things ever I love it so much and they actually come and go so some other animals have come out And I'm sure we'll be seeing some other ones because we're gonna loop back here But I love it. It is so cute and I look forward to it every year now an animal kingdom I hope it stays forever You can see a lot more decorations up here and here are some of the merry menagerie characters actually and these have been up for a While though, I just like the kind of classic look that animal kingdom does with the Christmas decorations They've got the bear. They've got the penguin I didn't see the penguin come out yet And he was one of my favorites because I like how he runs across the floors and it says I am a puppet and They're 2999 that is so awesome. Isn't it they are so cute They also have like a nice little animal kingdom tumbler and also they have some ears now I don't know if these ears have anything to do with the merry menagerie, but they look like they do. They're very soft 2999 I think they are I mean the color scheming actually matches. So I think there's a merry menagerie ears Also, it's the first time I'm seeing these two. It's like the partner statue Christmas like apparel They have partner statue hats and also scarves. I've never seen these before, but they're they're very nice 1999 and then they got some generic ones over here, but those ones they're nifty as I was walking away. It looks like some more of our puppet friends are coming out to join the party Look at I like how they're just walking around the park Just a casual little stroll Look at that adorable I had to run back to see the reindeer. I mean they are just so so cool Here is a look at the wait times for today seems like it's a pretty busy day in the park Expansion Everest is 55 minutes dinosaurs 45 flight of passage was 120 Navi River was 90 minutes and Kilimanjaro safaris was 60 minutes. So it's definitely a little bit busy This is the first week that a lot of international travelers have made it over and I'm so excited that People get to actually come visit Walt Disney World from all around the world again And I got to meet some people from the UK that were like on the first and second flights out and it's It makes me really happy even though it actually makes it busier in the parks But that's good the more business the more cast members come back the more things actually get moving and getting straightened out in the way that it was and I'm happy. I'm happy for everyone We're actually gonna start in Africa normally I always head over towards Asia because I like to ride expedition Everest and we probably will ride expedition Everest But Santa Claus is actually out and about in the park and he's floating around in a boat So I want to try to catch him and also see if there any is a any holiday treats out There is no set schedule for Santa Claus So you either need to be in the right place at the right time Or you just need to stand by the water for like a good half an hour to an hour and you'll definitely be able to catch Them then I'm pretty sure it's every hour that he actually comes around. Oh But take a look over here by the Dawab bar. This is one of my favorite places actually get a drink and hang out They got some nice Christmas decorations and we're about to see a little show again I haven't seen anyone perform in this little market area in such a long time and I'm actually really happy I'm kind of rushing up there front row. We got to be we got to be front row for this That was so awesome to see them outperforming again I don't know if they've been doing it for a while But that's the first time that I've actually got to see it and it's also amazing to see them actually call people up To like come dance. That's what makes Disney magical I remember like first coming to Disney and getting called out to do like audience participation things and I talked about it for years I still talk about it sometimes, but you know what I mean? Like it's such an amazing magical experience to be like called out to do something fun Something silly something serious and I love it. It kind of just gives me like the good Disney feels You know what I mean? One of the things that I do remember doing when I first came to Disney was actually being in the Backlot studio tour over at MGM studios. I got to participate in that and I remember it was like the coolest thing ever Also, I remember doing American Idol there There was a lot of guest participation at MGM studios and I loved them all or I loved actually talking to The mayor of Main Street at Magic Kingdom. There's a lot like I said, I love it and makes Disney magical Oh I was hoping for a Santa Claus, but it looks like it's not him. It is a holiday I Think I'm gonna make my way over to Asia where the rivers of light seating is because that's where you can actually see All of the cavalcade. Oh wait, I just call rivers of light seating no more rivers of light But I think you guys know what I'm talking about This is where I was talking about well it used to be rivers of light now It's kite tails and you can actually sit here and all the cavalcade So actually make their way through so if you wanted to see all of the different characters On the cavalcade then just sit here and wait for like an hour and you'll be able to see every single morning come by Oh speaking of that. There's Pocahontas How funny is that that was not planned at all and Miko too We're just gonna wait out here for a little bit. Hopefully Santa will make his way around again We just saw Pocahontas and Miko and that was really cool because I wasn't expecting to see them But if expedition ever so opens up, I might actually just run over there real quick So there's a good chance we might miss Santa and then we'd have to wait again like either the half an hour or the hour So top decision, you know what I mean? No wait for expedition ever or see Santa Claus Well, I heard expedition ever's running. So we're gonna wait out here for a little bit Up looks like they're opening up right about now. So we're just on time. Look at there's zero way zero minute wait Oh There we go, it's open now Well that happens so fast The funny thing is I'm running I'm a single rider. I could just go with a single rider line But if I wait in the standby line I could do front row, but look at look at all the people coming in We plan that perfectly. Well, I don't even know if we planned it. I think it was just the timing was perfect Earlier though, you remember seeing the wait time was 60 minutes So it's like I said a very busy day and this is a good way to get on the ride I'm actually really happy because I probably would have bought the lightning lane You know what I mean to skip the 60 minutes Up here you can ask if you want to wait for the front row and they have a separate little area right there But since we had no weight, I don't mind waiting a little longer. This is the single rider line This is the front row line. I just like front row on expedition ever. Back row is fun and thrilling But front row you kind of get like a nice POV as you're going through the forest And I like it it starts off nice and relaxing and then all of a sudden you enter and encounter the Yeti And here we are lucky number one I always like checking to see the things that get dropped on the track Looks like there's a chap stick down there. We've got a Dasani bottle over there a couple of other fancy things Some trinkets a dingle hopper We got a Nike visor down there a water bottle another chap stick someone's 50th annual pass I seen don't want to lose those bad boys only get one that was great. I'm so happy We were just hanging around this area once it reopened because now I got to show you what it looks like The line is all the way out here and it says 40 minutes. Oh 50 minutes 50 minutes So it happens very quick and we're only gone for five minutes where we're on the ride for five minutes. Oh Look there goes Santa Claus So I think he's gonna make a left and head towards Discovery Island So then we're gonna be able to catch him when he comes back around through Africa So we're gonna make our way over that way right now, but I see him in the distance. Say good. Bye We got to catch Santa Claus. We're gonna power through Asia and end up over in Africa real quick They move pretty fast, but I think we caught them Look at this we've got Donald and Daisy in their holiday best Well, they're cute Okay, we caught them, but I think Santa's coming right behind them And I think I know a good spot where we can get a really good shot of Santa So we're gonna kind of come over there real quick Right here at the upcountry landing. They have this little like walkway down here that gets you really close to the water So hopefully we'll see them from here Look at that Merry Christmas to all and happy holidays Tis the season to deck the halls. Thank you Celebrating the season with all of you as he sails down the Discovery River Santa yelled nice hat and that was really cool And I think we'll just stay here and we'll wait for Mickey and Minnie because I think they're gonna come down in their festive holiday wear as well And it seems like we got here just at the right time We cut Santa Claus and then like I said Mickey and Minnie right behind them. I Remember waiting like an hour and a half to see Mickey and Minnie in their holiday outfits when they were actually doing meet and greets in Discovery Island and honestly got me thinking a lot of these wait times could be really cut down If the characters came back and more the shows actually, you know started again because it's kind of like You know spreading out the herd of people the more things they have to do the Lower the wait times are gonna be because they're gonna be in different areas Like I said at one point of time there was a steady hour worth of people waiting to see Mickey and Minnie in their holiday outfits And can you imagine what that would do to the wait time surrounding around the park or even? Finding Nemo, do you know what I mean and that goes for all the parks once they bring in more shows more entertainment more meet and greets Things in wait times are gonna definitely go down lower As I was waiting and talking about Mickey and Minnie a friend told me where I can find some holiday treats And they actually have quite a few they've got a mini holiday apple They've got a Mickey peppermint marshmallow mini holiday marshmallow, then they've got a Mickey Santa Claus rice crispy treat a mini Santa cereal treat Mickey gingerbread cookie Mickey Christmas tree cupcake a lot of actual ones So I think we're gonna order some of these These are actually all located at Zuri sweet shop Which at the moment seems to be only placed actually get holiday items and that's not so much like the animal kingdom themed I think these are just universal like all around the parks holiday items I don't think they rolled out the Christmas or holiday treats here just yet, but still why I'm here I might as well get a couple of them, you know Right in here at Zuri sweet shop Oh, look at these Christmas decorations. Oh, actually, I don't even know if these are Christmas decorations They look it, but not too sure. They're actually really pretty though. Oh Yeah, they have a lot a lot of items they all look really good They have three different cupcakes that are different Christmas holiday ones They have a chocolate they have a vanilla and then they have a red velvet one Then they've got the mini marshmallows and the Mickey ones. They've got holiday candy apples over here and Santa rice Krispy treat right there along with looks like some Santa Mickey gingerbread cookies to lots of good stuff First things first I think we're gonna try the Santa rice Krispy treat and also take a look at that cool Christmas decoration. Isn't that nifty? I really like it the Santa cause Christmas treat is just a whole bunch of rice Krispies and some red Sparkles and probably white chocolate dipped and you could probably get this at any park But like I said, at least we're trying something holiday-ish here at Animal Kingdom, and I don't mind if I do And of course we have to go ears first Wow that is a good rice Krispy treat right there and I thought the ears were marshmallow, but they're actually rice Krispy treats It's also good It's okay that it wasn't marshmallow because we have a whole marshmallow treat right here a little mini marshmallow Isn't that so nice and also look at that read like I love the festive Christmas decorations. That's really awesome But now we're gonna have to try this one. I do want to point out this read that's made of a bunch of different beer Bottle caps you can see we got Tusker Lager right there some Guinness. We've got a Pilsner Lager Looks like a Miller light there and even some coca-cola ones as well This is a really really nifty thing in fact I feel like all of these are actually in order like these are all like special ones But this is the only one that has toaster on it. So you know what I mean? So like this one must have recently got added to it Now we're gonna jump into this bad boy ears first Honestly, I'm not the biggest fan of this actually. I mean it's okay, but it's a lot of chocolate I mean the coating around the marshmallow is like really really thick and I wasn't expecting that I much rather get the Santa Rice Krispy treat sorry mini Now that we had some treats I want to actually go show you guys the line for Kilimanjaro safaris It is queuing up in a way that I've never seen before Let me know in the comments if you've ever seen this before but this is the first time I've ever seen this It says Kilimanjaro safaris is a 75 minute wait and they actually have the backstage area open Look at this and you're queuing up going down here and you're going backstage actually I've never seen this before this is pretty intense though. Don't you think? Back here is the back side of Tuster house and fact here are their coolers Look at that watermelon strawberries grapes apples and steamed corn and butter all inside there I don't know if those are actually for Tuster house. It does say Tuster house complex though. So who knows This is something else like I said, I've never seen this before It's one way to actually cure what people in the line stops right here. I Guess it's safe to say we're not gonna be riding Kilimanjaro safaris today That is so so long it says 75 minutes and I've never seen them queuing up back there So that was kind of a real shock and just seeing all around there every once in a while They do things like that like Magic Kingdom. They'll open up like the floodgates on the side of Main Street so you can exit And sometimes they do they open up the backstage areas so that you know You can extend the queue out or you can exit the park and just really nifty to see it for that You know what I mean? Now we're gonna start making our ways out again, but I want to say hi to some of our little friends again I love it. I have to at least see all of them. I still haven't seen. Oh, there's a seal Got it. I got super excited. I gotta go see the seal But there was a penguin Look at this What's her name or his name what is it snowflake I like it snowflake you're adorable Nice there he is. Look at this little guy I love it. We're a little dance Well, that was a lot of fun I think that's gonna do it for us today. I mean we got to try some holiday treats see most of the Holiday offerings ride expedition ever and look at the bubbles at the end. That was beautiful any hoos I hope you enjoyed the video. I enjoyed making it. We'll see you next time. Bye