Happy New Year to all our DFB Friends! The holidays are over, but Disney World’s 50th Anniversary Celebration is still going strong!
Expedition Everest
And it won’t be long before Valentine’s Day, so January is already gearing up to be an exciting month at Disney World. Not to mention, the EPCOT Festival of the Arts will begin soon! In the meantime, though, we’ve been over to Disney’s Animal Kingdom to see what’s been happening over the past few days. So here is everything we found that’s new!
Animal Kingdom Food Updates
Flame Tree BBQ
The Flamingo Cupcake has returned.
Disney World’s prettiest cupcake is back!
This is a strawberry cupcake filled with strawberry compote with guava buttercream frosting and strawberry crisp pearls. The flamingo’s wings are white chocolate and its head is sugar! It’s so PRETTY!
Flamingo cupcake 2021
You can grab this cupcake now at both Flame Tree BBQ and Restaurantosaurus for $5.99.
Click here to read a review of this cupcake!
Creature Comforts
We saw some price increases over at Creature Comforts — you can read more about that here. Also, those 50th Anniversary Black and Gold Tumblers are still in stock here.
Those black and gold tumblers are still in stock!
The tumblers are $49.99.
Read More About The Starbucks Price Increases
Yak & Yeti Restaurant
You can get one of four new Light-Up Celebration Souvenir Projector Glasses at Yak & Yeti for $10 each with new 50th Celebration Drinks (non-alcoholic).
NEW drinks!
And for something boozy, you can also collect one of four Shaker Margaritas for $16 each at Yak & Yeti.
We Found Some Of The BEST…Nachos…at Yak & Yeti Restaurant — Read Our Review!
Animal Kingdom Merchandise Updates
Riverside Depot
We spotted a new 50th Anniversary Pin with Chip ‘n’ Dale on it! This pin is $12.99.
Chip ‘n’ Dale!
The Lionel 50th Anniversary Express Train Set has arrived — and it looks pretty cool!
Train set
It’s available now for $499.
Here’s The Latest Update on the Walt Disney World Railroad!
Discovery Trading Company
We spotted some sweatshirts we previously saw at EPCOT’s Creations Shop, including the Percy Sweatshirt for $54.99…
A pug is all you need.
…a Oliver Mood Sweatshirt for $54.99…
Same, Toulouse, same.
…and a Pegasus Sweatshirt for $54.99.
Just Wingin’ It
You can’t go wrong with a Mickey Walt Disney World Sweatshirt, can you? And this is a new one that’s a sort of off-white or beigey color! It’s available now for $44.99.
Classic Mickey Sweatshirt
This cool Walt Disney World Sweatshirt is also a lot of fun — it has satin appliqué character lettering and embroidery on it with some VERY familiar faces.
SO much fun!
This sweatshirt is $54.99.
Here Are 8 Additional Costs to Plan for in Disney World in 2022
Ziwani Traders
Animal Kingdom has some of the most unique souvenirs! We love these Hand Beaded Animals — each animal comes with a card that tells you all about the artist who made it.
These are SO unique!
Each animal is $29.99.
New Disney Valentine’s Day Plushes Have Arrived Online! See Them Here!
Animal Kingdom Attraction Updates
Expedition Everest
Expedition Everest has closed for a lengthy refurbishment.
Cast Members Near the Ride
The ride is expected to be closed for around three months. So keep that in mind if you’re planning a trip to Animal Kingdom soon!
Read More About Expedition Everest’s Closure
Those are all the updates we have for now, but we’ll be back soon with more!
Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe!
Don’t Miss Out on Any Disney Fun!
Preorder Your Copy of the 2022 DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining Today!
With more than 750 pages, the 2022 DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining is full of tips and planning tools developed by Disney World experts over 30+ years of visits. We’ve done the research for you, so you’ll know just which spots will uniquely suit your family’s needs!
With mini-reviews of every single restaurant, bar, lounge, kiosk and more; an entire chapter on the best snacks in Disney World; full Disney Dining Plan analysis (and how to get FREE dining); and a full chapter on discounts and deals; you’ll have everything you need to plan your best vacation yet.
Click here to preorder your copy of the 2022 DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining E-book with code WDW2022 to save 25% off the cover price today!
Use code WDW2022 at check-out for 25% off the cover price today!
Our guides are backed by a 100% money-back guarantee, so you have nothing to lose. 
Will you be at Animal Kingdom soon? Let us know in the comments!
The post What’s New at Disney’s Animal Kingdom: A Ride Closes and a 50th Anniversary Train Set Arrives first appeared on the disney food blog.