OFFICIAL New Animal Kingdom Experiences UPDATE 5/28: Reports from first night in Post #2

[Cluelyss]

I got the news from KtP. Then went to the FP thread on here and it was confirmed by people booking their FPs that night that it did indeed change.

Don't think Disney ever officially announced it.

 

[KT0191]

Don't think Disney ever officially announced it.

Yeah, I never saw them announce it. Shocking

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

I can't believe Tiffins doesn't have chicken nuggets and corn dogs on their menu, it's going to flop! (Skipper's Canteen joke there).

Nothing wrong with a good corn dog

But I do get the joke.

 

[pinkgirlmommy]

Wow! There is so much going on at AK! We aren't going until December, but I am about to book ADR's in a couple of weeks. It looks like I need to re-think my AK day with all of the changes! Tiffin's looks to be to pricey for us so hopefully we will be able to do a TH Dining Package for either JB or ROL, whichever one is available in December.

 

[Mom2Stitch]

I'm very glad for you folks that have trips coming up so soon to finally be able to make solid plans!

Our trip is at the start of September and I have a feeling we will be going through similar issues- waiting for park hours, if we will be seeing JB or ROL and times for those, and all of the ADR/FP+ mess to go along with it. Personally, I'm hoping that it all will just stay the same as what is coming out now and count as summer so that I know what and how to plan. It's like a planning Merry-go-round, you May/June/July planners jump off and us Sept/Oct/Nov folks get to jump on. Round and round we go.....

I'll be up in the morning hoping I can get a dining package, hopefully I can. Really want to try Tiffins, that menu looks pretty darn good!

 

[Anal Annie]

So were the show times for the Jungle Book show officially announced somewhere? I'm still trying to see if I can at LEAST work that in with a FP

 

[JeninTexas]

No, we haven't seen any show times yet. I hope we get that today. It would help if at least we could try to fit that piece of the puzzle in place!

 

[Cluelyss]

So were the show times for the Jungle Book show officially announced somewhere? I'm still trying to see if I can at LEAST work that in with a FP

Not yet.

 

[COscrapper]

Can you pros help me out on what to do? Our trip is over Halloween but we want a TH dining package for the night show...do I try to get one now for JB? Will it even be offered for October? Or will it be ROL by then? I already have ADRs booked for our trip with a TH lunch; if I book a dining package do I have to cancel our regular ADR at TH FIRST? Thanks everyone

 

[quagmire0]

So, I'm assuming the dining packages will have a couple dining times, and then there will just be a designated area for those who ordered the package to congregate?

 

[Cluelyss]

Can you pros help me out on what to do? Our trip is over Halloween but we want a TH dining package for the night show...do I try to get one now for JB? Will it even be offered for October? Or will it be ROL by then? I already have ADRs booked for our trip with a TH lunch; if I book a dining package do I have to cancel our regular ADR at TH FIRST? Thanks everyone

Should be ROL by then. Doubt the packages tomorrow will go out that far. If you book a regular ADR, you'd have to cancel and rebook with the package (like Fantasmic), so a regular ADR won't help you, unless you want it booked as a backup.

 

[geoff112001]

We have a trip in early June, I'm just a little confused with the dining package - If Tusker house is completely booked right now, how can they add dining packages? I was looking for Saturday 6/4 and it shows no availability for dinner or lunch. If tomorrow they are releasing the package, will they open up more reservations?

 

[lvcourtneyy]

So forgive me if this is a silly question, but the Disney TA calendar still shows AK closing at 5 pm July 7-12. Am I to assume tomorrow this will change and I'll be able to book TH dining package and nighttime fastpasses?

 

[JeninTexas]

We have a trip in early June, I'm just a little confused with the dining package - If Tusker house is completely booked right now, how can they add dining packages? I was looking for Saturday 6/4 and it shows no availability for dinner or lunch. If tomorrow they are releasing the package, will they open up more reservations?

It also shows no availability for my day. I am assuming that Disney has blocked off further reservations at this point and will open them up tomorrow morning. Surely they wouldn't be trying to sell dining packages at an already packed restaurant?? But, I guess you never know!

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

We have a trip in early June, I'm just a little confused with the dining package - If Tusker house is completely booked right now, how can they add dining packages? I was looking for Saturday 6/4 and it shows no availability for dinner or lunch. If tomorrow they are releasing the package, will they open up more reservations?

That would be a safe assumption that they've held back tables.

So forgive me if this is a silly question, but the Disney TA calendar still shows AK closing at 5 pm July 7-12. Am I to assume tomorrow this will change and I'll be able to book TH dining package and nighttime fastpasses?

I'm not sure if the park hours will be updated, but I have to hope you'll be able to book the fast passes and ADRs anyway.

 

[marciemi]

So no packages for Flame Tree as rumored? Just making sure.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

So no packages for Flame Tree as rumored? Just making sure.

Didn't look like it

But I'll be checking tomorrow just to be sure.

 

[DVC4US]

So no packages for Flame Tree as rumored? Just making sure.

Didn't look like it

But I'll be checking tomorrow just to be sure.

I will be checking tomorrow too, just in case. While I can afford it, I think the prices for the dining packages for TH and Tiffins for this thrown together show is absurd. I told them this on the blog, now need to see if it makes it through moderation.

 

[ArielSRL]

What about late night (after 7:30-8:30) FP+ for EE? That still hasn't opened, has it?

I'm still wondering about this. I think this is the only thing still left to wonder about.

 

[ArielSRL]

So, no one has told us what times the shows will be, or how many there will be nightly?!

The rumor is 8:45, 9:30 and 11.