Walkabout The World - A Disney Podcast - Disney's Animal Kingdom 25th Anniversary Walkabout

Episode Date: April 25, 2023

Hello Travelers! This week join host Jeremy for a brief walkabout through Disney's Animal Kingdom on Earth Day and the 25th anniversary of this beautiful place. We were also lucky to have host Pete on the scene early in the day where he recorded and live-streamed the 25th anniversary ceremony, and so you will find a bit of that ceremony at the end of the episode!   As always, use good listening devices as we always record in 4 channel surround sound. We hope you enjoy the episode and thanks so much for following along!    Look us up at @WalkaboutWDW on Instagram and drop us a note to say hi! Find our producer Josh also on Instagram at @TheSteele. Say hi to our west coast correspondent Ric at @opticaljedi. Lastly give a shout to our Orlando correspondent Pete at @neverlandlocal.   You can now also drop us at line at [e-mail]. Say hi, tell us how you found us, and give us some suggestions on things you'd love to hear.   Walkabout The World is a weekly Disney podcast, always recorded on property at Walt Disney World or Disneyland Resort with the simple goal of making you feel like you are in the middle of the magic. 

Oh Good morning explorers and adventurers Invite you to join us in front of the Tree of Life as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Disney's Animal Kingdom. Welcome back to Walk About the World and hello travelers from Discovery Island and Disney's Animal Kingdom, the hairiest place on earth, for Earth Day. And also the 25th anniversary of this masterpiece of a park. It is a glorious day here in Central Florida. It's going to be a scorcher, but it's not too bad yet.

And so we're going to do what we do today. We are going to wander, we are going to walk about and see what we can see with our ears on this anniversary. Happy birthday Animal Kingdom Day. Come along with me. Let's go. Just past Pizzafari. And the Atra Grotto. Let's take a spin through the Tree of Life Garden for a few. It even sounds lovely here today. All right.

Here's the back side of water I just love that. If you haven't done the Tree of Life Garden Trail, you are missing out. It's not only do you go directly I mean as close as you can get to the base of the Tree of Life and see all the awesome carvings but the water feature is astounding back in Discovery Island and what to my wondering I should appear that's right a Kevin appear? That's right. A Kevin! Here we have the Eight Spoon Cafe, which is currently closed, but they're fueling it up. I see them taking the food in now, and it's all kinds of mac and cheese offerings

and a pulled pork jelly donut sandwich. So if you're thinking to yourself, self, how could I have one of the worst stomach disasters in a disney park? You could wait until it's about 93.5 degrees and polish off a pulled pork sandwich made of donuts. That'll do it for you. Okay, here we are. Crossing the Discovery River yet again. Looking across to our catty corner left is the Drinkwalla. There's a sign here that points to the right that says,

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Which most of our walkabouts are Here at Disney's Animal Kingdom Got to do some fun stuff, wandered all over Got to hear a choo-choo train Which is always fun. We appreciate you guys. Thank you for listening. Thank you for traveling along with us. Those of you that have been with us

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bye everybody now to kick off the festivities, this performance group has brought their unique blend of music, culture, and fun to Disney's Animal Kingdom for over 18 years. Please welcome the Tam Tam Drummers of Harambe Thank you. Let's hear it for the Chantant Drummers of Harambe! Happy Earth Day and welcome to Disney's Animal Kingdom. Please welcome Walt Disney World Ambassadors, Ali Manion and Rayvon Reggie. Well, good morning and welcome and happy Earth Day! Wow, what a crowd. Thank you all so much for being here to celebrate this very special occasion.

That's right, Rayvon. 25 years ago today, we opened the gates of this beautiful park for the very first time. And at the opening of those gates, Disney's Animal Kingdom has been at the core of our conservation efforts right here at Walt Disney World Resort. And all over the globe, there are animals that are thriving because of the very work that we are doing right here in this park. It's because of our cast members. Yes, let's hear it for it! And it's because of our cast members that we've been able to share the magic of nature

with millions of guests. And some of those favorites include the Kilimanjaro Safari or the Festival of the Lion King and more recently, Avatar Flight of Passage. Ray Goddard has taken a lot of people to make the last 25 years possible. From our Imagineers, to our cast members, to each and every guest who visits Disney's Animal Kingdom. And you know, Allie, when we're all here, it's like we're one big family. And we know how to keep a celebration going. And so we want to invite you all to be a part of our family as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Disney's Animal Kingdom. Every time This is my best ever You know the best of all

We're here to share it all There's a bond between us Nobody can explain It's a celebration And see where we get I'll be there for you You'll be there for you Be there for me too I'm coming to rock family time

You're coming to rock family time This is our festival You know the festival We're here to share it all We're the next life once we parted You know the rest of all, we're here to share it all We're the men that died once we parted Someone's into your heart So run it up and find your future

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but I've been with friends Friends just won't never forget I'll be there for you I know you'll be there for me too So come on, welcome to our family time Welcome to our family time There we are, feeling the game Can't you guess what I'm making? There's something we're going to do

Welcome to our family time Friends are making, there's something we want to do Tomorrow will never be the same Together Here you come, look at my bag Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it I'm