Animal Kingdom’s Rafiki’s Planet Watch to Reopen this Summer

By Sarah Sands
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When Animal Kingdom‘s Rafiki’s Planet Watch was closed last year there was a collective sigh of relief when Disney announced it would re-open as Rafiki’s Planet Watch. We have just learned when this popular attraction will re-open.

Rafiki’s Planet Watch

Rafiki’s Planet Watch, the Affection Section and the Wildlife Express will reopen this summer — with some additions.

Rafiki’s Planet Watch will still include animal encounters, but now it will also include experiences drawing from Disney’s heritage of wildlife animation plus a celebration of The Lion King.

Rafiki’s Planet Watch ©Disney

Are you excited to learn Rafiki’s Plant Watch is returning with these changes and additions? Let us know in the comments below!

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Sarah Sands

Sarah has built a career in communications and marketing that started when she was the editor of her high school newspaper. She has written for AllEars.net since 2018, and enjoys sharing Disney news and updates with the AllEars community. She's been a Disney fan ever since her first visit to Walt Disney World when she was 5, and has been known to arrange trips around visiting a Disney park!

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One Reply to “Animal Kingdom’s Rafiki’s Planet Watch to Reopen this Summer”

  1. In all of my 30 trips to WDW I have never taken the time to visit Planet Watch. I don’t really know why. I think it’s because I’ve only ever heard that there wasn’t much over there and waiting in line both to go and return sounded daunting after all that walking in such a large park.

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