The RARE Characters You Could Meet In Disney World This Weekend

Earth Day is this weekend, and that means things are about to get exciting at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. It also just so happens to be Animal Kingdom’s 25th Anniversary as a theme park, so it’s an extra celebratory occasion.

All month long, Animal Kingdom has been celebrating Earth Month, which has brought visitors new experiences and new snacks to grub on throughout the park. With Earth Day so close, it got us thinking… Who else could be in the parks to help celebrate?

In the past, rare character experiences have been offered in celebration of Earth Day. We already know of some all-new meet and greet experiences that will be available, but we’re curious to see if some old friends of ours will show up as well.

Disney announced that we can expect to spot some unique characters aboard the flotillas for the Discovery River Character Cruise. Usually, we can spot Mickey, Minnie, and Scrooge McDuck aboard these flotillas, but take a scroll through this post to get an idea of some of the characters that COULD show up to celebrate the planet this weekend, whether on the Character Cruise or elsewhere!

Moana

Okay, so we already know for a fact that Moana will be in Animal Kingdom this weekend, but we’re just so excited about it that we had to include her in the list.

You can meet Moana starting April 22nd, which is Earth Day! While we’ve seen Moana before at Magic Kingdom, this will be her FIRST time visiting Animal Kingdom, so it’s kind of a big deal.

Gypsy

In the past, we’ve spotted Gypsy from A Bug’s Life by the Tree of Life in Discovery Island.

We don’t know whether we’ll see Gypsy here, on the cruise, or at all this year, but you can always ask a Cast Member if they know if she’ll be around!

Koda and Kenai

Koda and Kenai from Brother Bear could also make an appearance.

In the past, we’ve spotted them by the Tree of Life and on the Character Cruise!

Hyenas from The Lion King

Just in case you’ve been dreaming of meeting a pack of hyenas, we’ve spotted the ones from The Lion King on the Character Cruise in the past. Below, you can see where we saw them in Magic Kingdom for the Boo to You parade.

Who knows, maybe this year you’ll get to hug a hyena in Animal Kingdom.

If you’re on the hunt for a specific character, just ask a Cast Member to point you in the right direction of where you can find them. If you’re looking for all the latest Disney news and updates, you’re in the right place. Here at AE, we post Disney news every single day so that our readers are never out of the loop. Oh, and click the link below for more ways you can celebrate Earth Month at Animal Kingdom.

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Have you ever met any of these characters in Disney World? Let us know in the comments!