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Flights of Wonder bird shows expand to other areas of Disney's Animal Kingdom
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dreamscometrue
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Every little addition like this makes a difference to the overall experience.
PeoplemoverTTA
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FoW was one of my 12-year old stepson's favorite things in AK, so this makes our family super happy.
flyerjab
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This is something that I feel like the other parks don't have enough of. DAK has the big rides and nice shows, yes, but there are also smaller, more intimate experiences like this that I really enjoy. They have added the small animals up front for people to see and experience up close, now there are 2 different bird shows of the smaller variety. Add to that the harp player on Discovery Island, the singers and musicians in Africa and Asia, as well as the acrobats, and the smaller offerings really help round out this park quite nicely.
Horizons78
Grade "A" Funny...
This expansion is fowl.
WondersOfLife
Blink, blink. Breathe, breathe. Day in, day out.
I love it! I wish there were more shows similar to this, even similar to the animal actors on location at Universal!
But.. I mean. I guess Disney wouldn't want to copy Uni then. But Doggers though O:
But.. I mean. I guess Disney wouldn't want to copy Uni then. But Doggers though O:
Zipadeelady
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Cmdr_Crimson
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When did they stop using the area in front of the Tree of Life? Was it just a test run at the start of last year with the macaws?
Disney-Trains
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Great use of resources too! The birds and trainers are already there... It probably doesn't cost Disney much more to have these smaller interactions added to the schedule.
dreamscometrue
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I was in DAK one night in October for the Tree of Life Awakenings, and afterwards as I was walking around and heard this. I watched his entire performance and loved it! I stayed around to watch the Discovery Island Carnivale too. The Peruvian harp player is Victor Espinola btw, and has quite a resume.
Looks like three shows will continue to run on the stage each day. Is that a reduction? I'm pretty sure when I was there in early January, they were running more than 3 shows on the stage. I like the shows elsewhere in the park, particularly the tie to dinosaurs, but I wonder if this is a true net increase.
Disney-Trains
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I caught the Dino show twice this week... Very fun. The birds have all been in the FOW show or pre-show previously (I've seen many birds in the show through the years).
Toucan that flies right through the crowd several times. A tall bird called a "seriema" that slams a toy lizard against a rock, a "Kea" bird that picks out bones from his boneyard (like in dino land), and an Ibyss that catches fish faster than an audience member can catch gummy fish with chopsticks.
Guano Joe, from the bird show was there as well to help with the volunteers and keep the show moving.
Very fun show! The exact kind of "edutainment" DAK needs!
Toucan that flies right through the crowd several times. A tall bird called a "seriema" that slams a toy lizard against a rock, a "Kea" bird that picks out bones from his boneyard (like in dino land), and an Ibyss that catches fish faster than an audience member can catch gummy fish with chopsticks.
Guano Joe, from the bird show was there as well to help with the volunteers and keep the show moving.
Very fun show! The exact kind of "edutainment" DAK needs!
Thumper 32
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Correct. Flights of Wonder usually had 5 or 6 shows, so these new smaller shows come at the expense of multiple performances of the bigger show.
Minnie Mum
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Sigh. That's what I was afraid of. So again, there's no net gain here - just more robbing Peter to pay Paul.
One could also argue that it's a net loss, since the number of full performances are reduced in favor of smaller, limited ones.
