New nighttime show 'Rivers of Light' confirmed to be coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom

[CaptainShortty]

Cast Members only learn what their schedule is about a week in advance (some less than that) so that won't be able to help you. Right now the HUB contains all the same information on park hours that is available to the public.

NO Comment on WDW's Calendar Department!!!!!!!


Is there any Hours info on CM sites like The Hub? CMs would have to know their schedules ahead of time since this a big change for DAK. Or don't CMs get them this early?

 

[Mike S]

I am really hoping that Disney puts out some videos of the construction of RoL and Pandora. There have been several nice ones made available for Disney Springs, but it is a shopping and dining location after all. The stuff that they are doing in DAK is something that would be so neat to see (especially Pandora).

Keep the photos coming! Also, we need more of @Mike S in stealth mode as well! Great job guys!!

Just DHS and Epcot today then going home. Sorry.

 

[DisneyJeff]

I tried to get some stuff from the top of Everest though it's hard to see much. I might as well post it anyways though I guess
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I think it is going to be really cool to have this view while the show is going on.

 

[GoGoJules]

Just saw on theDibb that Tuesday is the new rumored release date for RoL tickets. Wish we could get some sort of confirmation from Disney about the 15th-17th shows!

 

[djkidkaz]

Has anyone seen photos on Twitter or any site for that matter of the spotlights that were apparently shining from DAK last night? I saw a mention of it in this thread and also on another site but would like to see pics.

 

[Disneydreamer23]

I am sorry if this was said earlier, I don't have time to read through all these pages. Does any one know the for sure opening date!?

 

[WhatJaneSays]

Probably not true but I just read that RoL may soft open 3 weeks before the 22nd?

http://ridevine.io/2016/03/10/source-confirms-rivers-of-light-soft-opening-more-details/

Unfortunately that's most unlikely. They almost never do soft opens prior to the formal press event. Their my be some CM previews for load testing and training but I wouldn't expect 3 weeks of it.

 

[Wikkler]

I am sorry if this was said earlier, I don't have time to read through all these pages. Does any one know the for sure opening date!?

April 22nd, Earth Day 2016, or Animal Kingdom's 18th birthday. Whichever one you prefer.

 

[ChristianG]

From bioreconstruct on twitter:

String lighting above seating area with a hanging lantern.

 

[YodaMan]

Any whispers about new park hours yet?

Most park hours are changed a month at a time and usually on the 2nd to last Friday of the prior month. So any updates for April will likely come this coming Friday. Just not sure if this will be handled differently because it's not as simple as looking at projections to see if the park needs to be open just an hour or so longer.

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

The great thing about those photos from the top of Everest are that they show just how huge the park really is! Thanks for them!

 

[halltd]

Bioreconstruct has a great picture of the lake side of the tower. That side looks amazing as well!

https://twitter.com/bioreconstruct/status/709065703123505152

 

[TTA94]

Two concerns I have is getting misted by that water... And I'm also questioning the bug and mosquito factor. Yeah I'm sure they spray but still.

 

[peter11435]

Two concerns I have is getting misted by that water... And I'm also questioning the bug and mosquito factor. Yeah I'm sure they spray but still.

It won't be any worse than anywhere else at WDW.

 

[TTA94]

It won't be any worse than anywhere else at WDW.

True.

 

[jkpmac]

Did someone already post this YouTube video on the Rivers of Light? Looks amazing, I can't wait for the next time I get to the Animal Kingdom.

 

[No Name]

Just want to point out that how well structures (lighting, sound, control buildings, etc) are disguised is not determined by upper management. It's determined by how well the imagineers are able to disguise them.

Upper management doesn't say "hey guys, you know that we can't just theme something perfectly, so umm, lets stick some random, unthemed poles in the ground." No. They give the imagineers a certain budget, and how well things are disguised is a result of how creative the imagineers are, and/or how they choose to spend that money.

Joe Rohde and his team look to be doing a good job making most things fit thematically. Do I like the unthemed bleachers? No, but other than that, pretty much everything looks great. I also feel that the giant black poles in the Magic Kingdom hub should've been themed to fit in with everything else, but the rest of the area looks nice. Though as much as I appreciate trying a new style, I wish they stuck with the reddish pavement and green lightpoles. In the end, I'd say the money was well spent on both projects, but it looks to be especially well spent on RoL and surrounding area. Obviously sacrifices have to be made somewhere, but DAK's project in particular looks to me like they spent the money in all of the right ways.

 

[doctornick]

I'm imagining there could be voiceover narration.

That would be my thought. The "narrators" of the show don't have to be saying anything (either live or recorded/lip synched) but there could still be an overall narration for the show by an unrelated person.

 

[TTA94]

So the dining package area will be the rows closest to the water and the top rows for FP+? What about determining which side of the lake you will be on?

 

[Cesar R M]

I've personally never had an issue with mosquitoes when visiting the parks, even DAK where you'd think they'd be rampant. I actually don't think I've ever been bitten by one there. I think Disney does a pretty swell job keeping them in check

Ironically, I've had more mosquito bits at EPCOT than at AK.