News Rafiki's Planet Watch is closing Oct. 21st will reopen in Summer 2019

[SourcererMark79]

Or they bought 2 gallons of paint rather than the usual one and got a couple of Zootopia furrys for a M&G. Pow - enhanced!

It's called a hustle, sweetheart

 

[JohnD]

What about the busy Fall, Winter, and Spring seasons?

You could ask the same of Stitch. Remains to be seen if it stays open all the time or if open seasonally.

 

[SourcererMark79]

You could ask the same of Stitch. Remains to be seen if it stays open all the time or if open seasonally.

Stitch is 101-permanently

 

[BoarderPhreak]

its a shame IMO to have that large of an area and do so little

Agreed. There's a petting zoo and a half-hearted (and deserted) "educational space" - and that's pretty much it. Don't get me wrong, I love the petting zoo. And I think it was a neat idea to be able to engage with the animals... But it needs more to justify the time involved getting there and back, despite the cool train ride. But maybe THAT is the whole point; soak up people (who also learn not to do it again on the next trip).

 

[Kman101]

No matter what anyone says, I always enjoy riding the trains and learning about the animals up close.

I do as well.

 

[J. D.]

Or they bought 2 gallons of paint rather than the usual one and got a couple of Zootopia furrys for a M&G. Pow - enhanced!

whispering: Careful with the Z word.

 

[I am Timmy]

No matter what anyone says, I always enjoy riding the trains and learning about the animals up close.

My kids always enjoyed watching animals get wellness checks, even watched a couple surgeries. That was amazing, where else can you do that? Hope they continue to offer this particular feature. Unique and educational - my son became interested in veterinary because of that experience.

 

[JoeCamel]

My kids always enjoyed watching animals get wellness checks, even watched a couple surgeries. That was amazing, where else can you do that? Hope they continue to offer this particular feature. Unique and educational - my son became interested in veterinary because of that experience.

Bush Gardens, Zoo Tampa, Sea World........

 

[ToTBellHop]

Bush Gardens, Zoo Tampa, Sea World........

...YouTube...

 

[Thebolt]

Bush Gardens, Zoo Tampa, Sea World........

All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?

 

[Tom P.]

...YouTube...

To be fair, you can also watch most of Disney's attractions on YouTube.

 

[ToTBellHop]

To be fair, you can also watch most of Disney's attractions on YouTube.

Yes, but it's a bit different sitting on a ride. At Planet Watch, you watch surgery through glass or on a TV. Pretty similar to an iPad...now if they started a Disney Chimpanzee Surgery Scrub-In Dessert Party, I'd be in for $249.

 

[BoarderPhreak]

All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?

Seriously. It's not like they're Phoenicians or anything. They're the ones we should be thanking.

 

[Incomudro]

All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?

I get this reference.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Does anyone know if those little rooms with the headphones and the couch will still be open? I enjoy taking a nice quiet nap in there.

 

[I am Timmy]

Bush Gardens, Zoo Tampa, Sea World........

Places that matter?

 

[I am Timmy]

...YouTube...

Live and in person.....

 

[I am Timmy]

Yes, but it's a bit different sitting on a ride. At Planet Watch, you watch surgery through glass or on a TV. Pretty similar to an iPad...now if they started a Disney Chimpanzee Surgery Scrub-In Dessert Party, I'd be in for $249.

Similar to an ipad? Not.

 

[Phroobar]

This board: Complete outrage over Disney temporarily closing Rafiki's. Mental anguish. Hatred of Iger. Anyone who defends the temporary closure is a TDO shill.

Also this board: Lol Rafiki's sux. Mockery. Rafiki's should be razed to the ground. Anyone who actually claims to like Rafiki's is a TDO shill.

It's funny how Rafiki's just doesn't fit with the rest of DAK. The building looks like something you would see in any zoo. It would be perfectly adequate for a city zoo exhibit but it comes off as cheap and disappointing when you arrive on the train. The train is nice and a good build up for something cool but the whole thing is just kind of a let down when you arrive. There is a simple city playground and modern building. It's like we are outside the park. Where did the African theming go? It's very DCA1.0 feeling. I think we spent about twenty minutes there looking at the baby chimps. It seems like a placeholder that is long over due to be replaced.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

It's funny how Rafiki's just doesn't fit with the rest of DAK. The building looks like something you would see in any zoo. It would be perfectly adequate for a city zoo exhibit but it comes off as cheap and disappointing when you arrive on the train. The train is nice and a good build up for something cool but the whole thing is just kind of a let down when you arrive. There is a simple city playground and modern building. It's like we are outside the park. Where did the African theming go? It's very DCA1.0 feeling. I think we spent about twenty minutes there looking at the baby chimps. It seems like a placeholder that is long over due to be replaced.

Rafiki's isn't part of Africa. It's supposed to be "backstage," that's the whole point.