Festival of the Lion King: Theater Closure Confirmed

As you know, a brand-new theater for the extremely popular Festival of the Lion King show is currently under construction inside Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park (we posted a new photo-update on this subject just a few hours ago), and many were wondering when the old theater would close and if there would be a large gap between the closing of the old facility and the opening of the new venue. Unfortunately, quite some time will pass before we will be able to experience again this great show. In fact, the latest issue of the "Mickey Monitor" (the newsletter that Walt Disney World Annual Passholders receive four times a year) officially made the following announcement:

"Catch [the Festival of the Lion King show] before January 5, 2014! It's your last chance to see Festival of the Lion King for six months."

So, if you will be visiting the Walt Disney World Resort between January and June 2014, you will have to keep in mind that the Festival of the Lion King show will be unavailable. That being said, this long closure might actually mean that some (positive) changes could be coming to the show... We will keep you posted.