Disney's Animal Kingdom Update: Refurbished Swotu Wayä Drums & More (PART 1)

Good morning, and thank you for joining us for our newest Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park photo-report! Let's dive right in to check out what's new since our last visit while highlighting some of our favorite areas of this unique theme park:

The installation of the new fence in the exhibit space located in front of the park's main entrance is complete:

Most Guests usually rush to Discovery Island after entering the park, but The Oasis is a truly beautiful area that's worth exploring. So, next time you visit Disney's Animal Kingdom, be sure to stop and "smell the roses!":

The Tree of Life is our favorite icon:

DinoLand U.S.A. will be our next stop:

As previously announced, The Boneyard will close for refurbishment starting May 1:

The tents surrounding Restaurantosaurus look very good. They may have been refurbished not too long ago:

DINOSAUR still features various special effects that are still not working properly (or functioning intermittently), but the ride certainly looks much better than it did a few years ago:

The refurbished water features look great:

The Dino-Rama area is undoubtedly going to look very different in the coming years. We just have to be patient.

This area has been celebrating Donald's Dino-Bash for years now. Nothing wrong with that, of course:

The former site of Primeval Whirl is still empty. We may have to wait until this fall before learning more about what the park has in store for this problematic area of Disney's Animal Kingdom: