Disney's Animal Kingdom News Round-Up for September 17, 2014: Fires and Funding

Boma Guests Evacuated Due to Small Fire: Guests dining at the popular buffet Boma in the Animal Kingdom Lodge were forced to evacuate Monday night due to a small fire in a storage room. From what we understand, diners were able to return about an hour later and no injuries were reported. Thankfully Safari Mike was not there at the time, saving him the need to stuff as much pork shoulder and durban chicken as he can fit into his pockets on the way out.

DWCF Announces This Year’s Grant Recipients: Every year the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund grants funding to dozens of conservation groups all over the world from the money the raise through various guest purchases. This year, Disney  awarded 141 grants to conservation groups including a couple of our Conservation Partners. Save the Rhino, Cheetah Conservation Fund and Grevy’s Zebra Trust all received some Disney dollars!

Park Hours for this week are...

Wednesday:  September 17 9am - 5pm
Thursday: September 18  9am - 5pm
Friday: September 19  9am - 6pm (Extra Magic Hour 8 - 9am)
Saturday: September 20 9am - 6pm
Sunday: September 21 9am - 7pm
Monday: September 22 9am - 6pm (Extra Magic Hour 8 - 9am)
Tuesday: September 23 9am - 7pm

Check Out Kenny the Pirate for this week’s Entertainment Schedule!

Attraction Closures:

• Pangani Forest Exploration Trail: aviary, Research Center and underwater hippo viewing closed until mid-November
• Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade - closed permanently
• It’s Tough To Be A Bug - Closed until September 28
• Wild By Design - discontinued as of September 26
• Sunrise Safari - discontinued as of December 28

Have A Wild Time this week!!