Disney's Animal Kingdom News Round Up for October 21, 2015: Buffaloes and cupcakes

Asian water buffalo: According to the Disney Parks blog, some new water buffalo have arrived at the Maharajah Jungle Trek. Rose, Dorothy and Blanch (yes those are the names of the characters on Golden Girls) have joined the exhibit with blackbuck and Eld's deer. It appears they are replacing the banteng, a much rarer species. These guys are actually a domesticated species. In fact, more people depend on the water buffalo than any other domesticated species in the world.

Bye bye banteng 

Cupcakes to spook ya: It seems every time a holiday rolls around, a specialty cupcake gets rolled out. So, on Halloween (and for about a month thereafter) you can purchase a bat cupcake at Kusafiri pastries and the Isle of Java kiosk. As an aside, the Tusker House will feature pumpkin mini-muffins and pumpkin cheesecake during this time, as well.

Not a cupcake

Closures:
Disney Outfitters renovations until November 2015
Pizzafari closed until November 15, 2015
Flights of Wonder closed until November 5, 2015
Primeval Whirl closed until November 12, 2015

Park Hours for this week are....
Thursday October 22 9am- 6pm
Friday October 23 9am- 7pm (Extra Magic Hours 8am to 9am)
Saturday October 24 8am-  6:30pm
Sunday October 25 8am- 6:30pm
Monday October 26 9am- 5pm
Tuesday October 27 9am- 6pm
Wednesday October 28 9am- 5pm (Extra Magic Hours 8am to 9am)

Please Note the unusual hours over this coming weekend and the change of extra magic hours to Friday

Have a Wild Time