Disney KiteTails coming to Animal Kingdom

Disney KiteTails is an upcoming show at Disney's Animal Kingdom set to begin on Oct. 1 as part of the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary event.

By Annabelle Sikes
| 2:50 p.m. August 31, 2021

West Orange Times & Observer
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Walt Disney World has added yet another piece to their 50th Anniversary event “The World’s Most Magical Celebration."

While Magic Kingdom will have “Disney Enchantment," Epcot will have “Harmonious” and the new “Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure” ride, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios will showcase the Tower of Terror as a “Beacon of Magic,” Animal Kingdom plans to not only illuminate the Tree of Life as a “Beacon of Magic,” but also offer a new kind of show featuring elaborate kites.

"KiteTails" will be an upcoming daytime lagoon show at the Discovery River Theater, set to premiere on Oct. 1.

The show will feature "elaborate, three-dimensional kites of Simba, Zazu, King Louie, Baloo and more" as kites and windcatchers dance through the air to the beat of Disney songs, according to the Disney website.

Some of the kites are expected to be as large as 30-feet in length.

A behind the scenes video on the kites released earlier this year by Disney can be found here.

For more information, visit Disney's website.

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Annabelle Sikes

News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.