Walt Disney World has released more details about the upcoming “Bluey” attractions destined for Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park this month, including the fun-to-say Jumping Junction that will feature kangaroos and wallabies.
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Bluey’s Wild World at Conservation Station debuts at Animal Kingdom May 26. Disney calls it a “playful and immersive experience” featuring Bluey and Bingo, sister characters from an Australian animated TV series that won a Peabody Award in 2024. Expect games from that show such as Keepy Uppy, “the transformative power of magic asparagus” and a bubble-filled finale.
Park visitors must take the Wildlife Express Train to Bluey’s Wild World, Jumping Junction and the animal-care experiences at Conservation Station, and all of those that will require, at least at first, reservations in a virtual queue accessed in the My Disney Experience app.
There will be chances to join the virtual queue at 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. daily. In the earlier round, park reservations are required, but users are not required to be inside Animal Kingdom at that time. For the later window, visitors need valid admission and must be at Animal Kingdom to join. (More details are available at disneyworld.com/virtualqueue.) A standby queue will not be available during the opening period, Disney says, but it expects to add one later.
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New to the area and tying into the Australia theming of Bluey, will be Jumping Junction, a shared habitat of marsupial mates, the wallabies and kangaroos.
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Previous Conservation Station elements including the veterinary treatment room, animal nutrition window and the amphibian, reptile and invertebrate windows again will be available. This area and the train have been unavailable to DAK visitors since late February. The Rafiki’s Planet Watch labeling, in place since 2000, and the Affection Section name have been dropped.
Bluey-themed food items will be seen in multiple locations in the theme park, including items such as Wackadooo Fruit Freeze and Bluey’s Berry Lemonade, and there will be Bluey merchandise that continues to roll out this summer.
The Bluey debut is part of the resort’s Cool Kids’ Summer promotional push. Other May 26 start dates include the introduction of Soarin’ Across America at Epcot plus the launches of Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring the Muppets and the updated “Disney Jr. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Live” show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The new mission options of Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Hollywood Studios kick in May 22.
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