Jambo from Disney’s Animal Kingdom!

It’s been quite the week for Disney news. We learned that DAILY housekeeping is coming back to Disney World resorts, got a look at the newly remodeled rooms coming to Disney’s BoardWalk Inn, and watched as Encanto won three Grammys! But today, we’re headed to Animal Kingdom to show you everything new that happened this week. Let’s take a look.

Animal Kingdom Food Updates

Flame Tree Barbecue

This month, Disney is honoring Black History Month with Celebrate Soulfully, and it brought us tons of amazing food! So far we’ve tried some great options, like the spicy Jamaican Jerk Chicken Frites at The Daily Poutine and the Jambalaya Hot Dog in Disney Springs. At Animal Kingdom’s Flame Tree Barbecue, we found TWO items to try for the celebration. This Creole-Smoked Sausage Sandwich is a smoked andouille sausage on a roll with piccadilly relish and stewed black-eyed peas.

You can get this sandwich for $12.79

Read our full review of this sandwich here!

We also found this fancy Soul Cupcake for the celebration! It is a vanilla cake with bananas foster filling, vanilla marshmallow buttercream, a Joe Gardner (from Pixar’s Soul) white chocolate medallion, and edible paper music notes with multi-colored crispy pearls.

We saw this cupcake last year, and it was so good we had to get it again! You can find this cupcake at Flame Tree Barbecue for $5.99.

Read our full review of the Soul Cupcake here!

Dawa Bar

If you’re looking for a way to celebrate that’s a little stronger, you can try the new Pineapple Mint Julep at Dawa Bar.

This one is not for the faint of heart, folks! You can grab this one for $13.50.

Read our full review of the Mint Julep here!

There are tons of other great things to look out for in this celebration, like this Sweet Potato Lunch Box Tart we reviewed, and this beautiful collection of CreativeSoul dolls and exhibit in EPCOT — so keep an eye out during the month of February!

Animal Kingdom Merchandise Update

Island Mercantile

Over in Island Mercantile, we found this Mickey Mouse Youth Pocket Shirt.

You can get this cute shirt for $29.99.

For an even smaller tot, we spotted this adorable Minnie Walt Disney Cartoon Pals Onesie.

You can dress up your little babe in this for $19.99.

There is also a new shirt for adults…

…it features Disneyland and will set you back $39.99.

If you’re looking for something a little warmer, this cool Avatar Hoodie is a colorful statement!

You can get it for $79.99.

There were also two new bags to tote your Disney merch around in, like this Mickey Mouse Walt Disney World Tote Bag for $39.99…

… and this Disney Animals Bag that features some of our favorite Disney sidekicks!

You can get this zippered bag for $49.99.

Discovery Trading Co.

In Discovery Trading Co., we found three new watch bands, like this Animal Kingdom Band for $36.99…

…and this Lion King “Remember Who You Are Band in black for $36.99…

…and the same band in white for $36.99.

There were also a few new Avatar items, like this Neyteri Figure for $39.99…

…and this Tonowari Figure for $29.99.

There was also a Metkayina Reef Set.

We found this one for $49.99.

Some new Disney100 Pins also arrived, like this pin set that features Mickey and Minnie Mouse for $29.99…

…and this Simba and Pumba Pin Set for $19.99.

Lastly, there was a new Star Wars Mystery Pin Set.

You can grab this mystery set for $17.99.

Zuri’s Sweets Shop

Over in Zuri’s Sweets Shop, we only saw one new item, but it’s so cute! This teapot is full of hidden Mickeys.

You can enjoy your tea while looking for hidden Mickey’s with this teapot for $39.99.

That’s everything new we saw in Animal Kingdom recently! Follow along with DFB as we keep you updated and all the Disney news.

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Have you tried any of the new Celebrate Soulfully items yet? Let us know what you thought in the comments!

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