Kevin, from Disney Pixar's Up!, returning to Disney's Animal Kingdom

Jan 17, 2022 in "Character Meet and Greets at Disney's Animal Kingdom"

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Kevin from Disney Pixar's Up

Posted: Monday January 17, 2022 9:30am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Kevin from Disney•Pixar's "Up!" will be making a return to Disney's Animal Kingdom later this month.

Kevin from Disney Pixar's Up

Beginning January 24 2022, you can see Kevin by the Character Landing on Discovery Island.

Kevin originally debuted at Disney's Animal Kingdom in February 2019 as "UP!" gained a growing presence at the park, with Senior Wilderness Explorer Russell and Dug greeting guests on Discovery Island, and appearing in the reworked bird show "UP! A Great Bird Adventure." Since the park reopened from the COVID-19 shutdown however, UP! was removed from the bird show, and Russell and Dug have not yet returned.

Kevin from Disney Pixar's Up

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Squishy5 days ago

There wouldn't be much Disney could have done differently, FAA did checks and approved the software and hardware that was in use by sky elements in Orlando similar to what processes Dronisos goes through. They weren't just dropping, some of the ones which started failing were flying way outside the safety zone instead of just dropping down as intended. Universal and Disney will likely be waiting to see what the FAA investigation outcome says.

Disone5 days ago

It was alarming to see those downtown Orlando drones just dropping like flys and into an area where people were present. What happen to the laws that said they could not be over people? Maybe that's just a Disney rule? I guess after seeing that Footage at lake Eola Orlando, this is a good rule. Having said that I Disagree this will kill any chance of Drones in use at Luminous or Dak or other WDW. Fireworks have injured cast, exploded on world drive, caused numerous fires on property and there continue to be used. Will this slow down the arrival in order for Disney to be extra diligent, likely! But accidents happen and if Disney wants to add drones, this won't be the reason they stop.

peter114355 days ago

Not really.

Comped5 days ago

I think we all know that Disney would have done a much better job making sure it was all safe, rather than whatever company the city used... Universal pretty publicly has only paused their drones though, so much like the crocodile throughout WDW we could see them return eventually.

TTA946 days ago

There goes any chance of drones being added to Luminous or DAK, if there was a chance in the first place, after that drone incident in downtown Orlando.

jrhwdwNov 22, 2024

Don't they test shows every year?

CompedNov 22, 2024

I'm not sure if they would need to test the NYE show much? I don't think it's changed...

jrhwdwNov 22, 2024

FITS NYE? I would think TDO would work on that before DE 2025.

CompedNov 22, 2024

Does anyone know what Disney was doing last night in terms of fireworks testing? At about 3:45 in the morning I was awoken by the sounds of a fireworks launch, closer to the ones that happened during the Castle show than anything else. I heard a few more over the next 5 minutes before finally getting back to sleep... Not exactly sure what it is about, maybe Enchanted testing for the parties in the new year?

wannabeBelleNov 22, 2024

Current casting call for EPCOT: ONLINE SUBMISSIONS: Variety Entertainment Acts Local to Central Florida for Epcot For: Walt Disney World Audition City: Local to Central Florida Location: Walt Disney World: Online Submission Looking For: Musical Acts and Variety ActsWednesday, November 27, 202411:30 PMTimezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar Share Disney Live Entertainment is accepting online submissions from variety acts of up to five performers to perform as atmosphere entertainment at Epcot at the Walt Disney World® Resort near Orlando, FL. Seeking contemporary and engaging performers from the local Central Florida area. Acts will be contracted on an as needed basis with no guarantee of hours. Seeking fun-filled entertainment for diverse audiences of different ages, including families with children: Magicians, Jugglers, Physical Comedians, Performance Artists, Visual Acts, Solo/Duo Dance Team, Acts Using Technology, and unique multi-disciplinary acts We are not seeking musical acts, fire breathing or fire juggling acts, balloon artists, animal acts, face painters or caricature artists.

TrainsOfDisneyNov 22, 2024

I believe they are hired by different departments but they could potentially do both. Some of the former boardwalk jugglers performed at both the boardwalk and storybook circus for a while.

wannabeBelleNov 22, 2024

Actually I saw casting call for both. Hopefully more entertainment is coming. It really isnt that hard to cast for this because in some cases I know people who still live locally and have done those roles previously. C'mon Disney, let's do this!! Marie