Disney's Animal Kingdom Guide Map Updated with Closure of 'It's Tough to Be a Bug' and DinoLand U.S.A.'s Final Year

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Disney's Animal Kingdom Guide Map - March 2025

Posted: Monday March 17, 2025 10:50am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney's Animal Kingdom has introduced a new in-park guide map today featuring several updates. The latest March 2025 version reflects today's closure of It's Tough to Be a Bug, which is now permanently closed to make way for the new Zootopia 3D show coming this winter.

The updated map also includes a message regarding Dinoland U.S.A.'s future as it is transformed into the new Tropical Americas. It now encourages guests to visit the land before it disappears, stating, "2025 is the year to visit DinoLand U.S.A. before it goes extinct."

Disney's Animal Kingdom Guide Map - March 2025

The guide map confirms previously announced information:

DINOSAUR – The Time Rover adventure remains operational until 2026 before being replaced by a new Indiana Jones attraction set in a newly discovered Maya temple.
The Boneyard – The interactive play area will remain open throughout 2025, giving young guests more time to explore.
Restaurantosaurus – The quick-service dining location is still serving meals and will remain open in 2025.
Dino-Bite Snacks – The snack stand continues to serve ice cream sandwiches and other treats.

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Cmdr_Crimson10 days ago

With the Zootopia 2 opening Nov 26th this would fit that timeline so after it gets released the new attraction opens just around afterwards...

FrontierSpirit11 days ago

Think I like Meteorological and Astronomical Winters better. I’ll assume it’s not open by Dec. and if it is my girls will love it! If not, I won’t mention it.

MisterPenguin11 days ago

Take the earliest time that anyone would say it is "Winter" and the latest time anyone would say it's still "Winter." That.

FrontierSpirit11 days ago

What does opening Winter 2025 mean? Meteorological Winter: December, January, and February. Astronomical Winter: Approximately late December to late March. What’s a Disney winter type timeline?

FigmentFan8212 days ago

2 Posters, one of which was a foreign market poster, and being 3rd in line in a huge cast picture list is NOT at all making a "big deal" out of it. You're stretching this farther than silly putty.

Brer Panther13 days ago

I recall she was the first cast member to be announced after Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman. There were articles online about her being in the film. The character got at least two posters. When the full "main" cast of the film was announced at the 2015 D23 Expo, she was right next to Ginnifer and Jason, the third listed in the cast list - BEFORE characters who actually had a role in the film's plot like Chief Bogo, Mayor Lionheart, and Dawn Bellwether and instead of Mr. Big, who ALSO had a role in the film's plot unlike Gazelle but wasn't listed because he wasn't voiced by a celebrity. There was definitely a big deal made about Shakira being in the movie.

peter1143513 days ago

Explain when and how they “made a huge deal about the fact that Shakira was in the movie”?

FettFan13 days ago

"Smithers....release the sea lions."

FigmentFan8213 days ago

Um, I'm not recalling at all any type of marketing or promotion of the Gizelle character to make people aware there was a character voiced by Shakira. No trailers focused on her at all. They never attempted to misdirect you that Gizelle was a major character.

Brer Panther13 days ago

Y'know what I love about Zootopia? They created a character for the sole purpose of putting Shakira in their movie and then made such a huge deal about the fact that Shakira was in their movie, and the character only had, what, five lines outside of the song?

Disgruntled Walt13 days ago

So proud that we've got the OG one here, and it still holds up. I love the crashed police car in the queue. Best queue at Great America (though Viper is pretty good too).

FettFan15 days ago

Strong disagree; just look at Busch Gardens. It can be done, and can be done well….but not by the current leadership. I still greatly miss Warden Wilson. Even though we all knew he was a prerecorded sound effect and voice actor, I always got a kick out of seeing how many children (and quite a fair number of adults!) were craning their necks out of the trucks to try to spot him flying overhead.