by Beth Keating
News
DisneyBizJournal.com
December 15, 2022
There are a lucky few guests who’ve actually been able to catch the Tree of Life Awakenings show at Disney’s Animal Kingdom during the year, in part because, for a portion of the year, it simply doesn’t get dark enough to see the show before the Animal Kingdom closes up shop for the evening. If you’ve been fortunate enough to be there when the sun goes down on the savannah, you’ve been treated to a special “kiss goodnight” with Awakenings. The uplifting scenes of adorable woodland creatures, projected onto the tree, share short vignettes, and are a dazzling way to wrap up your Animal Kingdom day.
With the new Avatar: The Way of Water movie premiering this week (Friday, December 16), Animal Kingdom is incorporating a new story sequence into Awakenings as darkness descends on the park. The Tree of Life is celebrating the characters from the new movie, and you’ll even get a sneak peek at scenes from the new film. We got a look on Wednesday night and the accompanying video at least provides an idea of what it looks like (obviously, it’s far better in person).
Like the Valley of Mo’ara in the Pandora area of the park itself, the tree is filled with vibrant, glowing colors as the scenes unfold on the bark of the Tree of Life. The new limited time segment was produced by Lightstorm Entertainment in collaboration with Disney Live Entertainment.
The Tree of Life Awakenings begins at sunset (roughly 6:00 p.m.), and repeats in a continuing loop (about every ten minutes) until park close, so you can stay as long as you’d like, or just pop in for a few minutes on your way through Discovery Island.
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Beth Keating is a theme parks, restaurant and entertainment reporter for DisneyBizJournal.
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