A new Cool Kid Summer offering has debuted at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Daisy’s Dig at Restaurantosaurus invites guests inside The Hip Joint room at the DinoLand quick-service location to hang out with Daisy Duck. In addition to some much-needed air conditioning, guests can find coloring activities and Daisy Duck wandering around, happy to interact and maybe even do some coloring herself. We made it out to Disney’s Animal Kingdom recently to check out the new offering.
Daisy’s Dig at Restaurantosaurus
Daisy is one lucky duck. She’s ditched her outdoor meet-and-greet area for an inside hangout. Signage outside of the Pterodactyl Pterrace informs guests of the offering. When we visited, there were also Cast Members inviting guests inside to meet with Daisy.
Once inside, we found that Daisy Duck and the activities team have taken over The Hip Joint – one of the many themed rooms within Restaurantosaurus. As the story goes, Dino Institute interns would use this room to play games during their free time. We can find a badminton net hanging above us (along with some lodged shuttlecocks), a dart board (sort of), a basketball hoop, and more.
This entire room is utilized for the Daisy’s Dig offering. Guests can either pick a character to color from a station, or find some characters and crayons ready for them at the tables.
Daisy Duck wanders the room, interacting with a group at a time, sort of like what you might find at character dining. That said, not a lot of guests know about this offering just yet, so we found Daisy spending quite a lot of time with each group, even stopping to color along with one youngster.
As you might have figured out by now, this is not a typical meet-and-greet experience. Instead, think of it as a place to relax and hang out a bit alongside Daisy Duck. We’re also told that the musically inclined Dino Institute intern pops by from time to time, but they weren’t there when we visited.
While this isn’t a traditional meet and greet, it is a wonderful spot for a unique photo of your child or grandchild with a character. There is a very hard-working PhotoPass photographer who roams with Daisy, capturing the moments for your family.
As a result of Daisy’s presence here, she is no longer at her Donald’s Dino Bash meet and greet area. We’re not sure if she’ll return there once the Cool Kid Summer concludes in September, or if she’s done meeting in that location. As of today, her former meet and greet location was not behind any construction walls, and the nearby Chip & Dale meet and greet was still in use.
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