Tree of Life Awakenings & Beacon of Magic Projection Shows Now Playing at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

    Guests visiting Disney’s Animal Kingdom can now find a little bit of nighttime entertainment with the return of the Tree of Life Awakenings and Beacon of Magic projection shows. Throughout the summer, Animal Kingdom didn’t stay open late enough for the projection shows to be presented due to the sunset taking place after the park closed. Now, with sunset around 7:15pm and park close at 8pm, Disney World has restarted the projection shows. We made it out to Disney’s Animal Kingdom last night to catch the shows. The projection shows started at 7:45pm and ran past park close, but make sure to check the My Disney Experience app on the day of your visit for the most up-to-date showtimes.

    Tree of Life Awakening – Journey

    Follow a doe on a magical, sometimes treacherous journey through various landscapes as two creatures from the Tree of Life come alive in a whole new way

    Tree of Life Awakening – Disney Medley

    Enjoy scenes and music from various Disney stories that you might have encountered throughout your day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. From Pocahontas to Pandora, Tarzan to Finding Nemo, the Tree of Life connects your favorite stories to creatures sculpted into the iconic tree.

    Tree of Life Awakenings – Lion King

    The newest full awakening is themed to The Lion King, and debuted back in 2019 after an Annual Passholder preview of the Rivers of Light: We Are One nighttime show.

    Beacon of Magic

    While not a full Tree of Life “awakening”, the Beacon of Magic is a shorter show that plays throughout the night to celebrate Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary.

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