Merry Menagerie has returned to Animal Kingdom of the 2025 holiday season. It features a freestyle performance of arctic animal puppets and musicians.
Merry Menagerie
First introduced in 2019, this entertainment offering features puppeteers with artisan-crafted puppets. They wander Discovery Island between Island Mercantile and Riverside Depot, interacting with guests.
The show is performed periodically between 9:45 a.m. and 5 p.m. The official schedule is from 9:45 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. and then again from 1:25 pm to 5:10 p.m. but there is no set schedule for when they will come out.
Featured animals include an arctic fox, reindeer, penguins, polar bears, birds, and seals. They are all white with light blue, purple, and gold highlights.
Most of the creatures are performed by one puppeteer, but some of the larger animals require multiple performers.
Live musicians also roam with the animals, performing holiday music. The musicians and puppeteers are dressed in white outfits that match the puppets.
Guests can take home their own plush penguin and polar bear puppets. They are available with other Merry Menagerie merchandise items at Island Mercantile.
Discovery Island is also decorated with lanterns and figures that match the style of the Merry Menagerie puppets.
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The holiday season at Walt Disney World officially runs from November 14 through December 31, 2025. Read more about the holidays at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
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