Disney KiteTails made its debut at Disney's Animal Kingdom this past week as part of "The World's Most Magical Celebration."
Taking place in the Discovery River, with seating in the DinoLand side of the theater originally built for Rivers of Light, the show last for 20 minutes, including a pre-show with a kids' parade.
The show features various kites depicting familiar characters from "The Lion King" or "The Jungle Book," including Baloo, Zazu, Simba, King Louie, Timon and Pumbaa. There are two separate shows, with one featuring the Lion King, and the other featuring the Jungle Book - you do not see both sets of kites in the same show.
Watch the video below for a look at an entire performance of Disney KiteTails. (4K YouTube)
Six jetskis are used in the show to pull the three large 30ft long kites above the water.
In addition to the water-based kites, there are performers on land at the front of the theater flying smaller kite and wind catchers.
An interesting part of the show is the rather heavy landing of each of the large kites, directly into the Asia seating section.
Click the gallery to see more pictures from Disney KiteTails.
The show officially made its debut on October 1 as part of "The World's Most Magical Celebration" at Walt Disney World. Showtimes ware currently 11:15am, 12:15pm, 1:15pm, 3:15pm, 4:15pm, and 5:15pm daily.
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