Animal Kingdom's Rivers of Light

We were lucky enough to attend a soft opening of Animal Kingdom's Rivers of Light this last weekend. We have been waiting almost year to see this show since it was supposed to open May of 2016.  My thoughts on this show?  Don't miss it! It was visually stunning and the music was beautiful.  I am so happy they have added nighttime elements to Animal Kingdom because it has become one of my favorite parks to see when the sun sets.  

The Tree of Life is beautiful at night. They have 4 different projection shows that take place on the tree in the evenings.

There is a short pre-show when they bring out the lotus flower floats. I was a little confused since I thought this was the start of the show and there wasn't much going on other than a couple of animal projections  on the trees and the flowers moving around on the water. When the actual show starts there is nothing uneventful about it. There is a lot going on! 

The pre show.

They have lots of new merchandise for Rivers of Light. My favorite is this glowing lotus popcorn holder.