Photos: The Menagerie Cupcake Has Returned to Disney's Animal Kingdom Early!

We really miss the magical Menagerie puppets at Disney’s Animal Kingdom this holiday season!

Animal Kingdom Puppets

But we’ve seen these puppets still represented in the park this year, most recently on a refillable mug! But now, they’re getting represented in a returning snack, the Menagerie Cupcake.

Although the Menagerie Cupcake was originally intended to return in December, we were able to grab it today! This cupcake is a gingerbread spiced cupcake and cream cheese frosting with a white chocolate polar bear on top.

Menagerie Cupcake

This beautiful cupcake is quite sweet thanks to all the blue and white sugar! But there’s also a good spice flavor coming from the gingerbread. And the polar bear is just the icing on top!

Menagerie Cupcake

And it’s even pretty on the inside!

Menagerie Cupcake

Interestingly enough, Disney had listed the return of this cupcake at Creature Comforts from December 1st through 31st, but it seems to have arrived earlier elsewhere because we found it at Flame Tree BBQ. It’s also available now at Restaurantosaurus. You can get one for yourself for $5.99. We’ll keep an eye out for more holiday snacks, so stay tuned!