Disney’s Animal Kingdom Celebrates Viviana the Hippo’s 50th Birthday (Photos, Video)
Hi everyone!
Disney’s Animal Kingdom park celebrated Viviana the Hippo’s 50th birthday recently! Viviana is located on the Kilimanjaro Safaris and celebrated the milestone with a birthday “cake” created by the Animal Nutrition team. The cake featured all of her favorite foods – sweet watermelon, cantaloupe, beets, lettuce and hay.
Disney shares this short video, as well as photos and information below.
Disney says about hippos and Viviana:
Did you know hippos are surprisingly fast on land, and they can also crunch an entire watermelon in one bite! When she is not eating some of her favorite foods, Viviana enjoys relaxing in her pools and spending time with her best hippo friends Tuma, Tequila, and Ramona.

She’s been a beloved favorite at the park for years, and this milestone only highlights her continued importance to the park.
50 years is quite an accomplishment for a hippopotamus! It is a testament to the care team that she is doing so well and healthy.
Her head trainer Erin says that Viviana has a bit of “diva energy”. Viviana was enjoying her cake creation.
Here is a closer look at it, with the “50” and hearts in watermelon. The stars above are created with cantaloupe.
Congratulations to Viviana on her 50th birthday!
We always enjoy stories about the the animals at Disney’s Animal Kingdom park, and we highly recommend a ride on Kilimanaro Safaris. Our last ride was a couple of weeks ago, and we saw the hippos, lions, cheetahs, elephants (including baby Corra), giraffes and more.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom is one of the four main parks at the Walt Disney World Resort.