Jambo!

This extensive photo post is of one of the latest areas to open at Animal Kingdom: Harambe Market! While – at its core – this is nothing but a food court, it’s done with a level of style and detail that is just wonderful to experience. I won’t try to write flowery prose about what I’ve photographed, but I will caption each photo with an explanation. One thing I don’t want to bury in a caption is this: Harambe Market feels as if it has always been there, and you’ve somehow just been missing it.

I’ll anticipate the question I’m sure to get: “Where is this?” Harambe Marketplace is directly behind the Mombasa Marketplace in Harambe. After you cross the bridge into Africa, your first right will take you past Harambe Marketplace on your left (if you reach the trail about which Parkeology waxed poetic, you somehow overshot). If you go straight into Africa rather than making an immediate right, head toward the Wildlife Express to Rafiki’s Planet Watch, and you’ll see Harambe Marketplace on your right. These directions were good enough to have Nicole find me and meet me for lunch, so I have faith in them.

I attempted to sort the (200+) photos into four different galleries. I am aware that there is a ton of overlap between the galleries, but you get what you pay for on this blog… Don’t forget to check out my other New Harambe post as well!

Enjoy,
-ADA
@AtDisneyAgain

PS: The best Hidden Mickey EVER is in Harambe Market. Make sure you read the caption after you click that link.

Food and related items.

I am looking forward to trying this and the ribs next time.

Handpainted sign.

I must wonder if Kitamu is related – linquistically – to Tamu Tamu.

KINDLY. This means YOU, tour groups!

Everything is available at every window – EXCEPT ribs. The ribs are available only at the ribs shop.

Everything is available at every window – EXCEPT ribs. The ribs are available only at the ribs shop.

This slapdash sign is fairly clever in that the design allows it to modified should Disney choose to offer different food.

Ribs shop!

Everything is available at every window – EXCEPT ribs. The ribs are available only at the ribs shop.

Everything is available at every window – EXCEPT ribs. The ribs are available only at the ribs shop.

Sparkly Nicole ordered the grilled chicken skewer.

Handpainted!

I love how they didn’t do the usual Disney-quality food pics and instead chose something that’s more reflective of a photo a shopowner would take of his wares.

I had the ground beef kabob flatbread. Delicious

Order up!

Drinks only at the first window on your left.

The details of cracked plaster and exposed building materials are a common theme in Harambe Market.

I had the ground beef kabob flatbread. Delicious

Kabobs – hand painted signage is a big part of Harambe Market.

Everything is available at every window – EXCEPT ribs. The ribs are available only at the ribs shop.

Handpainted sign.

Buildings, details, and environment.

So many details. So many repurposed and properly-aged surroundings. Everything in working order, but with the appearance of barely hanging on.

Very important here in Africa. Also very fitting with Rafiki’s so nearby.

No parking?

Wide shot looking out of the Market.

Restaurant supplies.

So many details. So many repurposed and properly-aged surroundings. Everything in working order, but with the appearance of barely hanging on.

Wares for sale at Harambe Market. There’s a large area near the train track (the Wildlife Express runs right past the market!) with tons of things for sale.

Delivery for the hotel kitchen.

He looks familiar. Fichwa means “be hidden!” So, the designers are telling us that this is – even though he’s in plain sight – a Hidden Mickey.

Look at how this copper pipe has been aged!

An old wheelcover serves as the back of a light fixture.

Exposed header timber.

So perfectly done.

This bird of prey joined me, atop the wall behind my table.

How could I not?

Animal Kingdom does.

Proverbial.

Hipsters were here.

I cannot wait until that area opens.

Approaching Harambe Market from the Kilimanjaro Safari side of things.

This guy left my table to keep an eye on the entire Market.

Wares for sale at Harambe Market. There’s a large area near the train track (the Wildlife Express runs right past the market!) with tons of things for sale.

After you round the corner past Mombasa Marketplace, you’ll see the first hint that something’s changed. There’s a new Train Service sign.

Old, hacked, operational.

A basket seller has wares for sale. As you look around this area, you’ll notice that the sign is a repurposed license plate. There’s even a stool on which the seller can sit, a cashbox for their earnings, and a water jug to stay hydrated.

Approaching Harambe Market from the Kilimanjaro Safari side of things.

Wares for sale at Harambe Market. There’s a large area near the train track (the Wildlife Express runs right past the market!) with tons of things for sale.

Old, hacked, operational.

Hotel details.

FAMOUS sausages. I need to try these soon.

Signs and details.

The Middle-Eastern influence is clear in many African towns.

The hotel across the street.

So many details. So many repurposed and properly-aged surroundings. Everything in working order, but with the appearance of barely hanging on.

Wares for sale at Harambe Market. There’s a large area near the train track (the Wildlife Express runs right past the market!) with tons of things for sale.

Old but operational.

Whisper Garden outside of the hotel.

A basket seller has wares for sale. As you look around this area, you’ll notice that the sign is a repurposed license plate. There’s even a stool on which the seller can sit, a cashbox for their earnings, and a cooler to keep drinks cold.

Got it.

Can you see the Mickeys?

I love this.

Famous sausages.

Everything has a reason – this dilapidated hinge ostensibly used to hold a glass cover over the menu board.

Peugeot parking.

Translation: Every problem has its solution.

Outside of the market.

Very EPCOT of you, Animal Kingdom.

Unfortunately, the left side of this cuts off. It says Harambe Municpal Dev.

Colorful.

I love this sort of detail.

A whole area is yet to open.

Proverbial.

Harambe Market’s main window, between the sausage shack and Kitamu Grill.

Welcome to Harambe Market.

A basket seller has wares for sale. As you look around this area, you’ll notice that the sign is a repurposed license plate. There’s even a stool on which the seller can sit, a cashbox for their earnings, and a cooler to keep drinks cold.

Kitchen windows.

Old, hacked, operational.

This means something.

Delivery for the hotel kitchen.

ACTUAL warning sign, but in the correct style to fit the area.

The hotel across the street.

Complete with alleys.

Wares for sale at Harambe Market. There’s a large area near the train track (the Wildlife Express runs right past the market!) with tons of things for sale.

Parched, hot Africa.

I like this little nook, I wish it had a covering like much of the rest of the area.

Everything gets reused.

This is the rental/leasing office for the Market. Gotta ring to get help. It’s a real bell that rings – Nicole tested it for us.

Harambe Market.

Signs carried over from the rest of Harambe.

Repurposed rebar.

Aged perfection.

Universal water signage.

The hotel across the street.

I just love New Harambe, so I threw this pic in…

The hotel across the street.

Approaching Harambe Market from the Kilimanjaro Safari side of things.

Look at the top of the fence.

Hotel laundry.

I just love New Harambe, so I threw this pic in…

This bird of prey joined me, atop the wall behind my table.

Corrugated aluminum serves as a sconce.

I love this sort of detail.

I just love New Harambe, so I threw this pic in…

A perfect patina.

Kitamu Grill long shot.

Opening soon… SOON. Trust me, you’ll want to read the Disney Parks Blog article about this one.

An interesting vehicle.

Ribs shop.

A vendor brings products to market.

Exiting Harambe Market, toward the bridge out of Africa.

This guy left my table to keep an eye on the entire Market.

This guy left my table to keep an eye on the entire Market.

I love this sort of detail.

The hotel across the street.

Old but operational.

Motorbike detail.

Water.

I love this! A local drink cart vendor is on break at Harambe Market, having lunch.

You’ve seen this tree-climbing apparatus in National Geographic before.

They built a street. A street that feels like it’s been there the whole time.

Lock details on the hotel across the street.

Exiting Harambe Market, toward the bridge out of Africa.

A basket seller has wares for sale. As you look around this area, you’ll notice that the sign is a repurposed license plate. There’s even a stool on which the seller can sit, a cashbox for their earnings, and a cooler to keep drinks cold.

A basket seller has wares for sale. As you look around this area, you’ll notice that the sign is a repurposed license plate. There’s even a stool on which the seller can sit, a cashbox for their earnings, and a cooler to keep drinks cold.

IT IS HOT.

Gutters that wouldn’t get much use in Africa are important in “Africa.”

Signs carried over from the rest of Harambe.

A basket seller has wares for sale. As you look around this area, you’ll notice that the sign is a repurposed license plate. There’s even a stool on which the seller can sit, a cashbox for their earnings, and a cooler to keep drinks cold.

A side alley/corner.

The hotel across the street.

This was a bit of an annoying shot to get in the middle of the day, when the place was full of people. Patience…

Wares for sale at Harambe Market. There’s a large area near the train track (the Wildlife Express runs right past the market!) with tons of things for sale.

Seating area.

Lots of smaller tables for those who don’t want to make new friends.

Nicole’s camera. I have and love the same one. In fact, this camera’s picture is sort of a self portrait.

Umbrellas everywhere.

Huge seating area with lots and lots of shade. This is perfect for Animal Kingdom!

Huge seating area with lots and lots of shade. This is perfect for Animal Kingdom!

Baskets for sale.

Items for “sale” by the train tracks.

Reused and repurposed.

Huge seating area with lots and lots of shade. This is perfect for Animal Kingdom!

Huge seating area with lots and lots of shade. This is perfect for Animal Kingdom!

Lots of smaller tables for those who don’t want to make new friends.

Lots of smaller tables for those who don’t want to make new friends.

Reused and repurposed.

PLEASE SEAT WHERE YOU LIKE.

Lots of smaller tables for those who don’t want to make new friends.

Nicole wanted service!

Table texture.

Seating areas at Harambe Market encourage communal seating, allowing you to make friends who are passing through this village just like you are.

This wall is brand new… but really old.

Items for “sale” by the train tracks.

Small seating enclave.

Seating areas at Harambe Market encourage communal seating, allowing you to make friends who are passing through this village just like you are.

Huge seating area with lots and lots of shade. This is perfect for Animal Kingdom!

Huge seating area with lots and lots of shade. This is perfect for Animal Kingdom!

Lots of smaller tables for those who don’t want to make new friends.

Shaded areas are not in short supply.

There was an opening ceremony! The first guest got chanted and clapped in promptly at 11:00am!

Huge seating area with lots and lots of shade. This is perfect for Animal Kingdom!

Seating areas at Harambe Market encourage communal seating, allowing you to make friends who are passing through this village just like you are.

Lots of smaller tables for those who don’t want to make new friends.

Seating areas at Harambe Market encourage communal seating, allowing you to make friends who are passing through this village just like you are.

Reused and repurposed.

Shaded areas are not in short supply.

Informational signage.

OFFICIAL SEAL OF HARAMBE!

So ramshackle.

Convenient to have next to a bi-cylce shop.

And make a new friend.

Many signs are in both languages. Also, look at the anchoring cement in that pole up top: handprints, as it was just added in.

Sign of life.

Keep it moving.

There will always be advertising in a market – people have things to sell.

More repurposing.

Kitamu Grill.

There will always be advertising in a market – people have things to sell.

The wires tell you that they’ve got some serious bandwidth.

Basically: Excuse our dust.

Good advice.

The BEST!

Clever way to tell us to bus our own tables.

Classes.

There will always be advertising in a market – people have things to sell.

I love that a tire is reused in this manner.

I hear they’re good.

“Wash your hands.”

Another sign that exists just to exist.

How’s your dhow?

Seems familiar..

Dr. Jomo cures… Marriages and bad debts?

Seems familiar..

The Harambe sign has received some additions.

Repurposed license plate.

I love this. I work in a school.

This sign has no reason to exist, but it does. I love it.

“Entrance.”

Just across town! Our hotel is better than that Malimwengu Guest House.

I love this.

He looks familiar. Fichwa means “be hidden!” So, the designers are telling us that this is – even though he’s in plain sight – a Hidden Mickey.

It’s like when hotels warn you not to buy pizza from the fliers under your door.

Look at the alternate spelling!

Signs from New Harambe carry over to here.

Look at that old steamer!

Seems familiar..

These remind me of John Travolta’s shoes in Saturday Night Fever.

I actually could use a new watch battery…

Definitely had a refreshing drink here.

Bell. Please ring.

It’s true. Functional signage.

Well, they DO serve alcohol…

Look atop the fence.

A repurposed drum lid.

There will always be advertising in a market – people have things to sell.

Breaking gender stereotypes? I love it.

Thotful spot.

Or one half of a tour group.

Signs from New Harambe carry over to here.

Sign of life.

Corrugated corner.

Hoteli Burudika is SO EXPENSIVE! Stay with us!

There will always be advertising in a market – people have things to sell.

And such!