Unleash Your Wild Side: A Guide to Disney’s Animal Kingdom

May 21, 2024

Unleash Your Wild Side: A Guide to Disney’s Animal Kingdom

The fourth Walt Disney World theme park, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, celebrates one amazing adventure after another with wild animals, exciting attractions, lavish stage shows and lovable characters! Highlights include a flight on a banshee, a runaway train adventure, a journey through a bioluminescent rainforest, an authentic African safari, a whirling white-water raft ride, a thrilling race back in time to prehistoric worlds, and two Broadway-style musical stage shows based on hit Disney films.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened on April 22, 1998, and is more than 500 acres big! There are about 2,000 animals, representing approximately 300 species – managed and cared for under the guidelines of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums. At the front of the park guests will find the Oasis – a lush botanical garden designed for guests to explore habitats of fascinating creatures including an iguana, a giant anteater, several species of colorful birds and other animals.

Once inside the park, guests will find five major “lands” to explore.

Africa — Journey through the “wild” savanna on Kilimanjaro Safaris that seems to put you in the heart of Africa with lions, zebra, giraffes and other magnificent animals roaming freely. An authentic African village is filled with sights and sounds of the mysterious continent. The Wildlife Express steam train travels from Africa to Rafiki’s Planet Watch, an interactive conservation center where guests enter a world of discovery about animals and their environments. Animal interaction experiences are offered.

Asia — Home of Expedition Everest, a runaway train adventure that combines coaster thrills with the excitement of a close encounter with the mysterious yeti; Kali River Rapids, a white-water raft adventure through a threatened rainforest; and Maharajah Jungle Trek, a surprising walking journey past Asian ruins and live exotic animals including tigers, a Komodo dragon and giant fruit bats.

DinoLand U.S.A. — Here’s where the world’s fascination with dinosaurs comes to life: race back in time to save the last dinosaur on the thrill ride DINOSAUR; enjoy a whimsical twirl on TriceraTop Spin; let kids dig, swing and giggle through The Boneyard dig site and prehistoric playground. At Theater in the Wild, a stage show with original songs and larger-than-life puppets, “Finding Nemo: The Big Blue…and Beyond!” transports guests into the magical ocean world of the Disney•Pixar Academy Award-winning animated film, “Finding Nemo.”

Discovery Island — The park hub and home of the towering icon, The Tree of Life, which houses within its trunk “It’s Tough to be a Bug,” a humorous 3D and special-effects show. Discovery Island also features trails around the Tree of Life leading to up-close views of the animal carvings in its trunk and branches, as well as several animal habitats. Beyond the Tree of Life, various gift and food emporiums showcase colorful hand-carved animal architecture.

Pandora – The World of Avatar — A land that celebrates the magic of nature where guests can walk among the floating mountains during the day and explore the glowing fauna and flora after dark. Guests also can fly on the back of a mountain banshee during an exhilarating, 3D ride over the vast moon of Pandora on the Avatar Flight of Passage attraction, or journey deep into a bioluminescent rainforest and see the Na’vi Shaman of Songs on the Na’vi River Journey attraction.

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Sara is a travel agent with Destinations to Travel, a Disney Earmarked agency. She lives in Alaska with her husband and 3 kids. Due to her extreme dislike of winter, she travels often to warmer destinations during the colder months. She visits the Disney parks and resorts frequently with her family and loves helping other families plan magical vacations. Contact her here for help with your vacation!