Disney's Animal Kingdom is a theme-park in Walt Disney World.
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Development history[]
Summary[]
Lands[]
- Africa: This area is set in the East-African Port of Harambe.
- Asia: This land is set within the Asian kingdom of Anandapur, namely in the municipality of Anandapur and village of Serka Zong.
- DinoLand, U.S.A.: DinoLand, U.S.A. is a fictional tourist-trap town set in Diggs County, Florida.
- Discovery Island: Discovery Island is a fictional island of unknown setting. It holds the massive Tree of Life.
- The Oasis/Safari Village: This is the Animal Kingdom's, "Main Street" which is an effective extension of Discovery Island.
- Pandora: The World of Avatar: Pandora: The World of Avatar is set in the Valley of Mo'ara on the alien exo-moon of Pandora. The land is based on the 2009 film Avatar.
Former/unused[]
- Beastly Kingdom:
- Camp Minnie-Mickey:
Jungle Cruise attractions[]
Kilimanjaro Safaris[]
Na'vi River Journey[]
Wilderness Explorers[]
Other connections[]
Jungle Cruise (film)[]
The film macguffin of the Tree of Life shares its name with the icon of Disney's Animal Kingdom.
The Lion King[]
Disney's Animal Kingdom has various elements of theming to the Lion King, predominately centralized in the Africa area.
Skipper Canteen[]
The library of the Skipper Canteen contains several allusions to Disney's Animal Kingdom. There are two books titled Treasures of the Animal Kingdom and Everest Expedition: Search for the Yeti written by the evil S.E.A. member Harrison Hightower III from Tower of Terror. This is a tribute to how Hightower's actor was Joe Rohde who largely developed the Animal Kingdom and Expedition Everest. Another book connecting to the Animal Kingdom is The Harambe Chronicles by Wilson.
Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar[]
This bar contains a yeti mask from the Serka Zong Bazaar and photograph of Trader Sam on an elephant-back safari in Harambe with the Kilimanjaro Safaris company.