Animal Kingdom is a true-life animal adventure. Opening in 1998 it brings education in an entertaining way with a conservation message.
You never forgot the first time you see the tree of life. Tree of Life is topped with more than 103,000 leaves, each of which was individually placed on 8,692 branches. The tree trunk is covered in 325 beautifully craved animals to symbolize the variety of animals walking our planet. The park centres around the tree and branches off to the other realms. The park has six realms, Africa, Aisa, Oasis, discovery island, Dinoland, and Pandora.
The Oasis is the main street and is home to the tree of life. This is the link to all the realms. You can walk down shaded, scenic trails and experience soothing waterfalls.
Dinoland is one the largest realms, you travel back into a time when animals were huge and ride vary in size, give digging up fossils ago or spin through the sky on a triceratops.
Africa – Disney version of an Africa market village, Themed around the southwestern continent. Explore the terrain of the Harambe wildlife or the trail of Pangani Forest. The realm gives you a glimpse of living with a herd of elephants, a kaleidoscope of butterflies, or a crash of rhinos.
In Asia, you can trek through the jungle, splash down the rapids or travel high up into the mountain but keep your eye out for that yeti!
Discovery land is where you can shrink down to the size of a bug and experience firsthand what it is like to be a bug or learn skills from Russel and his friendly pup. This land is located around the tree of life and contains shops and places to grab a bite to eat.
Pandora is themed around the world of Pandora from the Avatar films and is the newest of the land. They transport you to another world, where when the light goes down the plant come alive. You can ride upon the back of a mountain banshee or adrift on the Na’vi River in a reed boat as you search for the Na’vi Shaman of Songs. This land should not be missed it is amazing.
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