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When Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened in 1998, the land that is today known as Discovery Island was called “Safari Village”. Encircled by the Discovery River, Safari Village was designed to be the parks hub, as guests could take bridges to the rest of Animal Kingdom’s lands from there. Besides being the central location in the park, Safari Village also housed the parks icon, the Tree of Life. This 145 ft. tree features almost 400 beautifully carved animals on its trunk <ref> http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/animalkingdom/ak-discovery-tree.htm </ref>. Inside the massive tree, guests can find the 3D attraction [[It's Tough to be a Bug!]].
On opening day, the Tree of Life was surrounded by two different walkthrough attractions- the [[Safari Village TrailsTrail]] and the [[Tree of Life Gardens]] <ref> http://www.florida-project.com/images/guidemaps/dak/disneys-animal-kingdom-guidemap-1998-june-05.jpg </ref>. Both of these attractions allowed guests to see the beautiful landscaping and wildlife that surrounded the Tree of Life. Finally, Safari Village was also home to the [[Discovery River Boats]], which took guests on a tour of the Discovery River, previewing other parts of the park.
Outside of the aforementioned attractions, Safari Village was also home to the restaurants, Pizzafari and Flame Tree Barbecue, as well as four shops: Island Mercantile, Beastly Bazaar, Creature Comforts, and Disney Outfitters <ref name= "safari"> https://d23.com/a-to-z/safari-village/ </ref>.
==Current Attractions==
[[Image:TreeofLifeDiscoveryIsland.jpg|400px|thumb|Animal Kingdom's icon The Tree of Life can be found in Discovery Island. Photo by Jason Pratt]]
'''[[It's Tough to be a Bug!]]'''- On this 4D attraction, guests enter the world of the Disney-Pixar movie ''A Bugs Life''. Here they meet Flick, Dot, and even Hopper as they learn some of the challenges of being a bug.
==Restaurants==
'''[[Pizzafari]]'''-This counter service restaurant specializes in Italian-American food.
'''[[Flame Tree Barbecue]]'''- This counter service restaurant offers guests a wide variety of American barbecue.
'''[[Creature Comforts]]-''' Formally a shopping location, Creature Comforts now serves as Animal Kingdom’s Starbucks location.
'''[[Tiffins]]'''- This table service restaurant gets its theme from the world travels and artwork that inspired the creation of Disney's Animal Kingdom. Walt Disney Imagineering describes the restaurant as "a gallery you can dine in with artwork that is a direct result of travels to Africa, Asia and South America".
==Shopping==
