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The Pangani Forest Exploration Trail is located between the Kilimanjaro Safaris and the Wildlife Express Train in the Africa section of Disney's Animal Kingdom. The attraction, which was originally known as the Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail, originally opened with the rest of Disney's Animal Kingdom on April 22, 1998<Ref> https://d23.com/a-to-z/pangani-forest-exploration-trail/ </ref>. The Exploration Trail was originally designed to be an epilogue to the [[Kilimanjaro Safaris]] <ref name= "notazoo"> http://www.nahtahzu.com/attractions/PFET.html </ref>. Guests who had successfully helped stop the poachers were going to be given access to an exclusive "research station" where they could see Lowland Gorillas. As the poaching aspect of the Safaris was reduced, less focus was paid to the Trailtrail's backstory<ref name= "notazoo"/>. In August July of 1998, the attraction was renamed the "Pangani Forest Exploration Trail" <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/pangani-forest-exploration-trail/news/27jul1998-'gorilla-falls-exploration-trail'-renamed-to-'pangani-forest-exploration-trail'.htm </ref>.  The Pangani Forest Exploration Trail is located between the [[Kilimanjaro Safaris]] and the [[Wildlife Express Train]] in the [[Africa]] section of Disney's Animal Kingdom. The trail passes through the fictional Pangani Forest Conservation School and Wildlife Sanctuary which is run by the joint effort of the citizens of Harambe and international conservation groups. The Research center is overseen by Dr. Kulunda and staffed by research students. The Pangani Forest Exploration Trail features various mammals from Africa, as well as an aviary area which features exotic birds. Although there is no guide for the Exploration Trail, the "research students" located along the trail to provide guests with information about the different sights. On May 20, 2016, Disney announced that the the Exploration Trail would be returning to its original name, "Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail" <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/pangani-forest-exploration-trail/news/20may2016-pangani-forest-exploration-trail-returning-to-its-original-name.htm </ref>. According to Imagineer Joe Rodhe, the original name of Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail was chosen to advertise the attraction's gorillas. In an attempt to show that there was more than just the primates, and that guest's may not actually see a gorilla, the name was changed to Pangani Forest Exploration Trail. In 2016, the name Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail was deemed "more concrete" and returned <ref> Joe Rohde shared this information on his Instagram account B-YcRK8HC6u/ </ref>.

* A rock structure designed to look like Jafar from The genesis of the Disney movie Aladdin can be found on the Pangani Forest Gorilla Falls Exploration Trailcame after a team of Imagineers took a trip to Kenya <ref name= "book"> Malmberg, Melody. The Making of Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park. New York: Hyperion, 1998. Print. </ref>.

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