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{{Template:Infobox Disney ride |amusement park | image= Tomorrowland EntranceTreeOfLifeday.jpg| caption='''The entrance to TomorowlandTree of Life, the icon of Disney’s Animal Kingdom.''' | theme= Early 20th century view of the future. Animals, nature, conservation| parkopening_date= Magic Kingdom| opened=October 1April 22, 19711998| custom_label_1 icon= Number The Tree of AttractionsLife| custom_value_1 = Eight}}Tomorrowland Disney's Animal Kingdom is a land inside the [[Magic Kingdom]]theme park located in Walt Disney World.==Overview==Although Tomorrowland opened with the rest of the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971, the land that opened was far from complete. More so than the other lands of the Magic Kingdom, Tomorrowland was in a state of flux, even as construction on the park itself was well underway <ref name= “Martin”> http://www.martinsvids.net/?p=281 </ref>. During the initial planning of the land there had been plans for an indoor rollercoaster attraction, and even a Monorail station that would have connected to the planned Persian resortConception <ref name= "Martinbook"/>Malmberg, Melody. Ultimately, these ideas were put on hold as The Making of Disney realized that only a portion of the land would be ready for the park's opening dayAnimal Kingdom Theme Park. Now scheduled to open in phases, when Tomorrowland opened it only featured two operating attractions, the Skyway to Fantasyland and the [[Grand Prix Raceway]] <ref> httpNew York://www.thisdayindisneyhistory.com/DisneyWorldGrandOpening.html</ref>. These attractions would shortly be joined by the Circle-Vision 360 film America the Beautiful (on November 25Hyperion, 1971 <ref> https://d231998.com/a-to-z/america-the-beautiful-film/</ref>) and Flight to the Moon on December 24, 1971 <ref> https://d23Print.com/a-to-z/flight-to-the-moon/</ref>. In addition to these attractions the original incarnation of Tomorrowland also featured the Tomorrowland Terrace Restaurant and the iconic entrances spires which featured cascading waterfalls. ==

Phase II The genesis of Tomorrowland finally Disney's Animal Kingdom began to open to guests in 1973 with when Disney noted that the addition idea of Space Mountainan animal theme park tested well on surveys. Walt Disney World’s first indoor rollercoasterThis feedback, combined with the attraction would become such a hit fact that it would later be added Disney owned several intellectual properties that featured animals, convinced Disney CEO Michael Eisner to send the rest idea of the an animal theme park to Walt Disney ParksImagineering. Following In 1990, Imagineer Joe Rohde met with Eisner to discuss the opening of Space Mountain came new park. Rohde’s vision for the additions of the Star Jets (November 28park was threefold, 1974)it would feature traditional theme park components, an Epcot Center style pavilion, and a nontraditional zoo. [[Image:AnimalKingdomConcept.jpg|400px|thumb|Concept art for Disney's Animal Kingdom]] Eisner agreed to the Carousel basic premise of Progress (January 15the park, 1975) and commenting that like the WEDWay PeopleMover (July 1Magic Kingdom, 1975)Disney should also have an Animal Kingdom. Now a complete landWith this objective in mind, with its white color scheme Rohde and Googie architecture, Tomorrowland was firmly rooted in the tomorrow his team of six Imagineers (Kevin Brown, Zofia Kostyrko, Kevin Brown, Christopher West, Tony Marando and Patsy Tillisch) set out to create a basic outline for the Space Agenew park.

Between 1975 and 1994 Tomorrowland experienced mostly relatively “minor” renovations. In 1975July 1990, due Joe Rohde and his team flew to Africa to get first hand experience of the fact type of environment that Flight they wished to the Moon was becoming datedcreate. In total, during the attraction was re-branded Mission to Mars<ref>https://www.waltdatedworld.com/id88.htm</ref>. The attraction If You Had Wings also went through a series development of sponsor and name changes- Becoming If You Could Fly, Delta DreamflightDisney’s Animal Kingdom, Rohde and Take Flight his Imagineers visited Africa six times. Using these trips as it changed sponsors from Eastern Airlines to Delta Airlinesinspiration, before finally becoming sponsorless. <ref>https://www.waltdatedworld.com/id97the team recalled many of their experiences when creating [[Kilimanjaro Safaris]].htm</ref>

In 1994 Tomorrowland was completely “re-imagined” and changed As plans for the park continued to resemble an intergalactic metropolis. Taking inspiration from the sci-fi pulp fiction of Buck Rogers and Flash Gordondevelop, as well as the Discoveryland concept created for Disneyland Paris, the color scheme of Tomorrowland was changed from its classic blue Michael Eisner and white, to Frank Wells wondered if simply encountering animals would be a more metallic darker looking landbig enough draw for guests. In conjunction with the retheming, two new attractions were added. The first was the Timekeeper. Housed in the Tomorrowland Metropolis Science Center, To prove that this new film housed in the Circle-Vision 360 Theater, invited guests to travel through time with the Timekeeper and his droid “9-Eye”. The second attraction added was the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encountercase, which Joe Rohde brought a 400 pound Bengal tiger into a meeting he was housed in the Interplanetary Convention Center.<ref>http://wedwayradio.squarespace.com/wwr/2013/7/22/tomorrowland-94-show-notes-for-season-5-episode-11.html</ref> The new attraction was a “theater-in-the-round” attraction where guests were placed in the dark along having with an escaped alienEisner and Frank Wells. ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter was much darker in its tone then most Disney RidesAs Rohde gave his presentation, and a sign outside the building stated that it was not intended for children under tiger sauntered around the age of 12room. Also changing in 1994 were After feeling the names effect of being so close to a lot of popular Tomorrowland attractions. The Grand Prix Raceway was renamed the “Tomorrowland Indy Speedway”, Star Jets was renamed “Astro Orbiter”tiger, Eisner and Wells relented and live animal encounters would be the WEDway People Mover was renamed the “Tomorrowland Transit Authority”. The “new” Tomorrowland, was billed as “the future that never was”.<ref>http://wedwayradio.squarespace.com/wwr/2013/7/22/tomorrowland-94-show-notes-for-season-5-episode-11focal point of Disney's Animal Kingdom.html</ref>

Further changes came to Tomorrowland beginning During another meeting with Eisner and other executives, the Disney CEO told Imagineers that he wanted a [[DinoLand]] in 1998 when Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin replaced Disney's Take Flight (formally If You Had Wings)the new park. The new attraction allowed guests to go on an adventure to defend the universe Other ideas stemming from these meetings included the evil Emperor Zurg. To do this, guests collect points by shooting orange targets with their “laser cannon”. Another new attraction opened in 2004 when Stitch's Great Escape! replaced Oasis (which would serve as the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter. Based on entryway) [[Safari Village]] (the 2002 Disney movie Lilo parks hub) and StitchDiscovery River. By 1992, the ride basic layout of the park was a “theater-in-place. Guests would enter through the-round” type attraction like its predecessor[[Oasis]] before arriving at [[Safari Village]]. Unlike From there, guests could explore the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter howeverpark's other lands including [[DinoLand USA]], [[Africa]], [[Asia]], Stitch was lighter in tone and more kid friendly. <ref>http://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2014/11/stitchs-great-escape-ten-yearsa land dedicated to imaginary animals called Beastly Kingdomme.html</ref>

The next major change to Tomorrowland came in 2007 with the opening Finally, after years of the Monstersdevelopment, Inc Laugh Floor. The new attractionon June 21, 1995, based on the Disney-Pixar movie Monsters, Inc replaced the Timekeeper's Wild Animal Kingdom was officially announced. This change ended a streak of Circle Vision 360 attractions being housed in that location, since When discussing the new park opened. Monsters, Inc Laugh Floor is an interactive show which utilizes the “digital puppetry” technology that allows the characters on the screen to interact with the audience.<ref>httpMichael Eisner stated://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/magickingdom/tom-laugh.htm</ref>

On July 15, 2017, Disney announced that a version of The TRON Lightcycle Power Run roller coaster from Shanghai Disneyland would also be built in {{Quotation|“This is to the Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/tron/news/16jul2017-tron-coaster-coming-traditional zoo as the motion picture was to-magic-kingdoms-tomorrowlandthe stage play.htm </ref>A leap forward that keeps the concept of combining education and entertainment alive and well. The attraction is expected to be completed in time need for Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary awareness of endangered animals and their environments has never been greater. We are in 2021a unique position to promote deeper understanding and love for all animals."|Michael Eisner}}

==AttractionsConstruction==[[Image:SpaceTreeofLifeConstruction3.jpg|400px|thumb|Space Mountain in TomorrowlandDisney's Animal Kingdom under construction]]Construction on Disney's Animal Kingdom began in August of 1995. Four million cubic yards of dirt were moved and nearly 40,000 plants were added during the park's construction <ref name= "trivia"/>. During this process it was decided that the plants in Animal Kingdom would need to be in the ground for two growing seasons before the animals arrived. This meant that the horticulture team, led by Disney Legend Bill Evans, had until the spring of 1996 to get all the plants in place <ref> http://allears.net/ae/issue863.htm </ref>. This deadline was met, and in the fall of 1997, the animals were brought into the park <ref> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2011/01/kilimanjaro_safaris_at_animal_1.html </ref>. These animals came from various zoo'[[Astro Orbiter]]s or wildlife preserves around the world. A few animals were also from the wild, but were too injured to be re-''' This attraction allows guests released. In total Animal Kingdom is home to pilot their own spacecraft for a tame ride through spaceover 1,700 animals.

As construction on Disney'''s Animal Kingdom continued, funds for the new park began to dwindle. Eventually it was decided that Animal Kingdom would have to open in three phases. The first phase would consist of The Oasis, [[Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger SpinSafari Village]]-''' This attraction based on , [[Africa]], [[Conservation Station]], and an unfinished [[Asia]]. Also included in Phase I would be either [[DinoLand USA]] or Beastly Kingdomme <ref name= "jim"> http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2001/01/01/309.aspx </ref>. Disney-Pixar film Toy Story allows guest eventually decided to build DinoLand USA, possibly due to help fight the evil Emperor Zurg by shooting targets with their laser cannon and racking up pointsnew movie “Dinosaur” that was set to be released in 2000 <ref name= "jim"/>.

'''Phase II of Animal Kingdom was to be the completion of [[Monsters, Inc. Laugh FloorAsia]]-''' This interactive show transports guests , along with the construction of Beastly Kingdom. Due to Monstropolis where Mike Wizowski and company are putting the park not being completed on opening day, Camp Minnie-Mickey, a comedy show. This attraction is based on the place where guests could meet various Disney-Pixar film Monsterscharacters, Incwas created as a temporary land. Camp Minnie-Mickey was to be essentially a place holder until Beastly Kingdom could be built <ref> http://www.yesterland.com/campmm.html </ref>.

Like the other Disney parks, Imagineers knew that Disney'''[[Space Mountain]]-'''s Animal Kingdom would need a "weenie" or icon to draw guests into the park. The first icon considered for the park was the Animal Carousel <ref name= "book"/>. This classic roller coaster takes three tiered structure would have featured birds, animals and fish that guests could ride on , as they went around the carousel. Michael Eisner eventually rejected this idea because he though it was "too frivolous"<ref name= "book"/>, and Imagineers came up with a highnew icon-speed adventure through spaceThe Tree of Life.

'''Initially, Imagineers had a tough time figuring out how to create the massive icon <ref name= "tree"> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2012/06/tree_of_life_at_disneys_animal.html </ref>. The tree had to look authentic, while being able to withstand hurricane level winds<ref name= "tree"/> . On top of that, the tree would also have to house the attraction [[StitchIt's Great EscapeTough to be a Bug!]](the show was chosen over an earlier idea of having a restaurant inside the icon) <ref name= "tree"/>. Eventually however, Imagineers came up with a fairly simple solution. First, they took the structure of an oil rig for the base<ref name= "tree"/>. Next, 45 secondary branches were then added to the tree, followed by 756 tertiary branches and finally 891 end branches. The tree was then covered with 102,583 man-''' Based on made leaves. After the 2002 Disney movie Lilo structure was complete, 20 artisans carved over 300 animals into the structure's branches and Stitchtrunk<ref name= "tree"/>. When the Tree of Life was completed, on this attraction guests find themselves alone with escaped experiment 626!it stood 145 feet tall <ref name= "tree"/>.

'''[[Tomorrowland Speedway]]-''' This classic ==Opening Day==Disney attraction allows guests 's Animal Kingdom officially opened on April 22, 1998 (including kidsEarth Day) . At the opening of the park, the song “The Circle of Life” from Disney's The Lion King played as guests were showered with rose petals <ref> http://allears.net/tp/ak/ak_opn.htm </ref>. A half hour after the park had opened; the parking lot was filled to board capacity, and 45 minutes later the park itself was filled to capacity <ref name= "day"/>. The first official guests to Disney's Animal Kingdom were Brenda Herr, her husband Damon Chepren, and their own “race car” son Devon <ref name= "day"> http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/apr22.html </ref>. They were greeted by Roy E. Disney and drive around Tomorrowland on given lifetime passes to Walt Disney World. Unlike previous theme park openings, the Grand Opening of Disney's Animal Kingdom was not a trackstar studded affair, although Michael J. Fox, Drew Carey, Stevie Wonder, and David Copperfield did appear <ref> http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1998-04-20/news/9804190408_1_walt-disney-animal-kingdom-disney-theme </ref>. Some 5,000 reporters were also on hand as Michael Eisner read the park's dedication:

'''[[Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover]]-''' This train ride lets guests take {{Quotation|Welcome to a relaxing tour around Tomorrowlandkingdom of animals… real, including ancient and imagined: a trip inside Space Mountainkingdom ruled by lions, dinosaurs and dragons; a kingdom of balance, harmony and survival; a kingdom we enter to share in the wonder, gaze at the beauty, thrill at the drama, and learn.|Michael Eisner <br> April 22, 1998}}

'''==History After Opening Day==[[Walt Image:ExpeditionEverest3.jpg|400px|thumb|Expedition Everest opened in the Asia section of Disney's Carousel of ProgressAnimal Kingdom in 2006.]]-''' Created by Walt Although relatively young compared to the other Disney himself for Parks, Animal Kingdom has gone through several changes throughout its history. The first major expansion of the 1964 World's Fairpark came in 1999, when [[Asia]] was finally completed <ref> http://allears.net/tp/ak/ak_asia.htm </ref>. Added at this attraction allows guests to experience 100 years of progress time were the popular attractions [[Maharajah Jungle Trek]] <ref> https://touringplans.com/animal-kingdom/attractions/maharajah-jungle-trek </ref> and the [[Kali River Rapids]]. The [[Discovery River Boats]] (which had a dock in Asia) closed with the “typical American family”opening of the new attractions <ref>http://waltdatedworld.com/id55.htm</ref>.

==Past Attractions=='In 2000 and 2001 many of Animal Kingdom's lands were renamed. The former [[Safari Village]] became [[Discovery Island]] <ref> http://waltdatedworld.com/id131.htm </ref>, while [[Conservation Station]] was renamed [[Rafiki'Skyway s Planet Watch]] <ref> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2009/07/rafikis_planet_watch_the_forgo.html </ref>. The change in name to FantasylandDiscovery Island coincided with the closing of the Discovery Island attraction on Bay Lake. Also changing its name at this time was the popular [[DinoLand USA]] attraction [[Countdown To Extinction]]. That ride was re-''' This Gondola lift transported passengers from Tomorrowland named after, and slightly altered, to tie into the 2000 Disney movie [[FantasylandDinosaur]] from 1971-1995<ref> https://www.mouseplanet.com/10881/Remembering_the_Magic_Countdown_To_Extinction__DINOSAUR </ref>.

'''The Circle Vision 360 Theater-''' This Theater housed a series 2001 saw another expansion of attractions all of which were Circle Vision 360 films, from 1971-2006. The attractions housed here included: * Disney'''America the Beautiful-''' A 360 degree tour of Americas Animal Kingdom. Included in the film were scenes from New Salem, Illinois, St. Louis, San FranciscoAt this time, [[Chester and Hawaii. America the Beautiful ran from 1971-1974 and then 1975-1979. * '''Magic Carpet 'Round the WorldHester's Dino-''' A 360 tour of the world, featuring over 20 countriesRama]] was added to [[DinoLand USA]]. This film was shown for a brief period during 1974 mini land housed Midway Games (later renamed [[Fossil Fun Games]]) and 1975 while America the Beautiful was being updated. It was then brought back and permanently stayed in the Circle Vision 360 Theater from 1979-1984.[[ImageTriceraTop Spin]] <ref name= "d23"> https:Rockettowerplaza//d23.jpg|400px|thumb|Rockettower Plaza in Tomorrowland]]*'''American Journeyscom/a-to-z/chester-''' A 360 tour of Americahesters/ </ref>. American Journeys featured more diversity then America the Beautiful. It opened The following year on September 15thApril 18, 1984 and closed on January 9th2002, 1994[[Primeval Whirl]] was added to the area <ref name= "d23"/>.

*''' The Timekeepernext set of major changes came to Animal Kingdom in 2006. In DinoLand USA, Finding Nemo-''' A 360 trip through time with the Timekeeper and his droid 9Musical replaced Tarzan Rocks, which had been operating since 1999 <ref> http://allears.net/tp/ak/nemo.htm </ref>. Also in 2006, the “E-eyeTicket” roller coaster [[Expedition Everest]] was built in [[Asia]]. The ride opened attraction is a high speed coaster set in 1994 the Himalayas, and closed in 2006. When it opened includes a close encounter with the Timekeeper was fabled Yeti. By including the Yeti in the attraction, Disney's Animal Kingdom finally featured a part of mythical creature (which had been promised since the “New Tomorrowland”park’s dedication).

In 2014 Camp Minnie-Mickey was closed in order to make way for a new area of the park based on James Cameron''' If You Had Wingss 2009 film “Avatar” <ref name= "attractions"> https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=Festival+of+Lion+King+closed+Avatar </ref>. Following the land''' An Omnimover dark ride which took guests on s closure the [[Festival of the Lion King]] attraction was relocated to a “trip” around new section of [[Africa]] called “New Harambe” <ref> https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2013/07/a-new-home-for-festival-of-the world -lion-king-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/ </ref>. In 2015 the Harambe Marketplace opened to guests. The ride new area was sponsored by Eastern Air Lines and was clearly themed around a large promotion for “Colonial-era train depot design complete with a 1960s water tower”. Inside the companyHarambe Marketplace guests can visit various food vendors who sell African inspired quinine <ref> https://disneyparks. It opened in 1972 and closed June 11987disney.go.com/blog/2015/04/fun-new-tastes-at-harambe-market-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/ </ref>.

''' If You Could Fly-''' After Eastern Air Lines dropped its sponsorship of If You Had Wings, all references 2016 saw several new experiences come to Eastern were removed and the ride was renamed If You Could FlyAnimal Kingdom. Although The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic stage show opened as a temporary offering based on the music Disney live-action film The Jungle Book. Also debuting at this time was different, the scenes [[Kilimanjaro Night Safaris]] and sets remained the same. If You Had Wings opened June 6Tree of Life Awakens, 1987 and closed January 4, 1989a nighttime event where magical fireflies make animal spirits come alive on the Tree of Life. <ref> https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/04/update-on-nighttime-experiences-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/ </ref>.

On February 17, 2017, Rivers of Light, Disney's Animal Kingdom'' Delta Dreamflights new nighttime show, opened to guests <ref> https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/02/rivers-''' This attraction was a pop-up book version of the history of flight-light-officially-opens-february-17-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/ </ref>. The ride used simplistic setsFinally, Audio Animatronicson May 27, and projection effects. Riders passed through scenes of barnstormers2017, an M[[Pandora- The World of Avatar]] opened to guests <ref>https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/02/just-announced-pandora-130, Tokyo, and Paris in the 1930s-world-of-avatar-will-open-may-27-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/</ref>. They also traveled through Based on the jet age2009 James Cameron film, Pandora- The World of Avatar transports guests to the planet Pandora and features the future attractions [[Flight of air travel, before finally entering a working jet engine. Delta Dreamflight Opened in 1989 Passage]] and closed in 1996 after Delta dropped its sponsorship[[Na'vi River Journey]].

'''Take Flight-''' When Delta dropped its sponsorship On July 16, 2020, Disney announced that Rivers of Delta Dreamflight all references to Delta were removed and Light would not reopen with the ride was renamed Take Flightpark, and would be permanently discontinued <ref> https://wdwnt. This incarnation lasted from 1996com/2020/07/breaking-stitchs-great-escape-rivers-of-light-and-primeval-whirl-officially-closed-forever-at-walt-disney-1998 before closing for goodworld/ </ref>.

===Beastly Kingdomme===One change that has yet to (and may never) come to Animal Kingdom is the addition of Beastly Kingdomme. Despite a dragon being featured on the park''' Flight s original logo, there are currently no plans to build the Moonland. Camp Minnie-''' On this attraction Mickey proved to be popular with guests boarded a “spacecraft” , and flew to thus the moonland set aside for Beastly Kingdom remained in use. The ride was already outdated by With the time creation of [[Pandora- The World of Avatar]] it was opened in 1971 and was replaced by Mission to Mars in 1975is unlikely that Beastly Kingdomme will be built.Despite this, remnants of the planned Beastly Kingdom can still be found including:

''' Mission to Mars-''' This attraction was similar to Flight to the Moon, however now guests were traveling to Mars, something that humans have never done*The parking lot contains a section named "Unicorn" <ref> http://www. On this attraction guests could then look out their windows as the spacecraft “traveled” to Marsyesterland. Mission to Mars opened in 1975 and closed in 1993com/avatarkingdom.html </ref>.

*A detailed dragonhead statue sits atop one of the ticket booths at the park''' ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounters entrance <ref> http://www.wdwinfo.com/columns/walt-''' This attraction was a “theaterdisney-inworld-thenever-round” attraction where guests were placed in the dark along with an escaped alienbuilt. Although the attraction was scary for younger children and thus unpopular with some adults, it gained a cult following. The attraction opened in 1995 as part of the “New Tomorrowland” and closed in 2003cfm </ref>.

'''Tomorrowland Arcade'''- This video game arcade was located at *In the exit first couple years of Space Mountain the parks existence, blasts of fire would be spewed from 1995 until 2015a cave at the edge of the water near Camp Minnie-Mickey <ref name= "hill"> http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2004/10/19/479.aspx </ref>. Also debuting at this time

==Restaurants== '''[[Auntie Gravity*Burnt suits of armor were located just outside the cave entrance, and when the Discovery Boats passed this scene, guests were told by the boat's Galactic Goodies]]captain that the fire was created by a fire-''' Located across from breathing dragon inside the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway, Auntie Gravity's Galactic Goodies serves ice cream and assorted snackscave <ref name= "hill"/>.

==Backstory==According to The World According to Jack the backstory for Disney's Animal Kingdom states{{Quotation|''[[Cool Ship]]-''' Located near Space MountainOnce upon a time, no vegetation would grow on Discovery Island. There were no trees, no shrubs, no flowers, nothing. It was a barren piece of land. Then, one day, a tiny ant planted a seed and made a wish. He asked for a tree to grow – a tree large enough to provide shelter for all the Cool Ship is animals. Magically, the ant’s wish came true and a refreshment standtree began to grow -- and it kept growing until there was room beneath its limbs for all the animals from A (ants) to Z (zebras). And as the tree continued to reach for the heavens, the images of all the animals that took shelter beneath its shade appeared on its trunk, roots, and branches.<ref> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2012/06/tree_of_life_at_disneys_animal. html </ref>}}

==Current Lands==To see the current Animal Kingdom map [https://secure.parksandresorts.wdpromedia.com/media/wdpro-assets/parks-and-tickets/destinations/animal-kingdom/Disneys_Animal_Kingdom.pdf '''Click Here'''.]===Oasis===[[Cosmic Ray's Starlight CafeImage:AnimalKingdomGuideMap2020.jpg|thumb|400px|The 2020 Animal Kingdom map (click to enlarge)]]-''' Located near at the entrance front of Tomorrowlandthe park, Cosmic Ray’s the Oasis is a counter service restaurantthe first land that guests encounter. Guests Guest Services and the Rain Forest Cafe are able located here. The Oasis leads to eat burgersthe park's hub, chicken and salad while listening to Sonny Eclipse and his backup singers The Space Angles[[Discovery Island]].

'''[[The Lunching PadOasis Exhibits]]-''' Located at RocketTower Plaza- This walking trail allows guests to see many animals including: the giant anteater, wallabies, The Lunching Pad is a quick service restaurant specializing in hot dogsexotic boar and more.

'''===[[Tomorrowland Terrace RestaurantDiscovery Island]]-''' Located on the border of ===Main Article: [[Main Street USADiscovery Island]] and Tomorrowland, the Tomorrowland Terrace Restaurant sells burgers, sandwiches and salads. The Tomorrowland Terrace Restaurant is also home to the Wishes Dessert Party.

==Shopping==Originally called Safari Village, Discovery Island is the hub of Disney’s Animal Kingdom. From Discovery Island guests can get to all the park’s other lands except for [[Image:StarTraders.jpg|400px|thumb|MickeyRafiki's Star Traders is the largest store in Tomorrowland. Photo by Theme Park TouristPlanet Watch]]'''Buzz Lightyear. Animal Kingdom's Shop-''' A store located at icon “The Tree of Life” can be found in Discovery Island, inside which guests can find the exit of Buzz Lightyear[[It's Space Ranger Spin. The store sells predominantly Toy Story and Buzz Lightyear merchandise. '''Buzz's Star Command-''' A small shop located outside near Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin. The shop is shaped like Tough to be a rocket and it sells predominantly Toy Story merchandiseBug!]] attraction.

''' Merchant Home to the popular [[Kilimanjaro Safaris]], the Africa section of Venus-''' A store located at the end park takes place in the fictional village of StitchHarambe. According to the land's Great Escape! Merchant of Venus sells backstory, Harambe was once a large amount colony before gaining its freedom in 1961 after a peaceful revolution. Harambe is currently home to a wildlife reserve, where tourists can see some of Stitch merchandise as well as other Tomorrowland merchandiseAfrica's most interesting animals. In 2014 the Africa section of the park was expanded to house the relocated [[Festival of the Lion King]].

''' Mickey===[[Rafiki's Star Traders-''' A large store located near Space Mountain. MickeyPlanet Watch]]===Main Article: [[Rafiki's Star Traders sells all kinds of Disney merchandise and is the biggest store in Tomorrowland.Planet Watch]]

Rafiki's Planet Watch was called Conservation Station from 1998 until October 2000. It is the only land not accessible from [[Discovery Island]]. In order to get to Rafiki'' Space Mountain Shop-''' A shop located at s Planet Watch guests must board the exit of Space Mountain. Specializes in Space Mountain merchandise[[Wildlife Express Train]] which travels between [[Africa]] and the Planet Watch.

''' Ursa===[[Asia]]===[[Image:MickeyandRafikijpeg.jpeg|thumb|400px|Mickey and Rafiki in front of the Tree of Life]]Main Article: [[Asia]] Perhaps the most popular land in Disney's Major Minor MartAnimal Kingdom, Asia was not complete until 1999. Set in the township of Anandpur, the land is home to the popular [[Kali River Rapids]] and [[Expedition Everest]]. ===[[DinoLand USA]]===Main Article: [[DinoLand USA]] DinoLand USA is home to the [[Dino Institute]], which allows guests to travel back in time and come face to face with dinosaurs. In 2001 the land was expanded to include Chester and Hester’s Dino-''' A smaller shop selling Disney merchandiseRama.This new area is themed like a roadside attraction which was built to capitalize on the success of the nearby institute. ==Entertainment=[[Pandora- The World of Avatar]]==='''Incredibles Super Dance Party'''Main Article: [[Pandora- Located The World of Avatar]] Pandora – The World of Avatar transports guests to the land of James Cameron's Avatar. On Pandora guests can travel on the Tomorrowland Stage[[Na'vi River Journey]] attraction, or take flight on a Banshee on [[Flight of Passage]]. Pandora – The World of Avatar was constructed on the Incredibles Super Dance Party features land formally occupied by [[Camp Minnie-Mickey]]. ==Former Lands=====Camp Minnie-Mickey===Initially intended to be a temporary land, Camp Minnie-Mickey was constructed where Beastly Kingdomme was originally intended to be built. At Camp Minnie-Mickey, guests could meet their favorite Disney characters from including Mickey, Minnie, and Donald. The main attraction located in Camp Minnie-Mickey was the Disney Pixar film Broadway style show [[Festival of the Lion King]]. In 2014 Camp Minnie-Mickey closed in order to make room for [[Pandora- The Incredibles dancing along World of Avatar]]. Following Camp Minnie-Mickey's closure, Festival of the Lion King was relocated to top 40 hitsthe [[Africa]] section of the park.  ==FastPass +==[[Image:AnimalKingdomfastpass.jpg|350px|thumb|Flight of Passage and Na'vi River Journey- Disney's Animal Kingdom's Tier One FastPass + options]] The dance party takes place nightly beginning FastPass + attractions at 5 oDisney'clock pms Animal Kingdom are broken up into two tiers.Guests may choose one experience from Tier One and two experiences from Tier 2.===Tier One===Guests may choose ONE of the following attractions:{| style="padding-bottom:0px; padding-top:0px;"|-| * [[Flight of Passage]]| * [[Na'vi River Journey]]||-|} ===Tier Two===Guests may choose TWO of the following attractions:{| style="padding-bottom:0px; padding-top:0px;"|-| * [[Kali River Rapids]]| * [[Kilimanjaro Safaris]] |* [[Flights of Wonder]]|* [[DINOSAUR]] |* [[Meet Favorite Disney Pals at Adventurers Outpost]]| |-| * [[Expedition Everest]]| * [[Festival of the Lion King]]|* [[It's Tough to be a Bug!]]| * [[Finding Nemo- The Musical]]|* [[Primeval Whirl]]|* [[UP! A Great Bird Adventure]]|-||}

* For a timePlastic straws, balloons, Push the talking trashcan could be found in Tomorrowland. He looked like the other Tomorrowland trash cans and would surprise guests by suddenly talking and moving. In 2014 Push was "retired".cup lids are not used inside Disney’s Animal Kingdom to protect the animals from potential choking hazards <refname= "guide">http://www.insidethemagicguidetothemagic.netcom/2014animalkingdom/02animalkingdom5.htm </push-the-talking-trash-can-could-get-canned-ref>. * Animal Kingdom features 250 species and 1,0000 different animals <ref name= "trivia"/> * Two Micronesian Kingfisher chicks were hatched at-magic-kingdom-fans-rise-against-walt-disney-Disney’s Animal Kingdom, raising the world-entertainment-cutpopulation of these birds by 3 percent <ref name= "trivia"> http://allears.net/tp/ak/ak_fact.htm </ref>. * Disney’s Animal Kingdom contains live plants from every continent on Earth except Antarctica <ref name= "trivia"/>.

*According to the signs near the Tomorrowland TerraceThere are over 61, Leonard Burnedstar will be conducting the Martian Pops Orchestra concert000 costume pieces worn by Animal Kingdom cast members.

*Tomorrowland At over 500 acres, Disney’s Animal Kingdom is designed large enough to be like a city. The Avenue of fit the Planets leads to Rockettower Plaza [[Magic Kingdom]], [[Epcot]], and the Tomorrowland Transit Authority provides transportation. There is also a Interplanetary Convention Center[[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] inside of it <ref name= "guide"/>.

*Space Mountain is In the second highest structure in Walt early 2000's Disney World at 183 feetpromoted Animal Kingdom with the phrase NăHTăZū!(pronounced "not a zoo") <ref> https://www.mouseplanet.com/10581/Its_Nahtazu </ref>.

*Tomorrowland is headquarters to Disney’s Animal Kingdom features the fictional League largest groups of Planets. The back story states that because it is the headquarters it is a bustling metropolis. The "locals" could travel on the Blue Line (Tomorrowland Transit Authority) if they needed to get somewhere Nile hippos and African elephants in Tomorrowland. The Red line would take them off planet, and the Green Line would take them to the “hover burbs”. They could also read about anything noteworthy by picking up a copy of the North America <ref name= "Tomorrowland Timestrivia" from a robotic newsboy in Rocket Tower Plaza/>.

* This video shows some There are 27 million gallons of the demolition of the original Tomorrowland water in 1994 http:Discovery River <ref name= "trivia"//www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPDxv7TzQ4o>