Discovery Island Trails
The Discovery Island Trails are walking paths located in Disney's Animal Kingdom.
Description and History
The Discovery Island Trails are lush walking trails that wind around the base of the Tree of Life. The Trails feature landscaped pathways, wooden bridges and cave like tunnels. The exhibits on the trails can be viewed in any sequence. When the park first opened, what currently constitutes as the Discovery Island Trails was actually two separate attractions attractions- the Safari Village Trail and the Tree of Life Gardens [1]. By late 1998 however the Tree of Life Gardens were incorporated into the Safari Village Trail [2].In December 2000, the name of the Safari Village Trail was changed to the Disocvery Island Trails, in conjunction with the fact that the entire Safari Village land was renamed Discovery Island [3]
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Fun Facts and Trivia
- The otter exhibit found on the Discovery Island Trails contains 67,000 gallons of water [4].
- Some sources claim that for a time in the year 2000, the attraction was briefly called Discovery Island Gardens before changing its name to Discovery Island Trails [5]. We have not been able to independently confirm this.
- Capybaras could formally be seen on the Discovery Island Trails [5]
References
- ↑ http://www.florida-project.com/images/guidemaps/dak/disneys-animal-kingdom-guidemap-1998-june-05.jpg
- ↑ http://www.florida-project.com/images/guidemaps/dak/disneys-animal-kingdom-guidemap-1998-december-05.jpg
- ↑ https://d23.com/a-to-z/safari-village/
- ↑ http://orlandoinside.com/walt-disney-world-animal-kingdom-rides-height-requirements-attractions/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://allears.net/tp/ak/ak_trails.htm