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{{Template:Infobox Disney ride|| image=WalkingtrailDiscoveryIsland.jpg| caption='''The entrance to Discovery Island Trails are walking trails located in Discovery Islandfrom DINOland USA.'''| landtheme=Discovery IslandGateway to Disney's Animal Kingdom| park= Disney's Animal Kingdom| opened= April 22, 1998(as Safari Village) <br> '''December 2000 (as Discovery Island)'''| parkcustom_label_1 =Animal KingdomNumber of Attractions| typecustom_value_1 =Walking TrailTwo| custom_label_1custom_label_2= FastPass +Formally Known As| custom_value_1custom_value_2= NoSafari Village (1998-2000)}}The Discovery Island Trails are walking paths located is a land in [[Discovery Island]] within [[Disney's Animal Kingdom]]. The area was known as Safari Village from 1998 until December 2000.==Description and History==The When Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened in 1998, the land that is today known as Discovery Island Trails are lush walking trails that wind around was called “Safari Village”. Encircled by the base of Discovery River, Safari Village was designed to be the Tree of Life. The Trails feature landscaped pathwaysparks hub, wooden as guests could take bridges and cave like tunnelsto the rest of Animal Kingdom’s lands from there. The exhibits on Besides being the trails can be viewed central location 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 also housed the parks icon, the Tree of Life Gardens <ref> http://www.florida-projectThis 145 ft.com/images/guidemaps/dak/disneys-animal-kingdom-guidemap-1998-june-05.jpg </ref>. By late 1998 however the Tree of Life Gardens were incorporated into the Safari Village Trail tree features almost 400 beautifully carved animals on its trunk <ref> http://www.florida-projectwdwinfo.com/imageswdwinfo/guidemapsguides/dakanimalkingdom/disneysak-animaldiscovery-kingdom-guidemap-1998-december-05tree.jpg htm </ref>.In December 2000Inside the massive tree, guests can find the name of the Safari Village Trail was changed 3D attraction [[It's Tough to the Disocvery Island Trails, in conjunction with the fact that the entire Safari Village land was renamed Discovery Island <ref> https://d23.com/be a-to-z/safari-village/ </ref>Bug!]].
==Animal's Showcased=={| style="paddingOn opening day, the Tree of Life was surrounded by two different walkthrough attractions-bottomthe [[Safari Village Trail]] and the [[Tree of Life Gardens]] <ref> http:0px; padding//www.florida-top:0px;"|-| * Abdim's Stork| * African Comb Duck| * Agouti|-| * Asian Small-clawed Otter| * Axis Deer| * Blue & Yellow Macaw|-| * Cape Teal| * Capybara| * Demoiselle Crane|-|* East African Crowned Crane| * European Polecat| * Eyton's Whistling Duck|-| * Galapagos Tortoise| * Greater Flamingo| * Green-winged Macaw|-| * Hadada Ibis| * Red Kangaroo| * Ring-tailed Lemur|project.com/images/guidemaps/dak/disneys-| * Saddleanimal-billed Stork|* Salmonkingdom-crested Cockatoo| * Silver Teal|guidemap-| * White Stork| * White1998-faced Whistling Duck|* Woolynecked Stork|june-|* Wood Stork|}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>.
 
The first change to Safari Village came in late 1998 when the Tree of Life Gardens were incorporated into the Safari Village Trail <ref> Compare http://www.florida-project.com/images/guidemaps/dak/disneys-animal-kingdom-guidemap-1998-june-05.jpg AND http://www.florida-project.com/images/guidemaps/dak/disneys-animal-kingdom-guidemap-1998-december-05.jpg </ref>. Subsequently, in November 1999 the name of the Discovery River Boats was changed to the [[Discovery River Taxi]], in an attempt to emphasize the transportation aspect of the attraction <ref name= "river"> http://saitonews.tripod.com/DiscRivBoat.html </ref>. Due to guest dissatisfaction however, the attraction was closed by the end of 1998 <ref name= "river"/>. In March 1999 Disney once again to reinvigorate interest in the Discovery River Boats by renaming the attraction the [[Radio Disney River Cruise]] <ref name= "dated"> http://waltdatedworld.com/id55.htm </ref>. Although now featuring music from Radio Disney (and showcasing small animals that were brought on board), the attraction still proved unpopular and in August 1999 the Discovery River Boats were closed for good <ref name= "dated"/>. Also in 1999, Disney Outfitters changed its name to Wonders of the Wild <ref name= "d23"> https://d23.com/a-to-z/disney-outfitters/ </ref>.
 
In December 2000, Safari Village was renamed Discovery Island <ref name= "safari"/>. This name change happened subsequent to the Discovery Island attraction located on Bay Lake permanently closing <ref> https://d23.com/a-to-z/discovery-island/ </ref>. In congruence with the name change, the Safari Village Trail was renamed the [[Discovery Island Trails]] <ref> Compare http://www.florida-project.com/images/guidemaps/dak/disneys-animal-kingdom-guidemap-2000-may-v2-05.jpg AND http://www.florida-project.com/images/guidemaps/dak/disneys-animal-kingdom-guidemap-2000-december-05.jpg </ref>.
 
Since the name change in December 2000, Discovery Island has seen a relatively few number of changes. In 2001, Wonders of Wild changed its name back to Disney Outfitters <ref name= "d23"/>. In August 2012, Beastly Bazaar closed, before eventually reopening in May 2013 as character meet and greet location called "Adventurers Outpost" <ref> https://d23.com/a-to-z/beastly-bazaar/ </ref>. Subsequently, on January 4, 2015 <ref> https://d23.com/a-to-z/creature-comforts/ </ref>, Creature Comforts closed in order to become Animal Kingdom’s Starbucks location. The new Starbucks opened to guests on June 19, 2015 <ref> https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/06/disneys-animal-kingdoms-starbucks-opens-flat-white-lattes-to-help-endangeredspecies/ </ref>. In March 2016, Disney Outfitters was renamed Discovery Trading Company <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/shopping/disney-outfitters/news/16mar2016-photos---discovery-trading-company-takes-over-from-disney-outfitters-at-disneys-animal-kingdom.htm </ref>.
 
On May 27, 2016, Tiffins, Animal Kingdom's newest table service restaurant opened in Discovery Island <ref> https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/05/tiffins-opens-today-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/ </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.
 
'''[[Discovery Island Trails]]'''- On this short walking trail, guests can find Galapagos tortoises, lemurs, kangaroos and other exotic animals.
===Former Attractions===
'''[[Discovery River Boats]]'''- This slow moving boat attraction allowed guests to preview other parts of Disney's Animal Kingdom. The Discovery River Boats were known as the Discovery River Taxi from November through December 1998 and the Radio Disney River Cruise from March through August 1999, when the attraction permanently closed.
 
==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==
'''Island Mercantile-''' This shop sells apparel, headwear, pins and vinylmation.
 
'''Discovery Trading Company-''' Formally known as Disney Outfitters, this store sells Disney and Animal Kingdom merchandise and souvenirs.
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
* The otter exhibit found on the buildings in Discovery Island Trails contains 67were originally designed to be a "unique,000 gallons of water over-the-top salute to animals <refname= "book"> httpMalmberg, Melody. The Making of Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park. New York://orlandoinsideHyperion, 1998. Print.com/walt-disney-world-animal-kingdom-rides-height-requirements-attractions/ </ref>.
* Some sources claim that To come up with the original animal motifs used in Discovery Island (then Safari Village), Imaginners Jenna Goodman and Ruben Viramontes searched for images appropriate for each buildings theme. After finding them, they interpreted hundreds of animals in a time in folk style that meshed with the year 2000, the attraction was briefly called Discovery Island Gardens before changing its name to Discovery Island Trails design of each location <ref name= "allearsbook"> http://allears.net/tp/ak/ak_trails.htm </ref>. We have not been able to independently confirm this.
* Capybaras could formally be seen on The original Safari Village color pallet took some inspiration from the Discovery Island Trails colors of the Caribbean <ref name= "allearsbook"/>
==References==