Disney's Animal Kingdom

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Location: Disney's Animal Kingdom

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Animal Kingdom's Logo
Animal Kingdom
Dates
Announced
June 1995 (1995-06)
Soft Opening
April 21, 1998 (1998-04-21)[1]
Opening
April 22, 1998 (1998-04-22)[2][1]
Address
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Latitude — 28.357
Longitude — -81.59
Park Size
Park Size — 403 acres (1630883.1 sq. m)[3]

Disney's Animal Kingdom is the newest theme park at Walt Disney World and is the largest of all Disney's theme parks in the world. The resort is geared towards animal conservation and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums[4].

Since the park is one of the newest, it currently has the fewest attractions and regularly closes at 5 p.m. Additionally, it currently does not have any night fireworks show or evening parades.

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[edit] Dedication

Welcome to a kingdom of animals... real, ancient and imagined: a kingdom 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

[edit] 10th Anniversary

The park celebrated it's 10th anniversary in 2008 (2008) which featured a re-dedication ceremony and a special presentation with Joe Rohde speaking at the Theater in the Wild[5].

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[edit] References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Polsson, Ken. "1995-Now". Chronologoy of Walt Disney World. Retrieved on January 3, 2009.
  2. ↑ Smith, Dave (2006). "A", The Official Encyclopedia Disney A to Z. Disney Enterprises Inc., 32. ISBN 078684919-3. 
  3. ↑ "Walt Disney World Overview: World in Brief". Walt Disney Company. Retrieved on March 24, 2009.
  4. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Animal_Kingdom Wikipedia - Disney's Animal Kingdom
  5. ↑ http://wdwcelebrations.com/a-wild-decade.html WDW Celebrations - A Wld Decade
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