The World that Never Was: Beastly Kingdom

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Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 1 Comment »

by Josh Taylor In celebration of the Animal Kingdom’s anniversary and Earth Day, which just passed us, I figured now would be a better time than ever to talk about the Animal Kingdom that never was, specifically an entire “land” that went to the wayside. When Disney’s Animal Kingdom was built, it was the largest [...]

This Week in Disney History: Week of April 22

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Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 3 Comments »

by Candra Spirtoff and Megan Voisard Did You Know? April 22, 1998 – Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World opens. -        Two of the three major lands opened this date – Africa and Dinoland U.S.A.; Asia will open in 1999 -        Animal Kingdom Park sits on 500 acres and costs 800 million dollars Other Notable [...]