22 Years of Animal Kingdom!

[EPCOTCenterLover]

Today is Earth Day and it's been 22 years since the opening of Animal Kingdom! It's an incredible park with an interesting history. In honor of that, I've posted Part Eight of my series on the True Life Adventure of the creation and evolution of the place over the years. It's a historical journey with trip reports, concept art, ads, and more. You can read it here- with a list to the first seven chapters in case you've missed it. Enjoy!

 

[FettFan]

In Memoriam:

 

[wdwmagic]

VIDEO - Joe Rohde presentation at Disney's Animal Kingdom 10th Anniversary
Rewind back to April 22 in 2008 and listen to Joe Rohde talk about the creation of Disney's Animal Kingdom

 

[The Empress Lilly]

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

I love this park! Probably my favorite after Epcot.

 

[SyracuseDisneyFan]

Happy Birthday to Animal Kingdom!

 

[EagleScout610]

In Memoriam:

FTFY

 

[disney4life2008]

I love this park! Probably my favorite after Epcot.

How on earth can epcot be your favorite park? Its a horrible mess with nothing. Laughable

 

[Little Green Men]

How on earth can epcot be your favorite park? Its a horrible mess with nothing. Laughable

People are allowed to have opinions get over it.

 

[disney4life2008]

People are allowed to have opinions get over it.

Didn't say they couldn't but epcot is by far the worst park even worse than DCA when it first opened

 

[Little Green Men]

Didn't say they couldn't but epcot is by far the worst park even worse than DCA when it first opened

LMAOOOOOOOOO! Ok now you’re just trolling!

 

[Kate F]

Didn't say they couldn't but epcot is by far the worst park even worse than DCA when it first opened

I’m guessing you’re one of those people who likes the new direction Epcot is taking in having more Disney characters in it and being less “educational and boring.”

 

[disney4life2008]

LMAOOOOOOOOO! Ok now you’re just trolling!

No a troll is someone who is being an airhead. My opinion is that epcot in present day is worse than DCA on its first day.

 

[disney4life2008]

I’m guessing you’re one of those people who likes the new direction Epcot is taking in having more Disney characters in it and being less “educational and boring.”

Actually the opposite. My beef with epcot is just that, it's going in the wrong direction. Epcot 1992 to 2010, great.

 

[Little Green Men]

No a troll is someone who is being an airhead. My opinion is that epcot in present day is worse than DCA on its first day.

No a troll is someone who says things just to stir up drama

 

[disney4life2008]

No a troll is someone who says things just to stir up drama

No drama. It's my opinion.

 

[Kate F]

Even Epcot in its current state is better than the hodgepodge of a park that is DCA. Not having an eyesore in the likes of Pixar Pier automatically makes it better.

Edit: Even DHS has a better sense of identity than DCA.

 

[disney4life2008]

Even Epcot in its current state is better than the hodgepodge of a park that is DCA. Not having an eyesore in the likes of Pixar Pier automatically makes it better.

Edit: Even DHS has a better sense of identity than DCA.

Negative. DCA is amazing.

 

[Kate F]

Granted I haven’t been to DCA since 2011

 

[WondersOfLife]

I thought it opened 21 years ago