Australia, South America, Polar Caps, and North America wilds at Disney's Animal Kingdom

[Elijah Abrams]

I have come up with ideas for new themed lands at Disney's Animal Kingdom:

Instead of the "out-of-place" Zootopia and Moana lands at Disney's Animal Kingdom, how about an Australia land? It would serve as an expansion/reimagining of DinoLand U.S.A., with the latter's attractions/shops/restaurants retained from the original (minus Din-O-Rama, which would be replaced with an animal habitat/miscellaneous), but would also feature new attractions and stuff like an Outback jeep ride similar to Kilimanjaro Safari, shrimp on the barby, and new animals like kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, wombats, etc. This makes more sense, because:​

• 1. There have been, and there still might be, dinosaur fossils in Australia.
• 2. Some of DinoLand's buildings, like Restaurantosaurus, resemble those found in rural parts of Australia.
• 3. Some of Australia's animals, like cassowaries, crocodiles, and emus, are somewhat related to dinosaurs

A South America land that features:​

• Animals like jaguars, capybaras, toucans, bats, llamas, alpacas, etc.
• A Brazilian steakhouse with Samba dancers.
• An Encanto show attraction where guests visit Antonio Madrigal's room.
• A water ride inspired by Disney-Pixar's UP.

A Polar Caps land that features penguins, seals, polar bears, etc.​

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A North America wilds land featuring bears, moose, cougars, etc.​

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What do you guys think?

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[cdunlap]

A few suggestions!

Australia should really have a ride based on Aboriginal Dreamtime Art and Bunyip myths, along with a Papua New Guinea subsection featuring these rides: Dance Of The Mud Men, in which the masks of the Mud Men spin around to drum music, The Flight Of The Paradise Bird takes guests around the park on the back of a yellow bird of paradise, as depicted on the flag, and Korowai Ropes Course, a ropes course based on Korowai Treehouses.

North America should have an area like this: A redwood forest in the back of the section holds A Mountain, A Mound, A Cliff Pueblo, A Plank House, A Village, A Raging River, A Waterfall, and several ancient legends. Guests can enter a mountain cave and fight Mishpeshu, the Underwater Panther, with bows and arrows in Mishpeshu Mayhem. They can also ascend the mountain and ride on the back of a Thunderbird through the woods on the aptly named Flight Of The Thunderbird. Another activity guests can do is enter the plank house and participate in an interactive show about Native Mythology. The Cliff Pueblo holds Legends Of The West, a short walkthrough based on Hopi Kachina Legends. The Mound holds The Caverns Of Fear, a scary walkthrough of The Piasa’s Lair. The Piasa jumps out and scares guests many times. The Lewis And Clark Rapids takes guests on a fast and water filled tour of Ancient America in vehicles based on Mandan Bull Boats, which were bowl shaped boats made of leather and sticks.

 

[Elijah Abrams]

I have some more ideas for the South America land at Animal Kingdom:

• A trackless Encanto-themed dark ride, called "Encanto: Antonio & Mirabel's Animal Hunt", where guests join Antonio and Mirabel on a quest to find Antonio's animals when they get loose.
• Yzma's Secret Lab - An attraction based on "The Emperor's New Groove", featuring Yzma's animal potions.