List of Disney's Animal Kingdom attractions

Disney's Animal Kingdom is a theme park located at the Walt Disney World Resort. Below is a list of the past and present attractions at this park, arranged by "land" and with brief descriptions.

Restaurants, shops, and character meets are listed in this article. The term "attractions" is used by Disney as a catch-all term for rides, shows, and exhibits.

Oasis

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  • Oasis Exhibits – an animal exhibit that includes giant anteaters, swamp wallabies, etc.

Discovery Island

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Current attractions

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  • Tree of Life Theater
  • Adventurers Outpost – Meet Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in their exploration headquarters.
  • Discovery Island Trails – Discover the many animals around the Tree of Life.
  • Wilderness Explorers – interactive adventure where visitors can earn badges by completing challenges

Future attractions

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Past attractions

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  • Discovery River Boats – a riverboat ride. Originally opened on April 22, 1998. Closed in September 1998 and re-opened as Discovery River Taxis in November 1998. The attraction closed again in January 1999, only to be re-opened yet again in March 1999, this time as the Disney Radio River Cruise.

Past entertainment

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  • Mickey’s Jammin' Jungle Parade – a parade that centers around Mickey Mouse and other Disney animals paraded through Discovery Island to Africa.
  • March of the Art-imals Parade – a parade showcasing the performance and floats of artistic style animals.

Pandora – The World of Avatar

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Africa

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Current attractions

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Past attractions

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Rafiki's Planet Watch

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Current attractions

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Asia

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Current attractions

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Past attractions

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  • Anandapur Theatre
    • Flights of Wonder – closed on December 31, 2017 New Year's Eve. Replaced by UP! A Great Bird Adventure.
    • UP! A Great Bird Adventure – Opened April 22, 2018, replacing Flights of Wonder. It was a stage show featuring exotic birds and characters from Disney/Pixar's Up. The final performance was on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 outbreak impacting Florida. Replaced by Feathered Friends in Flight.
  • Discovery River Amphitheater
    • The Jungle Book: Alive with MagicIt was a limited-engagement show based on the 2016 live-action film, would fill the space of the delayed Rivers of Light night-time show until it was replaced by Rivers of Light.
    • Rivers of LightOpened February 17, 2017. The final performance of the original version of the show would be on May 23, 2019, and make way for a new updated version of the show featuring animated characters, retitled Rivers of Light: We Are One.
    • Rivers of Light: We Are One Performances suspended during COVID-19 pandemic. Permanent closure announced on July 16, 2020.[1]

DinoLand U.S.A

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Current attractions

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  • Dinosaur
  • The Boneyard
  • Cretaceous Trail
  • Dino-Sue
  • Chester and Hester's Dino-Rama
    • TriceraTop Spin
    • Fossil Fun Games

Current entertainment

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Past attractions

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Past entertainment

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  • Theater in the Wild
    • Tarzan Rocks – A stage musical based on the 1999 film Tarzan
    • Journey into Jungle Book
    • Finding Nemo – The Musical
  • Discovery River Amphitheater

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Carter, Ashley (16 July 2020). "Disney World Permanently Closes Primeval Whirl, Rivers of Light". Spectrum News 13. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

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