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Africa, Disney's Animal Kingdom

  Changes to Kilimanjaro Safaris   May 21, 2007
The left side loading dock now has the new additional 9th row. It is not currently in use, but is now available for the large capacity vehicles. See the photo below.

The new audio scri...


  New Kilimanjaro FASTPASS tickets   May 07, 2007
Kilimanjaro Safaris is now serving up a new style of FASTPASS ticket. The date and time lines are larger, and most significantly, the ticket features a barcode. It is expected that the new barcode wil...


  Kilimanjaro Safaris savannah construction   May 03, 2007
A fairly large, deep hole has been dug into an area of the Kilimanjaro Savannah for what looks like some drainage/pipework maintenance. The area is fenced off, and there are some themed signs giving t...


  Kilimanjaro Safaris loading area refurbishment   May 02, 2007
The first dock at the loading area is currently closed off, and as you can see from the photos below, is having some considerable work done. Reports indicate that the intention is to add an additional...


  White Rhinoceros birth at Disney's Animal Kingdom   Jan 10, 2007
The Walt Disney World animal care team welcomed a healthy baby White Rhinoceros to Disney's Animal Kingdom family last week. Kendi, an eight year old White Rhino gave birth to her second baby – a male...


Giraffe birth at Animal Kingdom   Oct 29, 2006
The Walt Disney World Resort's animal care team welcomed a six-foot-tall, 110-pound bundle of joy on Oct. 7, 2006 at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Aibuni, a nine-year ol...


Kilimanjaro Safaris maintenance   Feb 24, 2006
It seems that Kilimanjaro Safaris is getting some needed maintenance work on the finale scene. Many of the geysers are now fully working again, including the geyser on the upper level where the poache...


  Elephant birth at Animal Kingdom   Dec 21, 2005
Donna, a 21-year-old African elephant, watches over her calf, Nadirah, 30 hours after birth. Donna and the calf are bonding and should be introduced to the rest of the herd sometime in the next few we...


Elephant born at Animal Kingdom   Jul 08, 2004
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (July 7, 2004) -- The Walt Disney World Resort's animal care team welcomed a 230 pound bundle of joy to Disney's Animal Kingdom earlier this week. The female African elephant ca...


Kilimanamjaro night safaris   Jan 06, 2000
During the extended opening hours over Christmas, AK ran the awesome night safaris. New for this year, the safaris runs a different show starting at dusk. A whole new audio track accompanies the tour,...