Happy 20th anniversary to Disney’s Animal Kingdom!

[lovethattink]

Happy 20th. Picture taken yesterday afternoon.

 

[Tonyz]

I very much enjoyed this Instagram post from Joe Rohde from earlier this week regarding his reflections on 20 years of AK.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bh0NYQIHJa2/

IMO he’s the best Imagineer the company has ever had that didn’t work directly with Walt. He’s a modern day John Hench. May he work with Disney for another 50 years.

 

[jmv223]

IDK where I put them, but I have printed photos from when Disney did a nationwide promotional tour for the brand new Animal Kingdom.

I learned about it on the radio and the Community Board here. It came to the athletic field of the University where I live. They set up a boneyard, blew up gigantic balloons, and held meet and greets with Minnie and Mickey dressed in safari gear.

My son was three-ish at the time. I can’t remember if this event was before or after we went to Animal Kingdom for the first time in February 1999. He was 2 1/2 then. Could have been a few months afterward in the spring of 1999.

I've been trying to remember exactly when that was too! It came to out local fair ground and my son was pre school age, but I can't remember if it was before or after my daughter was born. Bad mom moment for sure!

 

[JerseyJanice]

I've been trying to remember exactly when that was too! It came to out local fair ground and my son was pre school age, but I can't remember if it was before or after my daughter was born. Bad mom moment for sure!

I posted about it because I was hoping other posters here remembered it. And you did!

I know that there was more to see and do than I’m remembering.

 

[wdwnut61]

Happy 20th Anniversary AK

These were taken last month

 

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[mousehouse23]

Happy Anniversary, Animal Kingdom. You beautiful beast.

 

[rteetz]

Today’s ceremony!

http://blogmickey.com/2018/04/video-photos-disneys-animal-kingdom-20th-anniversary-ceremony/

 

[dachsie]

I love Animal Kingdom. The thing I miss the most is the Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade tho. Best parade they has IMO.

 

[rteetz]

Concept art for the new Donald’s Dino Bash!

 

[rteetz]

More images from today!

 

[rteetz]

20th anniversary Banshee



Jiminy meeting at Rafikis



20th anniversary Conservation Fund pin

 

[Tonyz]

Is that an actual trading pin or just a normal Disney Conservation Fund pin?

 

[Tonyz]

So my brother is a cast member and he just got to meet Joe Rohde. He didn't know too much about him so he asked me what to say to him. Aside from the obvious AK stuff I told him to thank him for the Adventurer's Club. He told me when he brought up the club to Joe, Joe got very excited that someone mentioned it and said it was one of his favorite things he's done.

God I love that man. And I hate my brother with a bitter jealousy.

 

[rteetz]

Is that an actual trading pin or just a normal Disney Conservation Fund pin?

That is a conservation fund pin for the anniversary.

 

[rteetz]

So my brother is a cast member and he just got to meet Joe Rohde. He didn't know too much about him so he asked me what to say to him. Aside from the obvious AK stuff I told him to thank him for the Adventurer's Club. He told me when he brought up the club to Joe, Joe got very excited that someone mentioned it and said it was one of his favorite things he's done.

God I love that man. And I hate my brother with a bitter jealousy.

I am extremely jealous as well!

 

[TheFloatingBear]

Happy 20th to Animal Kingdom! This is a picture of Baby Stella and her mom from the Caring for Giants tour we took yesterday! One of our favorite things we've ever done in WDW!

 

[rteetz]

Finding some great gems on twitter of old Animal Kingdom including some beastly kingdom remnants, discovery river boats, and Big red (safari poacher story).

 

[cavepig]

Finding some great gems on twitter of old Animal Kingdom including some beastly kingdom remnants, discovery river boats, and old red (safari poacher story).

Big Red & Little Red not Old Red I'm actually sad they changed that up on the safari and got rid of them and that storyline.