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please excuse any typos, as before just a compilation I've taken from these boardsANIMAL KINGDOM
AK – DINOLAND- Has anyone mentioned that the red, yellow, and white pipes above the load area at "Dinosaur" are for Ketchup, Mustard, and Mayonaise and that the letters on each pipe are their chemical formulas?!?!?!?
AK – Kilimanjaro safari – the rocks the lions sit on are heated to encourage them to lie there
Look for Devine the ‘lady made of vines’ you’ll find her up near asia
At the Tusker House Restaurant in AK you can hear kitchen noises, if you sit in the outside dining area. It sounds like dishes clanging together, sweeping up broken glass, etc.. This is a recording, but it's funny to see how people react, when they first hear the sounds.
Find the lawnmower tree - As you get off the boat and head up towards Pioneer Hall, look to the right just at the end of the golf cart parking. There is a tall tree there with and old reel-type lawn mower that has become part of the tree. There is a plaque there about it.
At the end of Kali River Rapids, you float by sculptures of elephants. Their trunks are raised. As you go under them you get sprayed with water. Just before the elephants, there is a bridge. There are two buttons on the bridge that control the water spray.
If you walk up the path to the left, toward Harambe, you'll pass by the counter service restaurant, Pizzafari, one of the most brilliantly decorated buildings in the Animal Kingdom. The bright colors are eye-catching, of course, but stop in *before* the lunch crowds gather so that you can study the different rooms with their ornate murals, walls and ceilings. Can you identify which room is which? The Home Room, Nocturnal Room, Upside-Down Room, Camouflage Room, Four Seasons Room, and Bug Room.
Stop and look down at the walkway under your feet. Did you know, for example, that the leaf prints and mud cracks were made by a mold? The Imagineers actually took a large patch of mud, made a cast of it, then reproduced it for the walkways of Disney's "Africa." They even distressed and widened the naturally occurring cracks by squirting them with a hard stream of water from a hose.
In Harambe you might spy a genuine Coke bottle perched atop a utility pole as an insulator for a power line.
Across from the Dawa Bar is what appears to be an old fort. Don't assume, as I did, that the area's off limits -- there are actually tables and chairs in there!
The mythical land of Anandapur in Asia - note the authentic prayer trees, draped with both faded and new scarves that commemorate dead loved ones.
Kali River Rapids queque- don't miss Mr. Panika's office -- the owner of the "business" may be "out to temple" as the signs indicate, but the two resident geckos who reside in his gecko cabinet are in all the time. Children will enjoy spotting the little critters, which are very much alive!
Kids certainly won't want to overlook the Dinoland Boneyard -- the play area is specially made for them to blow off some steam. If they look off to the right, behind the jeep, they'll see a row of fossils set into the wall. Just hit one and find out what happens -- it's musical! If you can't find the so-called "xylobone," a Cast Member will point it out to you.
Talking about the Ak.If you go to conservation station there is so much for you and the children to see and touch. If you get there early enough in the morning, you might be able to see an operation on one of the animals. During the day inside conservation station, they put on little hands on shows with animals that is great for children of all ages. Also there are tables set up with items about the animals and always someone there to tell you are the articles on the tables. Outside is the petting area. they do not let you feed the animals, but have grooming brushes that you can brush the animals. It is great because the animals do not start eating you clothes or knocking the little one's down to get to food. Next to that there is a small stage. also, during the day they put on cute little shows. They are trying to train animals to do certain things. The best part of this is that they are not the usuall animals. You get to talk with the trainers and it is a great little show. Also, on the walk from the train to conservation station there is a garden on the right hand side for kids. They are given cards and have to find the bugs in the garden. Needless to say the bugs are not real. OUr kids have done it at least three times and enjoy it each and very time.
AK – DINOLAND- Has anyone mentioned that the red, yellow, and white pipes above the load area at "Dinosaur" are for Ketchup, Mustard, and Mayonaise and that the letters on each pipe are their chemical formulas?!?!?!?
AK – Kilimanjaro safari – the rocks the lions sit on are heated to encourage them to lie there
Look for Devine the ‘lady made of vines’ you’ll find her up near asia
At the Tusker House Restaurant in AK you can hear kitchen noises, if you sit in the outside dining area. It sounds like dishes clanging together, sweeping up broken glass, etc.. This is a recording, but it's funny to see how people react, when they first hear the sounds.
Find the lawnmower tree - As you get off the boat and head up towards Pioneer Hall, look to the right just at the end of the golf cart parking. There is a tall tree there with and old reel-type lawn mower that has become part of the tree. There is a plaque there about it.
At the end of Kali River Rapids, you float by sculptures of elephants. Their trunks are raised. As you go under them you get sprayed with water. Just before the elephants, there is a bridge. There are two buttons on the bridge that control the water spray.
If you walk up the path to the left, toward Harambe, you'll pass by the counter service restaurant, Pizzafari, one of the most brilliantly decorated buildings in the Animal Kingdom. The bright colors are eye-catching, of course, but stop in *before* the lunch crowds gather so that you can study the different rooms with their ornate murals, walls and ceilings. Can you identify which room is which? The Home Room, Nocturnal Room, Upside-Down Room, Camouflage Room, Four Seasons Room, and Bug Room.
Stop and look down at the walkway under your feet. Did you know, for example, that the leaf prints and mud cracks were made by a mold? The Imagineers actually took a large patch of mud, made a cast of it, then reproduced it for the walkways of Disney's "Africa." They even distressed and widened the naturally occurring cracks by squirting them with a hard stream of water from a hose.
In Harambe you might spy a genuine Coke bottle perched atop a utility pole as an insulator for a power line.
Across from the Dawa Bar is what appears to be an old fort. Don't assume, as I did, that the area's off limits -- there are actually tables and chairs in there!
The mythical land of Anandapur in Asia - note the authentic prayer trees, draped with both faded and new scarves that commemorate dead loved ones.
Kali River Rapids queque- don't miss Mr. Panika's office -- the owner of the "business" may be "out to temple" as the signs indicate, but the two resident geckos who reside in his gecko cabinet are in all the time. Children will enjoy spotting the little critters, which are very much alive!
Kids certainly won't want to overlook the Dinoland Boneyard -- the play area is specially made for them to blow off some steam. If they look off to the right, behind the jeep, they'll see a row of fossils set into the wall. Just hit one and find out what happens -- it's musical! If you can't find the so-called "xylobone," a Cast Member will point it out to you.
Talking about the Ak.If you go to conservation station there is so much for you and the children to see and touch. If you get there early enough in the morning, you might be able to see an operation on one of the animals. During the day inside conservation station, they put on little hands on shows with animals that is great for children of all ages. Also there are tables set up with items about the animals and always someone there to tell you are the articles on the tables. Outside is the petting area. they do not let you feed the animals, but have grooming brushes that you can brush the animals. It is great because the animals do not start eating you clothes or knocking the little one's down to get to food. Next to that there is a small stage. also, during the day they put on cute little shows. They are trying to train animals to do certain things. The best part of this is that they are not the usuall animals. You get to talk with the trainers and it is a great little show. Also, on the walk from the train to conservation station there is a garden on the right hand side for kids. They are given cards and have to find the bugs in the garden. Needless to say the bugs are not real. OUr kids have done it at least three times and enjoy it each and very time.
