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I think it is a tapir![]()
Thanks! I think you're correct!
I think it is a tapir![]()
In all the times we have been on the safari we have NEVER seen these!
They are on the safari just very difficult to see. I think more trees now too. They are on the left when you first see a few elephants on the right. I've seen them on a few safari rides but best during the sunrise safari when they stop and point them out. I just saw them on a "regular" safari I took the first week of May first thing in the morning but not out in the open like in that photo.I'm thinking they were on the Pangani Trail not the Safari.
I remember reading about this show! Guess it wouldn't go with Disney's "no-fly" policy would it!
I think there were a couple of factors involved. IIRC, there was an accident involving one of the ultralight airplanes that either seriously injured or killed the pilot. I think that was just the final straw, though, because the show was very expensive to produce and couldn't run if the winds were even slightly strong.
It was definitely an interesting show, and just another example of Disney being innovative, and how sometimes those innovations just don't work out.
And another interesting bit of trivia... There used to be an FAA recognized airport located behind EPCOT Center that was used for this show.
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The new Art of Animation resort is now in that exact location.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epcot_Center_Ultralight_Flightpark
I LOVE this thread!!
It has inspired me to dig through my old vacation photos! Now I just need to find time to scan them...
If anyone else has any photos of the Skyway or Leagues, Please post! I was never at MK when Leagues was there. I still can't place it in the park.
Thanks!!![]()
It was kind of where Ariels Grotto used to be
If memory serves me, Ariels Grotto was right in front of the 20K lagoon.
I LOVE this thread!!
It has inspired me to dig through my old vacation photos! Now I just need to find time to scan them...
If anyone else has any photos of the Skyway or Leagues, Please post! I was never at MK when Leagues was there. I still can't place it in the park.
Thanks!!![]()
If you know where they built the Pooh playground, they built it right on top of the lagoon. Ariel's Grato was more off to the side of the lagoon. For quite awhile they had a sign up at leagues saying it was being "refurbished".
And.... The "Storybook Circus" side and the back of the new Little Mermaid show building are actually the only 2 walls still standing from the old 20K leagues show building. (The "loop" after you went under the waterfalls).
One question, has the color of the golf ball (spaceship earth) changed? I could be wrong, but it seems more white now versus silver/gray in older pics...