Reality Challenged Creatures in the Animal Kingdom?

[Nomi]

Hello all! I have a bit of a question. I seem to recall that way back when the Animal Kindom was just a zygote of a them park, there was going to be a section devoted to the organisms of a more mystical nature. This is reflected in the dragon in the logo, some fancyful creatures hiding in the entrance, and a suspiciously dragon-esque rock somewhere along the river.

Unfortunatly, this wonderfully spectacularific idea (well, to me in any case) never happened. I'm unclear as to why. Was the park deemed already too big? Not popular enough? Perhaps. But recently this concept of the reality-challenged alongside the normal animal kingdom reared it's head with the Expedition Everest attraction, featuring the fearsome yeti.

So my question is: Will there ever be a mystical animal section of the animal kingdom, perhaps in the next 20 or so years?

 

[doconeill]

You re thinking of Beastly Kingdomme, which was meant to be a "land" at AK when it was built but due to cutbacks never happened. Camp Minnie Mickey occupies a part of the area it was to be in. There is even a vestige of the plan along the river that circles Discovery Island, with what I believe is a dragon head sculpture (the river ride closed down after a couple of years, so I don't even think that is visible any more).

It periodically resurfaces in rumors of an AK expansion (including recently), but there really is no telling if it will ever happen.

 

[Dznefreek]

Visible from the bridge leading to CMM.

 

[doconeill]

Visible from the bridge leading to CMM.

Ah cool...thanks. Haven't notice it since 1999

 

[mantaz]

Visible from the bridge leading to CMM.

I always thought it was a dinosaur...Never even occured as anything else.

 

[redrosesix]

Well...this would explain why one of the parking lot areas is called Unicorn -- I always wondered about that.

 

[KYMickey]

.....Perhaps. But recently this concept of the reality-challenged alongside the normal animal kingdom reared it's head with the Expedition Everest attraction, featuring the fearsome yeti.

Are you trying to infer that Yeti's don't exist? I think that's a lot of people who would disagree with you if that's what you're saying.

 

[Sorahana]

Are you trying to infer that Yeti's don't exist? I think that's a lot of people who would disagree with you if that's what you're saying.

YETIS.....NOT REAL?! You are SO wrong and "Betty" would be very upset to hear that there is a non-believer . That yeti is real, I picked up its hair on a daily basis when walking the track. And it waves to the ride cameras randomly to say hi and let us know she's still alive.
(I'm kidding of course, but not about the hair the "Yeti" actually sheds alot. But really we call the Yeti at Everest "Betty the Yeti").

Beastly Kingdom was a very cool idea, maybe they will use it someday but who knows.