The Forgotten Mistakes of Disney's Animal Kingdom | ReviewTyme

Animal Kingdom was teased as being the largest theme park within Walt Disney world with a grand scope rivaling any of the other parks at the resort and detailed themes inspired off cultures and natural environments around the world. But it also faced an identity crisis...
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[@AlbertCalis]

Joe Rohde's most fascinating attraction would have to be the "keychain" dangling on his droopy ear lobe.

[@MrKarmapolice97]

Albert Calis 😂

[@pault5557]

YES! It’s distracting and I just want to ask him “why?”! Take that thing off and go fix the Yeti, like you promised!!!😎

[@mickeysmyspiritanimal223]

@@pault5557 🤣😂👍🏽

[@WheezyLiam]

Looks like a baby turtle hanging on for dear life

[@kellyweingart3692]

lol

[@jordanhamann9123]

I would love it if they made a Beastly Kingdom someday. That sounds like a really cool idea.

[@Clay3613]

Harry Potter...

[@izzydunraven266]

Islands of adventure merlinwood now Harry Potter in Universal studios Florida ended up getting most of what beastly kingdom wanted to be. Universal hired a shit ton of imaginiers that were working on beastly kingdom right after the land was canceled so they ended up giving the disney plans "kinda sorta" to Universal studio Florida in island of adventure

[@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices]

@@izzydunraven266 The Lost Continent is now half Harry Potter, the Beastly Kingdom is back up for grabs.

[@aphoticphoton]

I really hope Disney revives the idea of Beastly Kingdom and thats the answer to Universals Epic Universe but i dont have much faith in bob chapek. I dont even care if its all ip based, We just need beastly kingdom

[@590488]

@David Vitrano the movie is a flop so no

[@yeemcgee8149]

The immersiveness and detail in the areas of animal kingdom combined with limited IPs and animal encounters makes its vibe immaculate

[@deud.]

OH MY GOD NAHTAZU "NOT A ZOO" I NEVER REALISED THAT JESUS CHRIST I NEED TO RETHINK *EVERYTHING*

[@JustinCoasters]

Funny how they said Nahtazu, But in the Imagineering Documentary, They ONLY talked about the Animals.

[@johnychen]

From what I heard, Beastley Kingdom did kind of got built at Universal Studios as the Lost Continent.

[@brycevo]

Honestly, Animal Kingdom is a great park. It deserved more of a budget. It deserved to be finished first

[@Emplordxiii]

It’s the only Disney Park at Walt Disney World that hasn’t deviated from its original intentions. *Cough* EPCOT *Cough* Disney’s Hollywood Studios *Cough*

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Bryce McKenzie Same!

[@SirBlackReeds]

It went over-budget though.

[@MichaelSmith-zw5fu]

Eisner created jobs, yes, but also created a continuing trend of paying the everyday cast-member less and less as time goes on.

[@Attmay]

And paying himself more and more, while business associates get bigger and bigger golden parachutes after they had enough of his shit.

[@scawfan75]

yet the Bobs didn't do anything about it. So who is really at fault. Also look at the damage the Bobs have done to company recently.

[@SirBlackReeds]

@@Attmay Sounds like the ones in charge of that Save Disney campaign were just as much at fault.

[@noneofyourbusiness1114]

@@SirBlackReeds what's the save disney champagne?

[@cherylmaden5989]

YES. HE IS EVIL.

[@LoveStallion]

I wish they'd bring back the boat transport. That added some nice kinetic energy to the park. Also, RIP swan boats. (I know it's been decades.)

[@maxhocks2006]

Lots of people seems to be down on some parks being half day experiences. But with 4 vastly different parks close by, good transit between them, and a hopper pass that lets you visit multiple parks in the same day disney world in Florida is a multi day experience to do everything. I went many times with my family in the early 2000s. Some of my family liked rides, some just wanted to see shows and parades, some just wanted to relax and eat at good restaurants. There was something for everyone. Staying on property and Doing the parks, the resorts, the water parks, and general Florida stiff was a full week to fit everything in. So yes epcot, Hollywood studios, and animal kingdom all add value to Disney world experience. As I’ve grown older I appreciate them more and more.

[@MrKarmapolice97]

It’s needs another extension like Pandora(which I Love) and it would feel more complete. Or redo Dino land into a new land, we need a villains park or land bad! I love Animal Kingdom and doing after hours is amazing with Pandora

[@robinkomin]

I still have hope for Beastly Kingdom being build in the future! The theme is just TOO good!

[@vennsync8480]

Yyyeah I remember going the year after it opened (as a small child) and being bored. My family much preferred Busch Gardens Tampa and in fact did not return to Animal Kingdom until 2014--by which point it had become quite a nice place!

[@Brittany.Anderson]

Animal Kingdom is by far my favorite park, and it is more like a day and a half park by thoroughly enjoying the park. Earlier this year I spent 3 days in a row in the park and did not see everything in the park.

[@johndrews206]

Thats what I wrote. Need at least 2 to 3 days to see everything at DAK

[@taffysaur]

Yup, my sister and I were at WDW last year, and budgeted two days for AK and on the second day we were still rushing all around the park trying to complete everything we wanted to do (particularly getting all my sister’s Wilderness Explorer badges, lol).

[@yaguygfly9959]

I love this series! The mistakes series is so well done and shows the evolution ! Love the channel in general! Thank you !

[@alexandramcginnis8872]

This is an awesome video. I am going to Animal Kingdom for a Zoo design class. Despite what they say, Animal Kingdom is a AZA accredited ZOO. That’s the highest standard you can get. I’m really excited to see this place, and understand the enclosure design and visitor experience.

[@nickolasschulz2096]

Great Vodeo thank for creating it!!!

[@projectnightfall6882]

The ending of this video is perfect. It sums up why I feel Animal Kingdom is the best park at Disney World and could happily spend days there. Also that Michael Eisner laid the foundation for Disney today.

[@SirBlackReeds]

For better or worse, or both.

[@officialxibro]

Great vids love these insights really relaxing on stressful days where I can escape into stuff I love

[@tommyguerrera]

Animal Kingdom is the best Florida Disney park now. That not a zoo thing when they first opening is kinda weird, the park being a zoo is a big part of what makes it so great and unique along with its incredible theming and attractions that exist now

[@johndrews206]

As a former CM at DAK. Dak is not a zoo. A zoo is where people just go and look at animals. The whole not a zoo campaign was to fight against that mentality. DAK is about learning. Learning about the animals. Learning about the land and learning about conservation

[@tommyguerrera]

@@johndrews206 it’s definitely much more than a zoo so I understand wanting people to have the mentality, but DAK is actually an accredited Zoo by the Association of Zoo’s and Aquariums! They also accredited the aquarium at Epcot

[@sammacca5632]

1:45... hahaha YES 💪🏻 she lives again... 😂 Great video guys, always look forward to your uploads! 😉

[@michaelgreenslade7260]

Thanks for giving Eisner some credit.

[@johnchapman4219]

The thing I remember most about a visit in the opening year was how hot it was and no way to get out of the heat at Animal Kingdom.

[@davec866]

Michael Eisner had his issues but he laid the foundation for the Disney Parks expansion. A lot of people don’t realize the budget constraints Disney was under at the time but he charged ahead (for better or worse) with the expansion including theme parks, hotels, cruise ships and more. It’s an amazing history.

[@belloq81]

This is an excellent -- and very fair -- analysis of Animal Kingdom. While its initial year(s) were underbuilt, it has finally grown into itself quite nicely.

[@robcaines8652]

Great to hear you back on my Saturday morning Dom. Hope your rest was helpful - you sound a lot more passionate than you have of late so I hope that’s a positive step - you have been missed!

[@a.j.cappuccio2859]

Beastly Kingdom would have been the best part.

[@coasterdaddy7123]

Great video about this amazing looking park!

[@Mike__B]

Nothing wrong with a "half day park" when you're doing the whole resort experience at WDW. When I went, I want to say 8 years ago (back when parking was free at resorts, and "slow days" existed). We didn't spend the entire day at Animal Kingdom, but it also wasn't open at night so "half day" is closer to true by design, it was relaxing for what it was, enjoyable, and I didn't have to spend an ungodly amount of time waiting in lines. Now was it as fun as Magic Kingdom? No, but the whole coming back early to the resort (think we got back at 4pm it was far more) allowed us an evening to relax, a nice meal at a good restaurant (Free dining plan for the win!) and the next morning we felt great because we weren't walking around until right before bed as you tend to do at the Magic Kingdom if you stay through all the night time fireworks shows. So yeah the hustle and bustle of running from theme park to theme park and having that occupy every day of your vacation is a bit harsh, and you really miss out on the whole resort experience unless you actively stay away from the parks which is arguably "hard to do" as justifying the daily cost of staying at a resort ends up being more expensive than the average daily cost of the theme park.

[@FFGuy-eu7hr]

I like Animal Kingdom. I do think it could do with 2-3 more rides though. I saw a neat ride that was arctic based and a combination log flume and roller coaster. There is an expansion pad near Expedition Everest.

[@astroguster5522]

Wish they closed the parks sooner, you've been churning out great topics, thank you!

[@cherylmaden5989]

Joe r. Is actually a pretty cool/nice guy. He spent A LOT of time in that park developing everest

[@brittanym58]

AK is my second favorite park! LOVE the safari, FOTLK, EE, and Tusker House. It has been a few years but I can't wait to go back and see the new parts.

[@Yukendoit]

Pre avatar there was a press release for an Australia area in Animal Kingdom. I think Avatar was the money maker to bring people in but I wonder what that area would be like.

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Disney’s Animal Kingdom could’ve been way better with all kinds of cool stuff and lots of animals so it could be a big, full-blown, full-day zoological theme park! Here’s a list of improvements for Disney’s Animal Kingdom! - Halloween and Christmas events with limited-time temporary seasonal attractions, seasonal ride overlays, seasonal entertainment offerings, etc. - a fully-realized Beastly Kingdom adjacent to Pandora with various mythical creatures and several rides - a reimagined Kali River Rapids as Kali Tiger River Rapids Run - a more immersive Dinoland USA with Dino-Rama as a separate area - a Chinese Dragon roller coaster for the Asia section - a 3D dinosaur attraction for Dinoland USA - menagerie animal carousels for Disney’s Animal Kingdom with lots of animals for guests to ride on - a Legend of the Lion King dark ride, a Lion King carousel, and a Tarzan rainforest coaster for the Africa section - more animal attractions - a Camp Critter area with character meet-and-greets, smaller animal attractions, stage shows, and family-friendly rides with Pocahontas, Bambi, Brother Bear, A Bug’s Life, etc. - an Oceans themed area with Finding Nemo, The Little Mermaid, Moana, etc. - a fully-revived Discovery River Boats with some improvements and better stuff - a relocated Pandora to be relocated somewhere else at Disney’s Animal Kingdom for a fully-realized Beastly Kingdom - a carnival area similar to Dino-Rama that celebrates all animals and the animal kingdom - an annual Earth Day event for Disney’s Animal Kingdom that celebrates the planet and its creatures

[@JollyGreenGiant94]

The only expansion pad available is by Rafiki's so perhaps take that land along with Rafiki's and make it into one land geared more towards families (I like your though for Camp Critter). As for an oceans area, I strongly doubt it since that would too closely resemble the Seas pavilion at EPCOT along with the proposed Moana water trail. I personally really like Pandora and wish there was a way to expand it. I think it plays into the mythical element that was always intended. Beastly Kingdom would likely be much too grandiose both in size and budget. As for Dino-Rama and Dinoland, the whole area needs help and a retheme (Though I am not sure what Disney could do without leaning too much towards Jurassic Park).

[@taylorshelton3267]

@@carminecdinoproductions One addition that they could make to dinoland is a ride based on the movie the good dinosaur and now that they own fox they could have a ride or show based on the movie ice age and even have meet and greet characters with the cast of ice age and the good dinosaur.

[@carminecdinoproductions]

@@taylorshelton3267 FOX and Disney don’t mix well, but a ride based on The Good Dinosaur sounds interesting!

[@carminecdinoproductions]

@@JollyGreenGiant94 A slightly expanded Planet Watch area with more land and an area outside for Camp Critter would be interesting! Dinoland should have some more dinosaur related attractions while not leaning to Universal’s Jurassic Park attractions and an oceans section would be its own area of Disney’s Animal Kingdom because Disney’s Animal Kingdom didn’t have an oceans area!

[@chuc98]

It’s a shame the Beastly Kingdom portion of the park never got built...it’d have been fantastic! Instead we got Pandora BUT that’s not a bad thing. Now they have the opportunity to level Dinoland and build Beastly Kingdom.

[@StorytellerStudios]

Great review. I love Animal Kingdom!

[@SirBlackReeds]

There's actually a multi-layered, advanced narrative at work in DinoLand, U.S.A., of which the Dino-rama is a part of.

[@tonycommodore8929]

Disney needs to resurrect both Beastly Kingdom and The Excavator rollercoaster that was designed as the second attraction in Dinoland....that you forgot to mention. That would give the park 4 more major attractions and solidify DAK as a full day park.

[@LextheRobot]

When you said the animatronic had an 'affiliation' for disco, you meant to say 'affinity', am I right?

[@cherylmaden5989]

I saw the flames/smoke/ knight skeleton at cast preview...it woulda been AWESOME

[@alextirrellRI]

I went back in February for the first time and was pleasantly surprised with how much fun I had and how much there was to do. I didn't even get to do quite everything.

[@michaeltaylor1603]

Lots to say about this park. I had a friend & co-worker that knew I loved Disney themed parks. She brought me back a souvenir book the yr. it opened. I still have it. I went pre-Everest & watched it being built. It IS a must for me to visit during my 5 days in Orlando in early to mid 2000's. Dripping with details, great food + the wonderful animals & Tree of Life. They talked Walt out of real animals on Jungle Cruise 4 that same reason. Animals have eat & poop. LOL! Theme park rule #1 have enough 4 an 8 hr. stay! Flash forward 2008 Hard Rock Themed Park (closed in 6 months. 1/2 day park & $400 million wasted!!!???!!!) Glad AK finally got it right! BTW EVERY Diz park had rough openings & rough patches. We'll get thru them. Michael T.

[@BroskiStudios]

Am I the only person that absolutely despises Pandora ONLY BECAUSE I know what couldve been in the spot instead? I wish we got Beastly Kingdom. It looked AMAZING and fits the narrative much better. They could've easily created a Pandora ride in Beastly Kingdom, instead of throwing millions at making an extremely well themed land. I love Pandora, but thats literally a sliver of all "fictional" animals.

[@gracewilliams6297]

I remember when someone said, Jambo to me for the first time. It was cool to here another hello greeting besides Spanish.

[@marseilletarot]

No mention of the burned armor or the fire-breathing ...... something....... that were visible from the boat ride?!

[@Maniac536]

To this day I still haven’t been to animal kingdom. Could never afford a trip

[@danielramsey1959]

Zootopia land.... But...expand more Avatar! Pandora will last a long time.

[@vidhound]

What the heck happened, starting at 11:17? I'm just watching a silly documentary about theme parks. I didn't expect to be getting a tear in my eye on Sunday morning. I came to the comments to see if anyone else had the same reaction, but no one's mentioning it, so I thought I would! Great ending :-)

[@Horizons1]

What is the footage of Eisner in the top of Imagination from?

[@hermanpesina6328]

As I get older animal kingdom becomes my favorite park its the most Immersive theme park in disney and I really feel on vacation when I'm there

[@poeschmoe6499]

I wish emperors new groove was a huge financial success cuz I feel a small Incan themed area with an Yzmas lab coaster would have been a much better fit than Chester and Hester. (I mean, the movie is also about changing into animals, so it feels like a match made in heaven)

[@Jozabad]

1:45 OK, now I know you're putting her in there deliberately...

[@michaelinterbartolo3]

Your comments on Eisner taking a chance on theme parks during troubled times seems like something chopak should have heeded this past year. With the downturn in attendance should they have pumped more money into upgrades and expansion projects instead of slow rolling them and putting them on the back burner? Sure it would be optically bad to spend on park while you layoff cast members but construction creates jobs and having all sorts of new rides and attractions post covid would entice folks to rush back this would mean more cast members need to be hired as well

[@RedJet-bq6fq]

I like dim sum

[@wpatrickw2012]

When Animal Kingdom and MGM Studios (now Disney Hollywood Studios) opened, I would spend the morning at Animal Kingdom and the afternoon and evening at Studios.

[@Mike__B]

"It had 2 rides..." and one of them was to show you the "not-a-zoo" part of the park.

[@Mikey719]

Am I missing something? Didn't the park have a few more rides? I remember the rapids, the flat spinner ride and the crazy mouse spinner coaster next to dinosaur. Also the transport to the conversation center is kinda a ride. It only had 2 major rides but not right to discount the other rides when the park first opened

[@kandikidzora]

Those were added later and not opening day

[@Mikey719]

@@kandikidzora thanks. Thats insane! Still think you should count the train as a ride as that was a walt thing. Most of his parks have a "train". In at least one case the train runs away 🤣🤣🤣

[@ReviewTyme]

Yep apart from the Transport rides being the train and the short-lived boats the park only had two true attractions upon opening - Dinosaur and Kilamanjaro Safaris. A lot of things such as the Rapids and Dinorama did open shortly after though to try and fix the issues of few rides - Luke

[@SNS3000]

I remember hearing that when the budget was cut they could only afford either Dinoland USA or the Beastly Kingdom with the other being saved for phase 2. I wonder how things would have gone if they went with Beastly Kingdom?

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Disney’s Animal Kingdom could’ve been way better with all kinds of cool stuff and lots of animals so it could be a big, full-blown, full-day zoological theme park! Here’s a list of improvements for Disney’s Animal Kingdom! - Halloween and Christmas events with limited-time temporary seasonal attractions, seasonal ride overlays, seasonal entertainment offerings, etc. - a fully-realized Beastly Kingdom adjacent to Pandora with various mythical creatures and several rides - a reimagined Kali River Rapids as “Kali Tiger River Rapids Run” - a more immersive Dinoland USA with Dino-Rama as a separate area - a Chinese Dragon roller coaster for the Asia section adjacent to Expedition Everest - a 3D dinosaur attraction for Dinoland USA - menagerie animal carousels for Disney’s Animal Kingdom with lots of animals for guests to ride on - a Legend of the Lion King dark ride, a Lion King carousel, and a Tarzan rainforest coaster for the Africa section - a Journey Into the Jungle Book dark ride for the Asia section - more animal attractions - a Camp Critter area with character meet-and-greets, smaller animal attractions, stage shows, and family-friendly rides with Pocahontas, Bambi, Brother Bear, A Bug’s Life, etc. - an Oceans themed area with Finding Nemo, The Little Mermaid, Moana, etc. - a fully-revived Discovery River Boats with some improvements and better stuff - a relocated Pandora to be relocated somewhere else at Disney’s Animal Kingdom for a fully-realized Beastly Kingdom - a carnival area similar to Dino-Rama that celebrates all animals and the animal kingdom called “Beastly Boardwalk Animal Carnival” - an annual Earth Day event for Disney’s Animal Kingdom that celebrates the planet and its creatures - more shows

[@byronwhitman5203]

Next land to be named "Why don't you shut up?"

[@MatecaCorp]

For me, my favorite parts of the park were the actually a zoo areas. (And of course Pandora) my least favorite part is the area around the lagoon, including the Expedition Everest section. It is incredibly cramped, Dinoland is flat out terrible, and, worst of all, it’s visually unappealing due to the grandstand seating (that they built for a show that only lasted a few years) which looms over the paths and blocks the view of the water feature. As a somewhat minor note, Expedition Everest was running extremely rough when I visited. I still rode it multiple times, but the jackhammering was pretty painful.

[@dronesaur4328]

Lol, I remember those "Nahtazu" commercials from the late 90s.

[@taylorshelton3267]

Animal kingdom is my favorite park at the walt Disney world resort and I go there to see wild animals, dinosaurs, and the tree of life. I will see pandora the next time I visit animal kingdom.

[@Coolsomeone234]

Dueling Dragons

[@markmichel3855]

MGM only had the great movie ride and the backlot tour when it opened, I think

[@jenmallows]

didn’t it also have superstar limo? i don’t remember

[@markmichel3855]

@@jenmallows that was California adventure

[@dinomation]

Animal kingdom is still my favorite odthw Disney land resort.

[@UmmYeahOk]

Before COVID19, Animal Kingdom was still a half day park despite how busy it was. I was not going to wait 3 hours to ride Flight of Avatar. We were just going to leave. Kali River Rapids was closed for refurbishment and Primeval Whirl was closed as it became seasonal. When every ride is over an hours wait, why have this one closed? I mean we did everything that was open but Flight of Passage, even the dinoland playground. We go every year, but Ai have never seen Rivers of light because I did not want to wonder around the park for several hours only for a chance to see it. There was no guarantee my family would even get a seat. I mean, why not bring back the parades (if there weren’t COVID)? Why not the river boat ride? They were so desperate for rides in the beginning, that you could ride in a boat around discovery island/safari village.

[@yikesvikes]

Animal Kingdom is my wife's favorite park, while I prefer Hollywood Studios..... However, we all enjoy spending the day at AK, and often will come back, after spending the day at one of the other parks, to see Pandora at night . . . We find things to do in ALL the parks, and usually spend 8-12 hours (Sometimes more) in each park.

[@Pantheragem]

I used to hate Eisner. However, compared to Iger, he's a creative and an artist.

[@andybornman190]

They could still technically do an imaginary animal land besides Pandora, with Zootopia, hear me out because they are an IP for more families visiting and animals don't speak.

[@danasandoval624]

Perhaps if Disney stopped spreading itself thin opening parks all over the world until they actually finished the ones they have here in the US the parks here could have come to their full potential. Then expanded other places, while updating on a regular basis the already existing parks. Love all the parks in Orlando Universal and WDW being my favorites.

[@martidodger7106]

Every time I am reminded of what we could have had with Beastly Kingdom I get sad. Pandora is pretty and all, but it's so out of place in AK and was clearly Iger scrambling to find a property that could rival HP and it's really not the pop culture mainstay that Iger was hoping for it to be...too bad they didn't wait a year because then they would have Star Wars and then maybe we could have had Beastly Kingdom.

[@WorldOfExcitementE]

I doubt it. Disney seems to be done building original themed rides and lands. All of their new theme park additions have been based off IPs (Toy Story Land, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Tron, Avengers Campus, Pixar Pier, etc.)

[@dylan9382]

I think a zootopia ride would work well in animal kingdom

[@Clay3613]

Dinosaur Countdown To Extinction is not a clone of Indiana Jones! The ride is much smaller and confined in scope!

[@yajairairizarry1]

Did you know Disney Imagineers visited schools in Central Florida and asked children to draw their dream theme park? Did you know the child's picture was almost identical to the original park schematics? As a lot of Disney ideas go children are the inspiration for many of its ideas.

[@silver_desperado]

Any proof of that?

[@robradical7213]

I still miss Beastly Kingdom.

[@zappy4252]

Yea I love defunct animal kingdom

[@itsjourdon]

Wish they would fix the yeti

[@bobs3060]

Honestly, although themeing wise Animal Kingdom is amazing, it is still pretty empty. And I’m afraid that they are going to just replace rides in the near future instead of expand further like they should. It needs another land

[@jakekuhl1]

Could you say this is the only Disney park safe from ever being outdated?

[@chriscombs3170]

I was on board until you said that DAK could get away with being a half day park because I get look at details in walls. That's a scapegoat to justify a half day experience. This was never their intent. MGM was a half day for the same reasons and no one said it was intentional if you did things that people don't usually go to theme parks for. People want rides. And the last 20 years have proven that.

[@chriscombs3170]

But I still have to say this is the best theme park KZbin channel!

[@johndrews206]

To see everything at DAK. Need at least 2 to 3 days. There's is so much hidden stuff there

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Animal Kingdom had mistakes? *Inconceivable!*

[@Coolsomeone234]

Hi again

[@Lil_Angry_Bitch]

AK is a very beautiful park with very lackluster and disappointing rides. All the budget went into making the park look pretty instead of putting actually attractions into the park.

[@pault5557]

Actually, all the budget went into securing and caring for the animals which is a HUGE expense since they need care and feeding everyday as opposed to animatronics that only need maintenance maybe once a year!

[@Lil_Angry_Bitch]

@@pault5557 Please! The Yeti Animatronic on Everest hasn't worked since 2006. It has received ZERO maintenance. Also AK has the same admission price as Epcot and DHS even though those parks don't have a ton of animals.

[@pault5557]

@@Lil_Angry_Bitch doesn’t change the fact that live animals are EXPENSIVE! 😎

[@SNS3000]

@@Lil_Angry_Bitch The yeti had a flaw that was harming the stability of the building every time it swung its arms and the only way to fix this flaw would be to basically take the mountain apart and then put it back together again. Besides being very expensive, this would put the ride out of operation for a long time.

[@scawfan75]

I would kill to have Eisner back over the Bobs. Eisner had the drive to make Disney better. The Bobs have destroyed the company especially after the Live Action Mulan disaster and their Chinese blood money.

[@rmannayr2129]

TOO BAD THAT DISNEY DIDN'T GIVE IT ENOUGH BUDGET!

[@alx42013]

How hard is it for trillion dollar Disney company... To build Wakanda!!! With a couple Marvel Black Panther rides? Do they really hate making money? If a Wakanda was built there,almost exactly like in the MCU,with a couple awesome thrill rides,(honoring Chadwick Boseman)with Black Panther..... Please... TAKE MY M O N E Y !

[@dennissmith5807]

The one restaurant gem at AK is The tiffins. Everything else is just fast food fuckery.

[@fifthrider]

True. Two extremes and not much in between. Makes no sense.

[@SanDeeMcGeek]

i wish they had build beastly kingdom instead of that pandora crap

[@JustinDynamicD]

ehhh "arguably best coaster in the world" is a bit of a reach. It's fun, sure. But lets not get ahead of ourselves.

[@tjpetrucce8156]

Pointing out things in AK that aren't a mistake...now that'd be a short video

[@bens.8234]

They didn’t learn anything what about galaxy edge

[@Mirthful_Midori]

I do believe there is an ulterior motive behind the "not a zoo" thing. There are certain requirements to be considered a zoo and to refer to it as a zoo. The American Zoo and Aquarium Association oversees that and they set the rules that need to be followed. Things like habitat size are one of the things they cover.

[@JustinCoasters]

Relaxing Park= Not much to do, but the same cost to go to as other parks like Magic Kingdom and Epcot

[@theojenner1902]

Sadly it still is a half day park

[@codenamekendall2780]

I mean the beastly kingdom is a better idea then pandora. I feel like Pandora is outta place and would be more at home in tomorrow land

[@ZontarDow]

Animal Kingdom should embrace its zoo/amusement park hybrid like Busch gardens does. Disney's too skittish about the parks becoming too different from the Magic Kingdom.

[@timothyfogarty5829]

I'm tired of Disney considering shows and walkthroughs rides lol it's so stupid

[@zappy4252]

You can blow a day at the DMV. Being an all day experience does not make something good.

[@patrickn8355]

"If you come for rides, you'll be done in 2 hours. If you consider stage shows as well....make it 4" 💀

[@DasSockMan]

Hehe, Harambe 1:10

[@Emplordxiii]

Boo!

[@SalivatingSteve]

When I visited Disney World with my family in August 1998, we skipped Animal Kingdom entirely and went to Epcot a 2nd time on the 4th day of our tickets.

[@Gigaamped]

Listen I know you gotta try to redeem Michael Eisner in your next video because CONTENT but let's be honest, those parks were mistakes. I have yet to witness this old adage ever fail: It takes less time and money to do something right the first time then to rush it and have to fix/repair/REPLACE your mistakes later.