The Creation of Disney's Animal Kingdom | Expedition Animal Kingdom

[@justinchild8439]

I met Joe Rhode on Friday! He was so kind and awesome to me, despite being in Animal Kingdom after working.

[@laurenserrano3720]

All the old clips and stuff you played made me happy nostalgic cry, specially the commercial where the tree of life grows in the building 😭😭😭

[@Pantheragem]

Nothing like this will happen under Iger. In fact, Eisner's biggest reservation concerning Iger as his successor is that he avoided any risks and squelched creativity. Looks like he was right.

[@RiqueFresco]

Pantheragem And now, it’s even less likely under Chapek.

[@abbysc417]

Pantheragem yeah I don’t know why people hate on Eisner so much... he created almost everything we know today at WDW in and out of the parks

[@chileanyways196]

@@RiqueFresco sadly true

[@JetFire0422]

When I went on a week long trip to Disney on 08 Animal Kingdom was the park I was least excited about. Once I got there I was blown away how awesome it was. It's a great park to visit.

[@GrumpsTheMovie]

Nice we got the creation of Animal Kingdom I think I wanna see the creation of Tokyo Disneyland and the history of Beastly Kingdom

[@Lil_Angry_Bitch]

I want to see the creation of Tokyo Disneysea

[@GrumpsTheMovie]

@@Lil_Angry_Bitch good idea too

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

I have not been but plan to next year so i will cover the parks there after then except for individual episodes.

[@GrumpsTheMovie]

@@ExpeditionThemePark oh that's great, I always wanted to visit Japan

[@fastpassfacts]

A great way to start the morning! awesome video as always! that park would be amazing if 1 they built Beastly kingdom and 2 they fix the Yeti!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

I am honestly in the camp who does not really care about the Yeti lol. You see it for a second.

[@fastpassfacts]

Expedition Theme Park lol it’s because you want to be edgy and cool 😂

[@lotaz6839]

@@fastpassfacts Pandora’s better than beastly kingdom.

[@daveotuwa5596]

Safari Village is the former name for Discovery Island where the Tree of Life, home of the Animal Kingdom's main attraction, is situated.

[@StarportS]

Animal kingdom has always been a great park with Disney, it created a world where people can connect to animals, dinosaurs, and myths. This park has truly been taken to be a great park in Florida

[@nicholasonufrak]

I'm happy Mr. Eisner was shown in a better light for once. You can tell his passion was in this project in particular and we all thank him for that.

[@MovieEnforcer]

Let's face it. Eisner critics/Iger fans are not very bright.

[@coyoteartist]

I never visited Animal Kingdom, although I did go to Discovery Island twice. My sister however did go to Animal Kingdom and it was a joy to me to find out that one of the hippos she saw on the safari was a hippo that lived at the Central Florida Zoo when we were kids and would have seen her there.

[@marcushutchison9176]

Gotta give Eisner credit. He saved Disney and expanded the parks

[@MarkyMatey]

And nearly killed it.

[@SirBlackReeds]

@@MarkyMatey Eh, the Parks would have survived. Sure, his choices didn't always pay off, but when they did they really payed off. Heck, if his departure had been a year later, we probably would have received a Muppet Land in Disney-MGM Studios.

[@Twicken17]

"So, you wanted to talk about the project? And we should cancel it?" *brings in bengal tiger* What a boss move.

[@kingposeidon4535]

Easily the best themeing of any Disney park other than DisneySea. People always seem to be blown away by the immersion of the Wizarding World, but Animal Kingdom went for the whole immersive experience long before. I know that this may be low on the list, but I would like to see the history behind Rafiki's Planet Watch. Michael Eisner's fusion of entertainment and education is a principal that has sadly been lost under Iger.

[@SirBlackReeds]

At least Planet Watch is here to stay.

[@theamazingandtalentedblake8296]

King Poseidon well the areas that are pretty neat is Africa , Asia and let’s not forget the magnificent tree of life

[@starberrycupcake]

Amazing start of a series!! Such a great idea to go through Islands of Adventure and then Animal Kingdom to tackle both The Lost Continent and Beastly Kingdom afterward, since they have a lot to do with each other, that's amazing narrative foresight. I'm from Latin America and the promotion for Animal Kingdom here was huge, I remember how hyped the park was and how promoted it was at the time, there was this super eerie magazine ad that had a family walking through the park being followed by shadows of animals and as a kid I was so enthralled, especially with the idea that there could be dragons involved. I'm looking forward to the next installment!

[@PHLFANJAN]

It's my favorite WDW park by far

[@Chunks76]

Sam, you have hit the last two videos out of the park!!! Well done sir. I think Avery is right I think the Disco Yeti deserves it's own Expedition. Or the other great one is the first story line of Kilimanjaro Safaris.

[@8675309858]

Cant wait for the Beastlly Kingdom/Lost Continent episode

[@JustLikeParadise]

Your narrative is fantastic. Love your channel. Great editing and information.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you so much

[@Roblilley999]

The way you put your videos together to tell a story works perfectly. Every video I have watched of yours amazed me, since I found your channel through the video made about Pleasure Island Cleethorpes UK (My home town) I am hooked. Great work

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you so much Robert

[@Vocaloidsrule]

The theming and shows at Animal Kingdom are amazing! The downside is it gets crowed very quickly and there's not a lot of shade to escape the heat.

[@JakeLX]

Glad to get a look at this park. I feel like it is underrated.

[@GregsGameRoom]

I got a preview of the park before it opened. Dinosaur was called "Countdown to Extinction" and it was hella rough. Seems just as bad today.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Happy 21st bday Animal Kingdom

[@theravagepirate]

Uploaded on Earth day, so much attention to detail. Love this channel

[@gogglespisano24]

Joe Rhode is an absolute legend. I would give my eye teeth to meet him.

[@mostlyjoe]

One of the members of my extended family was part of the steel crew that put together the tree inside animal Kingdom. I got to hear stories about how they put together some of the stuff in that park.

[@theoriginalabimation]

this is my absolute favourite park and I cant wait to see you explore it more! I'd love to learn more about the conservation and how they take care of the animals in the parks. That's not something I know much about.

[@Sdanwolf]

My gosh man you’re on a roll! Awesomeness! 🙌

[@SeeShaunVlog]

This is one of your best videos yet!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thanks Shaun!

[@john43261]

Animal Kingdom is such a beautiful park.

[@theamazingandtalentedblake8296]

John Weiner how about six flags great adventure

[@RamsayboltonSnow]

Love your Disney and universal videos. The best. Great footage and info!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thanks!

[@tigris115]

I'm very much a zoo and zoology person so this park is my favorite.

[@ava1452]

Please do 6 flags Atlantis!!!

[@BLThackrey]

I'd like an in depth look at the original and the changes for Kilimanjaro Safari's . Also why not do an episode on all the behind the scenes tours .

[@gduckstudios]

Animal Kingdom finally did get mythical animals in 2017 in some form though with the new land, Pandora: World of Avatar. So basically now Animal Kingdom finally does have current, extinct and mythical animals in the park like it was originally intended to be.

[@shuuichissaihara]

I've met so many people that actually don't like Animal kingdom idek how it's such a relaxing park and the theming is even better in person Always have to visit when I go to Disney

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

It is one of my favs

[@theamazingandtalentedblake8296]

Saihara Shuuichi yeah because it’s got live animals like 🦁🐯🐘🦒🦍🦓🦛🦏🐊and I love animals and this is my favorite park at Disney and they’ve got the rainforest cafe

[@Cpndsny]

The interviewers really made me angry lol

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Yeah!

[@Brandon-qd2lb]

We need a lost continent tribute video that be so cool!

[@MM-ew4eh]

OhhhMy goodness 325??? Me and my friend were just at this park last week and was debating the numbers of animals carved in that tree🤣this park is amazingly done so well that zoo hardly comes to mind 🤷🏽‍♂️Pandora alone speechless

[@AndStuffLikeThat]

I am excited for this one. I think Animal Kingdom is my favorite park when I get down to the base of it.

[@theamazingandtalentedblake8296]

And Stuff Like That six flags great adventure is another great theme park and one of the theme parks that I do want to visit is Busch gardens

[@AndStuffLikeThat]

@@theamazingandtalentedblake8296 I went to Busch Gardens in High school. Haven't been there in at least 15 years, I am hoping to get back.

[@theamazingandtalentedblake8296]

And Stuff Like That which one the one in Tampa or the one in Williamsburg

[@AndStuffLikeThat]

@@theamazingandtalentedblake8296 Tampa.

[@dinocas420]

Woooo!!!! Animal Kingdom!

[@bignibbabiopatrick8467]

This was a amazing video, as always. I have one suggestion, do a history of universal studios japan. It's not really known and it would be cool to watch.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

I will one day and thanks!

[@adamkehoe7405]

A video on how Pandora came to be at Animal Kingdom.

[@amusementnow4416]

"Highly themed areas"..."Camp Minnie-Mickey"

[@Amythest]

The first and only time that I’ve been to Disney’s Animal Kingdom was in February 2000. I have better memories of it than I do of Epcot probably because my grandma dragged me, a 4 year old, onto Maelstrom.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Haha you need to go back!

[@Amythest]

That’s the plan though Alton Towers is higher on my priority list at the moment.

[@riley.b22]

Some people think that Pandora doesn’t belong in Animal Kingdom it doesn’t fit, but I think it does. Yes, it does stink that we will never get Beastly Kingdom, but I think that Pandora is pretty close, and it’s certainly better than Camp Minnie-Mickey. But I think that because they went the nature route for Pandora and made it centered around the plants and animals, with nature taking over industrial building, it fits with Animal Kingdom seamlessly. And yeah, it’s not as educational about conservation as the other lands, but neither is Dinoland. In Pandora they reinforce the idea of people living on harmony with nature, which sounds like Animal Kingdom to me. I think that they did a really amazing job with the land, and it has definitely made Animal Kingdom even greater than it already was.

[@guy2316]

This is looking like a wild video

[@superbowlchamps52]

what is the name of your theme song/? also youve been doing a lot of great content lately!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

The Great One Step

[@superbowlchamps52]

@@ExpeditionThemePark thanks!

[@Rachellk]

Where does Joe get those earrings he only wears one of? Creative inside and out!

[@zookeeperguy3249]

I have a chronic fear of flying 😨 I wish I could walk upon this legendary park.

[@repboy1]

Still my favorite theme park in Orlando

[@koolstup]

Walt Disney's favourite people were animals??

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

He classed his characters such as bambi as people

[@kevinsaviro2708]

He basically saying i like animals more than humans lol

[@danielhopeuk]

The biggest question is: What was Eisner's Fifth theme park idea!?

[@jd5832]

Dinosaur carried AK for years until avatar was built, used to be a half day park

[@captainjack8319]

Good video

[@edvaira6891]

I’ve always thought of animal kingdom has less of a animal themed zoo park, and more of a completion of world showcase from Epcot! Epcot does not have any representation of Southeast Asia or India nor does it have much of a representation of Africa… So animal kingdom completes the rest of the world that world showcase doesn’t!

[@cannotthinkofausername6379]

Now I desperately want to know what Eisner's idea for a fifth park was!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Me too

[@kingposeidon4535]

I wouldn't be surprised if Port Disney or Disney's America would have made their way to Florida if he had stayed CEO.

[@Miximals7]

Very interesting video 👍 Do you think you could do an history of the ‘Dubai Parks and Resorts’ (most mainly Motiongate Dubai, Legoland Dubai, and Bollywood Park Dubai)?

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

I want to at some point yes!

[@louisgoodwin9431]

Please we need the history of the beastly kingdom and the lost continent

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

It is coming as i said in the video!

[@sunnygirl523]

I love a bug’s life and animal kingdom but I hated it’s tough to be a bug ❤

[@prinny5828]

Animal kingdom is an amazing park but last summer I went and the security was terrible. We went twice and the first time we went they never made children go through the metal detectors and the second time, they never made my mum, only my dad had to go through.

[@oliviasilvers7650]

I love the videos. You should look into Kings island in Cincinnati Ohio

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

I will do something on it soonish.

[@Overbound]

Missed opportunity to not make Pride Rock the centerpiece of the park. Tree of life my butt.

[@Clay3613]

I'm still sore I missed the original version of Kilimanjaro Safaris and Expedition Everest.

[@BernicePanders]

LoL, I was thinking "how the heck does one RESEARCH the religious fairy tale Noah's Ark??" Then I saw it was just anal research, but you'd think a single day of that would abolish ANY IDEA that even one of each of 10% of the animals that existed 6,000 years ago was even possible!

[@TheGuardingDark_]

"So. Do you want to go ahead with the Animal theme park?" "Eh, we're not really sure about it...." "....Release the tiger."

[@rogersage2645]

I'd love to learn more about Pandora please!

[@darylreed7771]

Roy e Disney was walts brother. Not nephew. Great video though. Not trying to be an a hole.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

I love the fact that they turned an oil rig into a giant tree. Great job Disney on the details of the park but please fix Disco Yeti

[@jonathanwallis3300]

FIX THE YETI! (*Clap*) FIX THE YETI! (*Clap*) FIX THE YETI! (*Clap*) FIX THE YETI! (*Clap*)

[@jamesrobinson3264]

Being lucky enough to ride Expedition Everest during its soft launch and seeing the Yeti in A-Mode, it was certainly a sight to behold.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Joe Rhode swears by that metal earpiece that houses his second brain, the yeti will be fixed.

[@derekllewellyn6663]

@@jonathanwallis3300 do you know galya peeva she was going to I want Hippocampus for Christmas in her

[@BLasherman]

But when we getting those imagined Animals, no I don't count Avatar Land. Still want a dragon and a unicorn.......

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

They count!

[@BLasherman]

@@ExpeditionThemePark Imaginary Alien Animals aren't Imaginary Earth Animals, but now that I think about it there IS a Yeti in that Mountain there......

[@tigris115]

Avatar land is pretty impressive looking ngl

[@juliagoodwin9510]

It might look nice... but I'd rather have fantasy characters instead. Yes, I am bitter, why do you ask?

[@chriso0015]

The yeti isn’t an imagined animal?

[@Panzerspatzi]

Animal Kingdom will always hold a special place in my heart because it’s where my family spent the turn of the millennium. It was the only park left with capacity for visitors that didn’t stay in a Disney Resort (they were fully booked so long in advance we couldn’t get a room in one of the cheaper ones. We’re from Germany and it was before you would book everything online, no travel agency at home could help us get a room.) At first, we were pretty disappointed because we thought there wouldn’t be a firework since Animal Kingdom usual doesn’t have them to protect the animals. But the park was open so much longer than usual, and they actually had a stage with live music AND a firework at midnight somewhere around the parking lot(?), a good distance away from the park and the animals. And you could see the other fireworks from the other parks all around you so clearly. Standing there, surrounded by people wearing goofy 2000 glasses and hats, is one of the clearest memories of my life. Also, I remember being on the Safari in the afternoon of 31 December and most of the animals were already kinda freaking out and behaving like crazy. It took us soooo long to finish the tour because way more animals than usual kept blocking the road or coming up to the vehicle... animals and New Year’s Eve just don’t get along, no matter if it’s an ostrich or a pet dog.

[@christinajoanne8177]

When I was younger my favorite park was Magic Kingdom. As I got older, it became Animal Kingdom. I feel like you’re only really able to appreciate the theming, research, and the authenticity of the park if you’re a tad bit older - moreover I feel like you’re only able to appreciate the details, and blatant hard work required to maintain the park with age. Love it!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

I agree

[@joshberninger8355]

I think you get a better appreciation of it as you get older but it’s always been my favorite since it opened when I was early teen. The one that really grew on me as I got older was EPCOT. I didn’t really care for it as a kid as I found it dull with very few rides and no real thrills. Now I think it’s a great park.

[@FuchsiaMuffin]

My family used to dislike Animal Kingdom and it spread towards me. We’d just zip through the park and never emerged in it. After going back last year and seeing pandora we actually slowed down and seen everything due to traveling with older guests, I love how close you can get with the animals and learned about them. I love how detailed everything is. It’s great to know the true meaning of it instead of just thinking of it as a “dumb educational zoo park”.

[@brycevo]

Animal Kingdom is one of my favorite Disney parks. It was so cool

[@theamazingandtalentedblake8296]

Bryce McKenzie mine too and when I was young I was scared of the Everest , dinosaur and the bugs life show for some reason probably because they were in the dark I guess

[@cheekybo9926]

I love this park. It is the most immersive park as a whole that I've ever been too and with the addition of Pandora, they've upped the stakes massively. Would be nice to see how they continue to expand the park, especially with the rumours about Dino Land.

[@realestateunplugged6129]

I think Disney's Animal Kingdom is actually the 3rd most visited park in the USA now.. Such a great place.

[@theamazingandtalentedblake8296]

Real Estate Unplugged how about six flags great adventure that’s a nice place and they’ve got awesome rides

[@realestateunplugged6129]

Blake Lane - Never been man, but "my" fav six flags was Magic Mountain. I'm a Disney park fan way more though because I'm into high quality real estate.

[@edvaira6891]

It comes as NO SURPRISE that the GLORIOUS Adventurers Club came from the Totally Whacked-out mind of Joe Rohde!

[@Rachellk]

I love this park! If you’re an animal lover it is truly a religious experience lol! 🐼🐨🦁🐘🦄🐉

[@theamazingandtalentedblake8296]

Rachel mine too and another theme park I do like is six flags great adventure and they’ve got some of the coolest rides 🎢 on the planet and there’s one theme park I do want to visit Busch gardens

[@ChrisLShack1998]

Hey, here's a fact you could possibly add to your video on Expedition Everest. In the queue, there's a footprint of the Yeti that was given to the imagineers by Josh Gates, the host of Expedition Unknown on Discovery Channel. Joah had made a trip to the Himalayas a few years back and brought home a mold of a supposed Yeti footprint, which he gave to the imagineers working on the attraction at the time.

[@lukegreen5341]

I've Might Go To Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park At Walt Disney World Resort In Florida In The United States of America One Day. Thanks Expedition Theme Park Mate. X

[@theamazingandtalentedblake8296]

Luke Green where you from ???

[@lukegreen5341]

In The UK. Thanks Blake Lane Mate. X

[@hp932]

When I was little this was always my park because Everest had just opened when my grandmother took me and we did a lot more of the attractions than my sister or any of my cousins did. Could you do a video on delta dreamflight please?

[@MarkVerstappen93]

Very informative and extensive in the right ways. I've seen a few of these about the Animal Kingdom, but this one focuses on all the things I've not seen in the others. 😃 👍

[@mrpzo7224]

Do Thorpe park stealth

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thanks for watching!

[@melissamdphoto7866]

joe rhode is so creative its amazing! i was blown away with the construction of everest / all the behind the senes stuff they did to build it and the area. also excited for an episode on killimanjaro safari! i remember when the ride had the "gotta catch the poachers" story and never knew why they changed it! was kinda hoping you'd throw in the old commercial where they say animal kingdom commercial where they all yell "its notazoo!!" it feels like my brain made that one up haha

[@sleepink.]

I can’t express how much I love your videos. The amount of information and detail you give is always so interesting. Another amazing video

[@JustOutnAbout]

Love this park!! Ak is the fave Disney park of mine! 🦁🦓🦒 ~Dawn

[@Jen-cj2br]

When I was little animal kingdom was brand new. The one thing I remember more than anything about my trip is the tree of life. I probably spent an entire hour picking out different animals and I was just so blown away by it

[@simonbreanda7822]

I’m from the uk, and have been visiting Florida parks since my parents first took me on holiday their since I was 5, they took me back year upon year and I was lucky to see the opening of mgm studios as a child, then universal studios, blizzard beach, islands of adventure etc. I’m now 34 and so appreciate your channel, as it gives me the opportunity to both revisit my childhood and also keep up to date with the new innovations. Thank you

[@keishyps]

i really appreciate all the effort you put into your videos! i'm becoming more and more of a disney theme park geek, so your videos really help me

[@svhwdwnut]

Keish P-S me too

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you!

[@Yukendoit]

Remember it’s NAHTAZU!

[@noodle4460]

I just love this , I’m suppose to do hw but this is better

[@TheCartmanforprez]

Animal Kingdom was easily the most memorable of all the individual Disney parks that make up Disney World. Especially after having gotten used to Disneyland in California. I loved the atmosphere and I still have memories of eating at the cafe and having egrets come right up to me

[@michaeltaylor9977]

A friend brought me a souvenir book back the year it opened. It is always a MUST for me to visit the park. I first went in the early to mid 2000's. The theming is over the top and immersive. Tree of Life is a visual must see as well. Have not experienced Pandora 1st hand, but I know it's AMAZING! Oh! There are"tons" of hidden Mickeys in the park.

[@starsINSPACE]

I didn't know animal kingdom had been around so long

[@BlazeHeartPanther]

I eagerly await to see your take on Beastly Kingdom. It was probably one of my Most Wanted expansions to a Disney theme park

[@GaryMeolaJr]

Great video, your content gets better and better. Animal Kingdom is such a special park, nothing else like it.

[@theamazingandtalentedblake8296]

Gary Meola, Jr. what about six flags great adventure they’ve got awesome rides there like nitro , Kingda ka , bizarro , super man and Batman and let’s not forget the safari

[@nadiafalcone9665]

Love it! So excited for the rest of the vids in the series. You should collab with bright sun films or defunctland!

[@mischiefmanaged5757]

This is by far my family’s favourite of the parks. We always make more trips to AK than any of the other Disney properties.

[@dylangeltzeiler946]

0:33 I saw this on a commercial years ago. I even saw it on the VHS of Disney’s The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride. Then I visited Walt Disney World in 2001 & there I saw… 0:57 Disney’s Animal Kingdom itself. I returned again in 2007 & again in 2009. Those were excellent good times. Oh yeah, good times alright. Someday, I hope to return to Walt Disney World & see some of my favorite stomping grounds. Especially those at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Although I know there’s been some changes since & not all of my stomping grounds are at the heart of Orlando Florida anymore. I sure will miss one of them. I can only hope some my other favorite stomping grounds at Disney’s Animal Kingdom are still there.

[@StorytellerStudios]

Great video! Very comprehensive and yet concise. Animal Kingdom has become my favorite of the four parks. I was a bit skeptical regarding Pandora, that is before visiting it...WOW! What a great addition to the Animal Kingdom. Once again- Very nice video!