Disney’s Animal Kingdom is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The fourth park built at the resort, it opened on April 22, 1998, and it is the largest single Disney theme park in the world, covering more than 500 acres (2 km┬▓). It is also the first Disney theme park to be themed entirely around animal conservation, a philosophy once pioneered by Walt Disney himself. Disney’s Animal Kingdom is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, meaning they have met and exceeded the standards in Education, Conservation and Research.

In 2007, the park hosted approximately 9.49 million guests, ranking it the fifth-most visited amusement park in the United States and eight-most visited in the world. – Wikipedia

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Official Site

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Disney’s Animal Kingdom on Wikipedia

Click the images to view the Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Virtual Earth Maps – pan and zoom around in a virtual view of the park.

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