· the tree of life stands at 14 stories tall and 50 feet wide, and features more than 315 animal carvings.
· animal kingdom contains more than 3,000 species of plants, many of which are not native to florida.
· expedition everest is 200 feet tall, and is also the tallest “mountain” the state of florida.
· the entire park of animal Kingdom is shaped like africa.
· animal kingdom is the newest disney world park, having opened in april of 1998.
· animal kingdom is nearly five times the size of magic kingdom.
· there are no cup lids or paper straws sold anywhere in animal kingdom, due to the danger they pose to the animals.
· the kilimanjaro safari covers 110 acres, which is roughly a fifth of animal kingdom.
· the rocks nearby the lions on the safari are climate-controlled to help encourage the lions to sit in view of the safari vehicles.
· when two micronesian kingfisher chicks were hatched at animal kingdom, the species’ population was raised by 3%.
· since 1995, the disney wildlife conservation fund has devoted more than $6 million to conservation efforts around the world and have supported more than 230 projects.
· 15.6 million gallons of water are filtered every day in animal kingdom.
· in the loading area for dinosaur, there are red, yellow, and white pipes above you. the lettering on each color-corresponding pipe stands for the chemical formulas of ketchup, mustard, and mayonnaise.
· every day for two years straight, sixty dumps trucks full of dirt were delivered to animal kingdom’s construction site. this equals 4.4 million cubic yards of dirt.
· animal kingdom zoologists have discovered two vocalization patterns in elephants that have never been seen before.
· in 2011, disney announced plans for an avatar section in animal kingdom. the project was started in 2014 and is expected to be finished around 2018 at a total cost of $500 million.
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