Disney's Wild Kingdom (Canada)

Disney's Animal Kingdom is the fourth of four theme parks build at Walt Disney World Resort in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. this theme park open on spring until before winter. The park is represented by The Tree of Life, a sculpted 195-foot-tall, 200-foot-wide artificial tree.

Dedication
Welcome to a kingdom of animals... real, ancient and imagined: a kingdom ruled by lions, dinosaurs and dragons; a kingdom of balance, harmony and survival; a kingdom we enter to share in the wonder, gaze at the beauty, thrill at the drama, and learn.

Michael D. Eisner, April 22, 1998

Park Layout
Disney's Animal Kingdom is divided into ten themed areas.

Oasis
The Oasis is the park's main entrance, providing guest services. It features several animal habitats, including African spoonbills, Australian white ibis, babirusas, bronze-winged ducks, buffleheads, Chiloe wigeons, Eleonora cockatoos, Florida cooters, giant anteaters, hooded mergansers, hyacinth macaws, lesser whistling ducks, military macaws, Puna teals, radjah shelduck, Reeves's muntjacs, rhinoceros iguanas, ringed teals, rosy-billed pochards, ruddy ducks, scarlet macaws, spot-billed ducks, swamp wallabies, white-cheeked pintails, and yellow-billed teals. The main paths lead deeper into the park, and onto Discovery Island.

Discovery Island
Discovery Island is located at the center of the park, in the middle of the Discovery River waterway. It is the "central hub" connecting the other sections of the park, with the exception of Rafiki's Planet Watch. The Tree of Life, the park's iconic sculpted, man-made Baobab tree, is located in this section and is surrounded by trails and animal enclosures showcasing Abdim's storks, black crowned cranes, black-necked swans, blue-and-yellow macaws, Cape teals, chitals, collared brown lemurs, eastern grey kangaroos, Galápagos tortoises, Greater flamingos, Knob-billed ducks, Lesser flamingos, Oriental small-clawed otters, plumed whistling ducks, red kangaroos, red-and-green macaws, ring-tailed lemurs, roseate spoonbills, saddle-billed storks, salmon-crested cockatoos, silver teal, white storks, white-faced whistling ducks, and woolly-necked storks.

Africa
Africa is one of the original areas of the park. Set in the fictional east African village of Harambe, this area contains several animal exhibits. According to Disney legend, Harambe was once part of a colony, but a peaceful revolution made Harambe self-governing in 1961. Today, Harambe is the starting point for tourists and students to observe Africa's animals in their natural habitats.

Asia
Asia like Africa, the section's attractions are part of a fictional place, the kingdom of Anandapur (which means "Place of many delights" in Sanskrit and is not to be confused with the Kendujhar district's municipality of the same name that is in India).

Beastly Kingdom
Beastly Kingdom, When conceived, Disney's Animal Kingdom was to focus on three broad classifications of animals: those that exist in today's reality; those that did exist, but are now extinct (i.e., dinosaurs); and those that only exist in the realm of fantasy. The original design for Animal Kingdom included a themed section called the Beastly Kingdom (possibly spelled as "Beastly Kingdomme"), devoted to creatures of legend and mythology. Beastly Kingdom featuring three zones: The Fantasy Side, The Dark Side & DinoLand U.S.A.

Camp Minnie-Mickey
Camp Minnie-Mickey was themed as a rustic summer camp, Camp Minnie-Mickey featuring 3 themed zones: Camp Minnie-Mickey, Henry Hugglemonster's Camp Adventures & Rafiki's Planet Watch.

The Hearts of the Jungles & Rainforests
The Hearts of the Jungles & Rainforests was themed to a Tropical Jungle & Rainforest together.

Grizzly Peak
Grizzly Peak is themed around California's wilderness and national parks with particular references to Yosemite and Redwood national parks.

Disneynature
Disneynature was themed to Disneynature movies.

Disney's Splashin' Safari
Disney's Splashin' Safari is an water park. It is included with the price of admission to Disney's Animal Kingdom and is open during the summer months.