Never-Built Animal Kingdom Rides - UnBuilt Disney

https://www.patreon.com/ThemeParkStop Plans for rides that were cancelled before Animal Kingdom even opened in 1998, including the infamous Beastly Kingdom. We dive into the original DinoLand plans, Tiger Rapids Run and more in this deep dive into the history of Walt Disney World's fourth theme park.

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Information Sources
"The Making of Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park" by Melody Malmberg
"Disney's Animal Kindgom: An Unofficial History" by Chuck Schmidt
Carousel Icon: https://disneyparkhistory.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/world-that-never-was-animal-kingdom-carousel/
The Excavator: https://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2011/11/10/why-for-was-the-excavator-never-built-at-disney-s-animal-kingdom-park.aspx
Fantasia Swan Boats: http://progresscityusa.com/2009/06/19/neverworlds-the-magic-kingdoms-fantasia-gardens/
Kali River Rapids: http://www.jamboeveryone.com/2014/10/the-lost-dak-files-tiger-river-run.html
Beastly Kingdom Quote: https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2000/10/09/newscolumn1.html
Additional Quotes: http://disneyatwork.com/looking-back-on-disneys-animal-kingdom-with-rick-barongi/

Photograph Sources
Animal Kingdom Concept Art Part 1: https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2010/06/disneys-animal-kingdom-original-artwork.html
Animal Kingdom Concept Art Part 2: https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2010/06/disneys-animal-kingdom-original-artwork_18.html
Magic Kingdom Swan Boats: https://waltdatedworld.com/id42.htm
Dragon Coaster Art: https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2019/11/rare-disneys-animal-kingdom-beastly.html
DinoLand Coaster: http://marieswitzermiller.com/showDesign.html
Additional Concept Art: https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/the-100-greatest-wdi-artists-of-all-time.964340/
New York Times Story: https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/21/us/disney-announces-plans-for-a-wildlife-theme-park.html
Dinosaur Jubilee Photos: https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Dinosaur_Jubilee
Discovery River Boats Layout: https://alchetron.com/Discovery-River-Boats#discovery-river-boats-55ab7027-468e-44af-be36-0ba2c964a28-resize-750.png
Discovery River Boats Photos: https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Discovery_River_Boats
Discovery River Boats Happy Meal: https://waltdatedworld.com/id55.htm
Unicorn Statue Photos: https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2018/07/d-exclusive-disneys-animal-kingdom.html
Additional Photos: http://www.jamboeveryone.com/
Additional Photos: https://allears.net/2018/02/25/disneys-wild-animal-kingdom/

Video Sources
The Making of Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aH5nIcKQZg
10th Anniversary Joe Rohde Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxZ2YvPtRWE
The Making of the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBTsFHtJtg8
Nahtazu Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNIwkV4KHuU
Indiana Jones Adventure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M-fRK6GGx4
Cretaceous Trail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti7zQQ5GGv0
Kali River Rapids 1999: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnQtGnVLYqc
Kali River Rapids 2011: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws6iNJ3pBrg
Kali River Rapids 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBMOtlP1DE0
Camp Minnie-Mickey Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4jNznVodrU
Camp Minnie-Mickey Photos: https://orlandoparkstop.com/news/feature/looking-back-camp-minnie-mickey-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/
Animal Kingdom 1998 Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThaM4iZENho
Animal Kingdom McDonald's Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bsugfQpWyw
Discovery Boats Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UqQVO2FCO0
Discovery Boats Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8WhAD32efs
Discovery River Boats with Fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKIRAS5wOxM
Discovery River Boats Iguanodon 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiRaMMDX8XU
Discovery River Boats Iguanodon 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiRaMMDX8XU
Taxi River Boats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsQ2iaQOWK8

Original Concept Art by Disney / Walt Disney Imagineering

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