Disney's Animal Kingdom is the largest animal themed park in the world. It is located at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. The theme park covers over 500 acres, and is home to over 300 different species of animals and 1,700 total animals.http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/animal-kingdom/

Construction of the theme park started in August, 1995. Disney's Animal Kingdom opened on April 22, 1998. One of the main attractions in the park is The Tree of Life. There are over 325 animals carved into the bark of this 145 foot tall tree. The trunk is 50 foot wide and has a theater built into it where the show "It's Tough to be a Bug!" is performed.http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/animal-kingdom/attractions/the-tree-of-life/

Disney's Animal Kingdom also has dining and shopping areas. There are tours and meet and greet opportunities, dates and times are posted on the calendar of events on their website. You can also get bus transportation services to and from the theme park.http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/animal-kingdom/

There are seven different areas within Disney's Animal Kingdom with over 20 different attractions. The attractions include rides, exhibits, shows, parades, safaris, and trails and other things that you can enjoy during your visit to the Animal Kingdom.

Disney's Animal Kingdom Areas

• Oasis
• Discovery Island area
• Camp Minnie-Mickey
• Africa
• Rafiki's Planet Watch area
• Asia
• Dinoland, U.S.A. areahttp://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/animal-kingdom/

Disney's Animal Kingdom Attractions

• Affection Section
• Conservation Station
• Cretaceous Trail
• Dino-Sue
• DINOSAUR
• Discovery Island Trails
• Expedition Everest
• Fossil Fun Games
• Habitat Habit!
• It's Tough to be a Bug!
• Kali River Rapids
• Kids Discovery Clubs
• Kilimanjaro Safaris
• Maharajah Jungle Trek
• Pangani Forest Exploration Trail
• Primeval Whirl
• The Boneyard
• The Oasis Exhibits
• The Tree of Life
• TriceraTop Spin
• Wildlife Express Trainhttp://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/animal-kingdom/attractions/