Comments on: How can the Animal Kingdom become a nighttime favorite?

By: Joe FaPitz

Joe FaPitz — Wed, 30 May 2007 17:43:18 +0000

Animal Kingdom needs a lot more work to become more than a half day trip. Everytime we go there we get annoyed by 1am and can’t wait to leave. Everest is a good addition but it needs way more work and more entertaining rides. Every city has a zoo so why go to Disney to see more sleeping animals.

By: Mouse Extra

Mouse Extra — Fri, 11 May 2007 18:26:59 +0000

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By: Mouse Extra

Mouse Extra — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:05:53 +0000

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By: David

David — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:55:17 +0000

I only mention the night parade because the rumor has been around for so long. I think the fire concept has merit.

I think by adding the entertainment quality they have stuck a nice balance. It is still in need of more, and thus the posting. Animals are a theme to wrap the park around. I think it works to have some nice exhibits along side thrill rides. To me, this is the best concept they have had since the original Disneyland concept. But it still has some growing up to do.

The same can be said for MGM. I can do that park in 4 hours and be done with it. If it do it right, I can be done in 3.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:22:32 +0000

I am all for AK growing up and being a full day park. Right now, I can spend 2 or 3 hours in the park (depending on crowd levels of course) and be done with it. Everest certainly helped. A lot. But they rely too much on the animals for entertainment (and yet they refuse to call it a zoo) and what they need to do is get off the “education train” and focus on entertainment.

The last couple new attractions, Primevil Whirl, Triceratop Spin, Everest & Nemo, have been 100% entertainment and 0% education, which is in direct contrast to the original park attractions like Kilimanjaro Safari or Conservation Station. Triceratop Spin is dumb, and Primevil Whirl is mildly entertaining and Everest and Nemo are great so they simply need to add more attractions to do. I’m not a fan of parades, and in that park the paths are really not conducive for one. I’d rather see a large theater type nighttime show similar to Fantasmic’s theater.

By: MJMcBride

MJMcBride — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:14:38 +0000

The problem with night exhibits is lightning. Unless the animals are in a building (which they are not here), it can very difficult. The Bronx Zoo thing you are referring to brings the tigers up to the glass. There are plenty of spots in that exhibits that are not lit for nighttime viewing.

On a side not, I would love to see a nocturnal exhibit. A building (perhaps a cave shape) where during the day, lights are turned off.