The short answer is: Yes, they do. And yet, the place is still a bit of a mixed bag, with some areas being chock full of amazing theming, while others are simply beyond lame.
Still, the park has its charms, and I enjoyed spending my birthday here.

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Photo TR: Disney's Animal KingdomI celebrated my birthday with friends and family at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Why? Well, partially because I thought it was a park that everyone involved would like. But also because I wanted to see if Expedition Everest and Yak & Yeti’s made it seem like more of a complete park to me.
The short answer is: Yes, they do. And yet, the place is still a bit of a mixed bag, with some areas being chock full of amazing theming, while others are simply beyond lame. Still, the park has its charms, and I enjoyed spending my birthday here. ![]()
Erik Allen Elness
Erik & Smisty's: Evergreen Oddventures - Silverwood - Holland, Poland, Sweden - Mall of America - Vancouver, BC - Enchanted Forest - Scandia Ontario - Salt Lake City - Southern California, Nevada - Florida Oddventures - Sandusky - Smoky Mountain Adventures - Kentucky Kingdom - King's Island - Indiana Beach - Cedar Point - Busch Gardens Africa - SeaWorld Orlando - Animal Kingdom - Six Flags Over Georgia - Busch Gardens Europe - Holiday World
Well thats kinnda exactly the story behind the theming. A year ago, when i was still working at Epcot, i was able to take a Tour on Animal Kingdom and they explained us all the story. The story says that a group of camping kids found a dinosaur bone exactly where the bone yard is located, Then a group of scientist bought the land to make reserch and opened the dinoinstitute. all the land they bougth is on one side of the road (yes there is a road there). The other part of the land was owned by chester and hester, and they saw that the scientist where making money with all the dino stuff, so they wanted to get some money from the tourist and they build that "road fair" style fair. So there is a story behind that "cheap" look. Before the tour I also tought it wasnt a very nice themed part of the park, but now i think its a very funny story and I just like dinoland as much as the rest of the park. Mexican Joe
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Also, Chester and Hester's has lots of detail on the backstory inside their former gas-station. You'll find a series of Newspaper Articles (framed on the walls) that explain the origin of Dinoland, including when the bones were first found, when the Dino Institute moved in, and other stuff. I still think the "look, it's suppose to be tacky!" is just a cop-out excuse to theming. They can blend both the tacky-look with actual theming. Great TR by the way!
Okay, I'm going to be kind of an ass here, so I apologize in advance. But it kind of sounds like you're saying that you agreed that the Chester & Hester theming was bad until Disney told you it wasn't. So, yes, there is a nice cheap story to back it all up. And, yes, it's very clever. And, yeah, I actually do kind of enjoy the area for what it is--and maybe ultimately that's all that really matters. But it's still weak. And if this kind of thing is relevant to you, I'm pretty sure that Walt would not approve. ![]() Erik Allen Elness
Erik & Smisty's: Evergreen Oddventures - Silverwood - Holland, Poland, Sweden - Mall of America - Vancouver, BC - Enchanted Forest - Scandia Ontario - Salt Lake City - Southern California, Nevada - Florida Oddventures - Sandusky - Smoky Mountain Adventures - Kentucky Kingdom - King's Island - Indiana Beach - Cedar Point - Busch Gardens Africa - SeaWorld Orlando - Animal Kingdom - Six Flags Over Georgia - Busch Gardens Europe - Holiday World Nice trip report, I really miss working at Animal Kingdom.
I was never much of a fan of kali Rapids, I mean its got some really cool effects and the drop is fun but after the drop is just kinda floats back to the station back to the station and doesnt really do anything, could have been much more entertaining. 4500 per hour on the safaris sounds a little high but not too far off, I was under the impression that it could handle around 4000, but if ya think about it the safari jeep is probably the largest ride vehicle anywhere seating around 40 people or so and dispatches 2 jeeps every 3 minutes or so, double a coaster's dispatch, I'd think 4000 ish is pretty realistic. I guess the parks flagship attraction better be able to handle those kind of numbers or you get into a mess of a que line like Toy Story Mania and Rock N Roller Coaster and Soarin. Looks like you had a great birthday! I actually love Dinosaur and don't care what anyone else thinks of it. Dinoland USA however is another story, that area is horrible.
I also have a BnL shirt! Only one person in my school has said something about it. Great movie. Thanks for posting this Photo TR of my second favorite park at The World! You were very brave sporting your camera on the rapids! Did you do anything to protect it from the possible soakings? Great shots! I probably do not need to even say that anymore though. Because a Photo TR by Erik = great shots!
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Yeah...it's a waterproof camera! Olympus Tough 6000 at Amazon.com
You're too kind. Thank you.
That had always kind of been my experience there, too. That's why I was keen on spending the whole day there (and SeaWorld, too). I guess that approach also made some of these Orlando parks a bit more "fresh" to me, even though I am pretty familiar with them all (having lived in O-town for a while). Thanks again for the kind words! (And for those keeping track, this park was actually visited the day before SeaWorld, so I was only halfway to figuring out the camera at this point. ![]() Erik Allen Elness
Erik & Smisty's: Evergreen Oddventures - Silverwood - Holland, Poland, Sweden - Mall of America - Vancouver, BC - Enchanted Forest - Scandia Ontario - Salt Lake City - Southern California, Nevada - Florida Oddventures - Sandusky - Smoky Mountain Adventures - Kentucky Kingdom - King's Island - Indiana Beach - Cedar Point - Busch Gardens Africa - SeaWorld Orlando - Animal Kingdom - Six Flags Over Georgia - Busch Gardens Europe - Holiday World
I know, right? ![]() -Sean C.
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