The Making of Disney's Animal Kingdom - 1998 Restored VHS

Step into the magical world of Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom with this restored home video, offering an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the creation of one of Disney's most unique theme parks. Titled "The Making of Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park," this video chronicles the journey from concept to reality.
The vision for Disney's Animal Kingdom began with a focus on education and conservation. Imagineers traveled to Africa and other locales for inspiration, ensuring an authentic experience.
This video includes stunning concept art, detailed models, behind-the-scenes footage of Imagineers, and many construction videos and photos

[@factorblank]

I was on the opening crew for Disney's Animal Kingdom, thanks for this! Brings back some great memories!

[@davidcarroll8735]

What an enjoyable find! While I never had the chance to ride on the discovery river boats, I think all the others were checked. My children really enjoyed Dino land when they were young in the early 2000’s.

[@fightingidiocy7724]

Very cool! My cousin's husband was a zoologist/primatologist at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. He was hired away by Disney to help set up their primate section of Animal Kingdom. I think he worked there for just a few years before retiring back home in California...where they were originally from.
I think AK gets a bad rap!

[@ohanastitch9803]

Thank you for this!!!

[@rqdtv]

If I found some Animal Kingdom engineering CAD files (not fully rendered, just engineering files from construction), would you like to have them?

[@RetroWDW]

Sure! Thank you!

[@rqdtv]

That's a very young Joe Rohde, maybe 40?

[@pattiehummer8696]

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