Disney's Animal Kingdom® Park New spieces

Ituri said:
This is all highly speculative rumors, and the reality is, the bulk of the investment in WDW in the coming years will likely be in the Disney's Hollywood Studios Park and in the Magic Kingdom
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Probably because these are their 2 most popular parks. But shoot, my 2 favorites are DAK (obviously) and Epcot!
 
ANyhuis said:
Probably because these are their 2 most popular parks. But shoot, my 2 favorites are DAK (obviously) and Epcot!
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Actually Epcot is more popular than Studios, the reason Studios needs investment is because since live filming stopped, there's a lot less to see there, so it's kind of a "half-day" park.

Yeah DAK and EPCOT are easily my two favorite as well.
 
ANyhuis said:
I would seriously, seriously doubt that Disney would want to have two animal-themed parks. DAK is already the least-attended of their 4 theme parks, so I'm sure that park #5 will be something entirely different. If they ever do a "Beastly Kingdom", it'll likely be a new section of DAK. Plus, I cannot imagine Disney tearing down Expedition Everest or any of the other expensive thrill rides in DAK.
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I meant for Beastly Kingdomme to replace Camp Minnie-Mickie in DAK as in the originsl plans. Sorry if that was unclear. It's unlikely I know but hey, it's just what I said I wanted.

I know that they would not tear down Everest or any of the other thrill rides but adding a few certainly wouldn't hurt as, for a lot of Disney fans, DAK has gained a reputation as a half-day park.
 
ANyhuis said:
Yes, I did, but we both mispelled it. It's "platypuses". I just feel that Disney would have the money to "encourage" (aka, "bribe") the Aussies into releasing a pair, and they'd (Australia) love to get the tourism boost that would come from being featured in Disney World.
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That sort of comment dissapoints me. Do you have actual reasonably recent evidance, not hearsay or personal opinion. That Aussies have been bribed in the past to release animals to O/S zoos?

I say reasonably recent as allot of shady dealings went on world wide. Up to and including the 60's and 70's amongst developed countries with zoo collections.
 
zooman said:
That sort of comment dissapoints me. Do you have actual reasonably recent evidance, not hearsay or personal opinion. That Aussies have been bribed in the past to release animals to O/S zoos?

I say reasonably recent as allot of shady dealings went on world wide. Up to and including the 60's and 70's amongst developed countries with zoo collections.
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Maybe "bribe" was too strong a word, and if so, I apologize. And I never meant to suggest anything "shady" was happening. What I'm referring to is that sometimes American zoos (and maybe others) have "encouraged" other nations to release their high-profile animals by making a major contribution to that nation's conservation efforts. It's all for a great cause, but certainly there is a clear "quid pro quo" thing happening. I think I first heard the word "bribe" from a zoo-insider (who works in a particular US zoo) friend of mine.

The most obvious example of this has been with China and their giant pandas. Almost everyone in the zoo world knows that San Diego, Memphis, and Atlanta (not sure about National) have had to pay "conservation contributions" of $1 million per year for the benefit of displaying their pandas. That "fee" has recently gone down to about half that price, which will likely allow Atlanta and Memphis to continue their panda exhibits. I honestly don't know if zoos have the same kind of relationship with the Australian government, but I do know that your government is very restrictive in releasing your high-profile animals (koalas, platypuses, etc.). I have heard that Albuquerque's Rio Grande Zoo is working with the Aussie authorities to release a bunch of Tasmanian devils soon, but that's a different story (to save the species from cancer-induced extinction).

Again, I apologize if the "bribe" word was offensive.
 
ANyhuis said:
Maybe "bribe" was too strong a word, and if so, I apologize. And I never meant to suggest anything "shady" was happening. What I'm referring to is that sometimes American zoos (and maybe others) have "encouraged" other nations to release their high-profile animals by making a major contribution to that nation's conservation efforts. It's all for a great cause, but certainly there is a clear "quid pro quo" thing happening. I think I first heard the word "bribe" from a zoo-insider (who works in a particular US zoo) friend of mine.

The most obvious example of this has been with China and their giant pandas. Almost everyone in the zoo world knows that San Diego, Memphis, and Atlanta (not sure about National) have had to pay "conservation contributions" of $1 million per year for the benefit of displaying their pandas. That "fee" has recently gone down to about half that price, which will likely allow Atlanta and Memphis to continue their panda exhibits. I honestly don't know if zoos have the same kind of relationship with the Australian government, but I do know that your government is very restrictive in releasing your high-profile animals (koalas, platypuses, etc.). I have heard that Albuquerque's Rio Grande Zoo is working with the Aussie authorities to release a bunch of Tasmanian devils soon, but that's a different story (to save the species from cancer-induced extinction).

Again, I apologize if the "bribe" word was offensive.
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Not to get this thread too off course but...

Has anyone heard anything recently about Rio Grande's attempts at securing Tassie devils? I've heard that recently they've been struggling in the budget, has that put a damper on things? Don't they have the exhibit all ready and waiting (which is more than can be said for the saltwater crocodiles who are already here, but don't have an exhibit yet).
 
In the original design of Animal Kingdom. disney where planning an ocean theme section that would house killer whales to compete with seaworld. However this gave them problems as getting hold of killer whales would have been a massive task as seaworld would never in a million years hand over any killer whales to disney. This would surely close seaworld down as the face of seaworld is their shamu family. A second problem was caused my anti whale caps protests. So Disney decided to stay away from the killerwhale idea.
Disney already own Dolphins, they at at epcots living seas.
 
I believe the most logical option for DAK would be some type of mythical creature area since anything with the AK logo has a dragon right in the lineup of animals. Lion,elephant,dragon,triceratops,sable? antelope.
 
Kilimanjaro Safaris:
Spotted Hyena
African Wild Dog
Cape Buffalo

Maharajah Jungle Trek:
Sloth Bear
Black Leopard
Orangutan
Indian Python
Asian Elephant

Pangani Forest Trail:
African Leopard
Drill
Red River Hog
Pygmy Hippopotamus

New North American Section:
Grizzly Bear
Moose
Bald Eagle
White-Tailed Deer
Pacific Salmon
 
Kilimanjaro Safari:

Cape Buffalo
White-Backed Vulture
Spotted Hyena
African Wild Dog

Maharajah Jungle Trek:

Bornean Orangutan
Malayan Sun Bear
Lowland Anoa
Indian Rhinoceros
Gharial
Clouded Leopard
Reticulated Python
Nilgai
Binturong
Sloth Bear
Visayan Warty Pig

Pangani Forest Trail:

Mandrill
African Leopard
Chimpanzee
Bongo
Pygmy Hippopotamus
Red River Hog
Congo Buffalo
Allen's Swamp Monkey
West African Dwarf Crocodile
DeBrazza's Guenon

New Florida Section:

Florida Black Bear
Red Wolf
Key Deer
Whooping Crane
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Plains Bison
Wild Boar
Red Fox
Bobcat
Bald Eagle
Common Raccoon
North American River Otter
Sandhill Crane
Wild Turkey
Gray Fox
Striped Skunk
White-Tailed Deer
Caribbean Flamingo
Roseate Spoonbill
Wood Stork
Gopher Tortoise
American Alligator

New Latin America Section:

Jaguar
Baird's Tapir
Capybara
Maguari Stork
Giant River Otter
Black-Handed Spider Monkey
Greater Rhea
Guanaco
Northern Caiman Lizard
Harpy Eagle
Collared Peccary
Crested Screamer
Spectacled Bear
Patagonian Cavy
Bush Dog
Orinoco Crocodile
Anaconda
Silver Arowana
Arapaima
Red-Tailed Catfish
Tiger Shovelnose Catfish
Arrau River Turtle
Electric Eel
Red Piranha
White-Faced Saki
Green Iguana
Chilean Flamingo
 
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BeardsleyZooFan said:
Kilimanjaro Safaris:
Spotted Hyena
African Wild Dog
Cape Buffalo

Maharajah Jungle Trek:
Sloth Bear
Black Leopard
Orangutan
Indian Python
Asian Elephant

Pangani Forest Trail:
African Leopard
Drill
Red River Hog
Pygmy Hippopotamus

New North American Section:
Grizzly Bear
Moose
Bald Eagle
White-Tailed Deer
Pacific Salmon
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New South America Section:
Jaguar
Giant Otter
Capybara
Brazilian Tapir
Black and Gold Howler Monkey
Greater Rhea
Keel-Billed Toucan
Red Piranah
Electric Eel
Pacu
Scarlet Macaw
Common Vampire Bat
Andean Bear
Andean Condor
Magallenic Penguin
Green Iguana
Black Caiman
Poison-Dart Frog
Southern Pudu
Chacoan Peccary
Maned Wolf
Green Anaconda
Mountain Coati
Common Squirrel Monkey
Golden-Lion Tamarin
Hoffman's Two-Toed Sloth
Southern Tamandua
Tayra
Boat-Billed Heron
Scarlet Ibis
Chilean Flamingo
 
I like the idea of a North America area, but I would be suprised if animals like elk, bison, or grizzly bears would do well in Florida. These are animals that live in much colder climates. Unless they could figure out an efficient way to keep them cool this could be cruel. A native Florida exhibit would be nice and could highlight envrionmental issues in Florida.
 
Just one question guys:

You don't think that it is now a little confusing? According to the headline of this thread, we should talk imo about animal species, that DAK has acquired in reality and not what species we want to see there. But if I am wrong, then where would we put those news (real acquisitions) in?
 
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