* 1,800 tons of steel were used in Expedition Everest's mountain structure. That is about six times the amount that would be used in a traditional office building of the same size. * The Animal Kingdom is accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. * The original concept for 'The Boneyard' included a roller coaster that was to have been called "The Excavator." * The Fastpass and Stand-by lines in Expedition Everest are themed differetnly, as it is assumed, even within the story, that guests are on a 'fast track' to get through and therefore bypass the booking office. In either line, guests will have an opportunity to 'purchase supplies' before they board the train and the journey begins. * While Disney's Animal Kingdom includes pants from every continent on Earth except Antarctica, the first tree planted on the DAK site, in December 1995, was an Acacia Xanthrophloea, grown from a seed which lead creative designer and principle landscape architect Paul Cornstock acquired in Africa. * 60 dump trucks full of dirt were delivered to the DAK construction site every day for two years straight to create the park's landscape. That's about 4.4 million cubic yards of dirt. * The Oasis gardens in 'The Oasis' were originally going to be called 'Genesis gardens,' but Disney decided that the religious connotation of 'genesis' might prove too controversial.
