POTD - Animal Kingdom

[ddindy]

The best time of day to be at Animal Kingdom.


Forbidden vista

 

[jbwolffiv]

Very nice Dennis! ; Who does that tripod belong to that is in your frame?

 

[ELinder]

From the light underneath it I'm guessing it's a Disney photographer.

Erich

 

[ddindy]

Erich's right; you can make out the Photopass costume if you squint just right.

 

[Hockeyman]

Dinosaur by Mike Sperduto, on Flickr

 

[zackiedawg]

Giraffe closeups:

 

[ddindy]

Nice work, Justin.

 

[ddindy]

Some times you go through your shots from the day and find one that makes you say "Whoa, dude, that's totally awesome." ; And then there's one like this.


Grab some shell, dude

 

[jbwolffiv]

Love that one Dennis. ; Great expression from Crush!

 

[ddindy]

Over the mountain and through the cave, to the Disco Yeti we go.


Off to the disco

 

[ddindy]

Gill says a few inspirational words to the tank gang.


One bad fin has never stopped me

 

[Scottwdw]

A place I see many guests miss is the little trail that leads to a lower and closer look of the Tree of Life and the animals on display there. A few of us at the last Pixelmania took advantage. The West African Crowned Cranes were most accommodating.

Stately Bird by Scottwdw, on Flickr

 

[ddindy]

No one goes hungry at Flame Tree Barbecue.


That better not be Mickey!

 

[ddindy]

Animal Kingdom is a full-service park. They even have a parking lot reserved for Unicorns.


Park your unicorn here

 

[Scottwdw]

Another photos from last year's Pixelmania evening at Animal Kingdom. Soon, AK is going to have longer hours all year round.

Blue Yeti Nights by Scottwdw, on Flickr

 

[Scottwdw]

How did this rhinoceros get its name? Click the photo to find out.


Square-lipped Rhinoceros by Scottwdw, on Flickr

 

[Craig]

Another photos from last year's Pixelmania evening at Animal Kingdom. Soon, AK is going to have longer hours all year round.

Blue Yeti Nights by Scottwdw, on Flickr

Nice! Love the ferns

 

[ddindy]

Don't you just want to take this cute guy home with you?


How now, brown cow

 

[Tim]

Excellent offerings, gentlemen!

 

[ddindy]

As we all know, the area formerly known as Camp Minnie Mickey was originally planned to be Beastly Kingdom, a land devoted to mythical creatures such as dragons and unicorns. The original Animal Kingdom logo even featured a dragon, as seen here on a lamp outside of the park. One of the ticket buildings has a dragon head on it, and this logo appears on park benches inside the park..

While it can be said that Avatarland represents a mythical environment, I think I'd really prefer dragons and unicorns.


Historical artifact