DinoLand U.S.A. – Begins in an open-air, paleontological dig where scientists have reassembled gigantic dinosaur skeletons in The Boneyard, a playground for families and an introduction to one of the park’s most thrilling adventures, DINOSAUR, where huge dinosaurs move and breathe with life-like realism. Adventurers take a fantastic, careening, high-speed journey back 65 million years through a primeval forest in a desperate race to save the "last dinosaur" from threatened extinction in the fiery crash of a giant asteroid. Nearby Cretaceous Trail allows guests to wander through cycads and palms to discover Chinese alligators, soft shell turtles and other survivors of the prehistoric world. An outdoor amphitheater, Theater in the Wild, features "Tarzan Rocks!" a live musical stage show based on the Disney animated feature film, "Tarzan." Dinosaur Jubilee celebrates the discovery of dinosaur artifacts, complete with genuine casts of one-of-a-kind dinosaur skeletons. DinoLand U.S.A. is presented by McDonald’s.
Africa – Expeditions into the wilds of Africa begin at the edge of a typical wildlife reserve in the coastal village of Harambe, with its bustling marketplace, white-washed walls and reed-thatched roofs typical of present-day Swahili architecture. A huge, gnarled baobab tree, traditional icon of the African savannah, serves as the starting point for Kilimanjaro Safaris. Traveling in large, open-sided safari lorries, guests follow bumpy trails exploring 110 acres of forests, rivers, hills and grasslands filled with free-roaming antelope, rhinos, hippopotamus, zebra, crocodiles, baboons and other creatures. The high adventure culminates in a race to save an elephant herd from a gang of dangerous ivory poachers.
The journey ends at Pangani Forest Exploration Trail where guests can disembark and walk through a bamboo jungle inhabited by two troops of lowland gorillas, see hippos from an underwater viewing area and explore a forest of exotic birds. And they can board the well-worn steam trains of Wildlife Express to Rafiki’s Planet Watch for a backstage look at the veterinary headquarters and center for Disney’s Animal Kingdom conservation programs. Visitors can enjoy interactive experiences and meet wildlife experts to discover how they can help endangered animals around the world. In The Affection Section, guests meet and touch fascinating animals.
Camp Minnie-Mickey – In this character greeting and show area, animal characters made famous in "The Lion King" and other Disney classic animated motion pictures come to life to greet visitors and perform in special stage shows including "Festival of the Lion King," presented on huge moving stages in an outdoor pavilion. Live animals from American forests perform with Pocahontas in "Pocahontas and Her Forest Friends" at Grandmother Willow’s Grove. Resembling an Adirondack summer camp, the area features themed shelters where guests meet individually with their favorites like Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Winnie the Pooh and "The Jungle Book" characters.
Asia – Guests explore an ancient palace and exotic rainforest where jungle animals inhabit mysterious ruins along Maharajah Jungle Trek. Tigers, gibbons, giant fruit bats and other animals roam freely and fly without apparent barriers from guests or one another. Most thrilling of the new Asia adventures is Kali River Rapids, a white-water raft adventure along a raging river through a rainforest threatened by lumber operations. Caravan Stage features "Flights of Wonder," an exciting free-flying demonstration of the many skills of falcons, owls and other exotic birds in performances several times each day. The open-air theater seats 1,000.
