What year did animal kingdom open?

Much concern was brought to the animals' well-being when the park originally opened. The park typically closed earlier in the day than other parks in the Walt Disney World Resort; Animal Kingdom began to stay open through the evening on May 27, 2016. read more

Construction for Disney's Animal Kingdom began in 1990, a year after the opening of the Disney MGM Studios. To design the theme park, Disney Imagineers traveled to Africa and Asia to study the landscapes and wildlife. read more

Disney's Animal Kingdom opened on Earth Day, April 22, 1998 and is today the fourth most-visited theme park in America. Despite the loss of the Beastly Kingdom project, Animal Kingdom did eventually get its roller coaster, when Expedition Everest debuted in the park's Asia section in 2006. read more

Animal kingdom opened in year 1998, on April 27th. It is a beautiful place for people to go explore! I went with my family in 2007, we saw giraffes, crocodiles and we rode a safari right over the animals. read more