TRAVEL
By: Whitney Cornelison | Simplifying Family
THAT YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW
A team of more than 60 artisans from the U.S., Peru, France, Portugal, Japan, and Ireland contributed to creating the art-scape of the floating mountains on Pandora – The World of Avatar.
DID YOU KNOW?
For over 20 years guests visiting Walt Disney World Resort have been walking through the gates of Disney's Animal Kingdom. Here are 5 fun facts about Animal Kingdom that you might not know.
EXPEDITION EVEREST
Expedition Everest, towering at nearly 200 feet high and occupying a 6.2-acre site, takes guests on a race thru the Himalayan mountains on a speeding train.
THERE ARE 325 ANIMAL CARVINGS
10 artists and 3 Imagineers worked full-time for 18 months to create the 325 animal carvings on The Tree of Life.
THE FIRST BIRTH AT ANIMAL KINGDOM
The first birth at Disney’s Animal Kingdom was a kudu, a large African antelope.
More than 4 million trees, plants, shrubs, vines, epiphytes, grasses and ground-coverings from every continent on Earth — except Antarctica — were planted.
THAT'S A LOT OF PLANTS!
RUTTED ROAD ON KILIMANJARO SAFARIS
Concrete was matched with the surrounding soil, rolled tires through it, and tossed stones, dirt, and twigs into it duplicating a remote African road.
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As a mom of four, Whitney offers busy moms practical ways to live a magically unhurried life while making memories with their families.
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