Trekking along on our blogger countdown to the 15th Anniversary of Disney's Animal Kingdom, my co-host, Beth @disneymom2jhe and I are honored to follow Jodi @MagicalMouseSch to 2006. I hope you’ve been following along as we celebrate 15 years of Disney’s Animal Kingdom! What a fascinating journey this park has taken since its 1998 opening, when Disney proudly dropped the ropes to what is clearly “NotAZoo.” I’m glad you’ve joined us today for a look back at 2006. My family’s first trip to Walt Disney World happened … [Read more...]

My, how the park's first 7 years have flown by!  Today, we're "lucky" that Beth from A Disney Mom's Thoughts remembers Disney's Animal Kingdom 2005. The year was 2005.  Animal Kingdom was 7 years old.  It was still pretty new and trying to be considered a "full day" park.  While I did visit Animal Kingdom in February of 2005, I honestly don't remember much about that trip.  I have very few pictures to share (which include none from Animal Kingdom) and I can't find my park map from … [Read more...]

Thank you for visiting 15 Days to 15 Years- our homage to the upcoming 15th Anniversary of Disney's Animal Kngdom.  Beth and I are thrilled to welcome Rosanne @DisneyRoe and her cast member's "point of view"  to the series today! I remember my first trip to Disney's Animal Kingdom. It was August 1998 and we were excited to experience a new park. We weren't quite sure what to expect, except it was "Nahtazu." Animal Kingdom Nahtazu from Jim DeRusha on Vimeo. Anybody who has ever visited Orlando in August knows … [Read more...]

Time to take a ride on the wild side!  Beth (Pursuing the Magic and The Magical Blogorail) and I continue our blogger countdown to the 15th Anniversary of Disney's Animal Kingdom with Mike @Mickey_MDOD and the year 2003. Hello everyone, and welcome to the year 2003 in our series, 15 Days to 15 Years. This special series is meant to countdown each year on our way to celebrate Disney's Animal Kingdom Park's 15th anniversary on April 22nd, 2013! I have the distinct honor in writing about the year 2003. One of the biggest … [Read more...]

Today we have our very own British Diva in the "digs"!  Jane from Tips from the Disney Diva goes back in time to Disney's Animal Kingdom 2002. Disney's Animal Kingdom - 2002  By Jane Glanville-Duckworth aka British Diva at Tips from the Disney Diva. My family always looks forward to a few days at Animal Kingdom during our usual fortnights holiday (2 week vacation) to Walt Disney World.  Rightly, or wrongly we always refer to it as "Na-ta-Zo" - jokingly meaning 'Not a Zoo' because of course as we … [Read more...]