Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened on April 22, 1998, Earth Day. Disney’s Animal Kingdom is the fourth Walt Disney World theme park and celebrates one amazing adventure after another with wild animals, exciting attractions, lavish stage shows and lovable characters! Highlights include a flight on a banshee, a runaway train adventure, an authentic African safari, a whirling white-water raft ride, a thrilling race back in time to prehistoric worlds, and two Broadway-style musical stage shows based on hit Disney films. (Disney)