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~Cretaceous Trail takes Guests of all ages for a short trek through a lush, prehistoric garden in the DinoLand U.S.A. area in Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park.
Follow the Cretaceous Trail for a relaxing stroll through a primeval forest. See a giant Pachycephalosaurus dinosaur, discover fossil dig sites and encounter living plant and animal species that have outlived the dinosaurs and survived the prehistoric era of 65 million years ago.
The Cretaceous Trail is located near The Boneyard attraction in Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park.
~Dino-Sue is a replica of a real Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton, on display in the DinoLand U.S.A. area in Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park.
Pose for pictures with the 13-foot tall, 40-foot long reproduction of the largest, most complete T-Rex ever found. Clocking in at 67 million years, Dino-Sue is the length of a 4-story building.
The History of Sue the Dinosaur:
Sue the dinosaur is named after fossil hunter Sue Hendrickson, who discovered the 67 million-year-old skeletal remains of a Tyrannosaurus Rex in the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1990. It is one of the most famous fossil finds of the century.
With more than 90 percent of Dinosaur Sue's bones accounted for, the find brought forth a tremendous amount of information to what little is known about the species.
Check out our accurate replica of Dino-Sue on display at the Dino Institute near the entrance to the DINOSAUR attraction. To see the real Sue the dinosaur, visit The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois where the actual skeleton is permanently on display.
~DINOSAUR is a thrilling adventure at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park aboard a time rover that transports Guests to the age of dinosaurs on a daring quest to bring back a living piece of history.
A routine visit to The Dino Institute museum is interrupted by a mischievous scientist with a secret mission. The scientist recruits you to travel back to the Cretaceous era, 65 million years ago, to capture a mild-mannered Iguanodon and return to the present day with the 3.5-ton dinosaur in tow.
Once you climb aboard an experimental CTX Time Rover, you'll want to buckle up. Time travel can be one turbulent trip!
Your rover arrives in a dark prehistoric forest that's almost pitch black, but you can sense large creatures are moving all around you. Some are gentle giants; others are monstrous meat-eating predators in search of a tasty snack. Suddenly a enormous animal appears—and it is not one of the friendly variety.
The Iguanodon is nowhere to be found and you're lost in a thick jungle with hungry dinosaurs, but that's not the worst of it: the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs is about to strike. You've got to find your target and get out of the past before you become history.
The countdown begins: 60 seconds before the meteor pulverizes the Earth! You hear the terrifying roar of an unimaginably huge beast. Is it the friendly Iguanodon or the carnivorous Carnotaurus? Get ready for a bumpy ride filled with thrills and close calls!
The clock is ticking. Will you escape or become extinct?
Find out by visiting the Dino Institute in the DinoLand, U.S.A. area of Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park.
~Discovery Island Trails are walking paths that offer up close wildlife encounters in Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park.
Take a relaxing stroll down beautiful pathways and trails, over wooden foot bridges and through cave-like tunnels, and stop at the viewing areas to observe and photograph a rich variety of exotic animals.
Galapagos tortoises, lemurs, kangaroos, capybaras, cockatoos and cotton-top tamarin monkeys are just some of the fascinating creatures you may encounter along Discovery Island Trails. There is also a glass-paneled observation area where you can watch river otters frolic above and underneath the water.
You can approach the Discovery Island Trails from a number of different directions and can enjoy the viewing areas in any sequence.
The Discovery Island Trails surround the base of the Tree of Life on Discovery Island at the center of Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park.
Wildlife Encounters at Discovery Island Trails
Here are just some of the animals you may encounter along the Discovery Island Trails:
* Abdim's Stork
* African Comb Duck
* Agouti
* Asian Small-clawed Otter
* Axis Deer
* Blue & Yellow Macaw
* Cape Teal
* Capybara
* Demoiselle Crane
* East African Crowned Crane
* European Polecat
* Eyton's Whistling Duck
* Galapagos Tortoise
* Greater Flamingo
* Green-winged Macaw
* Hadada Ibis
* Red Kangaroo
* Ring-tailed Lemur
* Saddle-billed Stork
* Salmon-crested Cockatoo
* Silver Teal
* White Stork
* White-faced Whistling Duck
* Woolynecked Stork
* Wood Stork