Animal Kingdom's Rafiki's Planet Watch - Exploring the "World", One "Land" at a Time!

You can leave Harambe and hop aboard the Wildlife Express Train to travel to Rafiki's Planet Watch. This scenic train ride gives you a behind-the-scenes peek at some of the animal's nighttime housing and care centers as it takes you to the heart of Animal Kingdom's conservation center.

When you arrive at Rafiki's Planet Watch, the first attraction you will find is Habitat Habit. This self-guided outdoor trail is home to exhibits on animal conservation. It will teach you ways to share the world with animals and give you an up-close look at one of the world's most endangered primates, the cotton-top tamarins.

Conservation Station is the veterinary and conservation headquarters of Animal Kingdom. This working facility is where you can meet wildlife experts and get a behind-the-scenes look at park operations. You can see the nursery, reptile center, nutrition center and more. There are also live animal stage shows and meet and greets with some of your favorite characters. Experts are on hand to answer questions and educate visitors on animal care and conservation efforts both in the park and around the world.

The Affection Section is the petting zoo. You can get up-close and personal with a variety of animals including: llamas, pigs, goats, sheep and more!

You can find many Hidden Mickeys throughout African and Rafiki's Planet Watch, too many to name. But here are just a few:
*Tusker House roster board
*Pangani Forest Exploration Trail hanging bag
*Conservation Station is full of them. Check lots of eyes
*Probably the largest Hidden Mickey in the park is Flamingo Island in Kilimanjaro Safaris.
*Check out some of the cool "haircuts" on animals at the Affection Section
*As you walk around Africa, look down at some of the utility covers in the ground
*Check out the crossbeams at the Wildlife Express Station

FUN FACTS:

• The artist that painted the murals in Rafiki's Planet Watch painted most of the murals in Countdown to Extinction and in Grandmother Willow's Friendly Forest
• The first birth at Animal Kingdom was a kudu, a large African antelope
• 116 species have reproduced at Animal Kingdom park
• Disney Animal Kingdom scientists have discovered two new vocalizations never before reported in elephants

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