ANIMAL
KINGDOM

TOURING
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   Photo Gallery
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   Greet FAQ
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Restaurant Photo Gallery
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Smoking Policy
Special Needs Travelers
--Animal Kingdom
    in a Wheelchair
Ticket FAQ

WDW At Large

AT A GLANCE...
Animal Species by Area
Attractions
Restaurants
Characters
Shopping

THE OASIS
Place of Transition Part I
Place of Transition Part II

DISCOVERY ISLAND
The Tree of Life
It's Tough to be a Bug
Discovery Island Trails

CAMP MINNIE-MICKEY
Festival of the Lion King
Character Greeting
   Trails

AFRICA
Kilimanjaro Safaris
Pangani Forest
   Exploration Trail

RAFIKI'S PLANET WATCH

ASIA
Expedition EVEREST
Flights of Wonder
Kali River Rapids
Maharajah Jungle Trek

DINOLAND U.S.A.
Dinosaur
The Boneyard
Dino-Sue
Chester and Hester's
   Dino-Rama
   --Primeval Whirl
   --Triceratop Spin
Finding Nemo: The Musical

ENTERTAINMENT
Mickey's Jammin'
   Jungle Parade
Mickey's JINGLE Jungle Parade
DiVine
Live Entertainment

Special Reports
New Babies at AK!

African Comb Duck
Asian Tigers
Baby African Elephants
Capybara
Giraffe
Nile Hippopotamus
Okapi
West African Crownded Crane
Photo Essays
Gorillas
Faces
Hidden Mickeys
Park Details

ALL EARS®
Feature Articles
-- Animal Kingdom Turns 10
-- Animal Kingdom Turns 5
-- Kaleidoscopic Kingdoms
-- Other Side of Animal Kingdom

TOURS
-- Back Stage Safari
-- Wild by Design

ARCHIVES
Pocahontas and Her
   Forest Friends - Closed 9/27/08
Tarzan Rocks! Closed 1/06
Journey into the Jungle Book
Closed 4/99
Lucky the Dinosaur May-July 2005
March of the Artimals Closed 6/99
Radio Disney River Cruise aka
Discovery River Taxi aka
Discovery RiverBoat Ride aka
Discovery River Boats - Retired 1999
Walk Around Artimals
Pre-Opening Guide Map

OTHER THEME PARKS
Disney's Hollywood
   Studios
Epcot
Magic Kingdom

Disneyland
Disney's California
    Adventure

The Oasis is your transition from the "real world" to Disney's Animal Kingdom.  The lush tropical plants, trees and flowers provide an opportunity to "decompress" from where you parked your car to prepare you for what is ahead. Along the path, you might even discover some unusual animals. 

Several different trails to choose from...don't worry, they all lead to the same location.

The Oasis was interesting and different.. There seems to be about a dozen ways you could take through here to get into the park, with some animals to stop and see on the way. (Josef Faulkner)

For full advantage of the beautiful Oasis, take time to look at the plant life. Stop at the viewing areas, give the animals and birds a chance to appear for you. This is a great photo opportunity and also the time to prepare to enter a New Species of Theme Park!

Touring Tip: As you wander into the Animal Kingdom, keep your eyes open for Wes Palm, the roving talking tree!

As your path through the Oasis ends, you enter a clearing and the Tree of Life is before you.

Read more about the Oasis: Part I and Part II

Here is a listing of the animals and birds you may see in the Oasis Gardens:

African Spoonbill
Babirusa
Bahama Pintail
Bronze-winged Duck
Bufflehead
Chiloe Wigeon
Florida Cooter
Giant Anteater
Hooded Merganser
Hyacinth Macaw
Indian Spotbill
Javan Tree Duck
Mandarin Duck
Medium Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Military Macaw
Parma Wallaby
Puna Teal
Radjah Shelduck
Reeves' Muntjac
Rhinoceros Iguana
Ringed Teal
Rosybill Pochard
Ruddy Duck
Scarlet Ibis - no longer at park
Scarlet Macaw
Sharpe-winged Teal
Swamp Wallaby
White Ibis