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In Defense of Dinoland

It is 7 a.m. You step off of your packed bus and onto the pavement. The Florida air is already thick with humidity. You hear strollers wheeling along the concrete and see a crowd of Mickey ear hats. You follow them along the sidewalk towards a green sign that reads “Disney’s Animal Kingdom.” You may notice upon entering the park that the ticket booths have three different animals on them. One has a dinosaur, one has an elephant, and one has a dragon. These represent the three pillars that make up Animal Kingdom - the animals of yesterday, the animals of today, and the animals that never were. This mirrors Magic Kingdom’s themes of yesterday, tomorrow, and fantasy.  You’ll notice that each one of these are perfectly represented right now, within different lands of the park. The animals of fantasy are found in Pandora. The animals of today are found in the Oasis, Africa, and Asia. And the animals of yesterday are represented by Dinoland. By destroying Dinoland, Disney is taking a sledgeh