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Creative changes coming to Kilimanjaro Safaris (Disney Deep Throat Strikes Again!)

High Guest Contact Areas/Partners,

Please share with Cast and Guests, as appropriate, the following Key Message Points.

· At Walt Disney World Resort, we continue to look for opportunities to tell our stories in new and different ways. As part of that effort, we will be making some creative changes to the last scene at Kilimanjaro Safaris at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park by creating an additional savannah with natural habitats for animals, including zebras.
· As Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park has evolved, our Guests have told us they enjoy stories real animals offer and want more opportunities to connect with nature. The new plans are intended to do that and give Guests an additional viewing opportunity for one of their favorite animals.
· Work will begin in March and construction is scheduled to be complete in fall 2012. Kilimanjaro Safaris will remain open during the construction.
FAQs to share on a reactive basis

1. What is changing at Kilimanjaro Safaris?
At Walt Disney World Resort, we continue to look for opportunities to tell our stories in new and different ways. As part of that effort, we will be making some creative changes to the last scene at Kilimanjaro Safaris by creating an additional savannah with natural habitats for animals, including zebras.
2. Why are you doing this?
As Disney’s Animal Kingdom has evolved, our Guests have told us they enjoy stories real animals offer and want more opportunities to connect with nature. The new plans are intended to do that and give Guests an additional viewing opportunity for one of their favorite animals.
3. Where will the new savannah be?
The savannah being added, which will be home to a natural habitat for animals, including zebras, is planned to be one of the last locations Guests visit on their safari.
4. Have we ever had zebras on the safari before?
Yes. Zebras have long been part of Kilimanjaro Safaris but are often overlooked because of their location on the savannah. By expanding the amount of land we have for animals and creating a new habitat for the zebras, Guests will have more of an opportunity to see them.
5. What animals can you see on Kilimanjaro Safaris?
Every safari is different. Part of the experience of Kilimanjaro Safaris is exploring the African savannah for the chance to see animals in their natural habitats. By expanding the amount of land we have for animals, we are allowing Guests more opportunity to see their favorite animals, including zebras.

6. When is this planned?
Work will begin in March and construction is scheduled to be complete in fall 2012. Kilimanjaro Safaris will remain open during the construction.

7. What will happen to the existing scenes involving “Little Red” at the end of the safari?
The set pieces and the Audio-Animatronics elephant in the finale will be replaced with an additional savannah with watering holes and a natural habit for animals, including zebras.

8. What will happen to “Little Red?”
“Little Red” was an integral part of our conservation story at Kilimanjaro Safaris. Though conservation will remain an important piece of the story, Guests have told us they enjoy stories real animals offer and want more opportunities to connect with nature. The new plans are intended to do that and give Guests an additional viewing opportunity for one of their favorite animals. The set pieces in this scene will be replaced by a new savannah, which will be home to animals, including zebras.

9. Are you doing this because Guests complained the scene was not appropriate for young children?
No.

10. Does this mean the storyline will be changing?
Imagineers are adjusting the storyline for this experience and we will have additional details later when there’s more to share.