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On Episode #016 of the WDW Fan Boys Podcast, we had the privilege of speaking with Kevin Yee of MiceAge.com about several topics pertaining to Walt Disney World.  One of the things Kevin mentioned was a large area of cleared land behind Expedition Everest that could be the future home of a new Australia land in Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

As Kevin said, there is a huge area of cleared land; but as we discussed on the podcast there does not seem to be an easy way to access this land.

Please note that the top of this map is North, and that you can select the images below to see a full size image.


As you can see in these images, the large area of land is North of Kali River Rapids and Southeast of Conservation Station.  In our show discussion, Kevin alluded to a walk way to Conservation Station that has long been discussed as guests fail to find their way back to Conservation Station because the only way to access it is via the Wildlife Express train.


As you can see in the images above, to access this land from the Expedition Everest/Serka Zong area of Asia would be somewhat ill conceived.  While the access road can certainly be moved, guests would have to walk by the Expedition Everest Barn (that houses the Roller Coaster Trains) to the East, and Kali River Rapids to the West.  The chopped down rain forest scene of Kali River Rapids is directly to the West of the Expedition Everest Barn.  As the path would continue North, the tree cover is largely obscuring the Kali River Rapids river, and you would have to pass the Kali River Rapids Water Tank before reaching the cleared land.  I don’t believe there would be enough room on either side of this pathway to merit the circuitous route you would have to take to access this land from Serka Zong.


The images above show the Anandapur section of Asia that features the entrance to Kali River Rapids and the Maharajah Jungle Trek.  Immediately north of this area is the Cleared patch of land.  The problem here is that the combination of the train tracks, Maharajah Jungle Trek and Kali River Rapids create a lot of congestion in this area so to access both Conservation Station and the cleared land from this point something would have to move.  My guess would be the train tracks.

In the image above, you can see a closer shot of the Anandapur village.  The Africa Train Station is surprisingly close to Asia, separated only by an access road.  I would guess that the easiest route to this cleared land would be to the West of Anandapur, over the access road presumably crossing where the train tracks currently reside.  While the Wildlife Express train is certainly educational, it may be rendered obsolete if a walking path is created from Asia to Conservation Station.  To me, this is the most logical solution, but unfortunately right now nothing official has been announced on the use of this land or any of the other cleared land in the Animal Kingdom.

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