Always Coca-Cola at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Coca-Cola and Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Released in grocery stores during 1998, this 6 pack of glass bottles was sold as a commemorative edition set.  The pictures were taken in May 2018 of these 20 year old bottles, with the Coke still inside.  The packaging featured the full Animal Kingdom logo and slogan “A New Species of Theme Park”.  “Inaugural Year” and “Commemorative Edition” are clearly labeled on the package.  The bottles themselves also have the same printing minus the logo and “Inaugural Year”.
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Original FastPass System

FastPass at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Before Genie+ / Lightning Lane there was was FastPass+.  But, before FastPass+, there was the original FastPass.  In this post we explore the earliest testing of the FastPass concept that dates back to the opening year of Disney’s Animal Kingdom and how the Discovery Riverboat’s contributed to that.

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Disney’s Animal Kingom Atlas Map Pin

Disney's Animal Kingdom Pin Map
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Pin Map

 

Pin Trading Atlas Map Set

There have been hundreds of Animal Kingdom related trading pins that have come out over the years.  An early Cast Member exclusive series, the Atlas set, was released in 2001.  This set was exclusive to Cast Members and limited to an edition size of 3,000.  Each park map was broken up in a number of pins, which together formed the entire map.  Each pin featured a pin on pin highlighting a major attraction of building of that area. Read More