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Old 10-13-2006, 11:01 PM   #1
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Will it ever be realized?
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no.

ringling brothers already surgically grafted a resin horn onto the head of a goat to create a unicorn. let's leave it at that
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Old 10-14-2006, 05:27 AM   #3
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ringling brothers already surgically grafted a resin horn onto the head of a goat to create a unicorn. let's leave it at that

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I don't think so, and now that Islands of Adventure usurped the idea for one of their lands, there's even less chance that Disney will build that section in Animal Kingdom. It is kinda interesting that the dragon silhouette can still be seen in some Animal Kingdom signs, though.
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Old 10-21-2006, 08:06 PM   #5
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I too don't think that proposed land will ever come to fruition which I think is a shame since a mythical beastly kingdom could be amazing. Just think what the Imagineers could do with a theme like that!

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Old 10-24-2006, 04:33 PM   #6
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You think the Yeti is a "real" creature? I kind of thought that was part of the start of the imaginary animals section.
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I don't know...the name kind of freaks me out.
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of course the yeti is real. haven't you spent any time in the museum?
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lol

the Yeti is a start, I bet next would be an dragon type AA ride [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Most p[orbably in Asia in the tiny tibetan section other than india and cambodia - where Kali river rapids are located- Mushu I bet.
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Maybe that is where the Harry Potter stuff is going to go. The books are filled with dragons, unicorns and other mystical creatures. As long as there are no spiders I am good. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
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