Front Description
On 22 Apr 2001, Animal Kingdom (eight days after the grand opening of Animal Kingdom Lodge) had a one-day THE ADVENTURE BEGINS Pin Celebration Countdown event of their own (leading up to the big August 2001 pin event at EPCOT: Pins Around Our World). Heavy-cardstock Field Guide game cards were handed out, designed to look like a safari vehicle was driving around the attractions. Twelve open-edition and two limited-edition pins were available for sale throughout the park to complete the Pin Safari game. Once you'd presented your completed card, you were supposed to have receive an Animal Kingdom 3rd Anniversary pin, but it was not available that day. So, Guests were given a free Millennium pin, and the 3rd Anniversary pin was mailed to them later at no cost. (As a side note, the PIN STATION pin was late by four days so was not available during the event. The first hole on the card was considered a non-player in the game.)
One of the 12 open-edition pins, this pin features a lion resting on a rock with the AK logo written like a carving on the rock under the lion. The top of the pin is blue, with the sun in the background.
The backer card reads:
Lion
(Panthera leo)
Size: 5.5-8 ft. long and up to 4 ft high at the shoulder.
Weight: to 550 lb.
The lion is a carnivore that lives in the plains and grasslands of sub-Saharan Africa.
#4870, #5048, #5049, #5050, #5047, #5046, #5045, #5044, #5043, #5042, #4966, #4866, #5221, #4883, #57471
Back Description
Black waffle-weave finish. Single pin post with one barb. Animals From Disney's Animal Kingdom, ©Disney, China.
