I recently picked up The Imagineering Field Guide to Disney's Animal Kingdom.  This is a book written by the Imagineers who designed and built Disney's Animal Kingdom.  I was there in September, 2006 and I gotta tell you - it was hot!  And I don't mean in a Paris Hilton sort of hot.  I mean the temps were in the 90's and the humidity was horrible and we only stayed for about 5 hours.  The foliage denied any breeze that attempted to cool things down and I was miserable.

HOWEVER - after reading just the first 50 pages or so of this little book, I can't WAIT to get back there in a cooler season.  The attention to detail is amazing!  I didn't even notice when I was there that the various retail outlets are themed to a specific type of animal.  For example, Creature Comforts features animals and insects with spots or stripes.  Zebras, tigers, ladybugs, bumblebees and cheetahs can all be found in or around this shop. 

There is one place in the Tree of Life Gardens that you can peep through the holes that were "bored" by bugs (at least that is the story) and each hole you peep through focuses on a specific animal on the Tree of Life.

After reading through just a part of this book, I really want to get back there and spend alot more time.  Oh, and I'm definitely taking this book with me!