In the end, it was decided that either Beastly Kingdom or Dinoland U.S.
A small land, Camp Minnie-Mickey, with space for a couple of stage shows and character meet-and-greets, was constructed on part of the land that was meant to house Beastly Kingdom.
A would need to be held for the park’s Phase 2, as every other land was viewed as essential to Animal Kingdom’s purpose.
Because Disney had a computer-animated film called [Dinosaur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_(film) set for release in 2000, two years after Animal Kingdom was set to open, it was decided by then-CEO Michael Eisner to put efforts there.