Expedition Everest Night Photo
At the conclusion of what was easily our most successful day of touring Disney’s Animal Kingdom ever, we had the pleasure of seeing the Asia area of the park at night. We had actually seen it at night twice before. Once in 2010 on our honeymoon for a couple of minutes before leaving due to a lack of things to do during Evening Extra Magic Hours, and once from Flame Tree BBQ in 2011 during D23 Magic & Merriment.
This time, it was totally different. We savored the nighttime beauty of the land for about an hour, during which time I rode Expedition Everest twice (my new favorite attraction to experience at night) and took a plethora of photos. It was an awesome experience, and it really made me hopeful that once Avatar Land opens Disney’s Animal Kingdom will once again regularly be open into the evening hours.
Technical details: shot with a tripod-mounted Nikon D7000 and Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 Lens. See our guide for more photography equipment recommendations.
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Do you sell the digital files of your photos? This would be perfect for my daughter’s room. Thanks!
Am I the only one who experiences brief moments of fear about the animals escaping while visiting AK?
Love the colors on the mountain. The reflection is pretty awesome in the water too
Thanks! Asia is truly beautiful at night. Can’t wait to see Avatar Land at night. Now THAT should be beautiful!
If it comes out as good as the movie may have to spend alot more time in the park. i can only imagine what they could put in for Avatarland
Gorgeous shot! The lights over the walkway on the left have got to be one of the most fun lighting features around the park. Just a question, do you take a special shot for the sky and then mask it in? It always has this great people/blue tint, but comes across so clear at the same time, so it doesn’t seem to be processed all that much.
The lights on the left were masked in from a shorter exposure, the sky and rest of the photo were minimally processed. They were intentionally over-exposed in camera.