Tree of Life ( Disney ) - Wikipedia Tree of Life ( Disney ) Tree of Life Disney 's Animal Kingdom Area Discovery Island Opening date April 22, 1998 General statistics Designer Walt Disney Imagineering Height 145 ft ( 44.2 m ) Base width 50 ft ( 15.2 m ) Wheelchair accessible The Tree of Life is a 145 - foot ( 44 m ) sculpture of a baobab tree at Disney 's Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World Resort. It debuted when the attraction opened on April 22, 1998. Inspired by the tree of the same name, the Tree of Life features 325 carvings of existing and extinct animal species on its trunk and surrounding roots. Engineered from a refitted oil platform and based on the natural forms of baobob trees, the Tree of Life is located on Discovery Island, roughly in the center of the park. Its leaves are made out of kynar. At the structure 's interior base is a 428 - seat theater that hosts It 's Tough to Be a Bug !, a 3 - D film attraction based on the 1998 Disney / Pixar film A Bug 's Life. Animal carvings found on trunk Tree of Life Awakenings The Tree of Life Awakenings is a series of projection mapping shows that debuted on May 27, 2016, as part of the park 's new nighttime operating hours. A media preview of the show was presented on April 19, 2016. Four presentations are featured throughout the evening, which have been given names on the Rivers of Light soundtrack release : Journey : A playful deer and a watchful hawk. Rendezvous : A hummingbird and flowers. Gift Giver : A red fox in a winter setting. Disney Medley : Animal imagery inspired by Pocahontas, Bambi, Dinosaur, Tarzan, Finding Nemo, Avatar, The Jungle Book, and The Lion King. References ^ Jump up to : Wright, Alex ( 2007 ). The Imagineering Field Guide to Disney 's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World. New York : Disney Editions. pp. 35 -- 39. ISBN 978 - 14231 - 0320 - 2. Jump up ^ Malmberg, Melody ( 1998 ). The Making of Disney 's Animal Kingdom Theme Park. New York : Hyperion Books. pp. 38 -- 40. ISBN 0 - 7868 - 6402 - 8. Jump up ^ Niles, Robert. `` Theme Park History : A short history of Disney 's Animal Kingdom ''. Theme Park Insider. Retrieved 23 April 2016. Jump up ^ Bevil, Dewayne ( April 20, 2016 ). `` Disney previews ' Rivers of Light, ' announces ' Jungle Book ' show ''. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 23, 2016. Jump up ^ `` This Summer Magical New Experiences Will Debut Across All Four Walt Disney World Theme Parks '' ( Press release ). PR Newswire. Lake Buena Vista, Florida : Walt Disney World Resort. April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tree of Life ( Disney ). Official website Disney 's Animal Kingdom Attractions The Oasis The Oasis Exhibits Discovery Island Discovery Island Trails It 's Tough to Be a Bug ! Tree of Life Wilderness Explorers Winged Adventures - The Kingdom Takes Flight Pandora -- The World of Avatar Avatar Flight of Passage Na'vi River Journey Africa Festival of the Lion King Kilimanjaro Safaris Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail Wild Africa Trek Rafiki 's Planet Watch Affection Section Conservation Station Habitat Habit ! Wildlife Express Train Asia Expedition Everest Kali River Rapids Maharajah Jungle Trek Rivers of Light DinoLand U.S.A. The Boneyard Dinosaur Finding Nemo -- The Musical Fossil Fun Games Primeval Whirl TriceraTop Spin Coordinates : 28 ° 21 ′ 29 '' N 81 ° 35 ′ 26 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 28.357928 ° N 81.590540 ° W ﻿ / 28.357928 ; - 81.590540 This Disney - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tree_of_Life_(Disney)&oldid=853360917 '' Categories : Amusement rides introduced in 1998 Amusement rides by name Disney 's Animal Kingdom Discovery Island ( Disney 's Animal Kingdom ) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts icons 1998 establishments in Florida Buildings and structures completed in 1998 Artificial trees Disney stubs Hidden categories : Commons category with page title different than on Wikidata Coordinates on Wikidata All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Français Galego Italiano עברית Português Edit links This page was last edited on 4 August 2018, at 06 : 23 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who designed the tree of life at disney
Answer: Walt Disney Imagineering