<Tr> <Th> Base width </Th> <Td> 50 ft (15.2 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Wheelchair accessible </Td> </Tr> <P> The Tree of Life is a 145 - foot (44 m) sculpture of a tree at Disney's Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World Resort . It debuted when the attraction opened on April 22, 1998 . Inspired by the mythical tree of the same name, the Tree of Life features 325 carvings of existing and extinct animal species on its trunk and surrounding roots . </P> <P> 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 400 - seat theater that hosts It's Tough to be a Bug!, a 4 - D film attraction based on A Bug's Life . </P>

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