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One of Walt Disney World’s oldest attractions has fallen prey to one of its youngest. Discovery Island, an 11-acre zoo whose attendance has been hurt by last year’s opening of Disney’s 500 ...
Disney's Discovery Island, which was originally called "Treasure Island" and is located in Disney World's Bay Lake, closed to the public in 1999, according to Atlas Obscura.
Disney World once had a theme park on a private island called Discovery Island. It closed in 1999. Today, the abandoned park remains guarded and no one is allowed on. A few people have snuck on to ...
A man arrested at Disney World in Florida last week for attempting to quarantine from the coronavirus on Discovery Island viewed the small park-owned island as a "tropical paradise," authorities say.
A man arrested for camping at Walt Disney World’s Discovery Island told police he didn’t know he was trespassing on what looked to him like a “tropical paradise,” police said.
Deputies found Richard McGuire on Disney's Discovery Island, who told them it felt like a "tropical paradise." 24/7 Live Philadelphia Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Search ...
Deputies found Richard McGuire on Disney's Discovery Island, who told them it felt like a "tropical paradise." 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange County Inland Empire Ventura County California.
When Disney's Discovery Island opened in the '70s it had everything it needed to be a huge success, so it surprised many when it closed suddenly in 1999. Explore.
Disney World has been shut down since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, and all that empty space seemed like the perfect campsite for a trespasser who was arrested Thursday. Richard McGuire ...
Deputies found Richard McGuire on Disney's Discovery Island, who told them it felt like a "tropical paradise." 24/7 Live Raleigh Durham Fayetteville Surrounding Area. Welcome, Mickey.
There's an Abandoned Island at Disney World — and It's Hidden in Plain Sight. Discovery Island welcomed Disney World guests for 25 years before closing in 1999.