![]() Guests are not allowed on the island, but if you do happen to rent a boat from one of the nearby Disney World hotels you can drive by it and get a look from a safe distance. Almost like everyone just upped and left, and didn’t bother taking any of the signs, buildings, and supplies with them. Everything sort-of looks like a scene out of a post-apocalyptic movie. It’s actually quite shocking to see photos from inside. Its abandoned setting has become an intriguing topic for certain urban explorers who have illegally visited the space. But structures on the island itself, various buildings, and even supplies, paperwork, and more have just been left to sit there. The animals and birds were generally relocated elsewhere, mainly to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Instead of becoming a new experience, the island was left entirely abandoned. ![]() In the end, Discovery Island transformed into…nothing. Would it be transformed into an island with a special adventure based on a video game or tv show? Would it become a private retreat for special guests? For years, rumors swirled about what would become of this location. Ultimately, Discovery Island closed in 1999. The opening of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, coupled with already poor attendance at the island, started to mark the ending for this spot. Ultimately, the island became a space where guests could check out some beautiful botanical settings and all kinds of wildlife including flamingos, alligators, swans, rabbits, deer, and lots of birds in the aviary. In 1974, the island opened to the public as a separate ticketed offering mainly as a bird sanctuary. Discovery Island was a spot located in the middle of Bay Lake. We start with one now abandoned project that’s pretty well known - Discovery Island. Read on to see what random, strange, and surprising things Disney has totally abandoned over the years! Curious to know what Disney would build and then simply leave behind? We’ve just just the thing for you. There are times where things in Disney World have been left (and are still to this day) TOTALLY abandoned. Magic Kingdomīut, that’s not the case for everything at the Most Magical Place on Earth. When you walk around Disney World, you generally see things looking well maintained and operational.
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