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Discovery Island is an 11.5 acres island at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake. Between 1974 and 1999, the island was open to guests. Disney originally named it Treasure Island, and later, Discovery Island. Here, guests could observe the island's many species of animals and birds. Disney bought the island in 1965 as part of its strategic property acquisitions before building the Walt Disney World Resort.
The island opened as Treasure Island on April 8, 1974, as a place to observe wildlife, and was later renamed Discovery Island when it was recognized as a zoological park. It closed to the public on April 8, 1999, but continued to operate until July 9, 1999, at which point all of its animals had been relocated to new homes at Disney's Animal Kingdom (whose Safari Village hub area was renamed Discovery Island) and other zoos.
The island remains closed to the public. It can easily be seen from Disney's Contemporary Resort and from Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground, as well as from boat trips between them. The island is adjacent to Disney's River Country water park, which is also closed. The decision to close the attraction may have been affected by a change in Florida laws, which prohibited unchlorinated natural water bodies from being used for water parks. Uncertainties and a lack of general information about the island has led to speculation that the island was shut down due to a virus being found in the water park.
It's Attractions included:
- Trumpeter Springs - trumpeter swans
- Parrots Perch - The Discovery Island Bird Show, featuring macaws, cockatoos, and other trained birds.
- Bamboo Hollow - lemurs from Madagascar.
- Cranes's Roost - demoiselle cranes
- Avian Way - The United States' most extensive breeding colony of scarlet ibis
- Pelican Bay - brown pelicans
- Flamingo Lagoon - flamingos
- Tortoise Beach - five Galápagos tortoises
- There was a beach where no swimming was allowed, but playing and walking in sand was permitted.
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