• Discovery Island is an 11.5-acre (4.7 ha) island in Bay Lake, Florida. It is located on the property of Walt Disney World in the city of Bay Lake.
  • Located in Walt Disney World’s Bay Lake, Discovery Island was opened as a lush zoological park, but after its closing, it was left to deteriorate despite some...
  • Not to be confused with the Animal Kingdom area of the same name . Discovery Island was a zoological park lying on an island in the middle of Bay Lake...
  • Plus, its central land is named Discovery Island, in what appears to be a nod to the park of yesteryear.
  • Due to low attendance, Treasure Island closed down and reopened in 1978 as Discovery Island, losing any references to pirates and focusing more on the island’s...
  • Discovery Island operated on Bay Lake until April 1999, just about one year after the opening of Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
  • Disney’s Discovery Island originally opened in 1974 as Treasure Island, giving guests a chance to observe the island’s many species of birds and animals.
  • The Discovery Islands are gaining a reputation as one of Canada's best adventure destinations.
  • Opening in April of 1974, Discovery Island (originally referred to as Treasure Island) was a roughly 11-acre island located in the middle of Bay Lake used as a...