Discovery Island - Walt Disney World

This is a slideshow of pictures from Discovery Island in 1995 located at the Walt Disney World resort in Orlando Florida.

The following was taken from Wikipedia.org
Discovery Island, also known as "Bay Lake's Tropical Island Paradise," is an 11½-acre island in Bay Lake at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. It opened as "Treasure Island" on April 8, 1974, and was a place to observe wildlife. It was 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 (which retained the Discovery Island name in the hub area formerly called Safari Village) and other zoos.

After its closing, Disney considered teaming up with the makers of the MYST video game to create a cutting-edge interactive experience to be called "Myst Island". Guests to the island would explore unusual locations and unravel a mystery about the island's previous inhabitants. This unusual attraction never got beyond the concept stage.

The island was the habitat of the last remaining dusky seaside sparrow before it died in 1987 [1]. The species was officially declared extinct in 1990. As of 2007, the island remains closed to the public

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[uphamtimothy]

A project was suppose to begin to breed the Dusky Seaside Sparrow from genetic materials of preserved specimens and genetic cousins. Has this project proceeded, and what is the timeline? Because it was claimed that the Dusky Seaside Sparrow can be brought back from extinction.

[darkheart1998]

The death of the Dusky seaside sparrow is so unfair! It's extinction wasn't natural, and it didn't stand a chance!

[chroylikesfish]

@100vegan

i think because they opened Animal Kingdom. And discovery island wasnt that great

[100vegan]

WHY DID IT CLOSE .......... ITS NOT FAIR THAT THE NEW GENIRATIONS DONT GET TO SEE IT 

[thesagebrushkid]

Cool. Video. I remember WAY back when it use to be called TREASURE ISLAND in the 70's. There were no shows, instead its was a place for people to explore on their own. I rember the pirates ship on the beach and climbing all over it. I think the island is now closed off to people all together. Thanks for the childhood memories

[Tinkalanashai]

What a colossal loss! I miss it sooo much! I LOVED going to this little Island...Disney's best kept secret! Like being worlds away from the chaos of the parks & life...such a wonderful little retreat. They want to make it like pleasure island? What a total waste...Now Disney offers no lil refuge like this once was...at an affordable price...it was perfect for the wilderness lodge theme too. I miss it sooo much!

[Harlemlate]

I was Two when the Dusky Seaside Sparrow went Extinct.

[LRIGWAK]

Nice to see this again.

[Mileyukloo]

IM SO HAPPY TY

[sbd28956]

Awesome!!! Thanks for reliving the memories!