Last week we took a look at the ruins of what was once the Miracle Strip Amusement Park in Florida. Naturally, that got me thinking about the biggest attraction in Florida: Disney World. Disney World occupies an insane amount of land in Florida, and Disney owns even more that is undeveloped. Surely, hidden away somewhere there must be the ruins of a Disney park or two.
There are two to be exact: Discovery Island and River Country. The adjoining parks are the only two Disney parks to ever be closed permanently. Luckily for us, they were abandoned rather than demolished.
Discovery Island
Purchased by Disney in 1965 as part of their massive (and secretive) Florida land grab, this 11.5 acre island in Bay Lake was built as a place to "observe wildlife." The park housed lemurs, tortoises, cranes, swans, brown pelicans, flamingoes, and the last-known dusky seaside sparrow. (It died in 1987 and...
There are two to be exact: Discovery Island and River Country. The adjoining parks are the only two Disney parks to ever be closed permanently. Luckily for us, they were abandoned rather than demolished.
Discovery Island
Purchased by Disney in 1965 as part of their massive (and secretive) Florida land grab, this 11.5 acre island in Bay Lake was built as a place to "observe wildlife." The park housed lemurs, tortoises, cranes, swans, brown pelicans, flamingoes, and the last-known dusky seaside sparrow. (It died in 1987 and...
- 1/8/2014
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
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