Today, most folks visiting Walt Disney World Resort tend to think of “Discovery Island” as one of several different land sections making up Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park. But that wasn’t always the case. Once upon a time, Discovery Island really was just as its name implied—an actual island full of discovery and a rather popular Disney World attraction at that. ...

We’ve seen attractions come, and we’ve seen attractions go throughout the Walt Disney World Resort’s more than 50-years in operation. And while there have been some that guests have bid good riddance to without ever looking back, like Stitch’s Great Escape—often deemed one of Disney’s worst-ever attractions to date, others have met with more sorrowful departures that continue to be ...