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Discovery Island is an island in Bay Lake in Orange County, Florida. It is located on the property of Walt Disney World in the city of Bay Lake. Between 1974 and 1999, the island was open to guests, where they could observe the island's many species of animals and birds. Disney originally named it ''Treasure Island'', and later, ''Discovery Island''. The island currently sits abandoned, and Discovery Island is now the name of an attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom Park. ==History== From the early 1900s, the island was known as Raz Island, named after the family that lived there. In the late 1930s, it was purchased for $800 by a man named Delmar "Radio Nick" Nicholson, who renamed the island "Idle Bay Isle" and lived there for 20 years with his wife and pet crane. It was later sold, renamed "Riles Island," and used as a hunting retreat. Disney bought the island in 1965 as part of its strategic property acquisitions before building the Walt Disney World Resort.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Discovery Island: The Early Years )〕 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. 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. However, development of this attraction never got beyond the concept stage.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Did Disney World visitors "Myst" out on an amazing new interactive attraction? )〕 The island's facilities were the home of the last known dusky seaside sparrow before it died in 1987. The species was declared extinct in 1990. 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 the amoeba species ''Naegleria fowleri'' being found in the water park. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Discovery Island (Bay Lake)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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