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ynottony99 · 12-10-2009, 08:21 AM

Discovery Island.

mdoc · 12-10-2009, 10:59 AM

Hmmm. TCD, maybe you could go into Discovery Island by air. One of those parasailing trips gone bad, or something like that. I look forward to those pictures and have faith that I'll someday be seeing them.

RocklandRVers · 12-10-2009, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mdoc

Hmmm. TCD, maybe you could go into Discovery Island by air. One of those parasailing trips gone bad, or something like that. I look forward to those pictures and have faith that I'll someday be seeing them.

All this talk of Discovery Island piqued my curiousity and I did a google search. Here is some interesting history including some very recent plans to develop DI. TCD got the plans to the new pool. Maybe he can scout up the plans referred to on this website:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_Island_(Florida)

DisCamper · 12-10-2009, 02:01 PM

Here is the part that I love...
"From the early 1900s, it 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" for 20 years with his wife and pet crane. It was later purchased, renamed “Riles Island,” and used as a hunting retreat long before being bought by Disney (under a fake name, of course), in 1965."

mnsprk · 12-10-2009, 02:15 PM

Let's add a little "life" to this discussion July 1979..

ynottony99 · 12-15-2009, 05:23 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/Disney-1977-Rare...item5637ee9358

RocklandRVers · 12-16-2009, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ynottony99

http://cgi.ebay.com/Disney-1977-Rare...item5637ee9358

WOW! I am wondering if this could be sent somewhere and put onto DVD or CD?

hmmmmm.

I seem to recall seeing a service advertised that would do this but it was many years back.

DaveInTN · 12-16-2009, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by ynottony99

Discovery Island.

Tony, are my eyes deceiving me or is that you and Andrew on Discovery Island??

Towncrier · 12-16-2009, 02:36 PM

Awesome post!!! Thanks so much for sharing a part of Disney history with us. I regret having not bugged my folks enough to take us to River Country when it was still open. This is the next best thing.

BradyBz12 · 12-16-2009, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveInTN

Tony, are my eyes deceiving me or is that you and Andrew on Discovery Island??

Hmm... where'd ya hide the copter??

Kevitivity · 12-16-2009, 04:06 PM

Cool photos

k_null81 · 12-16-2009, 04:15 PM

Those are some amazing photo's! Wish I could have visited before it shut down.

I would also LOVE to see some current photo's of Discovery Island.

Gdad · 12-16-2009, 05:48 PM

Excellent set of very interesting images.

ynottony99 · 12-16-2009, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveInTN

Tony, are my eyes deceiving me or is that you and Andrew on Discovery Island??

Maybeeeeeee.

DaveInTN · 12-16-2009, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ynottony99

Maybeeeeeee.

Oh this is gonna be good.

12-10-2009, 08:21 AM	#61
ynottony99 Ask me about the Mickey Waffles!!!!!!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: St.Pete, FL Posts: 3,348	*Discovery Island.* __________________ *Tony*

12-15-2009, 05:23 PM	#66
ynottony99 Ask me about the Mickey Waffles!!!!!!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: St.Pete, FL Posts: 3,348	Anyone got a projector??? http://cgi.ebay.com/Disney-1977-Rare...item5637ee9358 __________________ *Tony*

12-16-2009, 02:36 PM	#69
Towncrier DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 12,986	Awesome post!!! Thanks so much for sharing a part of Disney history with us. I regret having not bugged my folks enough to take us to River Country when it was still open. This is the next best thing. __________________

12-16-2009, 04:15 PM	#72
k_null81 Mouseketeer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 342	Those are some amazing photo's! Wish I could have visited before it shut down. I would also LOVE to see some current photo's of Discovery Island. __________________ Me- Hubby- E- K-

12-16-2009, 05:48 PM	#73
Gdad I'm fuzzy on the whole good-bad thing Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: FL Posts: 5,296	Excellent set of very interesting images. __________________ Thanks- Jeff

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12-10-2009, 10:59 AM	#62
mdoc DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 899	Hmmm. TCD, maybe you could go into Discovery Island by air. One of those parasailing trips gone bad, or something like that. I look forward to those pictures and have faith that I'll someday be seeing them.

12-10-2009, 02:01 PM	#64
DisCamper Just waiting for the next WDW trip Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Jupiter,Florida Posts: 1,746	Here is the part that I love... "From the early 1900s, it 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" for 20 years with his wife and pet crane. It was later purchased, renamed “Riles Island,” and used as a hunting retreat long before being bought by Disney (under a fake name, of course), in 1965."

12-10-2009, 02:15 PM	#65
mnsprk DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,301	Let's add a little "life" to this discussion July 1979..

12-16-2009, 04:06 PM	#71
Kevitivity Earning My Ears Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 22	Cool photos

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