Discovery Island

Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park is a zoological theme park at in , near . Owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company through its Experiences division, it was the largest theme park in the world upon opening, covering 580 acres.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios.

At Disney's , you can take flight aboard a Pandoran banshee, dig for dinosaur bones, challenge the mysterious Himalayan yeti, and view hundreds of live animals in authentic settings.

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At Disney's theme park, you can help Indiana Jones escape from the Nazis, take a wild limousine ride through Los Angeles, play midway games with the Toy Story gang, and immerse yourself in iconic scenes from Hollywood's past and present.

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is an expansive theme park where you can visit Mexico, France, and China, all in the same afternoon; survive crash tests in an experimental car; soar around the world with the wind in your hair; and learn all about human achievement and international cooperation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Celebration and Lake Buena Vista.

is a community in Osceola County, , near , designed by the Walt Disney Company to be a "perfect community". Though it was founded in 1994, the town feels a bit like something out of a TV show from the mid–20th century, with well-kept suburban houses and retro futurist architecture.

is a municipality in Orange County, in . It is home to Disney Springs, Typhoon Lagoon, the headquarters of the Amateur Athletic Union, Reedy Creek Improvement District, and most notably the headquarters of the Resort.

Locality
is a themed land at Walt Disney Studios Park, , , and . The area is based on the Disney· film series Toy Story.

Discovery Island

Latitude
28.3573° or 28° 21′ 26″ north
Longitude
-81.5907° or 81° 35′ 26″ west
Operator
Disney Parks and Resorts
Open location code
76WW9C45+WP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 349909173
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Wiki­data ID
Q5281930
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Satellite Map

Discover Discovery Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Discovery Island” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: ディスカバリー・アイランド

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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