Disney's Forgotten Theme Park - Abandoned Discovery Island
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Exploring Theme park Abandoned by Disney
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Awesome video man
I hope this gets pinned.
Your wish has been granted! :D
Can't wait to hear this story on the podcast
Bright Sun Films, or may go to cranium command again buzzy was stolen and hyperthonamus. And last year when Matt went... he went up a ladder to buzzy so did Matt take buzzy?
BSF - Abandoned S1 - E43 sent me here. This was fun to watch.
My left ear enjoyed this very much.
LightingDesk my front eyes did too
Yah... ridiculous
Fax
literally i thought i was going deaf
@@louiepreciado5672 I DIED
This island always gives me a Jurassic Park vibe!
Its a true
That was my first thought
Me too! I feel like I'm in a version of "The lost world."
Try the peace river and you’ll have the full vibe
Isla Sonar or Isla Nubar?
It’s equal parts chilling and sad. Weird that this was a place built specifically for people, and now it’s empty. Kinda sad that workers would’ve spent 100s of man-hours building the facilities for them to rot in the jungle. Eerie because it’s all just left there like time stopped. But would I explore if given the chance? Hell yeah!
It was because the water was infected by a so-called brain-eater and many people died, so they closed it down:)
very well said
Imagine going there and still seeing exotic birds flying and walking around 👻👻
Damn. You guys have mics on your shoes?
Every step you take sounds like all hell is breaking lose
Adam Lemus this is the funniest damn comment. I was thinking the same thing. Can’t hear them talk but damn sure can hear them walk!
😂
Kinda want tho
ASMR not want lol
😹😹😹
I bet
I can’t believe how much equipment they just left there. Ice machines, incubators.
Logistics-wise, probably would have cost more to transport old equipment that may have been on its last legs than to buy new.
Thats Capitalism for ya.
@E Weid they were trying to make Jurassic Park a reality
@@jordanstricker9296 lol
It’s bc there bacteria and stuff and unsafe such why they closed it in the first place wuz cuz someone got a deadly disease from the water lmao dats Whi not safe
I find it fascinating to see the process of nature reclaiming things that nobody is loving or taking care of any longer. Great video, new sub.
We learn an immense amount from nature and I respect it
Because of all the issues involved including dodging security; this has to be the greatest exploration video made to date. That island has death written all over it but I see two young men that have the nerves to do it and make it publicly known. Bravo to you both.
Question: people comment about being banned from Disney. So, let's say I am banned from Disney but I go back a couple of years later. How do they know I was banned to enforce their rules? Do they check id's, have cameras networked into computers with facial recognition systems?
Yes Disney has facial recognition. Had it for years.
they’re only going to be able to identify you if you’re trying to buy a ticket and they run you through the system. You don’t need a ticket to go to one of the resorts and rent a boat for bay lake, which is how I assume he got out there.
And no Disney might have facial recognition stuff or something (I don’t know) but I know for sure they definitely won’t waste their time using that stuff to find banned people around the parks
Edit: honestly, remembering my time there, I don’t think they even monitor that much because 90% of the time getting security out somewhere requires a radio call from a cast member
Why was he banned?
Hi, ex-ticketing cast member here. Theres no facial recognition. When you get banned they put your name into the system, so if at any point you try to buy a ticket, that name will stop you from purchasing. Thats as much as I know as I have had to call over security for people trying to buy tickets who have been banned before.
@ okaymom8g14 so he cant go in like 50 years
It is surprising to see that the structure for the most part is there, as it must be taken into account that the construction is from the mid-1970s. It is 50 years of existence, where 20 are abandoned. Incredible!
Don’t let the Mouse catch you on his island...he’ll grab you by your ankle and put you in his bag.
The Mouse?
@@user-ql7dr6uw8z Mickey Mouse
Mickey mouse doesn't want you to find photo negative mickey.
True mickey?
Rain We don’t say that name here....
I also got here from Bright Sun Films. I was there in '83. About all I remember now is all the brightly colored birds they had. I was surprised to see that they didn't even take down the nets that kept the birds from flying away. At 20:10 I saw the new Gator/Snake warning signs that tell me Disney people still go there. Now in my early 60's I wouldn't even consider going out there but if I was in my 20's I'd probably do it. Too much rotten wood to fall through or fall on you.
What do you mean Disney people still go there?
@@madeyoulook361 Cast members still check on the island every once in a while. Super rare, but they do go out to check on things sometimes. The signs Ron referenced are definitely the newer style ones that they started using after the gator attack.
They would have to put those signs up as a liability. Remember the kid that got eaten
@@Prolif1k89 can you tell me about the gator attack? I'm not from the states and would like to know what happened.
@@LightyGab It happened June 2016. There was a 2 year old boy in the water on the beach at Grand Floridian. A gator grabbed him and dragged him out into the lake. They've always had gator warning signs, but they added a lot more after this happened while also fencing off any spots where you used to be able to walk into the water. www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-child-dragged-alligator-disney-20160614-story.html
To the guy caught living there the other day bravo! That's how to social distance!
To the guy who commented the same thing on two videos, bravo!
@@HauntHunter whooa
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Watching this in 2023..still the greatest exploration video of all time. I wonder what this place looks like now 😔
Love how someone left the lone incubator in one room
Looks like a late 80s model
It’s where churros are born
He made it back... I can't believe it. This is amazing.
anyone here from that girls tiktok
Yes 😂
Yes 😂😂
meeee😂
Yes
She made him sound so cool. Kinda disappointed tbh
This feels like both islands from Jurassic Park. The tourist areas with the fallen menus and what-not feel like Isla Nublar, and the staff areas feel very much like Isla Sorna, with the cracking tiles, dusty, dirty rooms, and the incubators feel like they’re straight of the lab on Site B. Overall this gives me lots of Jurassic Park: Tresspasser vibes
*Itd be cool if they could utilize this area to protect, or grow an animal or endangered species population. Give back to nature in some way. Being they BOOTED out millions of animals in FLA developing nonstop*
😆u said to grown animals to proctect them
U no u canot grow animals
Ross Best Disney has already agreed to keep 30% of their land untouched for the wildlife
They’re
living there now
That's what animal kingdom is for
I was listening to a story that I fumble upon about a guy being eaten alive by ape. That story brought me here to comment.
Who came here after hearing about the man arrested for camping here?
Hahaha me!! I had to see what it looks like and I’m so glad but... how are these kids putting their names out there on this video 🤦🏻♀️
Leonela Bravo yeah I was thinking the same thing and their channel seems like it’s just them trespassing places or just going places they aren’t supposed to
me! I love seeing abandoned things LOL
why are we all living the same lives ??
I had to come here to try to find out what this place was
Alternative title: Watch as we Ｃ Ｒ Ｏ Ｎ Ｃ Ｈ in your left ear through abandoned Discovery Island
Need better headphones?
@@JohnJames_23 Since I just recently got new headphones and was able to check- no, the audio is very much balanced to the left. It's in both but mostly left. Presumably his hand covering the right mic if it's recorded on a phone with a stereo mic setup, so it's more muted on that side.
@@OldObscureUnpopularGames ahhh I keep hearing ppl say this but I hear fine
@@JohnJames_23 I’m very sensitive to volume differences between my ears, so I always notice haha
Man......you went back on property after getting not one but TWO trespass warnings?! Damn dude that’s brave
@Justin Howard both
I don't know if it's bravely stupid or stupidly brave...
Gang gang
in the last video you can see someone watching them in the window.
What happens if the police watches this LOL 😂
IT would be awesome if you could find a former employee of Disney discovery island and have them on a podcast to talk about the differences
i would love to see their reaction to the current state of the park compared to when they worked there
I know this is an old comment, but even just someone with memories of visiting the island would be interesting to hear from
@@damian9303you have now become an old comment. But I agree
@@RandomStuffigidkagreed
omg dude this is awesome. when i was little i always wanted to see exploration videos of this place but there were just people going to abandoned parts of river country and pretending it was the island for views
thanks for fulfilling a little childhood dream :)
Just watching this makes me feel like I’ll be banned from Disney Parks 😆 Great video though! Loved it!
I was thinking the same thing.
"We've gained access of you're CZcams records, and you seem to be a supporter of the Disney fugitive. Because of this, the mouse has decided that you are no longer welcomed."
Elijah Taylor For some reason Disney still keeps the island guarded. People aren't supposed to get within 50 feet of the place.
@Elijah Taylor it's a huge liability.
I don't like Disney parks, I prefer Universal Studios so they can ban me all they want, I don't go anyway
Chris is a real gamer, never moves for any boat that could potentially get them in trouble
Great video! I’m surprised this place isn’t infested with gators, tbh.
ik is two year old comment but not really a place for a gator to chill at
That is one of the reasons it was shut down in the first place, that and a brain eating disease killed a kid there.
@@HoldingMoneyRansom Wrong place, the incident with Naegleria Fowleri took place in another park
@@HoldingMoneyRansom they shut it down cuz of animal kingdom
Although Discovery Island is a very small island, but still, gators don't usually venture so far inland as to take over the whole island. Another reason is, this lake (Bay Lake) is inside Disney property completely surrounded by Disney resorts and other guests areas (at least on two of the three sides), so the gator population is heavily monitored and regulated, so the chances of the gator population getting out of control in the Bay Lake are slim.
Are the audio channels messed up for anyone else? And quality really low?
Yeah, the audio mostly seems to be coming through the left channel, and the volume levels are kind of whack.
I fixed it by temporarily turning on mono audio while watching
Yes, Audio is playing mostly in left speaker, I really notice because I use headphones.
My subwoofer is connected to the left so while its pounding nothing else is happening.
Funny, I was just about to say how good it sounded. I thought there was a bird in my living room! - and I'm watching on a monaural laptop.
Amongst all that’s disturbing about this, the medical chest you opened in the beginning with the test tubes & medical items looked horrifying
And they're crazy because Disney's Discovery Island was left abandoned in 1999 after bacteria capable of killing humans was discovered in the surrounding water. ... News post from Jun 27, 2016
It gave some Resident Evil 4 vibes
This is terrifying. Knowing I’ve been going to Disney for years now and I never knew about this. I’ll definitely be on the look out from the resorts!
You guys should protect yourselves better. You never know what could pop up and bite your ankle's. Also if your going to trek through those moldy buildings wear respirators!
Whats a respirator?
@@RoyaleOne inhalant air purifier, me guessing
I was going to say the same thing...it's a ballsy move to just walk straight through dense Florida flora like that. Who knows what kind of poisonous animals and insects there are out there, thriving, unbothered for 20+ years
@@rexellate Not ballsy, stupid!
@@briankocheraabcdt4628 ok boomer
Your voice is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too low!! While the sound/music is waaaaaaaaaay too high!
dollores hey at least he did it!!!!
Bullshit his voice is pretty clear to me troll maybe the problem has to do with your cheap tech garbage device.
GHOST-FILES - TV nope, sounds like garbage still in 2020 on sennheisers
@@quantumeye-tv4992 I got the galaxy S20 and have no sound problems with others videos but this one, especially in the intro, so it's true .....you're the troll
Thank you
I came here from Jake's video! I'm so excited to see new footage of what remains of Discovery Island.
If Walt Disney was alive, I am confident all these attractions wouldn't have been abandoned and left to rot. He would have made sure something else was built in its place. It's just sad that the company spends so much money on guarding trespassers from these attractions, but cant manage to spend their billions of dollars on building something new? Super awesome video though. These guys have guts!
I’ve visited Disney World with my family several times. A few of those times we got to visit the restaurant at the top of the Contemporary Resort to watch fireworks from the rooftop balconies. Every time we went there though, I would always try to look out at Discovery Island from the resort, either from one of the windows in the lobby or the balcony at the top. Discovery Island is probably one of my favorite parts about Disney to be honest, probably sparked from my love for the creepypasta about it. The way it contrasts everything else about Walt Disney World…it sits there on Bay Lake, in the center of pretty much everything…yet there’s no lights…at night it looks as if a massive inkblot were sitting in the middle of the lake. It’s almost like it’s calling out to you…begging you to come to it.
Will you dare trek on Disney’s forgotten property? What secrets await you? Could the legends be true? It’s up to you to find out.
I loved the footage of you walking don't through the Avian Way, working around the partially collapsed netting. Too bad the netting completely collapsed. It would have been cool to keep exploring the path. Also, I would have loved to have seen this in it's years of operation, it seems like it would have been a cool attraction.
Fr
This is more intriguing and exciting than any tv show or movie
I get lost in disney world with a map. how did you make your way thru this place?!🤯
After this Matt was hunted by Disney's own Michael isner for revealing Disney secrets
Someone get me a rifle, I'm gonna hunt that scoundrel
Goldendino14 I
Eisner doesn't even run the company anymore.
Ninedaysjane that’s what they want you to think, Disney call him in when they need someone taken care of!
Everybody gangsta till Photonegative Mickey starts saying wanna see my head come off
Yay
Where is the part where photonegative mickey Comes in pls give me a time stamp
@@xtalechara3109 its not real xD all the things that happened in fnati didnt happen.
Well I'm sorry to tell u in mattsonswa vid that didn't happen but when I did go to room character pre 1 something happened...
@@xtalechara3109 k
Matt! Maybe it's the mom in me talking but next time wear snake proof chaps and wear a mask in moldy areas.
Love your videos!
Super Awesome!!!!!!!
The Aviary reminded me of Jurassic Park 3 LOL. Creepy and beautiful at the same time.
nothing beautiful about a still preserved flamingo in a plastic baggy
Maybe one day they'll do something cool with that island. Took them forever to finally do something with the River Country area.
dougconley are they really?!?
@@ashleybrewer1992 Yes, any remnants of River Country is gone and Disney had broken ground on a new resort called Reflections in that area. Not sure how far they got along before this stupid virus thing. 😷😊
dougconley that’s great! I hope they finish it. It’s a shame when places like that are left to rot. I hope they clean up their mess someday on Discovery.
@@ashleybrewer1992 I agree 👍
The water at discovery island has a deadly bacteria or parasite that got animals and visitors sick hence why they don’t want people on jt
I talked about going to discovery island when I visited Disney and they had like an undercover security agent follow me around the entire day speaking into his ear piece from a distance.
Lol
My family is currently staying at Beach Club Disney Resort but we went to the Grand Floridian and rented a pontoon for an hour. We went super far back in the lake and saw the building. We also saw the abandoned water park along with it. My mom had brought it up and it really intrigued me. I had heard about it before, but seeing it was so cool.
Matt you’re a legend. You’ve pulled off another clean one. Atleast in the videos’ regard.
Great video.. Should have been named Disney's Shame... How a company that makes billions a year can leave a junkyard in the middle of their flagship theme park is mind-boggling. There isn't an excuse for Disney leaving the aviary net in place. We would hope that Disney as a company would do the right thing and finish cleaning up this island properly. This is proof that Walt's vision died with him in 1966.
@Fluke Do you care to elaborate?
I was always told that Walt wanted an affordable place where families could spend time together.
Is that wrong?
Walt was making kiddie porn!!! 🤮🍕
As much as I agree with you on this, it is a numbers game for Disney; it has always been a numbers game...
It costs much more to ship all the equipment back to mainland than their worth, it costs more to take down structures and nets than just paying for security to keep people off the island while leaving everything there and let nature reclaim it.
@@hrallen2418omg what? is there more info on this
Disney’s Discovery Island - A former wildlife attraction in the heart of Disney World was left abandoned in 1999 after bacteria capable of killing humans was discovered in the surrounding water.
yeah....... look where we are now
this is ballsy as hell. YOU ARE THE MAN
I last visited Discovery Island in 1993, a nice diversion from the parks. No question that elements of DI ended up at AK - Conservation Station, etc. The aviary was amazing, and many of the CMs knew their stuff (like their counterparts at AK). Had an hour-long discussion with one CM about the local reptiles (I had a minor in Zoology, my friend had his degree in Environmental Engineering).
this is amazing, I used to binge disney abandoned stuff but i've felt its all really been done except for snippets here and there but this topic is the thing that first got me invested in the umbrella of disney history to begin with and I couldnt ignore this video when bright sun recommended it I can never shake the awe of discovery island..its like it just pulls me in..
my one itty bitty tiny criticism and please dont take it the wrong way because your awesome and I mean this outta love not hate
I came here rembering I had already watched this video, after seeing exploring with josh's video of his friends claiming nobody else had documented this nice and in 4k
Here to tell you, you're ahead of the curve
You move like a game character
in a good way
Am I the only one that thought Dharma Initiative when they saw the incubator?
Ha! Dharma Initiative indeed. I was waiting for a rabbit with a number on its back to hop into frame.
@E Weid Yep - freaking hysterical. This is where that dude tried to ride out the crappy quarantine that DeSantis f-d up. Before you launch off, I've been to Discovery Island before it was closed, and I'm near 2 decades of WDW AP - and I live in Toronto. DI became a great location for a LOST follow-up.
How did you even get over there they have like people patrolling it all the time to make sure nobody goes over there
Enderpearl 😤 ;)
No they don’t have people on the island, they have the boats keep an eye. That’s it
@@hatboxghost735 they never said they had people ON the island.
I guy kayaked over at night, stay on the beach and then started exploring the next day...at night fall he kayaked back!
Is it just me or does this feel like a walkthrough from the original Far Cry...Excellent job on the video and thanks to Jake for sharing your channel!
I'm waiting for the horde of Zombies to come running out. Haha
i think i caught covid looking into the fridge
Bro can’t believe you went back but I’m glad you did cause this is awesome
Ya gotya carefully designed fake painted worn 'n' torn buildings, sets and paths. Now with real world wear and tear, plus a hurricane for good measure. This is awesome matt!
Awesome video, came from Jake's channel. As a Disney fan I'm curious how you guy's get over in broad daylight, 👊❤🦅
i just dont understand how anyone could give this a thumbs down....
cause the 56 ppl werent invited
The volume is poor
TheAtom¡CRose _ he’s trying to stay quiet for 2 reasons
1: so he doesn’t get caught
2: he wants you to focus on the land, Not him
Im pretty sure I'm just watching someone play The Last of Us.
that island has so much potential to be the coolest island ever. too bad it’s just left there to rot. i feel bad for the people who put in tons of work to make that island look that way:/
Pretty cool vid. The decay and rot is crazy. I would have thought Disney would have just ripped everything down but I guess they don’t care. Thanks for sharing this vid ... you are the best man
that's a shame that disney is letting it just decay into the ground. good video. thank you for posting. ( i was nervous thinking you were going to get bit by a snake in that jungle)
There was deadly bacteria or parasite in the water many got sick
@@nicoleg7724 they have the money to clean up things though. disney should not have left it like that.
I always think of that creepy-ass “Abandoned by Disney” story when I see videos of this place.
What story is that? Lol
@@kellyrodriguez3300 its a creepypasta that based on this island
For a place that was once home to two aviaries, there were just some Carolina Wrens and a TON of Northern Cardinals. I was hoping for a flock of non-native escapees that managed to thrive.
Huh?
Anyone else here from brightsunfilms?
electriccarpet4 me
Me
Yep.
Yes
Im late but ya
Definitely one of those places you need a machete. Just rename this place Sonswa Island already! Dude you're crazy...again!! #MS
You’re*
Awesome video! I can’t believe you crawled through the bush for that amazing footage! You have nerves of steel!
Yay!! Better Quality for a spot that absolutely deserve it.
Left hear: peace and calm
Right hear: i choose noise and violence
Does that mean fnati five nights at treasure island is real
i am now obsessed with this thank you.
Fr
Happy 🎉50th to discovery island 1974-2024
Queue the velociraptors in 5.. 4...
Very nice explore buddy! Gotta shoot again soon!
and you thought Pandora was Disney's most inmersive "land"...
Your a genius!XD
4:59 is? It says "Flamingo Audobon shipment. '99" I googled, and that is the type of Flamingos they had at the park. Anyone else know what all the rest of that stuff is?
That cooler was captured earlier on in old photos, it's the medicine/food cooler for the animals iirc
Looks like food and medication
Matt, you absolute madman, you've done it again
He’s Back! Woo Hoo Matt!!!
Bright Sun sent me here. So early only the 360p version is done rendering!
Quite an adventure here, sweet footage.
That body at 24:13 was terrifying.
Stephen Denning If you look close he’s actually alive.
Wdym body
@GABRIELA MARIA POP you
@GABRIELA MARIA POP like you did
Lol
Place is really falling apart. Great Video. :)
I came to your channel to view the scene of the island..a man was recently arrested for camping there this week. I can see why he risked it! Its very interesting!
i was expecting a inverted mickey costume to chase them but i guess they got lucky
Great explore of the island!! Glad you could get out there again to get a better quality video!! ✌🏻️
What up Chris!
thanks man!!!
Harmin Vlogs How's it going Eric!!! 😆😆✌🏻️
MattSonswa You're so welcome!! ✌🏻️
@@urbex...beyondtheentry2536 Very busy. Not much time for anything but doing my best.
Heck yeah dude, wish I was there. The place looks rad.
first off - great video, this was cool to see. I know this place is like Atlantis or Wakanda on the net so it was really cool to see it. My only feedback (constructive!) is that I wish there was more narration. Tell me more about what you're showing, I was fascinated, but kept thinking - what's that? what are they focusing on?
I’m so late to this but this is one of the best exploration videos ever
Tbh you Could kill somenone in there and only if they catch you and search the whole island no one would even notice.
21:00 😂😂😂 walks like a 🐌
Why are people commenting on the audio. Turn that shit down if u dont like it. These two guys are awesome for doing this.
Why don't disney just clear the land for a V.I.P private party island 》》LIKE A V.I.P TOMORROWLAND TYPE OF PARTY ISLAND
There was talk that Disney was gonna do that and make it and island with private villas for guests to stay at. But that was only the talk of the people, I dont think Disney mentioned that at all.
They could do a Disney themed summer camp there or they could remake it so they could have permanent exhibitions like the Mickey one so people could come and have a look.
That would actually be so fucking fire 😂😂😂😂
I’m pretty sure they won’t do anything with the island because to remove all the stuff there and make the ground suitable for building would cost millions, and getting all the machines over there too.
The island closed to people due to animals and visitors getting sick and dieing from a deadly parasite or bacteria
Man the graphics for this elder scrolls game is amazing.
Royal Nugget you never should have come here
I think Disney has the Opportunity to turn that into something really special.
Matt you’re actually a living legend
4 years later and it still has a Jurassic Park vibe
Like early Depeche Mode said guys, "I just can't get enough"!!!!!!
Y'all vids of the abandoned Discovery Island are like late 70's Smack, extremely ultra fine quality and real easy to acquire a habit!
All jokes aside, 17's and this one of the Disney throw-A-way island are spot on Video perfection. Keep up your tremendous work, it is well appreciated!
God Bless You both..........................
im thrilled to hear you like it!!!!
Photo negative mickey:I am alone?
just watching this feels eerie. great video! i really wonder what all of these abandoned disney locations would be/look like if they were in operation today