PHOTOS - Discovery Island expansion at Disney's Animal Kingdom underway

[prfctlyximprct]

I saw on Orlando theme park news this has reopened! And KANGAROOS

 

[DisneyDebRob]

I saw on Orlando theme park news this has reopened! And KANGAROOS

Real kangaroos? Now I'm very interested!

 

[prfctlyximprct]

Real kangaroos? Now I'm very interested!

REAL LIVE KANGA ROOOOOS HAHA

 

[DisneyDebRob]

REAL LIVE KANGA ROOOOOS HAHA

I am there! Great addition!

 

[djkidkaz]

Any idea on what they refurbished at the Discovery Island Trail? Did they remove any of the netting that was over head on this trail?

 

[Cesar R M]

any new fresh photos for those who live pretty far away?

 

[Texas84]

I thought there were kangaroos there before.

 

[peter11435]

I thought there were kangaroos there before.

There were

 

[djkidkaz]

Anyone know what was actually done? It was under refurb for quite a long time. Also, did they open that new path behind the tree of life yet? I think it's an alternate exit when the bugs life lets out so you can go towards Africa if you want.

 

[RSoxNo1]

Closest I can find for closures of the Discovery Islands trails was December 19th. It would seem the Tree of Life Exhibits also closed on or around the same day. Can anyone else confirm?

http://www.easywdw.com/easy/blog/av...as-discovery-island-trails-temporarily-close/

 

[WDWtraveler]

Photo update as of Sunday, Dec 18. The Discovery Island Trail around the front side of the Tree of Life has reopened. The trail begins behind the Tree of Life Garden sign and ends behind the character kiosk near the entrance to It's Tough to be a Bug.

Closed for a LONG time, this is the trail that winds above the It's Tough to be a Bug queue, past the kangaroo exhibit (as reported earlier, they are back), and under the waterfall seen from the Discovery Island plaza. The wooden supports and netting over portions of the It's Tough to be a Bug queue are still in place.

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

Looks like no more wooden structures with netting. Is that right?

 

[RSoxNo1]

Photo update as of Sunday, Dec 18. The Discovery Island Trail around the front side of the Tree of Life has reopened. The trail begins behind the Tree of Life Garden sign and ends behind the character kiosk near the entrance to It's Tough to be a Bug.

Closed for a LONG time, this is the trail that winds above the It's Tough to be a Bug queue, past the kangaroo exhibit (as reported earlier, they are back), and under the waterfall seen from the Discovery Island plaza.

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Great to see. I know the entrance by Africa recently opened, was this area not open yet?

 

[Cesar R M]

Looks like no more wooden structures with netting. Is that right?

I wonder the same.. This means they finally finished fixing the "leaves"and "branches" of the tree.. right?

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

DAK is such a beautiful park!

 

[Next Big Thing]

It's worth noting this has been open since before Thanksgiving. But it still took forever.

 

[mikeh]

It's worth noting this has been open since before Thanksgiving. But it still took forever.

Even the Tree of Life Garden? I believe it was just the trails that ran around the back side of the tree closest to the river, not the front.

 

[Next Big Thing]

Even the Tree of Life Garden? I believe it was just the trails that ran around the back side of the tree closest to the river, not the front.

I thought it was the ToL Garden as well, but I guess now that I think about it I can't fully confirm that and I may be misremembering.

 

[mikeh]

I thought it was the ToL Garden as well, but I guess now that I think about it I can't fully confirm that and I may be misremembering.

I remember only encountering ropes for the Garden until recently. That said, you're spot on about the path next to the river. That's been open for some time now.