Midway to Main Street | What to do with Discovery Island at Disney World (ft. Wotso Videos) @MidwaytoMainStreet | Uploaded August 2017 | Updated October 2024, 18 hours ago.
If Disney’s upcoming immersive hotel experience is all it’s cracked up to be, we could possibly be looking at the next generation of themed entertainment. So they’d probably want to offer more experiences if all goes well. Why not do it on Discovery Island, & why not do it with the Descendants franchise? More specifically, how about turning Discovery Island into the Isle of the Lost?
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Discovery Island is an island that sits in Bay Lake at Walt Disney World. Up until 1999 it used to be open to guests, who would be able to visit and get to see the exotic animals that called the island it’s home. However since all of the animals were relocated to the Animal Kingdom when it first opened, the island lost its purpose and was subsequently shut down.
There were some ideas floated around regarding what to do with the island, including one for an interactive attraction based on the PC game Myst, but ultimately nothing came to fruition and the island has sat abandoned for the last 18 years.
Then I started thinking about the Star Wars hotel. Why not do it on Discovery Island, and why not do it with the Descendants franchise? More specifically, how about turning Discovery Island into the Isle of the Lost?
For those who might not have seen the films, the Isle of the Lost is the island in which all of the villains of the Descendants universe are banished too. Trapped in by a magical barrier, the inhabitants of the island turn it into their own run-down industrial-style society. In the first film the four main characters: Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos, the offspring of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar, and Cruella deVille, are given the ability to be the first to leave the island. On the mainland, they attend an academy with the children of famous Disney heroes and characters.
While most of the first film takes place elsewhere, the second film heavily focuses on the Isle of the Lost as well as some of its other inhabitants, such as Ursula’s daughter Uma.
Similar to the films, the experience can be centered around musical and dance performances rather than rides. Like the Star Wars hotel, the stay on the Isle of the Lost would be a fixed 2 nights with a narrative that plays out over those few days, and guests would partake in that narrative through a set of various activities. These can range from mock battles at the docks, to maybe a villain styled version of the sport, Tourney, from the first film, to scavenger hunts that span the entire island. All of these can then be split up by musical numbers that, much like musical numbers in films, progress the story along.
Of course the experience wouldn’t have to exist on just the island itself. Much in the same way the Star Wars hotel experience will carry over to Star Wars Land, the narrative for the Isle of the Lost can continue on in the Magic Kingdom. Whether it’s through an interactive game like Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom or character meetups, you can spread it out throughout the whole park: Jafar in Adventureland, Ursula in New Fantasyland, Hook by Peter Pan’s Flight. You get the idea.
Speaking of character meetups, the island could also offer plenty of character meet and greets. Beyond the villains and their kids from the Isle, the narrative can work in an excuse for some of the citizens of Auradon to visit the island so that guests can meet characters like the Fairy Godmother, Belle, the Beast, and more.
Guests would be able to stay in rooms similar in style to Mal’s place from the second film, with perhaps a premium option for suites that are specifically modeled as the apartments for different characters. During the day they can eat at locations such as Ursula’s Fish and Chips, and shop for souvenirs at Jafar’s Junk Shop.
And if guests want to really get in character, the island could also offer its own Descendant’s styled version of Bippity Boppity Boutique modeled after Lady Tremaine's Curl Up and Dye from the second film, with everything from clothes to a complete makeover.
Finally, the weekend long narrative can culminate in a water and firework show off the east coast that involves an impressive musical number and maybe the dragon version of Mal fighting a giant transformed Uma, or some other villain specific to the story. Think Fantasmic, but Descendants themed.
I mean, it’s a rough idea, but I think the Isle of the Lost from the Descendants seems like a great fit for Discovery Island. It would expand a world that appears to be pretty popular and offer an alternative to the Sci-Fi immersive experience of the Star Wars hotel..
If Disney’s upcoming immersive hotel experience is all it’s cracked up to be, we could possibly be looking at the next generation of themed entertainment. So they’d probably want to offer more experiences if all goes well. Why not do it on Discovery Island, & why not do it with the Descendants franchise? More specifically, how about turning Discovery Island into the Isle of the Lost?
Check out Wotso Videos!
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Evie’s Backstory! Her Banishment and Magic: Descendants (ft. Rob Plays)
📺youtube.com/watch?v=50KXwGolp2c
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Discovery Island is an island that sits in Bay Lake at Walt Disney World. Up until 1999 it used to be open to guests, who would be able to visit and get to see the exotic animals that called the island it’s home. However since all of the animals were relocated to the Animal Kingdom when it first opened, the island lost its purpose and was subsequently shut down.
There were some ideas floated around regarding what to do with the island, including one for an interactive attraction based on the PC game Myst, but ultimately nothing came to fruition and the island has sat abandoned for the last 18 years.
Then I started thinking about the Star Wars hotel. Why not do it on Discovery Island, and why not do it with the Descendants franchise? More specifically, how about turning Discovery Island into the Isle of the Lost?
For those who might not have seen the films, the Isle of the Lost is the island in which all of the villains of the Descendants universe are banished too. Trapped in by a magical barrier, the inhabitants of the island turn it into their own run-down industrial-style society. In the first film the four main characters: Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos, the offspring of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar, and Cruella deVille, are given the ability to be the first to leave the island. On the mainland, they attend an academy with the children of famous Disney heroes and characters.
While most of the first film takes place elsewhere, the second film heavily focuses on the Isle of the Lost as well as some of its other inhabitants, such as Ursula’s daughter Uma.
Similar to the films, the experience can be centered around musical and dance performances rather than rides. Like the Star Wars hotel, the stay on the Isle of the Lost would be a fixed 2 nights with a narrative that plays out over those few days, and guests would partake in that narrative through a set of various activities. These can range from mock battles at the docks, to maybe a villain styled version of the sport, Tourney, from the first film, to scavenger hunts that span the entire island. All of these can then be split up by musical numbers that, much like musical numbers in films, progress the story along.
Of course the experience wouldn’t have to exist on just the island itself. Much in the same way the Star Wars hotel experience will carry over to Star Wars Land, the narrative for the Isle of the Lost can continue on in the Magic Kingdom. Whether it’s through an interactive game like Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom or character meetups, you can spread it out throughout the whole park: Jafar in Adventureland, Ursula in New Fantasyland, Hook by Peter Pan’s Flight. You get the idea.
Speaking of character meetups, the island could also offer plenty of character meet and greets. Beyond the villains and their kids from the Isle, the narrative can work in an excuse for some of the citizens of Auradon to visit the island so that guests can meet characters like the Fairy Godmother, Belle, the Beast, and more.
Guests would be able to stay in rooms similar in style to Mal’s place from the second film, with perhaps a premium option for suites that are specifically modeled as the apartments for different characters. During the day they can eat at locations such as Ursula’s Fish and Chips, and shop for souvenirs at Jafar’s Junk Shop.
And if guests want to really get in character, the island could also offer its own Descendant’s styled version of Bippity Boppity Boutique modeled after Lady Tremaine's Curl Up and Dye from the second film, with everything from clothes to a complete makeover.
Finally, the weekend long narrative can culminate in a water and firework show off the east coast that involves an impressive musical number and maybe the dragon version of Mal fighting a giant transformed Uma, or some other villain specific to the story. Think Fantasmic, but Descendants themed.
I mean, it’s a rough idea, but I think the Isle of the Lost from the Descendants seems like a great fit for Discovery Island. It would expand a world that appears to be pretty popular and offer an alternative to the Sci-Fi immersive experience of the Star Wars hotel..
