Discovery River Boats | Disney World

Last Updated on: March 26th, 2024

Posted By: Craig Smith

Discovery River Boats - Extinct Disney World AttractionsThe Discovery River Boats were a tour-like boat ride and an opening day attraction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. It traveled along the Discovery River around the central Tree of Life with docks at Safari Village and in Asia. There were a number of features and gags that were planned for this ride (think Jungle Cruise), but never materialized due to budgetary concerns. The ride was rebooted a few times and then closed permanently in 1999, little more than a year after the ride opened.


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I am founder and editor of DisneyNews.us. My passion for all things Disney goes pretty far back to my first trip to Walt Disney World in the mid-80's. I have since returned to the magical place more than 20 times. I started this site when I came to the realization that I spent a significant portion of my day reading articles about Disney and watching Disney content with my 8-year old, so it made sense that I would start sharing some of what I read and see and building a little community around it. Other interests include 80's nostalgia, vintage toys, video games, LEGO, Star Wars and tech gadgets. Other site isDMR.