16 photos of abandoned Disney resorts that will give you the creeps

The island could only be accessed from a Disney resort boat or a Walt Disney World Cruise, and was known as a premiere tourist destination from the 1970s to the 1990s.

It was rebranded as "Discovery Island" in 1978, featuring a range of exotic animals, an aviary, flamingo pool, and a beach for tourists.

Reasons it closed included a fear of wild-roaming alligators, alleged mishandling of animals, and deadly bacteria found in the park's waters.

The island has not been maintained since.

Those caught trespassing could be arrested and banned from Disney World.

Even if visitors were allowed, you probably wouldn't want to check out the area anyway.

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As Disney's first water park, it was very popular.

Disney was absolved for this because the amoeba could have bred anywhere.

Disney was sued by the family, who claimed that there was no warning about how deep the water was. A lifeguard testified that they had to save dozens of kids from that slide daily.

However, the park continued to operate until 9/11, when a country-wide setback in tourism forced Disney to cut opening hours.

River Country then shut its doors for maintenance, but never reopened. Disney announced its permanent closure in 2005, despite it having laid abandoned for three years before that.

The area is much different than it was when originally advertised in 1976.

Now that it's abandoned, that advertisement sounds much creepier.

It opened in 1961 as a Japanese version of California's Disneyland, complete with its own Main Street USA and Sleeping Beauty's castle.

It closed in 2006 due to dwindling attendance.

The whole place is left to decay now, and visiting the area is prohibited.

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