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The Night Count: A Discovery Island Ghost Story
Discovery Island has been closed since 1999, and nobody has explained why. Here is the real history, plus an original ghost story about the night count that never ends.
Haunted legends and spooky lore from the Disney parks.
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Discovery Island has been closed since 1999, and nobody has explained why. Here is the real history, plus an original ghost story about the night count that never ends.
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