Shopping in the Discovery Island® Area

Just like in the Main Street U.S.A.® Area in the Magic Kingdom® Park, the Discovery Island® Area is not only the  hub of activity in Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park, it is also the shopping mecca of this theme park as well. Here, you can find just about any piece of merchandise you could ever want, from specialized items to generic souvenirs that are commonly found throughout the Walt Disney World® Resort.

Just inside the park’s gates lie two small merchandise locations – the Outpost Shop and Garden Gate Gifts. At the Outpost Shop, you will find many classic souvenir items for Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park such as T-shirts and hats, while Garden Gate Gifts offers many different functions. In addition to being a camera center with film, disposable cameras and picture frames available for purchase, it is also the location where guests can stop by to see and/or purchase the pictures that have been taken of them throughout the day. In addition, Garden Gate Gifts is also the stroller/wheelchair rental area for Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park.

Once inside the park, guests will encounter another larger array of stores just in front of the Tree of Life. The largest of all of these is the Island Mercantile, the park’s signature store. In other words, if you can’t find it here, you probably won’t find it anywhere! The array of items found here include character plush dolls in safari-theme gear, pins, T-shirts and other items of clothes, hats and general souvenirs. For more specialized items, guests can visit Disney Outfitters, home to upscale men and women’s jewelry, apparel, watches, sculptures and even authentic African art or Creature Comforts, a store created with gifts in mind for the smallest members of your family! Lastly, the Beastly Bazaar is the home goods store in Discovery Island, with home and kitchenware products, candles and assorted food and beverages among the items in stock.

When it comes to shopping at the Discovery Island® Area in Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park, or in any of the theme parks at the Walt Disney World® Resort, there are some things you need to know before spending a dime. First, if you are a guest at a Walt Disney World® Resort hotel, you can take advantage of several perks that are awarded to resort guests only, such as free package delivery to your hotel room and being able to charge for all purchases to your room account with your Key to the World card. In addition, whether you are staying at a Walt Disney World® Resort hotel or not, you can have your packages sent to the front of the park so you can pick them up on your way out (and you won’t have to lug them around with you all day!), or you can elect to have them shipped anywhere in the world via FedEx for an extra fee.

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