NewApr 22, 1998
Island Mercantile opened on Discovery Island with Disney's Animal Kingdom on the park's opening day, themed around animals that migrate and animals that work.
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Ride history
the lifetime log- 2023
Zone Update
A 2023 refurbishment removed the shop's themed freestanding checkout 'islands' (including a beaver-themed station near the Pandora entrance), relocating registers to a back bee-themed wall to open up the floor space.
- 2020
Back OnlineAug 2, 2020
Island Mercantile reopened on August 2, 2020 after the COVID-19 closure, with a single one-way entrance, social-distancing measures, and limited 1-6pm hours.
- 1998