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Perhaps the biggest draw of the Discovery River Boats was to be the Dragon Rocks area. Here, Imagineers initially hoped to create a preview of the planned Beastly Kingdom area as guests passed by Camp Minnie-Mickey. To do this, Imagineers wanted to have guests to sail past a rocky cave which had various deceased knights outside. As the boats passed by the mouth of the cave guests would have heard a loud growl. As the guests finally got past the cave and focused their attention elsewhere, the dragon's head and neck would have lunged out. After the boats were at a safe distance the dragon would have unleashed its fire breath on the water<ref> http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2001/01/01/283.aspx </ref>.

Unfortunately, when Disney’s Animal Kingdom went over budget the scale of the Discovery River Boats was reduced. As guests rode the attraction they would pass by the dragon’s cave. Instead of seeing the beast however, guests would only hear menacing growling. After the boats passed by, a large ball of fire would come flying out of the cave <ref> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46PMcB0Sj8E </ref>. Following the closure of the Discovery River Boats, this effect was turned off, although the cave itself could still be seen from Camp Minnie Mickey.

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