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Castaway Cay, once called Gorda Cay, has a very interesting background.

Before Disney purchased the island in the late 1990s, the island — then Gorda Cay — was once used as a convenient place for drug smugglers to stop. When Disney signed the 99-year lease with the Bahamas, a more Disney-friendly backstory explaining the island's origins was concocted.

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