In the early 2000s, speculations concerning the island's future emerged among the public, including the ideas of turning it into a grand amusement park, possible relocation spot for the Belgrade Zoo or that sections of the island should be leased to the cultural representatives of the different countries which would turn each section into ethno-park of their native culture, in which case the island would be renamed to "Dunavsko ostrvo" (Danube Island), but all this was dropped in 2005 when it was finally decided that the island should remain intact.