Disney's River Country

Disney's River Country
Location Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida, United States
Theme Old-fashioned swimmin' hole
Operated By The Walt Disney Company
Opened June 20, 1976
Closed November 2, 2001

Disney's River Country was the first water park at the Walt Disney World Resort. It opened on June 20, 1976 and ceased operations on November 2, 2001.[1] On January 20, 2005, The Walt Disney Company announced that River Country would remain closed permanently.

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History

Positioned on the shore of Bay Lake near Discovery Island in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, River Country was an rustic wilderness theming, replete with rocks and manmade boulders (created by the same man who created Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at the Magic Kingdom).

It was described as an "old-fashioned swimming hole". The original working title before being changed was "Pop's Willow Grove" and featured a sandy bottom and unique water filtering system using confluent water from adjacent Bay Lake, which was dammed off creating a natural-looking man-made lagoon. It was much smaller than the resort's other two water parks, Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach, with the latter nearly four times the size of River Country.

List of Attractions

Attractions included:

Closure

On January 20, 2005, The Walt Disney Company announced that River Country would remain closed permanently, the closure was due to high amoeba levels from Bay Lake which Walt Disney World was built on, as of writing this River Country stands abandoned reports suggest music and plumbing and electricity are still on, at the moment it is fenced off, but people have managed to get into the park and take pictures and videos.

References

  1. ^ Smith, Dave (September 2010). "Ask Dave". D23. Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5t5udWW5i. Retrieved September 28, 2010. 

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