River Country was a water park located at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It opened on June 20, 1976 and last operated in November 2001. On January 20, 2005, The Walt Disney Company announced that River Country would remain closed permanently. It is said to have been the world's first fully themed water park. These days no one is plunging into the swimming hole or relaxing under a umbrella after hours of tubing and splashing. River country is no
longer an enjoyable water park of fun as it has been taken over by
nature. Brush and trees have infiltrated the slides, the lake and wading
areas, like an umbrella of gloom.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Country
Disney's River Country has been abandoned since 2005.
Disney's River Country was unlike any water park we have today. Did you have the chance to visit before it closed? Share your thoughts and stories in the comments below.
