great photos, kind of shabby website though.
-enjoy
http://www.mothertrip.com/a-forgotten-disney-amusement-park/
-enjoy
http://www.mothertrip.com/a-forgotten-disney-amusement-park/
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closed disney waterpark??
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disneychic71
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It looks like a scene from Logan's Run or Life After People! I always wanted to go there when I was young, but never got the chance. Don't think I'd like to try it today!
rodserling27
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Whoa, that is mega-creepy! Great find, thanks for posting. I had forgotten about this place. Too bad I never went....
blackthidot
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- In the Parks
- Yes
Def creepy looking!
dixiegirl
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That is just Sad! I'm glad I got to visit it when it was around, my 9 year old as well got to visit it though she will never remember. We got some great pics, especially one of Goofy going down one of the water slides!
It is kinda creepy though the way it looks in those pics...Surprised they never did anything to it...seems like such a waste.
It is kinda creepy though the way it looks in those pics...Surprised they never did anything to it...seems like such a waste.
Sam Eagle 1776
Member
Yikes! Looks ghostly
PurpleRose
Active Member
I had never heard of this. What was its name and why did it close?
DarthGrady
Active Member
It was called River Country, and it was WDW's first water park. It was a section of Bay Lake, and used water from the lake for the flumes, slides and swimming areas. It was closed due to new regulations regarding water parks using natural bodies of water.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Country
Wilt Dasney
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Country
"River Country was the first water park at the Walt Disney World Resort. It opened on June 20, 1976 and ceased operations on November 1, 2001."
Wow..she just made it, didn't she?! :lol:
Mickey_777
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CheshireCatStef
Member
You don't want to know, lol... I remember going a couple times when I was probably 5-10 in the late 70's early 80's... until my mom contracted a very rare skin disease from the water, and then we never went back! The only time I remember getting lost as a kid was at River Country, lol... but holy cow did I love it!
dixiegirl
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Yes she did ! She was there for her first bday which is in September ,she is my Millenium baby!
mickey2008.1
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that place was awesome! they had a great inner tube ride. It was rough as i remember. Now everything is all smooth and perfect. They also had a hanging zip line over the water that you had to let go of and fall in the lake, or else you woud hit the end where there was a tire and crash into the wood. I imagined it closed for safety reasons.
DarthGrady
Active Member
LOL, that would add a real danger element to it huh?! :lol:
I don't think the Wally Gators were the problem. I believe there were barriers between the lagoon and the swimming area to keep the critters out. No, I fear it was nervous and litigation wary execs that killed River Country.
For those that don't know, there is an amoeba that lives in natural bodies of water that can cause death if they infect the brain. It is more of a concern in Florida because the water temperature is higher. The cases are extremely rare, so I think the regulations are unnecessary. I have been swimming in lakes and rivers in Florida my entire life. Its too bad they shut the place down, it looked fun. Much simpler and more inviting than the other water parks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_eating_amoeba
trr1
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wish there were more pictures like this!
Ok here's a good one, goofy going down one of the slides !