River Country Video from 1993

[disneydiva72]

The ending is the best where it shows what the rides use to look like but what also caught my eye was the panning of bay lake and you see the parts of the Contemporary that have been since torn down and it also shows Wilderness Lodge just being built....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVOqyZg3J_0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Clamman73]

That was some tasty water...

 

[Communicore]

Amoeba...amoeba!!!

 

[nc_disneyfreak]

river country...

so what happened to it? ive seen old pics and old videos of people sneaking in and showing what it looks like now...it looks as if one day they closed it and that was that...kinda creepy

 

[flynnibus]

so what happened to it? ive seen old pics and old videos of people sneaking in and showing what it looks like now...it looks as if one day they closed it and that was that...kinda creepy

It was made redundant by the new water parks. Combine that with the concerns over swimming in lake water in FL due to dangerous amoeba that if disturbed and taken into the nostrils can cause serious neurological issues or death... lead to River Country basically being simply 'closed' and left to sit.

It was a great place back when WDW was a resort vacation.. but certainly superseded by the next generation of water parks.

 

[Master Yoda]

so what happened to it? ive seen old pics and old videos of people sneaking in and showing what it looks like now...it looks as if one day they closed it and that was that...kinda creepy

That is pretty much what happened. It went "seasonal" in November of 2001 and officially closed in January of 2005. From what I remember a little upkeep was done after 2001 but is has been completely abandoned since 2005.

 

[BLY]

I miss River Country, especially in the summer when the other waterparks are packed. But now I have kids (unlike when I used to go) I probably would be more health concious about the safety of the water and it was a bit difficult to get to.

 

[Communicore]

I read that music is still on and there is still electricity in this amoeba and probably mosquito infested remnant of the 70's. That must be truly creepy to hear a loop still being played.