- ‘What’s disney trying to hide?’ In 2016, an American photographer, who operates under the pseudonym Seph Lawless, broke into River Country.
- This 1976 map showcases Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground during an exciting era in its history—right around the time that River Country opened.
- When Disney River Country opened in 1976, visitors flocked to Orange County, Florida, to ride the winding slides and traverse the wooden bridges.
- “It makes it clear [Reflections Resort is] not being worked on actively.” So, whatever happened to Disney’s plans to replace and reimagine River Country?
- Positioned on the shore of Bay Lake, Disney's River Country featured a rustic wilderness theming, complete with rocks and man-made boulders.
- Unfortunately, due to declining attendance and concerns about the water’s quality, Disney River Country closed its doors in November 2001.
- The first water park at Florida's Walt Disney World, River Country once teemed with excited children and their families, but was closed and left to rot in 2002.
- Opening in mid-1976, River Country was Walt Disney World’s first official water park. Located along the banks of Bay Lake near Fort Wilderness and across...
- Disney's original water park, River Country is an old-fashioned watering hole with the flavor of America in the days of Huckleberry Finn.
- While there was one recorded case of death from this amoeba at Disney’s River Country, it took place in 1980 — and the park remained open for another 20 years!