• Disney's River Country was the first water park at Walt Disney World Resort, Florida. River Country, located along the shores of Bay Lake and near Disney's...
  • Over 20 years ago, Disney World permanently closed the gates of one of its previously most popular theme parks: Disneys River Country.
  • Compared to Disneys other water parks, Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach, River Country was the smallest but was more known for its unique design.
  • While there was one recorded case of death from this amoeba at Disneys River Country, it took place in 1980 — and the park remained open for another 20 years!
  • Guests loved Disneys River Country, the rustic waterpark at Walt Disney World’s Fort Wilderness. After it closed at the end of the 2001 season, it never reopened.
  • Disneys River Country. ... The park uses confluent water from adjacent Bay Lake, which ultimately gave River Country a more natural looking man-made lagoon.
  • ...Disney World had announced Reflections a Disney Lakeside Lodge, the DVC and hotel that would finally replace the long abandoned River Country water park.
  • Disney's River Country was the first water park at Walt Disney World. It opened on June 20, 1976, and ceased operations on November 2, 2001.
  • The Magic Kingdom had opened 5 years earlier, in 1971, and Disneys River Country was part of the early phase of growth at the resort.