Disney's River Country

Disney's River Country
Disney's River Country
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Location Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida, United States
Theme Old-fashioned swimmin' hole
Operated By The Walt Disney Company
Opened June 20, 1976
Closed November 2, 2001

Disney's River Country was the first water park at the Walt Disney World Resort. It opened on June 20, 1976 and ceased operations on November 2, 2001.[1] On January 20, 2005, The Walt Disney Company announced that River Country would remain closed permanently.

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History

Positioned on the shore of Bay Lake near Discovery Island in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, River Country was an rustic wilderness theming, replete with rocks and manmade boulders (created by the same man who created Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at the Magic Kingdom).

It was described as an "old-fashioned swimming hole". The original working title before being changed was "Pop's Willow Grove" and featured a sandy bottom and unique water filtering system using confluent water from adjacent Bay Lake, which was dammed off creating a natural-looking man-made lagoon. It was much smaller than the resort's other two water parks, Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach, with the latter nearly four times the size of River Country.

List of Attractions

Attractions included:

  • Whoop 'n' Holler Hollow, two water slides, 260 ft (79 m) and 160 ft (49 m) long that emptied into Bay Cove
  • Bay Cove, a half-acre (2,000 m²) sand-bottom lake which featured a tire swing, boom swing, rope climb, and T-bar drop.
  • Slippery Slide Falls, two water slides that emptied into Upstream Plunge, a 330,000 US gallon (1,250 m³) clear-water pool.
  • White Water Rapids, a 330 foot (100 m) long inner tube river.
  • Cypress Point Nature Trail, a trail among trees beside Bay Lake.
  • Indian Springs, A very small splash zone with fountains spraying kids. This area mainly attracted guest under age 8.
  • Barrel Bridge, A bumpy bridge with barrels under it. Similar to the one at Tom Sawyer island.
  • Kiddie Cove, A kids zone with two large water slides and a cove. This area was targeted toward pre-teens.

References

  1. ^ Smith, Dave (September 2010). "Ask Dave". D23. Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5t5udWW5i. Retrieved September 28, 2010. 

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Coordinates: 28°24′41″N 81°33′53″W / 28.411325°N 81.5646805556°W / 28.411325; -81.5646805556


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