Disney's River Country was a water park formerly located inside Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA.
It was the resort's first water park, opening in 1976, thirteen years before Disney's Typhoon Lagoon, and considered by some to be the first water park.[1]
History
Disney's River Country opened on June 20, 1976, with 3 areas, Upstream Plunge, a standard swimming pool with two drop water slides, Kiddie Cove, a children's area with 4 water slides, and one of the two areas that used water from the adjacent Bay Lake, and the Bay Cove, the largest area, with a majority of the park's activities, including swings and 3 water slides, also using lake water.[1][2]
On September 1, 2001, the park finished that year's season, the following year, Disney announced that the park was closed indefinitely.[3][4]
The park stood standing but not operating for 17 years before being demolished in 2019 for a new hotel.[5]
Former water slides
Name | Manufacturer | Class | Type | Opened | Closed | Fate |
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Slippery Slide Falls | Unknown | Body | Drop | June 20, 1976 | September 1, 2001 | Scrapped |
Kiddie Cove | Unknown | Body | Kiddie Slide | June 20, 1976 | September 1, 2001 | Scrapped |
Whoop-'N-Holler Hollow | Unknown | Body | N/A | June 20, 1976 | September 1, 2001 | Scrapped |
White Water Rapids | Unknown | Tube | Rapids | June 20, 1976 | September 1, 2001 | Scrapped |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pemberton, Amanda (April 22, 2024). "The History of Disney's River Country Water Park". WDW Magazine. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "River Country Hoots and Hollers" (PDF). Walt Disney World. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ Weiss, Werner (September 21, 2012). "River Country Closed by Brain-Eating Amoeba?". Yesterland. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "AS CROWDS DRY UP, DISNEY CLOSES RIVER COUNTRY PARK". Orlando Sentinel. April 22, 2002. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "PHOTOS: Former River Country Water Park Completely Demolished for New Hotel". BlogMickey. April 16, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
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