River Country

[Joe Kocses]

Lets do something to bring back R C it was a great place if he saw it now Walt Disney would be sad.

 

[BayLake Campers]

They are doing something to river country. From the amount of surveying and bore holes that have been drilled, something is very near in the future.

 

[Ziggie]

I would tend to believe they'll never rebuild RC though. It would be nice to see something else constructed there.

 

[chartle]

I would tend to believe they'll never rebuild RC though. It would be nice to see something else constructed there.

Yes with the two other Water Parks that are much bigger and easier to get to River Country will never open again as a Water Park.

 

[BayLake Campers]

I never said it would be a water park.
The future is near.

 

[NLPRacing]

I never said it would be a water park.
The future is near.

Where did you get this "insider" info (if you don't mind me asking)?

 

[chartle]

What is the latest rumor?

The last I heard was DVC Campsites along the lake.

 

[Georgi Zhukov]

I loved River Country as a kid. Every year we returned to WDW, my brother and I could never wait to get back on the water slides at Whoop 'N Holler Hollow - we looked forward to it all year. I have so many great memories there, it makes me sad to see my old stomping grounds in such a state of disrepair. I hope they demolish it soon and build something fun there.

Here are some pictures of good 'ole River Country my mom took during a family vacation in February 1980:

Kiddie Cove

View towards Bay Lake/Contemporary

White Water Rapids

My Brother

9 year old Me

White Water Rapids Exit

Water Slides

 

[Ziggie]

Georgi thanks so much for sharing those great pics with us!

 

[Bill Brown]

Nice to see pictures of when RC was alive with guests enjoying fun times.

 

[Georgi Zhukov]

Georgi thanks so much for sharing those great pics with us!

You're welcome - Glad you liked them!

 

[Ziggie]

You're welcome - Glad you liked them!

I certainly did!

 

[easye]

Just thought I'd share but thanks for the pics of the aging River Country waterpark...btw you may want to check out Bing's "bird's eye" option on their maps site.
It gives you a great perspective of what the park and other areas of Disney look like from the air.
Link:
bing.com/maps

then search for river country, orlando fl and use the drop down where you see aerial and select bird's eye....enjoy

 

[Ziggie]

Just thought I'd share but thanks for the pics of the aging River Country waterpark...btw you may want to check out Bing's "bird's eye" option on their maps site.
It gives you a great perspective of what the park and other areas of Disney look like from the air.
Link:
bing.com/maps

then search for river country, orlando fl and use the drop down where you see aerial and select bird's eye....enjoy

Sounds like a commercial for Bing lol

We'll be up at WDW soon. Maybe I'll ask around and see if any of the CMs has an idea about what might be going on with the property.

 

[stpetedisneydad]

Sounds like a commercial for Bing lol

We'll be up at WDW soon. Maybe I'll ask around and see if any of the CMs has an idea about what might be going on with the property.

I thought only the bus drivers knew what was going on?

 

[mitros]

I thought only the bus drivers knew what was going on?

Yea, but they don't know as much as the boat pilots.................

 

[Ziggie]

I thought only the bus drivers knew what was going on?

Yea, but they don't know as much as the boat pilots.................

LoL.. maybe I'll find some of them to talk to! I have the feeling I could ask one of the "presidents" over in Magic Kingdom and get about the same info I will from anyone else

 

[CoolMom2112]

My understanding of why River Country was closed is that there was a statute/law passed in Florida that forbids swimming in any natural body of water that is not replenished, via a spring, river, ect...

Anybody know a good boat captain/bus driver/monorail driver to ask to verify?


Amanda in TN

 

[chartle]

My understanding of why River Country was closed is that there was a statute/law passed in Florida that forbids swimming in any natural body of water that is not replenished, via a spring, river, ect...

Anybody know a good boat captain/bus driver/monorail driver to ask to verify?


Amanda in TN

The bigger reasons are that it was small compared to the other two parks and was very hard to get to.

When it was built it was in the middle everything, now its in a far corner of the world.

 

[lythe2001]

I've been a fan of this park ever since i first went to it in Aug 1994, been looking up details the last few months and it makes me sad to see all the pictures etc, i decided to make a youtube video with my family video of some of river country. I also used some of the photos posted here, but credited you to it, hope you dont mind, here it is

youtube.com/watch?v=VHCzxYzUWGo