Do you remember River Country?

[EchoThree76]

Saw this on a web site. Interesting how bad it has gotten!
http://www.mothertrip.com/a-forgotten-disney-amusement-park/

 

[jayandstacey]

Yeah, I remember it. Kinda fun, but like lawn darts, I can also understand why it had to be stopped. It was a little too natural, uncontrolled, unpredicatable. Disney is all about eliminating variables and this place had way too many.

 

[Tyme4wdw]

This is so sad! I absolutely LOVED River Country! I wish they would close off the water to the lake, fix this place up and re-open it!!

 

[Crawfish]

It was great fun back then, but you couldn't pay me to play in lake water now, even if River Country was in prime condition.

 

[MsCoz2000]

Tri-Circle-D posted a ton of pictures.... you can check them out here:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2344523

 

[duffy]

Yes, I remember it.

 

[crazyfordisney2000]

I still have and use beach towel we purchased at River Country!!

 

[kathy884]

I remember it well and miss it. (No swimming in the lake any more now).

It was very much like an old time swimming hole with some extra attractions. There was a quary turned water park in Michigan that reminded me a lot of River Country too. I went to both of these quite a few times when I was high school aged and have very fond memories.

I think my son (14 now) would enjoy these as much if not more than the water parks we go to these day, but with water safety issues this will stay closed.

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

Loved it!

Miss it! IMO maybe just because I have such fond memories of it.....it was way better than TL !

I wish they'd fix it up, chlorinate the water and reopen it.

 

[Belle & Ariel]

It was a lot of fun. I loved Hoot & Holler Hollow, the rapids ride where you got stuck till someone bumped your tube, and the tall slides into the pool.
Our kids had a lot of fun there and they loved the pony rides as you walked towards the entrance.

 

[Huff]

As I understand River Country was closed because it used the lake as its water source which is against regulations. Has to use standard city water supplies like the rest of WDW does as do the other two water parks. Must be some worry about bacteria levels.