River Country

[zzotto]

Can anyone tell me what happened to River Country? Why iis it closed for good? It was not the greatest - but we had some fun there. It was neat to see Goofy in the water, etc..

 

[harperwi]

It was closed shortly after the travel drop off following 9/11. Apparently Disney considered it a good way to cut back on staff while still offering it's two larger water parks for guests to enjoy.

As far as I know there is no word - no rumors, and certainly nothing official - about when it may reopen. I imagine it would take a pretty big (and regular) surge in attendance for it to come back from the dead.

Just my thoughts on the subject.

Jon

 

[rangebob]

It has been maintained. It isn't just sitting there idle and being ignored.

 

[gshoemate]

It's to bad. I have heard that this summer the water parks are crowded and close due to capacity. We have yearly passes but haven't been there in 2 months because we would have to get there an hour before opening to get in and get a spot. It would be nice to have River Country open so there would be more options and thin out the other water parks a bit.