River Country ?

[ganggreen4jc]

Whatever happened to the "River Country" water park? Is it gone forever or temporarily?

 

[gigi1313]

from what i have heard and read... it's GONE! maybe someday being resurected, but not in it's original form...

 

[PrincessCandaceMarie]

It's gone......

 

[Limmer]

That is too bad as it was the one I would be interested in going to. It looked very relaxing.

 

[meuseman]

Here is a picture of River Country from Bay lake taken in October.

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[Geoff_M]

Technically, it's not "gone". River Country is in "mothballs" and still all there. It closed for rehab and never re-opened after the 9/11 tourism slump. It's believed to be the victim of the popularity of the more "thrill" themed TL and BB.

 

[dj2]

it was my favorite and i miss it.

 

[candaceg]

I took a Keys to the Kingdom tour last week and our guide said that River Country and Discovery Island were never coming back, FWIW.

 

[ILoveWDW2003]

I was told by a CM that major structural work needs to be done to rehab River Country.

There may also be issues with its water supply, as it may not be completely separate from Bay Lake and its bacteria.

 

[MrShiny]

Yes, River Country is definitely not seperate from Bay Lake. I'm sure that's why it hasn't at least reopened as a pool for Ft. Wilderness.

I miss Discovery Island. I went there when all that was there was a ship wreck. I believe Walt himself thought it would be great to build on the island. I know it was saved by a champion somewhere in Disney from closure with the opening of AK, but then succumbed a while later.

 

[wdw4us2]

If Disney had any sense, they would wall off River Country from Bay Lake and drain it. Then, they could put in a pool structure where the lake bed was and reopen it -- or, they could make it Ft. Wilderness's pool!