Barrel Bridge, a bumpy bridge with barrels under it, similar to the one at Tom Sawyer Island.Kiddie Cove, a kids zone with two large water slides and a cove.Slippery Slide Falls, two water slides that emptied into Upstream Plunge.Upstream Plunge, a kidney shaped clean-water pool.We’ve also attached some vintage pictures of the park in its glory. The park had 12 attractions from 1976- 2001, listed below. This was one of the reasons River Country ended up closing. There were many slides, some using pool water and some using filtered water from Bay Lake. It was described as an “old-fashioned swimming hole with “a twist of Huckleberry Finn”. ![]() The park featured a rustic wilderness theming, complete with rocks and man-made boulders. River Country opened in 1976 as Walt Disney World’s first water park. But first lets go back to when River Country was open, the pools were filled with water, and guests visited it every day. We’ve heard since 2014 the pool was filled in and the view is much different. This fence had multiple gaps, allowing us to get some great pictures of the abandoned park. If you walk to the end of the open section of River Country, you see a big green fence dividing the park. To clear it up, only the back half of the park where the pools were was actually abandoned. I had previously watched a video about how the “abandoned Disney water park still lights up and plays music”, but the video failed to mention that the front half of the park was open to guests. They’ve covered over the River Country sign with a Mickey’s Backyard BBQ overlay. ![]() ![]() The front half of the park is still open, with ticket gates, water fountains, lights, and some parking. To get to Mickey’s Backyard BBQ, you actually enter through the front gates of River Country.
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