Disney's River Country SECRET!

[mikeland]

Cool! Maybe it's only open for Canadians ... LOL!

[WDWImagineer]

Originally Posted by mikeland

Cool! Maybe it's only open for Canadians ... LOL!

I was thinking the exact same thing. If you look at the ads at the top of the page they are very dated. I remember them from 5 or 6 years ago. I guess this page was forgotten. It's like a time capsule.

Originally Posted by halltd

The White Water Rapids hurt when you fell off the tube. It was fun, but man that concrete was rough on the skin.

I still miss the park though.

I have never been to River Country, though I remember it being open, but I have heard a lot about the White Water Rapids!

Originally Posted by Doopey1

Holy smokes, just looking at the map brought back some great childhood memories. Thanks for sharing.

The map was the primary reason I posted the link because it's a great find for someone who collects Disney maps, or just wanting a piece of childhood.



I'm glad everyone is enjoying this unique find!

[neverland_travels]

Thanks for the link!! What a neat find!!!!

[Lady Stardust]

Ha! That's amazing! I'm surprised that this page is still around. Sadly, I never made it over to River Country, but I just love this kinda stuff!

[TDLFAN]

I did visit River Country and wish it was still opened.. but I remember being cautious because most pools and slide dropoff were deep, and you had to know how to swim to enjoy some of those offerings.

Still I miss this and the Island as well. It's a part of classic WDW we'll never get back it seems.

[FutureImagineer]

hey, if you visit Live Maps, you can see some of the remains of River Country and Discovery Island.

Here's a satellite view of River Country (north of W Wilderness Way):
River Country Satellite View
Here's a bird's eye view of River Country (explore with zoom and rotate buttons, on left):
River Country Bird's Eye View
Here's a satellite view of Discovery Island:
Discovery Island Satellite View
Here's a bird's eye view of Discovery Island:
Discovery Island Bird's Eye View

The places are really overgrown and run-down but it's still cool to look at them.
For Discovery Island, you got to explore a little to actually see some of the old buildings and any signs of previous civilization.

[yoyoflamingo]

Found this on Youtube and thought I would share:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VArObNa-1SA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ofV8vsk0U