Check Out the Eerie Abandoned Disney Park That Time Forgot
Abandoned, creepy ghost town isn't something you normally associate with Disney...
When you think of Walt Disney World, you probably think of a few things: Cinderella's Castle, maybe a few of the Magic Kingdom's iconic sights, perhaps a few things from its other parks, like Disney-MGM Studios' Tower of Terror ride, or the Epcot globe. You probably don't think of a decrepit, decaying, abandoned ghost park, though, do you?
But that's exactly what happened to River Country, the first-ever water park of WDW. From June 20th, 1976 to September 1st, 2001, River Country offered guests a rustic sort of escape (or as rustic as one could get in a man-made park in the middle of Orlando). Think an old-fashioned swimming hole feel meets with a bit of a Huckleberry Finn twist. It was charming, country, and homey. This was its layout:
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But that's exactly what happened to River Country, the first-ever water park of WDW. From June 20th, 1976 to September 1st, 2001, River Country offered guests a rustic sort of escape (or as rustic as one could get in a man-made park in the middle of Orlando). Think an old-fashioned swimming hole feel meets with a bit of a Huckleberry Finn twist. It was charming, country, and homey. This was its layout:
