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Disney's original old-fashioned 'swimmin' hole' is where you just might bump into Tom Sawyer and Huckelberry Finn cooling off after a run-in with Aunt Becky! Adjoining the rustic (by Disney standards) Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground the park actually sits on the shores of Bay Lake, the body of water in front of the Magic Kingdom® Park. A roped off section of the lake offers a great collection of slides, rope swings, rickety bridges, and a boom swing - these offer big fun rather than big thrills. Whoop 'N' Holler Hollow drops riders off into a heated swimming pool after a series of twisting turning body flumes, while White Water Rapids is a tube ride through a collection of gently descending slides and pools. Little ones are very well provided for as they splash around an area set aside just for them or play on the beach. Definitely a lazier kind of day with just enough action to keep everyone amused. Florida Disney World

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Friday November 20, 2009

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I was just there 5/09 and i ask a cast member what had happened it looks aweful they told me that they had plans to referb the pool there Reported by: doosh1978@yahoo.com on: 5/21/2009

i was just at disney and rented the small boats they said there is a parasite in the water and that's why river country is closed Reported by: on: 5/5/2009

I live in the area and it looks to be as they are building another theme park in that area called disneys adventure Reported by: Jason/Jbarnes84@hotmail.com on: 4/26/2009

went to river country on new years eve 07/08 It was very hard to get in there but we did (we had planed it out for months). The water park is still there, its gross. We climbed on top of the highest point of the highest slide and watched the fireworks from the magic kindgom across bay lake at midnight and it was unreal. Also a stones throw away from River Country is the abandoned Discovery Island... Reported by: flurbex on: 4/24/2009

All the work going on is because they are remvoing the water tank and using it at the new pool refurb at Fort Wilderness. Reported by: Mark on: 1/22/2009

not a rumor but a statement of fact i was on bay lake 9/16/08 and river country is still there i did not see any evidence of demolition or construction... just sitting there collecting wild life. Reported by: disneyitis on: 9/20/2008 As of OCT 08 it looks like they will rehab the main pool for use by the camp ground. Confirmed By: getme2WDW On: 11/7/2008

I found photos taken in 2005 of the park. They're gross and the water is covered in algea. http://www.disneypix.com/Recreation/River/2005a/River2005a.htm there's the link. it even has some arial shots of the park.. I LOVED that place. How could they close it down??? Reported by: Tiffo on: 6/20/2008 I cannot believe what I am seeing. I took a look at the link posted and I am shocked. I went to River Country in 1987 and had been there previous to that. What a shame.... Confirmed By: Michelle/piratewench1986@yahoo.com On: 7/19/2008

These photos were taken from the lake on the little rental boats. the water was a little choppy so this was all I could get. They were taken in December 2007. Reported by: yasmine / Cropperyas@comcast.net on: 6/19/2008 http://www.disneypix.com/Recreation/River/2005a/River2005a.htm look at the photos!!!! Confirmed By: tiffo On: 6/20/2008

Reported by: Yasmine / Cropperyas@comcast.net on: 6/19/2008

It's Brooke again =] I was also in Disney in the 13th of March and me and my amigos attempted our annual River country bust lol we failed. the grounds are heavily guarded by Disney security, even in the middle of the night. Best of luck to whoever can get some good pics Reported by: cenacrazed544@aol.com on: 5/19/2008

a rumor!
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