Disney's River Country, 1991
Dublin Core
Title
Disney's River Country, 1991
Alternative Title
Disney's River Country
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Lake Buena Vista (Fla.)
Theme parks
Description
Disney's River Country, located at the Walt Disney World Resort Bay Lake near Orlando, Florida, in June of 1991. In the first photograph, Dennis Cepero (b. 1986) can be seen in the bottom left corner wearing a white t-shirt. In the second photograph, Ray Cepero (b. 1947) can be seen in a blue swimsuit, with his daughter, Laura Lynn Cepero (b. 1987) sitting to his right.
Set on the shore of Bay Lake, Disney's first water park opened on June 20, 1976. The wilderness-theme water park utilized a water-filtering system that used water dammed from Bay Lake. Despite competition from Disney's more successful water parks—Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach—River Country continued to operate until September 1, 2001. Originally, the park had planned to re-open when the warm-weather season came around in the spring of 2002. However, business for all Disney attractions suffered as a result of the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2001. River Country did not re-open due to lack of guest demand.
Set on the shore of Bay Lake, Disney's first water park opened on June 20, 1976. The wilderness-theme water park utilized a water-filtering system that used water dammed from Bay Lake. Despite competition from Disney's more successful water parks—Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach—River Country continued to operate until September 1, 2001. Originally, the park had planned to re-open when the warm-weather season came around in the spring of 2002. However, business for all Disney attractions suffered as a result of the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2001. River Country did not re-open due to lack of guest demand.
Source
Original color photographs, June 1991: Private Collection of Nancy Lynn Cepero.
Date Created
ca. 1991-06
Contributor
Cepero, Nancy Lynn
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color photographs, June 1991.
Is Part Of
Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
140 KB
164 KB
Medium
2 color photographs
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Disney's River Country, Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Nancy Lynn Cepero and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
"RIVER COUNTRY." Walt Disney World. http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/river/river.htm.
"River Country Closed by Brain-Eating Amoeba?" Yesterland. http://www.yesterland.com/rivercountry.html.
"Disney's River Country Abandoned." Modern Day Ruins. http://www.moderndayruins.com/2008/01/disneys-river-country.html.
Collection
Citation
“Disney's River Country, 1991,” RICHES, accessed April 27, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4414.