Disney's River Country was Walt Disney World's first water park. It opened to guests in the summer of 1976, and closed in the fall of 2001. River Country has been left abandoned, but is still located on the banks of Bay Lake. Nearby is the also now abandoned Discovery Island. River Country is adjacent to Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort and Campgrounds.
As recently as 2010, there have been some improvements in a very small area of River Country. This area is adjacent to Mickey's Backyard BBQ held at Ford Wilderness. Guests seem to be able to use the restrooms and the small area directly behind the BBQ area. There seems to be other things going on in the area right next to the construction wall separating River Country from Fort Wilderness, but it's anybody's guess.
It would be nice to see River Country turned either into a DVC property or an extension of Fort Wilderness. If they also did something with Discovery Island it would be great. I think that even if the abandoned areas were just simply cleaned up, and all of the garbage removed, then people wouldn't find it so enticing to sneak into the off-limit areas. It is never advisable to go into areas closed to resort guests.
The links below have information and pictures relating to River Country. The last two links are the most recent...having been posted in 2010 and 2012, respectively.
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