Disneys River Country opened June 20, 1976, where guests swam in filtered lake water. It has sat abandoned for nearly 20 years after it closed in 2001. Was it closed down over a brain eating amoeba? Ask a Disney fan why River Country closed and youll get one of two answers. A kid died from a brain eating amoeba, or Florida passed a law banning swimming in lake water. The first thing happened in...
