Kitchen Kabaret has to be one of the most unusual Disney attractions of all time. The boats have been previously been used part of the park’s opening ceremonies, and are still used as resort transportation on Bay Lake during busy periods (thanks to Twitter user Tom Green for pointing this out). However, the two landing docks for the boats remained in place, with both having been used a character meet-and-greet spots. It proved to be just as unpopular, and the ride was closed for good. By 1999 the attraction was once again renamed, this time as the Radio Disney River Cruises, with the boats being repainted in bright colors and Radio Disney music piped in. After six months, the boats were renamed as the Discovery River Taxis, emphasising that they were intended to provide transportation and nothing else. Those expecting an experience similar to the Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise were very disappointed. Unfortunately, Beastly Kingdom was never actually built - leaving guests to look at bland riverbanks. One of these was the Discovery River Boats, which were intended to provide transportation from the Safari Village to Asia, offering guests a look at scenery including animatronic dragons and other props from the mythical Beastly Kingdom. When Disney's Animal Kingdom opened in 1998, it featured only a handful of actual rides. Discovery River Boats at Disney's Animal Kingdom You can see the current state of Disney’s River Country in these aerial photographs. It shut on November 2, 2001, but remains in place today - it was abandoned rather than demolished. River Country's capacity was limited, and its days were numbered. He decided to build a full water park, Typhoon Lagoon, to take on nearby Wet 'n' Wild. When Michael Eisner took over as Disney CEO in 1984, he took a more competitive approach than his predecessors. To keep its hotel guests amused and on-site for longer, Disney decided to build its first ever water park, Disney's River Country. The only theme park on offer was the Magic Kingdom, and EPCOT Center wouldn't open until the start of the next decade. Here’s a rarity: an entire Disney abandoned water park.īack in the mid-1970s, Walt Disney World was not the sprawling, multi-day resort destination that it is today. Disney’s River Country at Walt Disney World
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