Vidange et remplissage de la piscine de l'ancien parc aquatique
Disney's River Country :
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- Disney World draining, filling in long-abandoned River Country pool
Walt Disney World is draining and filling in the pool at its long-closed River Country water park.
The 330,000-gallon Upstream Plunge was a major attraction at the now abandoned water park. It is surrounded by manmade boulders for jumping and diving platforms.
Opened in 1976, River Country closed in 2002 after Disney's newer water parks, Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon, became more popular.
The Internet has been filled over the years with photos and videos of the ghostly area. In March, BuzzFeed ran a series of pictures from photographer Seth Lawless that showed waterslides covered in weeds and algae in the Upstream Plunge.
"It's actually surprising that it's taken them this long" to fill in the pool, said Scott Smith, assistant hospitality professor at the University of South Carolina.
Disney said it has no immediate plans to tear down any other remaining parts of the park, some of which can be seen from Bay Lake. Disney said the work had been planned for a while now.
The pool backs up to Mickey's Backyard BBQ at Disney's Fort Wilderness campground. It is a potential liability, Smith said.
"Just one small child gets away from their parents and falls in there, now you have another tragedy," he said.
Disney already had one child die this year, when an alligator attacked a toddler in June on the shores of the Seven Seas Lagoon.
Also, standing water can attract mosquitoes - a growing concern as cases of non-travel-related Zika virus are popping up in Florida. Disney said the work at River Country is unrelated to Zika.
There has also long been speculation that the area could eventually be developed into more Disney Vacation Club timeshare units.
Orlando Sentinel - 25 août 2016.
Pour ceux qui réclamaient des photos de l'ancien parc aquatique, en voici une série datant de mars 1976 à juillet 1997 :
Photo : Walt Disney Productions (mars 1976).
Photo : Walt Disney Productions (juin 1976).
Photo : Walt Disney Productions (juin 1976).
Photo : Walt Disney Productions (septembre 1976).
Photo : Walt Disney Productions (juillet 1977).
Photo : The Walt Disney Company (octobre 1977).
Photo : The Walt Disney Company (octobre 1977).
Photo : Walt Disney Productions (août 1978).
Photo : Walt Disney Productions (mars 1979).
Photo : Walt Disney Productions (mars 1979).
Photo : Walt Disney Productions (juillet 1979).
Photo : Walt Disney Productions (juillet 1979).
Photo : Walt Disney Productions (février 1989).
Photo : Walt Disney Productions (septembre 1992).
Photo : The Walt Disney Company (juillet 1997).