Abandoned Disney World water park
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River Country in Bay Lake Florida opened in 1976, Disney's first waterpark
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This water park closed in 2001 and was left to wrack and ruin
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These photos were taken remotely using a camera attached to a drone
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In 1980, a young boy died after a rare amoeba entered his brain via his nose and attacked his nervous system
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The nearby Discovery Island, another former Disney attraction, is allegedly just as overrun by the surrounding swamp
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Eerie images show an abandoned Disney water park - 15 years since the Florida attraction closed down.
Photographer Seph Lawless used a camera attached to a drone to take the pictures - which he says has seen him banned from Disney World for life as a result.
Disney World opened the River Country water park in 1976, the first of the corporation's multi-million dollar water-themed attractions.
Situated on the shore of Bay Lake in Florida, the water park remained opened for 25 years before closing on November 5 2001.
Smaller than Disney's other nearby water parks, Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon - Disney decided to close it down after the big drop in visitors to Disney World following the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
In 1980, a young boy died at the attraction after a rare amoeba entered his brain through his nose and attacked his nervous system.
It is reportedly still patrolled by Disney employees for trespassers.
