Abandoned Walt Disney World Speedway

If you were to go visit the magic kingdom today there wouldn t be any reminders of it either not wanting to let this memory slide away completely we want to help jog everyone s memory of when the mouse hosted some great motorsports events.

Abandoned walt disney world speedway. Originally announced in january of 1995 the walt disney world speedway was to serve dual purposes. Demolition began late august to make way for transportation improvements namely expanding and reconfiguring the magic kingdom parking lot and parking entrance. Walt disney world s first water park disney s river country opened on june 20th 1976. Host major motorsports events and let tourists experience what it was like to drive a real race car.

The walt disney world speedway once the host of indy cars and richard petty driving experience has now gone under the wrecking ball. As part of the rumored parking lot expansion the demolition of the walt disney world speedway is well underway. Most of the work is taking place on the north end of the speedway. As a matter of fact exiting traffic has been re routed slightly to accommodate for the demolition.

River country was the first water park at the walt disney resort but three children died there. On march 27 2015 it was announced that the speedway would close on august 9 2015 and be razed. That was a simple mission and disney put little into the facility using temporary structures instead of permanent buildings not a good sign. 2 disney s river country.

However the closure of the disney speedway was. Walt disney world s discovery island was left to rot in 1999 and has been untouched since except for one man who was discovered living on the island during the coronavirus shutdown. Even though it closed almost 5 years ago to the day quite a few people have completely forgotten the walt disney world speedway ever existed. For a long time disney s river country was hugely successful as walt disney world s old fashioned swimming hole but as new water parks came to walt disney world property disney s typhoon lagoon and disney s blizzard beach many guests skipped out on visiting.

Here s a look at how it s coming along. The walt disney world speedway has officially closed its doors for good. The first signs of its now permanent place in disney history emerged this week as race cars from the richard petty driving.