Yeah, Rivertown was great, and KCKC was an awesome water ride. I use to ride it over and over every time I came to KI. In fact, I miss the look of alot of things in the park. But as time goes on, everything changes. The main things I wish they would bring back is KCKC, The Bat, The scenery for the train ride, Enchanted Voyage, and the H-B Characters. If them things were added into what the park is today the park would be awesome. It is now, don't get me wrong, but it would be alot better.
I for one, while missing KCKC am glad that they chose to keep the er Wild Thorberies. While having a smaller drop, it does have a better layout and character. As a kid I enjoyed it more.
Think about it, KI had two very similar rides that were in need of refurbishment in the same section of the park. Neither of which had been popular in a while. I think it made sense to refurbish one and replace the other. Now what they replaced it with is another discussion alltogether.