Originally Posted By darcy-becker I went to Great Moments withMr Lincoln tonight to commemorate the 150th anniversary of his assassination. I wanted to see the show at the exact time so waited through a show and ended up talking to one of the cast members for awhile. She came back to me a little later with a clip board and asked if to join a tour of the Lily Belle. Of course I said "yes." I was seeing the 7:20 Lincoln and the tour was at 8 so the timing was perfect. It was lovely. And it was meant to be. When I first entered the park on Sunday the Lily Belle was sitting on the platform and I took a picture of her not knowing I'd be riding on her two days later.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros What a great way for a nice little tribute, and a fun way for it to give you a bonus too! I've often found that the CMs at Lincoln (and Hall of Presidents and the American Adventure in WDW) really know their stuff and go out of their way to make those little memories that help set Disney apart. Sounds like a great experience!
Originally Posted By darcy-becker Yes both CMs in there were history buffs. I really appreciated that.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Have they opened the Lilly Belle up to anyone again? I thought they decided to only allow Club 33 members?
Originally Posted By darcy-becker Well I'm not not a Club 33 member. Everyone on my tour was invited while visiting the Opera House. There were 10 of us. I also know there was another tour after ours run by Guest Services. You can probably ask at Guest Services about a tour or a cast member at the Opera House. We were told they don't bring her out in the summer or when it's raining to protect the wood paneling
Originally Posted By trekkeruss When I was there with my mother in February, we waited for two hours to get a tender ride. As we were about to board, another CM told us we cannot go, because my mother wasn't wearing closed-toed shoes. I wished the first couple of CM's would have told us earlier. I asked if in exchange we could get a ride in the Lily Belle, but was told no. So no extra Magic for us. We were given a re-entry passes for our trouble, which we never used.
