Originally Posted By ssWEDguy I haven't seen the Liberty Belle in a while. I heard the other day that it was "in refurb until spring 2006." I also heard that it had to do with needed significant hull work. True?
Originally Posted By riverted Yeah, it's been docked behind Splash Mountain for the last 2 weeks or so...
Originally Posted By Blackie Pueblo Aw man. I love the Liberty Belle. It's one of those wonderful quiet little things about Disney that only a handful of people have experienced. I'm glad it's getting a good love touch... but I'm not gonna be able to ride it until 2006? It's so great to ride that right before they close it at night, especially during the winter months. Blackie Pueblo
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> I love the Liberty Belle. It's one of those wonderful quiet little things about Disney that only a handful of people have experienced << I would agree with you here. I wish there was a replacement for her for the times when she's down.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I am drawing a huge blank here... Is the Liberty Belle one of the ferry boats? or a river boat?
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy The Liberty Belle is the big paddlewheel boat that plies the Rivers of America in WDW. It's the equivalent to the Mark Twain in DL. The big difference is that when the Mark Twain is in for service at DL, the Columbia is at least available to run the rivers. WDW just has the one big boat.
Originally Posted By Blackie Pueblo Wow, is that river really called the River of America? As much as I love Disney and love the Liberty Belle I never knew that! Blackie Pueblo
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> is that river really called the Rivers of America << You know, I'm not 100% sure. I do know that the rivers in Disneyland are called the "Rivers of America." So I assume the name applies to WDW/MK as well. Can't imagine why not.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>The Liberty Belle is the big paddlewheel boat that plies the Rivers of America in WDW.<< I thought that was the Richard Irvine..
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy I personally don't know about the history of the boat. I just know that it says "Liberty Belle" on the boat now. If it changed names as recently as 1996 then that's probably why people didn't notice so much.
Originally Posted By Blackie Pueblo Which do you prefer, the front to see everything your headed towards, or in the back to watch the things go by? Blackie Pueblo short films, movie news, and release dates at: <a href="http://www.newlineagefilms.com" target="_blank">http://www.newlineagefilms.com</a>
Originally Posted By basas <<Which do you prefer, the front to see everything your headed towards>> I like the front personally. I can't say i'm a huge fan of the new railings however (remember when they were chains only a few years ago...both Mark Twain and Liberty Belle got the chains taken off, and proper railings added).
Originally Posted By Brian55nh Am I just totally misremembering this or did the MK in its first decade of operation have two riverboats in operation on the Rivers of America? And then one wind up becoming the Empress Lily over at Pleasure Island?
Originally Posted By Brian55nh Just got done reading a little further down under the topic "Liberty Belle in DANGER" that indeed there was a 2nd boat after all. Astounded to hear though that it actually basically wound up falling to pieces after a drydocking attempt went awry!
Originally Posted By tonyanton The Empress Lilly was never an actual floating vessel. And alas, it is no longer The Empress Lilly. It's now, the smokestack-less, paddlewheel-missing "Fulton's Crab House." :[
Originally Posted By Blackie Pueblo Wow... it's like the ship was retired, but not for the better. A restarant... some how it seems sad. Blackie Pueblo short films,movie news,and release dates at: <a href="http://www.newlineagefilms.com" target="_blank">http://www.newlineagefilms.com</a>
Originally Posted By SJHYM The Empress Lilly was not the second boat from the Rivers of America, but a seperate building built from the ground up to house a restaurant.
