Originally Posted By TDLFAN While I am not sure the Lake Eola rumors are true or not.. I have never seen the Swan boats anywhere except for the Magic Kingdom back in the 70s... I know Lake Eola had swan-shaped water bikes.. and do not look anything like the real thing... take a look: <a href="http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com/id42.htm" target="_blank">http://waltdatedworld.bravepag...id42.htm</a>
Originally Posted By leobloom Anyone know how long the ride was? Also anyone have a clearer description of what the boat route was? That webpage made it sound like it went from one dock to the other, but then it also mentions the boats went around the Swiss Family Treehouse?
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Originally Posted By mrkthompsn Meanwhile, the old loading dock is a great way to get away from the crowds for a breather
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom They were great for what they were. There were slow, leisurely cruise. And it was a intresting different way to experinece the Magic Kingdom. It also showed the detail that went into the MK. Disney could always bring them back. But this is highly unlikely since the Swan boats required a castmember on each boat.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>I thought they were boring. Very long line with not much of a payoff.<<< They aren't supposed to have a big pay off. The pay off is the relaxation, and a scenic tour. Like WEDWay.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>But bringing back the Swan Boats after a 30 year absence? It would thrill about four dozen Disney superfans, and would have the 50,000 other daily visitors to the Magic Kingdom Park scratching their head over why they just wasted their time on it. Sad, but true.<<< See, I don't know about that... For some it could be what the WEDWay is, a relaxing diversion. I don't think it'd be a headliner, but it would certainly be used by some, as a breather.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Boston has swam boats....I remember them and I liked them. They were very fitting for the area.<<< The originals! Loved seeing those.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox <<They aren't supposed to have a big pay off. The pay off is the relaxation, and a scenic tour. Like WEDWay.>> I did not state "big payoff." I merely stated "payoff," as in getting a reasonable return regarding experience for the time spent standing in line. You're the one imposing your values on my theme park expectations. I enjoy the TTA and ride it every time I visit MK. It is relaxing and I love the scenery. But I will not ride it or any other attraction if the line is "too long." Fortunately for TTA's continuous motion, that's never a problem. But the swan boats did not have the continuous motion of TTA, and the queue would get to unreasonable lengths for such a short boat ride. And I did find it less enjoyable than TTA, in terms of scenery. Being above the crowds is more entertaining, at least to me, than being below them.
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>Being above the crowds is more entertaining...<< Ain't it the truth...!
Originally Posted By sjhym333 Swan Boats had the things that make it a perfect extinct attraction. Low capacity, maitenance issues, high labor costs, evacuation nightmare, boring
Originally Posted By Lee hisownself Swan boats would get the same reaction as the Discovery River Boats: "We waited an hour fir a plain ol' boat ride in a circle?"
Originally Posted By leobloom I'm honored that Spirit would materialize and answer my questions about the Swan Boats. But I'm perplexed as to why his post given the magical ADMIN eraser treatment. I hope he continues to haunt these parts.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I googled the swan boats at WDW and it says they used natural gas. Says at the end only 5 boats were operational. Says the ride was seasonal and popular. And that the reason why the ride was closed was because of the huge expense to keep the boats maintained and running. We already pointed out that it was labor intensive as each boat had a castmember running it.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Here is a clip on youtube of the Plaza Swan Boats. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQt7jJasdgo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...7jJasdgo</a>
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Here is a review of the Plaza Swan Boats on youtube. It has some intresting information including the route the Swan Boats took and the guy points out that it was a different way to experience the MK. He mentions that this ride was always popular but fails to mention that it appealed to an "older" crowd. His review starts at 4 minutes. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l61cLbTbMsM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...cLbTbMsM</a>
Originally Posted By Lee hisownself >>I'm honored that Spirit would materialize and answer my questions about the Swan Boats. But I'm perplexed as to why his post given the magical ADMIN eraser treatment. I hope he continues to haunt these parts.<< Yes...apparently the Spirit's post was banished. Seems as though you aren't allowed to name certain names around these parts...like names of hired guns that are brought in, at a very high fee, to try to perk up Disney's social media department. It's a shame, really... As for him continuing to haunt these parts, that's for him to decide. I will say that LP seems to be less welcoming of the Spirit's brand of wisdom of late.
Originally Posted By Doobie <<< Yes...apparently the Spirit's post was banished. Seems as though you aren't allowed to name certain names around these parts...like names of hired guns that are brought in, at a very high fee, to try to perk up Disney's social media department. It's a shame, really... >>> You are correct. I was as clear as I could be in the Social Media thread. At least there it was in context - here it was just for the sake of tossing it out there and I won't let people be insulted like that - especially people who aren't top execs and there only a handful of those. His comments are very welcome here but as I've explained, those types of comments from him or anyone else are not. Doobie.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Of course, but isn't this like discussing politics and not being able to mention the POTUS or a piece of legislation? No disrespect, but... I don't see how this will work.
