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Sailing Ship Columbia |
 
One day, Walt Disney was
looking at the Rivers of America. The Mark Twain rolled by, the
canoes and the keelboats passed by. Walt turned to Dick Nunis (then
president of Frontierland), and exclaimed, "Now THAT'S a busy river!" Dick
thought Walt was complaining about the congestion on the river, but it
turns out Walt had other plans in mind.
Walt then said "We need another big boat!" . He then proceeded to ask
Dick if he knew that the Columbia was the first American ship to sail
around the globe. Dick shook his head.....and the rest is History ... The
Columbia was dedicated in 1958, has been sailing the Rivers of America
ever since. The Columbia was renovated in 1984. Her hull is steel, and her
deck is laid with Douglas fir. It measures 110 feet in length, and has a
84 foot tall mainmast.
The trip around the Rivers of America takes about 15 minutes. Below decks,
and available only when the ship is operating, is a maritime museum, with
information about the original vessel. The Columbia is used in Disney's
nighttime spectacular, Fantasmic!
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