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News Disney Lakeshore Lodge (Project 89 - Development near Fort Wilderness)
- Thread starter danlb_2000
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Bocabear
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Liberty Belle is not able to navigate... it does not have the equipment...It runs on a track in shallow water.....
Lower the lake and install a rail!!!
Bocabear
Well-Known Member
LOL!!!
Bocabear
Well-Known Member
Sure! Maybe they could rebuild the boat to be navigable... I have no idea...I don't believe it has the hull of a real navigating ship either...but it was built for it's purpose, not to be an actual service boat...
I sure hope they are able to use it for something... It is too beautiful to end up on a scrap heap...
MagicHappens1971
Well-Known Member
It would most certainly be more expensive to rebuild the liberty belle to be navigable than it would be to buy in a new boat and we know which option Disney is going to choose.
plutofan15
Well-Known Member
As they should.
BrianLo
Well-Known Member
They really don't need two 600 passenger ferries for a 900 room resort...
Bocabear
Well-Known Member
they need something larger than the small boats they use for Grand Floridian and Polynesian... Friendship Launches hold up to 100 people...they would need several of these running very frequently in the mornings....
I may be wrong, but going off of the plans I could have sworn the resort has a dedicated bus stop and buses will be in the mix as well.
But what do I know...
BrianLo
Well-Known Member
Of course! That's why the company bought Tradewinds. It was ordered specifically with Reflections in mind.
The cruiser is in fact the correct choice for the Bay Lake Resorts (the happy medium between a launcher and ferry is the cruisers). The cruisers are better than friendship boats as well in my opinion.
No one said it was buses only. There is a boat dock for LL being constructed. They purchased an additional mid-sized boat for this resort, plus can offer existing smaller boats for transport. I'm really not sure why you chose to derail the thread with nonsensical garbage around unrealistic transportation choices where the options were already clearly established.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
It seems premature to worry about boats and pools until they figure out who’s gonna be using the rooms? 
Bocabear
Well-Known Member
We were just discussing transportation options... I did not know all transportation options were clearly established... Carry on.
A dedicated bus stop and boat dock weren’t clear enough indications of what was going to be used here? Did you really think a monorail or Skyliner expansion was happening? Or maybe a WEDWay Peoplemover line directly to Tomorrowland was in the works?
Bocabear
Well-Known Member
No I said that they were of course ridiculous options... We know there are buses and a boat dock...we were talking about which boats, and that for a 900 room resort they were going to need more than current or larger...
nickys
Premium Member
Yes please!
Bocabear
Well-Known Member
Wouldn't that be fun! lolYes please!