*Warning* You are about to read a very petty complaint. Something that would be considered insignificant for even pre-2020's standards. But here it goes anyway...
MK's Liberty Square riverboat needs two smokestacks. There, I said it. (I warned you this was gonna be petty).
But let me explain why something so unimportant to an otherwise beautiful boat bothers me a little. Ever since I was a small child, I have been intrigued with paddle wheel riverboats. This fascination started at a Georgia state park which was home to two magnificent riverboats: One side-wheeler and one back-wheeler. And yes, that dorky 4-yr-old in a red shirt toward the bottom is yours truly with his father on one of many voyages around the lake.
From those early days on, riverboats became a fascination because, let's face it, they're nostalgic and just plain cool. Now granted, while the ones above are the real deal and the ones at Disney parks are track-based and not technically "riverboats", they still look the part, play the part, and count in my book.
So maybe it's my inner child speaking, but whenever I see the Liberty Square boat cruising along Rivers Of America, I often find myself thinking: "There needs to be two smokestacks."
Like I said, it's still a magnificent boat to look at, but by comparison, the Mark Twain at Disneyland seems to have the more authentic riverboat look & feel with it's dual smokestacks.
Disney has used the traditional, dual-smokestack riverboat look many times throughout the years in film and theme parks, ever since that famous first animated boat in 1928. That dual-smokestack is a look I wish Liberty Square had as well.
So what say you? Do you like the Liberty Square boat as it is, and appreciate the uniqueness of the lone smokestack? Or do you wish it had more of a traditional look with two smokestacks?
MK's Liberty Square riverboat needs two smokestacks. There, I said it. (I warned you this was gonna be petty).
But let me explain why something so unimportant to an otherwise beautiful boat bothers me a little. Ever since I was a small child, I have been intrigued with paddle wheel riverboats. This fascination started at a Georgia state park which was home to two magnificent riverboats: One side-wheeler and one back-wheeler. And yes, that dorky 4-yr-old in a red shirt toward the bottom is yours truly with his father on one of many voyages around the lake.
From those early days on, riverboats became a fascination because, let's face it, they're nostalgic and just plain cool. Now granted, while the ones above are the real deal and the ones at Disney parks are track-based and not technically "riverboats", they still look the part, play the part, and count in my book.
So maybe it's my inner child speaking, but whenever I see the Liberty Square boat cruising along Rivers Of America, I often find myself thinking: "There needs to be two smokestacks."
Like I said, it's still a magnificent boat to look at, but by comparison, the Mark Twain at Disneyland seems to have the more authentic riverboat look & feel with it's dual smokestacks.
Disney has used the traditional, dual-smokestack riverboat look many times throughout the years in film and theme parks, ever since that famous first animated boat in 1928. That dual-smokestack is a look I wish Liberty Square had as well.
So what say you? Do you like the Liberty Square boat as it is, and appreciate the uniqueness of the lone smokestack? Or do you wish it had more of a traditional look with two smokestacks?
