News Liberty Square Riverboat and Tom Sawyer Island closing for lengthy refurbishment

[networkpro]

I say fill it in and make something that doesn't suck.

Tiana's ride and restaurant
a Haunted Mansion restaurant
Western River Expedition

etc, etc, etc

Europe called, the Froschkönig wants Tiana to stop culturally appropriating his schtick .

 

[J4546]

I like TS Island cause its so quiet, you forget your in la

 

[_caleb]

I like TS Island cause its so quiet, you forget your in la

I forget my what in LA?

 

[larryz]

I like TS Island cause its so quiet, you forget your in la

I can't remember the last time I was at WDW and thought I might be in LA...

 

[J4546]

I can't remember the last time I was at WDW and thought I might be in LA

What I mean is that is isnt crowded at all usually and its quiet. Its like a small park in itself.

 

[Movielover]

I always keep forgetting just how shallow the river is. Always cool to see the track

 

[HongKongFooy]

I like TS Island cause its so quiet, you forget your in la

You didn't capitalize the 'la'.

Upon reading I thought you just forgot to add a 'w' and meant it to be some annoying and loud 'mother-in-law'

 

[DisAl]

If I had an extra billion or two to fritter away I would have a replica of the Liberty Belle built to run up and down the river here. THEN, I would lay about 20 miles of track out in the country and get me a steam locomotive painted up just like the Walter E. Disney.
As things stand now though I will just have to settle for our every two years trip to Disney World.

 

[DisneyTransport]

If I had an extra billion or two to fritter away I would have a replica of the Liberty Belle built to run up and down the river here. THEN, I would lay about 20 miles of track out in the country and get me a steam locomotive painted up just like the Walter E. Disney.
As things stand now though I will just have to settle for our every two years trip to Disney World.

The world needs more steam trains! ALL ABOARD!

 

[arich35]

For some reason we skipped the River Boat when we visited last year. I am hoping it is open come May so we can ride it, I think our 2 year old would enjoy it!

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Now would be a good time to refurbish the Keelboat dock too. It's looking pretty chewed up on the river side and it's getting used more often as overflow queue space for Haunted Mansion.

 

[Raineman]

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With all of the detritus and everything else on the bottom of ROA, it looks alot more like an actual river than a concrete trench. Even the visible concrete on the side and on the bottom is discoloured enough that it looks similar to a riverbed. The track gives it away, but Mother Nature has added her own theming to the man-made ROA over the years.

 

[LastoneOn]

I say fill it in and make something that doesn't suck.

Tiana's ride and restaurant
a Haunted Mansion restaurant
Western River Expedition

etc, etc, etc

Riverboat is great. Your ideas suck.

 

[larryz]

Just sayin'...

 

[_caleb]

The new "Moses and the Exodus Experience" looks interesting.

 

[tirian]

With all of the detritus and everything else on the bottom of ROA, it looks alot more like an actual river than a concrete trench. Even the visible concrete on the side and on the bottom is discoloured enough that it looks similar to a riverbed. The track gives it away, but Mother Nature has added her own theming to the man-made ROA over the years.

I had the same initial reaction: except for the track, it looks like a dried-out river bed!

 

[tirian]

A look at the Rivers of America from yesterday.

Rivers of America drained - November 2 2020

Rivers of America drained - November 2 2020

www.wdwmagic.com

Ooooo, the purple wood cartoon-style sign.

 

[dmw]

Does anyone know how deep the water usually is in ROA? It looks like it would be very shallow, even when full.

 

[DisneyTransport]

Does anyone know how deep the water usually is in ROA? It looks like it would be very shallow, even when full.

I'm not sure the average depth, but I believe the JC has deeper areas. They have to dye the water to hide the floor since its so shallow.

 

[JoeCamel]

Does anyone know how deep the water usually is in ROA? It looks like it would be very shallow, even when full.

If you fall off the raft over to the island stand up and walk!