News Liberty Square Riverboat closing for long refurb

[Goofyernmost]

It doesn't appear that there was a great deal of muck clean up from drainage to refill.

I wonder if they will ever clean up the 7 Seas and Bay Lake. Does anybody know if they do any type of cleaning or filtering? Close to 50 years of fuel and trash build up. I understand that the waterways and canals are connected but that water is so polluted its disgusting. So much for environmentally.


The 7 Seas was once swimmable now trash collects on the shorelines.

Very sad.

Bay Lake and 7 Seas are both lakes. They don't have concrete bottoms or tracks running through them. I'm sure that there are a lot of places that are quite deep. 7 Seas is a man made lake, but a lake none the less. Bay lake was there when Disney got there. Perhaps not the same size, but, it was there. As far as the trash is concerned, I doubt that Disney dumps stuff in there, so if you must be upset with anyone, thank your fellow travelers, (guests), etc. This country is filled with slobs that have no respect for nature at all.

 

[WEDwaydatamover]

I agree. Near 50 years since it has been clean and dredged. I never accused Disney of intentially polluting. I asked if they did any proactive cleaning or filtering. It's getting pretty nasty... The wayerways. Clearly fuel from boats and 50 years adds up. They can't clean a monorail beam, I guess I was mistaken that they clean their beaches.

 

[jaxonp]

This track gets replaced but Space Mountain docent... huh?????

 

[Sundown]

So the fact that there is track in the water is new info to me. How does the boat follow the track? Does the boat have a channel in the bottom of it, that "sits" on the track? Or is it tethered in some way to the track? I'm interested in learning how this works.

 

[peter11435]

I agree. Near 50 years since it has been clean and dredged. I never accused Disney of intentially polluting. I asked if they did any proactive cleaning or filtering. It's getting pretty nasty... The wayerways. Clearly fuel from boats and 50 years adds up. They can't clean a monorail beam, I guess I was mistaken that they clean their beaches.

Bay lake is a natural body of water and at this point seven seas lagoon is as well. Trash is removed with nets regularly when spotted. The water really isn’t polluted.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

So the fact that there is track in the water is new info to me. How does the boat follow the track? Does the boat have a channel in the bottom of it, that "sits" on the track? Or is it tethered in some way to the track? I'm interested in learning how this works.

My understanding is it's like an arm that rolls on the track and is attached to the hull.

 

[KBLovedDisney]

My understanding is it's like an arm that rolls on the track and is attached to the hull.

So...when the captain is "steering the boat", is he basically just stepping on the gas?

 

[EricsBiscuit]

So...when the captain is "steering the boat", is he basically just stepping on the gas?

The engineer is "stepping on the gas." The "throttle" is called the Johnson Bar. If you go to the lowest deck you can see him in action. The pilot communicates with the engineer using the whistle.

 

[larryz]

Yeah. Think about the slime that develops in a disused swimming pool over a couple of years and then think of how long the RoA goes without being cleaned. It's still far-cleaner than I expected it would be. They seem to do a really good job of keeping it as litter-free as possible.

But now they'll have to add brown color so people can't see the track at the bottom...

 

[Goofyernmost]

But now they'll have to add brown color so people can't see the track at the bottom...

Gee, I wonder why they never thought of that before. Back a few years ago, I was riding the Jungle Cruise and the water was a dark purple. It was hilarious. What was funnier was the color purple of the front and back of the falls. The prettiest light purple I had ever seen. The look of natural was just a little off. Everyone was asking why the river was that color. The CM rolled his eyes and just said, run off from an eggplant farm.

 

[geekza]

But now they'll have to add brown color so people can't see the track at the bottom...

Nah. The water comes from natural sources and is already brown.

 

[Lensman]

Nah. The water comes from natural sources and is already brown.

Plus they've only cleaned the one part they've dammed off. Unless they have to do track work around the rest of the RoA and rotate the work around, the bottom guck will just average itself out from the uncleaned side when they undam the river, right? And I'm guessing they're not going to need to do additional drainage, otherwise wouldn't it be more efficient to just dam off more of the river at one time? I guess we will see.

Yeah. Think about the slime that develops in a disused swimming pool over a couple of years and then think of how long the RoA goes without being cleaned. It's still far-cleaner than I expected it would be. They seem to do a really good job of keeping it as litter-free as possible.

Yeah, there don't seem to be as many straws down there as I would have expected.

 

[meyeet]

Yeah, there don't seem to be as many straws down there as I would have expected.

Post of the day!

 

[marni1971]

What was funnier was the color purple of the front and back of the falls. The prettiest light purple I had ever seen..

Yes. You’ll see the colour mix in the falls since a) it’s a waterfall and b) the mix is added at the top of the falls. When it’s a new mix or the balance isn’t correct it enters Schweitzer falls almost neat.

 

[meyeet]

Anyone have an update on this? Is the rail complete and dams ready to be removed? THX

 

[Scuttle]

Anyone have an update on this? Is the rail complete and dams ready to be removed? THX

not quite

 

[meyeet]

not quite

Looks like they are at least taking the time to clean up that bit of the river.

Thanks for the update!

 

[marni1971]

 

[ToTBellHop]

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How's the smell?

 

[marni1971]

How's the smell?

Better than the gulf coast.