What company builds the PotC/Small World boats?

[FettFan]

Does anyone know?

 

[Lee]

Disney builds them.

 

[FettFan]

Doubtful. Disney generally outsources.

IN fact, they are Garner Holt Productions' biggest customer.
http://www.garnerholt.com/ghp-inc/projects.aspx#dark-rides

 

[shannon12]

Doubtful. Disney generally outsources.

IN fact, they are Garner Holt Productions' biggest customer.
http://www.garnerholt.com/ghp-inc/projects.aspx#dark-rides

Thanks for that, I liked looking through their portfolio!

 

[Lee]

Doubtful.

Not doubtful at all. True.
Disney has a fiberglass molding machine at Central Shops capable of doing a boat in two halves (top and bottom), then they just add the railings and such.

 

[copcarguyp71]

they are Garner Holt Productions' biggest customer.
http://www.garnerholt.com/ghp-inc/projects.aspx#dark-rides

Too bad they did not outsource the Yeti with a performance bond on the contract.

 

[FettFan]

Not doubtful at all. True.
Disney has a fiberglass molding machine at Central Shops capable of doing a boat in two halves (top and bottom), then they just add the railings and such.

Hmm. Interesting. I was always under the impression that Central Shops was strictly for repair and storage.

 

[Tom]

Hmm. Interesting. I was always under the impression that Central Shops was strictly for repair and storage.

Not at all. They built nearly everything for the original WDW/MK there. Trams, ride vehicles, animatronics, signs, trash cans, and I think they even finished some of the pre-fab hotel rooms there.

It's gigantic. I too have visited it during a number of tours. I saw the building trams for an international park, repairing ToT elevators, and casting/panting the new Dumbos. They definitely built their boats there.