Changes

Jump to: navigation, search

Liberty Square Riverboat

237 bytes added, 23:29, 12 October 2016
/* Attraction Plot */
The Liberty Square Riverboat begins with the boats captain, Horace Bixby making sure that everyone is aboard, before telling the crew to put the boat in motion. His leadsman then sounds off (to get a depth reading), before the engine room puts the boat in motion. Horace then addresses guests, saying:
[[Image:BeaconJOe.jpg|thumb|400px|Beacon Joe as seen from the Liberty Square Riverboat. Photo by Lauren Javier]]
{{Quotation| "Welcome aboard the Liberty Belle, I'm your captain Horace Bixby and my pilot with me here on the Texas Deck is a young cub that goes by the name of Samuel Clemens."}}
Continuing on, the boat passes an unidentified Indian village. The captain informs guest that the Indians were not sure what to make of the steamboat originally, and the called the ship a "fire canoe" and “comet of sun”. Scenes in the village include Indians cooking, trading, washing, and also two kids working on canoes. Past the village, guests see the Indian burial ground where the captain explains that the Indians lay their dead warriors on a "Bed of Death" and mourn them after nightfall.
[[Image:IndianVillage.jpg|thumb|400px|The Indian village as seen from the Liberty Square Riverboat. Photo by Daryl Mitchell]]
Further down the river, the Liberty Belle reaches Cutthroat Corner. Sam tells riders that Cutthroat Corner, is the most likely place to find river pirates. Sure enough, pirates can be heard coming from Wilson's Cave; however Sam tells gusts that based on the sounds coming out of the cave, "their interests lie elsewhere". Looking back towards Tom Sawyer Island, guests can see Fort Laghorn, which Sam explains began as a trading post before becoming a port.