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Mike Fink Keel Boats

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==Attraction History==Like many of the Magic Kingdom's opening day attractions, the Mike Fink Keelboats Keel Boats actually got their start in Disneyland, wher ethe where the attraction opened in late 1955. Based The free-floating boats were based on the Disneyland TV shows popular Davy Crockett, specifically the episodes "Davy Crockett's Keel Boat Race" and "Davy Crockett and the River Pirates".
As previously mentioned, the Mike Fink Keelboats Keel Boats opened with the rest of the [[Magic Kingdom ]] on October 1, 1971. The two Keelboats Keel Boats (named the Gullywhumper and Bertha May) boarded from a dock near the [[Haunted Mansion]] in [[Liberty Square]]. The Mike Keel Boats remained relatively unchanged until 2000, when the attraction's loading was moved to the former [[Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes]] dock in [[Frontierland]]. The move was short lived however, as on April 29, 2001 the Keel Boats were permanently closed. ==Description==After boardingthe Keel Boats in Liberty Square, guests would be taken on a free-floating motorized tour around the Rivers of America, taking in the various landmarks and vinettes vignettes located on the shore. Along the way the boat would be treated to a humorous narration, by their coonskin cap wearing captain.
==Fun Facts and Trivia==    * During Walt Disney World's pre-opening previews, on of the Keelboats was used to transport guests from the Ticket and Transportion Transportation Center to the Magic Kingdom.==References==Based on the Disneyland TV shows "Davy Crockett's Keel Boat Race" and "Davy Crockett and the River Pirates".