Plaza Swan Boats

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Plaza Swan Boats

This attraction was alternately known as Plaza Swan Boats or Swan Boats. The boats first traveled in the hub moat on May 20,1973. There were two different loading docks that were used at various points during the boats' lifetime. One was located by the area that is now the outdoor terrace seating by the Plaza Restaurant. The other was located to the right of the castle toward Tomorrowland.

(Thanks to Brotherdave for this picture)

The Swan Boats required a D ticket and sailed around the moat of the central hub and circled around the Swiss Family Island Treehouse in Adventureland. The boats only operated during peak park periods and closed for good in August, 1983. One reason that may have contributed to their demise were mechanical and navigational problems with the boats.

Remains of the Swan Boats

The former entrance to the Swan Boat queue area is now part of a rose garden and the actual queue is sometimes available to sit at or for private events. There have been conflicting reports as to what happened to the boats after they were removed. There is an "urban legend" among park fans that the boats were relocated to Lake Eola in Orlando but a simple Google image search will show that they are swan-shaped paddle boats. Although it would have been a logical choice, the boats were also not relocated to the Swan Resort. The boats there are also swan-shaped paddle boats.

Walt Dated World fan David McFee recently came across something that may shed some light on what happened to at least one of the boats. He recently encountered what appears to be a modified Swan Boat named Snow White in a storage yard in West Palm Beach. Please note that this boat is located on private property so please don't trespass to find it. He shared the pictures shown below. Although the swan at the front of the boat has been removed and there have been some other modifications, it appears to be one of the boats. If any one can shed some more light on this and what happened to the other boats, it would be appreciated.

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