Tuesday Trivia - Sailing Ship Columbia
The Sailing Ship Columbia was christened at Disneyland on June 14, 1958. The ten-gun, three-masted ship was designed using plans and historical documents to be a full-scale replica of the first ship to carry the American flag around the world. The ship (with the exception of its' hull which was built at a Long Beach shipyard) was build entirely at Disneyland. Her creation & addition to the park came about as the result of a conversation between the manager of Frontierland and Walt Disney as they observed the waters of the Rivers of America one day in 1957 - which at that time contained the Mark Twain, two Mike Fink Keel Boats, three Indian War Canoes and two Tom Sawyer Island Rafts. As the men talked, Walt said, "Look at that, now there's a busy river." The manager expected a complaint from Walt, but instead was surprised when Walt said, "What we need is another BIG boat!"
The Sailing Ship Columbia was christened at Disneyland on June 14, 1958. The ten-gun, three-masted ship was designed using plans and historical documents to be a full-scale replica of the first ship to carry the American flag around the world. The ship (with the exception of its' hull which was built at a Long Beach shipyard) was build entirely at Disneyland. Her creation & addition to the park came about as the result of a conversation between the manager of Frontierland and Walt Disney as they observed the waters of the Rivers of America one day in 1957 - which at that time contained the Mark Twain, two Mike Fink Keel Boats, three Indian War Canoes and two Tom Sawyer Island Rafts. As the men talked, Walt said, "Look at that, now there's a busy river." The manager expected a complaint from Walt, but instead was surprised when Walt said, "What we need is another BIG boat!" .JPG)
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