Queen Riverboat - Revision history

Allen: /* Photos */ adding captain jack photo

2020-05-22T23:29:47Z

Photos: adding captain jack photo

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Allen: adding links; info about "sunken" rumors

2020-05-18T02:19:43Z

adding links; info about "sunken" rumors

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	Queen Riverboat was a ~~XXXX~~ in [[River City]]. It opened in 1974.		Queen Riverboat was a boat "ride" in [[River City]]. It opened in [[1974]].

	The boat previously sailed around Lake Okiboji. It was modified to run along a guide rail (true?) for Adventureland, similarly to the Rivers of America boats at Disneyland in California and The Magic Kingdom in Florida.		The boat previously sailed around Lake Okiboji. It was modified to run along a guide rail (true?) for Adventureland, similarly to the Rivers of America boats at Disneyland in California and The Magic Kingdom in Florida.
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	=== Flagship ===		=== Flagship ===
	The Queen was once the official flagship of the Iowa Navy.		The Queen was once the official flagship of the Iowa Navy.
			=== Still there, sunken? ===
			Internet postings suggest the boat was sunk and remains to this day at the bottom of the river. However, Adventureland workers have been seen wading in to areas of the river to retrieve guest items, so it seems unlikely it would have been made deep enough to sink a boat. Can anyone confirm?

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

Allen: adding post card images, and details on ride length

2019-03-11T22:38:12Z

adding post card images, and details on ride length

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	Queen Riverboat was a XXXX in [[River City]]. It opened in 1974.		Queen Riverboat was a XXXX in [[River City]]. It opened in 1974.
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	It was 15 feet wide and 74 feet long.		It was 15 feet wide and 74 feet long.

			According to an early park post card, the journey was 20 minutes long.

	When the [[Riverview]] area of the park was opened, a bridge to the island had to be built. This prevented the river from having a path the boat could use. According to guide maps in 1980 and 1983, the Queen was still there. It was listed as an "Attraction" rather than a ride at that point, and was grouped with other non-ride things like the Public School, Fire Station, and Mirror Maze. This seems to indicate that it stuck around a few years after 1979 and was just docked somewhere - possibly as a walk-on exploration attraction. Disneyland does similar things with its Sailing Ship Columbia, letting folks go on to it as a floating museum when it's not sailing.		When the [[Riverview]] area of the park was opened, a bridge to the island had to be built. This prevented the river from having a path the boat could use. According to guide maps in 1980 and 1983, the Queen was still there. It was listed as an "Attraction" rather than a ride at that point, and was grouped with other non-ride things like the Public School, Fire Station, and Mirror Maze. This seems to indicate that it stuck around a few years after 1979 and was just docked somewhere - possibly as a walk-on exploration attraction. Disneyland does similar things with its Sailing Ship Columbia, letting folks go on to it as a floating museum when it's not sailing.
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	== Photos ==		== Photos ==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
			QueenFront.jpg
			QueenBack.jpg
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Allen at 14:27, 18 August 2016

2016-08-18T14:27:07Z

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	It was 15 feet wide and 74 feet long.		It was 15 feet wide and 74 feet long.

	When the [[Riverview]] area of the park was opened, a bridge to the island had to be built. This prevented the river from having a path the boat could use.		When the [[Riverview]] area of the park was opened, a bridge to the island had to be built. This prevented the river from having a path the boat could use. According to guide maps in 1980 and 1983, the Queen was still there. It was listed as an "Attraction" rather than a ride at that point, and was grouped with other non-ride things like the Public School, Fire Station, and Mirror Maze. This seems to indicate that it stuck around a few years after 1979 and was just docked somewhere - possibly as a walk-on exploration attraction. Disneyland does similar things with its Sailing Ship Columbia, letting folks go on to it as a floating museum when it's not sailing.

	== Photos ==		== Photos ==

Allen: /* External Links */

2016-08-18T13:53:24Z

External Links

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	* https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2350&dat=19730429&id=1uApAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BtoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=915,2219131&hl=en - article about Queen decomission.		* https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2350&dat=19730429&id=1uApAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BtoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=915,2219131&hl=en - article about Queen decomission.
	* https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2350&dat=19730520&id=2eApAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BtoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=953,3505406&hl=en - article about Queen leaving for Adventureland.		* https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2350&dat=19730520&id=2eApAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BtoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=953,3505406&hl=en - article about Queen leaving for Adventureland.
			* http://www.dglobe.com/content/boats-have-storied-histories-queens-presence-iowa-great-lakes-dates-back-1884 - 2010 article about Queen history, mentioning Adventureland.

Allen at 19:16, 17 August 2016

2016-08-17T19:16:42Z

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	The boat previously sailed around Lake Okiboji. It was modified to run along a guide rail (true?) for Adventureland, similarly to the Rivers of America boats at Disneyland in California and The Magic Kingdom in Florida.		The boat previously sailed around Lake Okiboji. It was modified to run along a guide rail (true?) for Adventureland, similarly to the Rivers of America boats at Disneyland in California and The Magic Kingdom in Florida.

			It was 15 feet wide and 74 feet long.

	When the [[Riverview]] area of the park was opened, a bridge to the island had to be built. This prevented the river from having a path the boat could use.		When the [[Riverview]] area of the park was opened, a bridge to the island had to be built. This prevented the river from having a path the boat could use.

Allen at 19:13, 17 August 2016

2016-08-17T19:13:41Z

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	=== Boat dock still visible ===		=== Boat dock still visible ===
	The original dock platform was enclosed and is now the home of [[River City Smoke Shack]]. If you go to the seating area behind the building, you can still see some metal posts in the water which were there to guide the boat in to the dock. Some say the track is still along the riverbed, but I have been unable to confirm that. I'm afraid of water.		The original dock platform was enclosed and is now the home of [[River City Smoke Shack]]. If you go to the seating area behind the building, you can still see some metal posts in the water which were there to guide the boat in to the dock. Some say the track is still along the riverbed, but I have been unable to confirm that. I'm afraid of water.
			=== Flagship ===
			The Queen was once the official flagship of the Iowa Navy.

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	~~None yet~~.		* https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2350&dat=19730429&id=1uApAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BtoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=915,2219131&hl=en - article about Queen decomission.
			* https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2350&dat=19730520&id=2eApAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BtoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=953,3505406&hl=en - article about Queen leaving for Adventureland.

Allen at 14:18, 16 August 2016

2016-08-16T14:18:59Z

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	Queen Riverboat was a XXXX in [[River City]]. It opened in 1974.		Queen Riverboat was a XXXX in [[River City]]. It opened in 1974.

			The boat previously sailed around Lake Okiboji. It was modified to run along a guide rail (true?) for Adventureland, similarly to the Rivers of America boats at Disneyland in California and The Magic Kingdom in Florida.

	When the [[Riverview]] area of the park was opened, a bridge to the island had to be built. This prevented the river from having a path the boat could use.		When the [[Riverview]] area of the park was opened, a bridge to the island had to be built. This prevented the river from having a path the boat could use.

			== Photos ==
			<gallery>
			</gallery>

	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
	=== ~~Dock~~ still visible ===		=== Boat dock still visible ===
	The original dock platform was enclosed and is now the home of [[River City Smoke Shack]]. If you go behind the building, you can still see some metal posts in the water which were there to guide the boat in to the dock. ~~Or something~~.		The original dock platform was enclosed and is now the home of [[River City Smoke Shack]]. If you go to the seating area behind the building, you can still see some metal posts in the water which were there to guide the boat in to the dock. Some say the track is still along the riverbed, but I have been unable to confirm that. I'm afraid of water.

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	* None		None yet.

Allen: /* Trivia */

2016-08-02T00:15:58Z

Trivia

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	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
			=== Dock still visible ===
			The original dock platform was enclosed and is now the home of [[River City Smoke Shack]]. If you go behind the building, you can still see some metal posts in the water which were there to guide the boat in to the dock. Or something.

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	* None		* None

Allen: Created page with "{{NavExtinctRides}} {{RideInfoBox | | name = {{PAGENAME}} | area = River City | category = | type = Boat Ride | opened = 1974 | replaced = | closed = | replacedby = River C..."

2016-08-02T00:11:39Z

Created page with "{{NavExtinctRides}} {{RideInfoBox | | name = {{PAGENAME}} | area = River City | category = | type = Boat Ride | opened = 1974 | replaced = | closed = | replacedby = River C..."

New page

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Queen Riverboat was a XXXX in [[River City]]. It opened in 1974.

When the [[Riverview]] area of the park was opened, a bridge to the island had to be built. This prevented the river from having a path the boat could use.

== Trivia ==

== External Links ==
* None