Yesterworld: The Tragic Fate of Disneyland's Mike Fink Keel Boats - Yesterworld Attractions

[@gilbertobriones1896]

I was there the day the keel boat capsized. I was maybe about 10 years old and I was on Discovery Island with my dad 2 brothers and cousin. We were all playing hide and seek in the caves and it was my dads turn to find us. After 5-10 minutes of hiding and not being found, we went looking for my dad and he was in the water helping children and elderly folk out of the water off the capsized boat. Disney gave my dad a new change of clothes and shoes and bought my family dinner that night. I will never forget those boats.

[@rjkral]

Gilberto Briones wow what a story. Good on your Dad for helping out!!!

[@Shadowkey392]

cool!

[@Bill23799]

Oh wow. What kid actually gets to see his dad being a hero? I serve din the US Army in West Germany with a Sgt Briones. I think he was from Texas but I am not sure. He owned a yellow Opel Bumble Bee with a bad starter. Everyday after last formation a few of us had to push his car to get it started so he could drive home. To answer any questions, he parked it at home on a hill and rolled it to a start in the morning.

[@j-fb4596]

I was there too, i was part of the medic team that saved everyone !

[@longfootbuddy]

sounds like an adventure.. he got his moneys worth

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

CORRECTION: I accidentally read the date of Disneyland's television debut from the script wrong as "1945" instead of "1954" and never caught it when re-watching the video over and over. I'm a little dyslexic when it comes to numbers and dates sometimes so forgive the blunder :) I also mis-read Richard Kraft's last name as "Keith".

[@soaringwings7271]

You do such great and detailed research that little mistakes like that are very easily forgiven!

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

I appreciate that as I was starting to beat myself up about how I missed such an obvious blunder!! YT really needs an option to make simple under 5 second audio corrections or something like that...

[@kendrawheeler4416]

You did so good! Don’t worry, you did such great research and made a great video and taught me something I didn’t know about Disney’s Adventureland! Thanks

[@GregPeden]

Use the commenting feature to overlay a note about this in the video itself.

[@spokanetomcat1]

I heard that too 1945 instead of 1954. Editor missed that one. OOPS!

[@PinkDappleleaf]

So THATS what that dock is for!! I always found Tom Sawyer Island to be kinda empty, but when I first found that dock, which kinda looked like a shuttered eatery, I thought it was weirdly placed. Being a dock for a ride makes MUCH more sense!

[@Phoenix-zy1cx]

You had me rolling with all the Titanic clips, especially Rose sobbing "Come back!" as the keel boat sailed away. Also, you did a great job telling the tale of the Mike Fink keel boats! :) Loved it!

[@theoriginalsache]

Davy! Davy Crockett! King of the wild frontier! I was a kid in the 80's and I swear The Wonderful World of Disney used to air the Davy Crockett movies at least once per year. Man, I miss The Wonderful World of Disney.

[@caroltellier7048]

theoriginalsache me too! I grew up watching The World of Color and all things Disney. Much different times back then and I miss it.

[@hailandsilence1537]

K

[@md_vandenberg]

​@Jaded Joker An inaccurate "OK Boomer" joke coming from the guy that has this in his About section: "Islam is right about women." Ever heard the phrase "try-hard"?

[@pavanatanaya]

Capsizing would definitely be an E ticket ride

[@chasedonaldson8790]

A+ comment

[@karlyantonette399]

Honestly, one of my biggest Disneyland fears is falling into the water of any water based attractions. Idk why

[@shywhy9625]

You would most likely be fine as long as you don’t swim downwards

[@yotxguy9670]

Just stand up. That’s literally it. Then wait for another boat to come by to hop on

[@erikayay1581]

Karly Antonette definitely splash mountain and pirates of the caribbean

[@epicgamer-fl6ud]

if i fell down on the jurassic park ride i would be scared af

[@michellegonzalez127]

Its mostly because of the animatronics? I am sooo afraid of falling into any water from any theme park because of the big boats the nasty water and the animatronics🤦🏻‍♀️

[@kristenholloway2568]

So, thank you for this video--- I laughed, I cried and had a wonderful flashback. I can't speak to the Disneyland attraction, but I can tell you that one issue with the versions in WDW was the throttle cables breaking often, and low attendance. They actually moved them from Lib Square by Mansion over by the Rafts dock in Frontierland to garner more visitors. I actually remember sometime in 1998-99 ish when they started making the captains wear a personal floatation device along with the killcord that killed the engine if we were to ever fall off. (on a funnier note, I LOVE the Titanic reference, especially because during training, we were told that it steered backwards (push left to go right, etc) like the Titanic. I asked my trainer jokingly if the Gully would sink like the Titanic, he told me only if I found a large white iceberg in the river. Never the less, I came a little too close for comfort to the Twain due to wind and inexperience---no one on board, make a joke it was large and white.....lol and my river nickname was born.) This was my FAVORITE attraction I ever worked, thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[@maggie8345]

i have NO idea why- but I love these videos (confused on why I'm so interested in shut down rides haha)! The editing, your narration, and the stories really make me love them. Keep up the good work- I hope your channel gets more attention!!!

[@blondbowler8776]

One of my favorite rides. When I was 12 I wanted to run away from home, sneak onto Tom Sawyer's Island, and live off the land.I didn't make it, but not for lack of trying.

[@angelsinger4574]

Getting over the flu and bingewatching your videos (again). I’d love to see a video on the “Disneyland” show vs the actual park!

[@aubreyjade2342]

I noticed the Gullywhumper yesterday for the first time while riding the Columbia! I had no idea what it was but now I do! I'm always happily surprised when I find out how little I actually know about Disneyland

[@mfl8276]

Did you know there is a tunnel under Tomorrowland?

[@thejurassicman661]

You gotta do one on the Jurassic Park ride, as it's closing in September 3rd this year

[@raphaelmarquez9650]

The neglected animatronics also need to be addressed.

[@scawfan75]

Raphael Marquez they will. There's already a leaked photo of an...INDOMINUS REX animatronic!!!!

[@Taijifufu]

scawfan75 you bummed me out man... damn. 😑

[@tcollett14]

what nooooooooo that was one of my favorites it doesnt even make sense to close it as they are still making jurassic movies. why not just update the ride to fit them?

[@scawfan75]

Taylor Collett omg they ARE!! Its just getting renamed and new animatronics. Its just changing its name from Jurassic Park to Jurassic World.

[@Hessed3712]

I never heard of this ride. I always learn something new watching these videos. Thank you for the quality content.

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

And thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sabrinanascimento5248]

Never heard of it, Is it Disneyland?

[@patrickols]

I went on this ride in December 1977 at Disney World

[@LEGOfilms23]

Out of curiosity, would you consider doing an episode on Discovery Island? I've wanted to see an episode about that topic from you for a long time

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

You know, I've really wanted to...I've held off since it's been covered so well by other very talented creators such as Bright Sun Films, but if I can find something new I can add to the table or at the very least an aspect I can expand upon that hasn't been covered as much, I certainly will :)

[@christinagarcia9353]

Yesterworld Entertainment well, I’m not going to watch them, so pls make a vid

[@DougVandegrift]

@@YesterworldEntertainment You might as well make a video on it. It's gold and it would be one of your most watched videos just because of the fascination surrounding it.

[@IntergalacticSpaceKitten]

Your videos are always so good. You do such great research and put a lot of effort into each one. The intro is epically awesome. I freaking love this channel. I like how you give credit to your resources in the description. A lot of channels never do that.

[@OakViewFilms]

LMFAO! I love all the clips from Titanic used in this video. Ironically I was watching the film right when this posted. 7:49 lost opportunity to use the clip of old Rose saying " It exists now only in my memory".

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

Well played good sir...well played...

[@andyjay729]

3:31 Behold the progress of nature. Frontierland looked so barren at the beginning; well, it is located in semidesert Southern California. 65 years of irrigated tree growth later, it actually looks somewhat like Missouri (and New Orleans Square looks at least slightly like New Orleans).

[@DistoryDan]

Amazing story!!

[@BenLaurence]

Great video man! I love Davy Crockett! I never knew that the original keel boat props were used at Disneyland!!!! So cool! Next time I’m down at Walt Disney World I’m gonna remake my old Mike Fink tribute video

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

It's crazy how huge Davey Crockett was, and now barely has any presence in the parks. I didn't even know the scale of it till I started researching for this video, and I didn't even include the other integrations into the parks! I heard someone say in an interview that even Star Wars didn't compare with the merchandise madness and no franchise has since when you adjust for inflation. Glad you enjoyed the video!!

[@BenLaurence]

Yesterworld Entertainment I was thinking the same thing while watching the video! Crockett was so big and now you never see anything Davy Crockett related. I was talking with my grandfather one day and he was telling me how big Davy Crockett was and it sounds bigger than Star Wars!

[@otaking3582]

I knew that Disney did stuff with Davy Crockett, but I didn't realize they did "over million dollars in merchandise" stuff. Too bad there wasn't an Epic Mickey 3 for Davy to appear in...

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

Neither did I until recently!

[@RabidlyTaboo]

they'd never use Davey Crockett now. he's too....controversial I guess is the nice way to put it.

[@otaking3582]

Ian Ingold Too controversial? Do people think he's a white supremacist or something? He died decades before the Civil War ever happened!

[@RabidlyTaboo]

Otaking Mikohani not taking a side but the Indian fighting animal skinning man of the wild frontier isn't exactly in Vogue right now. Also his involvement in the fighting of Mexicans might not be the image a company might want to show. I don't agree with that, but ya gotta remember companies want cash, as they should, and the best way to get cash is to appeal to as many people as possible. i think they may have thought of it like this: "Will people be angry if Davey Crockett isn't there? no? will people get angry if he is? maybe." ... "well I guess ain't gun b no Davey" lol

[@otaking3582]

Ian Ingold His theme song talks about Davy killing a bear at age 3. Obviously people are gonna take the Disney version of him as seriously as they do Crocodile Dundee (the latter is even compared to Davy Crockett in the actual movie!) Also, I'll make the same argument here as for why Song of the South should get a Blu-ray release: Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Dumbo, Treasure Buddies, and especially Pocahontas are all far more racist, and yet they're all well remembered and got home media releases this century.

[@rosenrot234]

Oh I am having some mad nostalgia at those Disneyland television clips. Disney Channel used to play that stuff late at night so I would sneak out of bed as a kid to watch.

[@Phoenix-zy1cx]

Vault Disney was the name of the late night old show programming. It was the BEST. :)

[@xxsiennastarstorm288]

I am no joke obsessed with your videos and also the yesterworld intro blows me away x

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

You are far too kind :) But so glad you enjoyed the video!

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

I am humbled :) So glad you enjoy them and the intro!

[@rickydavis4325]

Gotta say, it's pretty genius incorporating the titanic scenes into this, I just about died of laughter at 5:58.

[@raulvana]

Me too

[@maggiemacaroni9193]

These videos must take forever to research!! Keep up the awesome work :)

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

You know, comments like these make it all worth it knowing people like you appreciate what goes into them :)

[@maggiemacaroni9193]

No problem!! It deserves to be acknowledged, I’m sure it’s one of the hardest parts of being of channel like this

[@McNabbot]

Every time I think I know all there is to know about Disney parks, there's always a video like yours.

[@philrabe910]

The keel boats were definitely this kids favorite way to Tom Sawyer's Island back in the day.

[@slennon75]

I was working at Disneyland the day the incident occurred. I remember the park giving the affected guests free T-shirts and whatnot. Thank you for a trip down memory lane!

[@MoojinBoi]

@ you think they'd want to go back after that? THAT'S the real jerk move

[@douglashall6326]

I was about to post about the wrong date, but I see your post underneath. I just wanted to let you know you are by far the best when it comes to your Disneyland videos. I do the same thing sometimes by switching words. It's nothing to be embarrassed about. You are 100% awesome.

[@ThornBjorn]

"The keelboats exist now only in memory", another Titanic reference, good one!

[@Joelthegeek]

Wow! I always wondered what that landing area was for! When I was younger I guess I never went when the keel boats were in “season” so I had no idea they existed! thanks for sharing this!

[@Voeris1]

lol the Titanic scenes... gold.

[@giantstuffedduck982]

Just wanted to say that I love your channel. I watch all your new uploads and always anticipate them. You’ve got a style like no one else, and that’s great!

[@jamesjourneys7566]

Tnanks for the video. I've told my kids about riding inside the Mike Fink when I was a kid and now they can see what I was talking about.

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

Comments like these warm my heart :) So glad you can share this with your kids!

[@pronkerpronker6708]

Thanks for this - many memories about humid days relieved by a little sit down on a keelboat to rest.

[@TMJBtv]

Another great video. Sad to think of all the rides and attractions we'll never see again

[@andiebonette2867]

Such a cool video!! I know tons about Disneyland history (thanks to everyone on KZbin) but I’d never heard of these until today!

[@princessmarlena1359]

I remember riding the Keel boats with my siblings and our parents, back in 1986. It’s a shame they’re decommissioned now, but I’m grateful for the memories. I miss Disneyland, having moved out of California in 2018, but I am glad to have grown up in SoCal, an hour away from Anaheim (traffic permitting).

[@caseywiththehat9018]

My dad came down to visit me at college and we went to Disneyland for the 900th time. He saw the old keel boat that still sits on the Rivers of America and went, "Oh, shit, that used to be a ride. I thought it was lame as a kid," and I found it weird that I found this video only a few weeks later when it popped into my head again. Great video, btw!

[@thisismysea]

Interesting! I didn't think there were any Disney attractions I'd never heard of, but this is a new one for me even though I visited the parks while they were still operating. Great video.

[@ShimmyShimmyK8]

I love these videos! You should do one on the 1,000 leagues under the sea attraction. That was my favorite at Disney World!

[@neilyworm]

Kait Campbell, did you get to go on it? Oh, that’s so cool!!!!! I was born over a decade after the ride was removed, but it looks so awesome!! What was your favorite part? Sorry if I’m intruding, I just love hearing about the old, fun stuff before Star Wars showed up. :)

[@bb5242]

You're 19,000 leagues short.

[@WonderlandPirate]

I fortunately managed to go on the Keel Boats once in Paris during their brief reopening. Always hoped they'd bring them back again!

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

Yeah I didn't dive too deep into that, but I'm curious if they will. As of now, no keel boats are in operation at any of the theme parks

[@killiankingswell6807]

@@YesterworldEntertainment The two keelboats in Disneyland Paris, named the Coyote and the Raccoon, are in different situations right now. The Raccoon is currently rotting away somewhere in the backstage area behind Frontierland (pretty much like the Mark Twain Riverboat), and won't likely return. But the Coyote, which is docked at Smuggler's Cove on the shore of the Rivers of the Far West, is still operational and can be used anytime to evacuate guests from Big Thunder Mountain in case of an emergency. So yes, the Coyote won't be used as an actual Frontierland ride, but should something very wrong happen on Big Thunder Mountain, it will be back in service in no time.

[@NelloCambelli]

Mike Fink's boat at Disneyland was a real treat back in 1958. Note the canoe in your clip -- that was a blast for 8 year olds in competing canoes racing and carrying on. My family's friend, Yale Gracey, was instrumental in so many attractions at Disneyland and Disney World. My college Business Law professor was the attorney charged with land acquisition for Disney without letting anyone know who was buying until the last tract . . . making 30,000 acres more or less (1968).

[@Xmetalfanx]

just a few months ago I found and digitized a VHS tape of myself and family members riding the MK versions in the summer of 1999... out of all the missed attracks (Horizions, 20,000 Leagues under the sea...) .. I almost forgot all about this and didn't know i was one of the people riding it during some of it's last seasons in operations .. . same with the other two attractions I mentioned. ... BOY .... I WISH they would do a Horizons 2.0 so bad ... even this attraction should be brought back .... though I only now found out it was gone. Great video

[@DementedCaver]

Horizons was an excellent ride.

[@willausterman3104]

Horizons was basically Carousel of Progress 2.0 and was a co-project with GE (like CoP). If someone could convince GE to become an Epcot sponsor again, Horizons 2.0 could theoretically happen. Mission Space is getting very dated and worn and could easily be replaced - especially since its sponsor has bailed.

[@kristenholloway2568]

OMG- I would LOVE to see this---- I was actually part of the last crew of Keelboat Captains in Liberty Square before they moved in front of Splash and Thunder

[@appealseal]

Dude I love your videos! Keep doin what you do!

[@alphagt4314]

Appeal Seal same

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

Thanks!! And will do!!

[@tombuck]

I never knew about this ride! I love this kind of stuff, thanks for explaining so well.

[@morgan10152]

Great memories. I rode on that attraction back in the 60's. Davy Crockett truly became an immortalized American Legend.

[@CalebBarrus382]

What a trip, I was at Disneyland the day the keel boat tipped over and partially sank, we were on our way over to the loading dock, but it was blocked off and we heard rumors of one of the boats tipping over!

[@CaptRich-bi3gp]

I rode the boats many times when stationed at nearby MCAS El Toro in 1982. Good times. One odd note; during this time I had a brief encounter with one Randy Kraft. Who I found out years later was a serial killer. I'm sure glad I didn't accept that ride!

[@LoverOfKatyPerry]

did i somehow binge watch all your videos in one day? yes i did leave me alone

[@MELANIE1001]

i got to ride the Orlando ones many time back in the day...glad I did but i have to admit a couple of times riding up top did not feel too safe and secure...now I know why

[@evanbryan4077]

"I'm Mike Fink, King of the River!"

[@raylovelace8588]

"Girls run and hide, Brave men quiver..." And I thought my memory was going! lol

[@MyLateralThawts]

The very first time I visited Disneyland as a teenager in 1982, the landing was used for canoe trips around the island. Required a bit of effort on the part of the participants, so I guess that didn’t last too long.

[@WDI2008]

4:11 They also used the Walt Disney World Mink Fink Keel Boats to provide transportation in the Seven Seas Lagoon during the preview days.

[@johnfoodwine4820]

So awesome with story themed atmosphere, land, merch and attractions. And Haha yup I was off work that day from park. So sad how a few mistakes would compromise safety on that water attraction. Very familiar on what occured as we were well briefed

[@beaglesguy]

This is a wonderful video, especially for me. As a kid back in the 70s, after a long day in Disneyland, I always had at least 3 or 4 "C" tickets left. And I loved riding in the keel boats. So I would ride the keel boats over and over until my tickets were gone. Usually the waiting line worked out so I could disembark from one keel boat, get back in line, and ride on the other keel boat for the next loop around. I loved that the boats were not on a track. Each skipper and each ride went a different way around. And each skipper had a different patter for entertaining the passengers. I can still vividly remember one skipper say, "Over there is Bruce the moose. A little farther we can see Lucy moose. Sometimes we get to see Bruce the moose running footloose through the spruce with his girlfriend Lucy moose."

[@eesp999]

Love these videos. When I went to Disneyland in 2016, the riverboat was docked due to the refurbishment. I really want to go again now to try to find the keel boat 😂

[@jaymorrison2419]

Huh. Watching this drummed up some memories of my childhood trip to WDW in the late 80s. I remember taking these boats a few times, I think largely because I loved that area of the park. I was there again in 2015, and yeah, never really noticed it was gone until now.

[@kimopuppy]

One of the few rides I've never been on

[@kaipoh265]

I rode one of the boats in...gosh, must have been 1982 or 1983? Thanks for this ride down the river of the past.

[@RhythmGrizz]

I've never heard of this attraction in my life. And I'm a huge Disney park nerd

[@automation2009]

I was part of the team that was on staff this day it sank. LONG..........LONG...........STORY!

[@ec1628]

Rob Baca Yes. A long story. Who knows if this KZbinr will ever know the whole truth. Will he ever uncover the meaning of the initials JG? The big key to this event.

[@neilyworm]

Eric Corona, you type so... cryptically. Like a villain monologue-ing. I’m frightened.

[@H.pylori]

I was just at Disneyland in California in December 2019 and while on the train ride, I saw the riverboat docked in the water next to the island, but not at the former loading area. Was not being used. So they must have decided to just put it on display for us old timers.

[@ThePirateprincess23]

r g it is actually pretty cool that they brought the Gullywhumper out on display. She has been going in and out since the 2000s (mostly due to refurbishments as well as the addition of Galaxy's Edge). I took a couple of pictures of her while I was riding the Mark Twain when I visited Disneyland during the Food & Wine Festival on March 2, 2019.

[@H.pylori]

@@ThePirateprincess23 Thanks for helping to clarify this issue.

[@wolfsmith2865]

I rode the keelboats and the canoes in the 70s when I was a child. One if the keelboats capsized and sank at some point, its pierced decorative keel sticking out of the waters surface for several years. I saw it from the paddlewheeler, the bank walkway and the small wire suspended skytrams, or whatever they called them.

[@giga898]

Subbed for that Ad countdown at the beginning. Good idea!

[@EvalonGames]

Still loving the Disney videos man! Keep up the great work, Mark!

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

Thanks for watching!! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@ProfessionalScofflaw]

I went to Disney Land a lot as a kid and I always wondered what that boat was for. You know, there is a lot of 'ruins' around the park. Little odd things like extra tracks and pillars that we're once rides but now don't go anywhere. It's kind of crazy when you think about it.

[@sartainja]

Superb presentation with fascinating historical information. 👍 plus became a subscriber.

[@mollyporzel5301]

My parents took my sister and I on the top level of a keel boat at WDW back in 1996 (I was an infant, my sister was 3). The operator ran it aground and guests got caught in the trees. My parents got lots of freebies from Disney on that trip.

[@johannnicdao]

Hey Mark! Thought you’d like to know what happened to Disneyland Paris’ keelboats (well, at least one of them). The Coyote keelboat is very much still around, and is used to evacuate guests from the Big Thunder Mountain ride. Here’s a photo: twitter.com/dlpreport/status/1196092506162769923

[@jakew.5883]

I never knew this attraction existed. I always see the old loading dock at WDW and just thought it was a storage building or something along the lines of that.

[@Claubuza]

I remember riding this. As the canoes went by, the skipper said we made the right choice by picking the ride that didn't force us to work. There was also some kind of joke about "keeling over" but I'm sure no one ever thought it would actually happen.

[@CT--lj9ck]

Really cool, great videos. Keep it up!

[@unclejack123]

was stationed at El Toro in '64-'65 and worked nights as a security officer in Disneyland ..... best job I ever had ...... got to work all the lands in different costumes on different days ........ great fun ............... ;-p

[@nellymarley]

fantastic video mister! people have probably mentioned that the Keel Boats will return at Disneyland Paris :)

[@Rivercoon]

I remember riding this several times growing up. Always on the roof. Don't think I ever got inside. Because of it's erratic schedule I always assumed it closed in the '80s as I don't think I saw it going later on.

[@veddermichel651]

Love the podcast keep it up

[@duskstone109]

I love how you used small clips from the titanic as a nice touch! 🤣

[@steelcurtain187]

Another excellent video. Keep up the good work

[@ShockerTopper]

Oh man...The Alamo lol. Yaa that wasn’t exactly a glorious battle as we were told to believe as kids growing up. I graduated high school in early 2000’s, so I’m sure (and hoping) they don’t still portray it as such in history books. But looking back it’s not like the history we were taught in school wasn’t one sided...

[@resnand8239]

I loved the inserts from Titanic! "Come back! Come back!" Hilarious.

[@raulvana]

5:58 ls so funny 🤣 😆 😂 😄 and from what movie is it from

[@raulvana]

Oh it is from the Titanic

[@jeffreymodesitt3345]

Love your vids. Keep up the good work!

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

Thanks!

[@BigHead2615]

This, explains, so much! To begin with, I was born way too late in life. There's so much you've covered on your channel about Disneyland, I never had any idea about the Keel Boats (I went to Disneyland a lot, as a kid, either in 1997 or 1998), nor the origin of them and other things. I always wondered WHY, in Back To The Future, Lorraine's younger brother had that raccoon fur hat. I've seen that same type of hat here or there a couple times over the years outside of BTTF. I honestly never knew much about Davy Crockett, OR why Disneyland had Frontierland altogether. Anyway, yeah, I would give anything to go back to when the ride was new and be able to ride the original Snow White's Adventures (from what all can be seen anymore with pictures of what little video exists, of how it originally was, does not even look close to terrifying - but then again, my grandma told me that when she saw Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs when she was a little girl (I believe she was taken to see it not long after it premiered, or possibly a year after it came out, I don't know how long it ran after it's 1937 release, but she remembers seeing it either at 2 or 3 years old, she was born in '36), the evil queen scared her more than anything ever had, but she was maybe 2 or 3 when she saw it, so . . .)

[@BigHead2615]

I'm also the type of person in life that is never really scared, creeped out or terrified by what the general populous finds scary, creepy or terrifying. Seriously, people go on about how creepy and nightmare-fuel the original Mickey and Minnie costumes were, when Disneyland first opened - they were NOT creepy or scary! If anything, I feel they just give off a "classic" sort of feel or vibe, obviously they had not created or perfected the costumes yet, but it was at least something for the kids or even parents to enjoy.

[@brycek6881]

Great vid! Only thing, its La Mirada (murr-ah-duh) not Miranda (like miranda cosgrove). Love your channel! :)

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

I had a big gut feeling I pronounced it wrong in my initial takes, as I lived in LA for almost a decade, and heard it as you described, but completely forgot to re-record that part until after I posted it. Whoops 😬

[@brycek6881]

Yesterworld Entertainment dont even worry about it. Happens all the time haha! You have a lot of info to get through in a short amount of time. Just thought I'd let you know.

[@caroltellier7048]

Omg it wasn’t until seeing this video that I realized the Mike Fink Keel boats were gone from Disneyland.

[@matthewobrien4639]

I remember in the 70s and 80s seeing the Mike Fink Keel boats operate - but never taking them. I was in more of a rush just to get to Tom Sawyers's Island. We took the rafts over there. I loved the island, we would run all over the place, from the caves to the fort, it was super cool, a place you could burn some energy after waiting in lines all day. Never took the canoes either. Ha, we had a canoe and a river across the street when I was a kid. We always took the big ship if we were going to go around the rivers of America. The burning white man's village was cool.

[@captainjack8319]

Always enjoy these videos.

[@Last-Varangian]

This ride would be so easy to bring back! All they would need to do is have the boats redesigned by an actual naval architect, ballasted properly and make them into a single story ride. They could have them made with fiberglass hulls for low maintenance and wooden cabins for that authentic look and feel. Wish they would, this was a cool ride!

[@deadkatana254]

I really want bttf4 ( back to the future 4) every time I see your awsome intro

[@Mattitude23]

never knew about this ride...thanks for sharing

[@FANTAVISION]

Keep up the amazing videos man! Always brightens my day to see an upload from you.

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

Comments like yours really make my day! So glad you enjoyed the video!!

[@xanderl5625]

I read somewhere that the version in disneyland paris will reopen in 2019, together with the Mark Twain boat after it caught fire.

[@comettamer]

Great Vid!

[@CGTV100]

Any thought about doing an episode about the Tomorrowland boats that were at Disneyland till the mid 90s

[@Nornapeln]

Keelboats at Disneyland Paris are no longer in operation to guests but still maintained to respond in an unlikely case of an evacuation of Rivers of the far West or Big Thunder Mountain in the unlikely event a fire occurs and prevents evacuation from the tunnels nor the floating bridges

[@johnmchugh8049]

Great video !

[@KimCee2179]

Oh, KZbin algorithms...for this video to appear in my Recommended vids a day or two after a Jungle Cruise boat sank at WDW. 😄

[@vecotroneo]

You should do an episode about the ET ride at Universal Studios Hollywood. Love your channel!

[@spokanetomcat1]

I was always wondering why they were shut down. Now I know why. Been on them many times growing up going to Disneyland. Last time I was on one was in the 80's. Going back to the park in Sep 2018 for my granddaughters first time there and two year birthday.