Big River, June 1960

There's a big river in Frontierland. Maybe you've seen it! When you're in the wilderness, a river makes a mighty handy way to get from hither to yon (!), but you need a boat. Or two.

Or three! Here's two Keelboats and the Columbia - - and they're all just sittin' there. What the heck! And these slides are dated June - - peak season! No doubt the Mark Twain was still running...


One of the rafts is loading up to return to the mainland after those kids managed to burn off some energy while exploring Tom Sawyer Island! It always amazes me how empty the west side of Frontierland was back then. Over the treetops you can see the top of the Holidayland tent.


See? I told you the Twain was still running. There's the brave riverboat pilot up in the wheelhouse. He has memorized hundreds of miles of untamed river, so that even at night he knows the position of every bend, every island, every snag and sandbar. But nobody can bring themselves to tell him that his fly is unzipped.