Does anyone have more information about this WDW water taxi?

[RaySharpton]

Does anyone have more information about this WDW water taxi?

If I recall, it looks like the old AK Discovery River Boats but updated.

I think this is at the GFR.

I wonder if they converted to wheelchair accessible towards the aft area?

 

[goofy4tink]

Sadly, I have absolutely no idea Ray. I just wanted to stop by and say HI!!!! Hope all is well with you.

 

[RaySharpton]

Sadly, I have absolutely no idea Ray. I just wanted to stop by and say HI!!!! Hope all is well with you.

Awwww....thank you. I miss you, too. I'll be at WDW in December.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Yes, those are the repurposed Discovery River boats.

Unfortunately I don’t know the answer about if they are HA.

I think it was @joelkfla who had some good info about these boats/their history in a post awhile back, I’m assuming they may know?

 

[gatour]

Does anyone have more information about this WDW water taxi?

If I recall, it looks like the old AK Discovery River Boats but updated.

I think this is at the GFR.

I wonder if they converted to wheelchair accessible towards the aft area?

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I think you may correct about them being repurposed. There was a recent thread about some of the AK boats being repurposed and used in special circumstances.

 

[joelkfla]

Sorry, don't know whether they are accessible.

 

[RaySharpton]

Sorry, don't know whether they are accessible.

Thank you Joe. I found an old photo.








In this photo on the left, it looks like a door entrance at the rear of the boat, but I don't about the flat surface with the blue handrails. It would be cool if it was ADA accesssible.

It's also nice it is more open than the other enclosed taxi boats.

A while back I recall someone saw one at WLR.

 

[joelkfla]

Thank you Joe. I found an old photo.

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In this photo on the left, it looks like a door entrance at the rear of the boat, but I don't about the flat surface with the blue handrails. It would be cool if it was ADA accesssible.

It's also nice it is more open than the other enclosed taxi boats.

A while back I recall someone saw one at WLR.

The boats themselves appear to be accessible. The WDW web site says the Pirates & Pals Fireworks Cruise, which left from the CR and used one of these boats, was accessible via a ramp. But I don't know whether they are accessible at the GF & MK docks.

 

[RaySharpton]

The boats themselves appear to be accessible. The WDW web site says the Pirates & Pals Fireworks Cruise, which left from the CR and used one of these boats, was accessible via a ramp. But I don't know whether they are accessible at the GF & MK docks.

Thank you, Joe. I didn't know that.

I never could ride those cute, small water taxis from MK to GFR or PR.

I check it out in December.

I love riding all the water taxis

 

[goofy4tink]

Awwww....thank you. I miss you, too. I'll be at WDW in December.

Awww, I'll miss you, again. Not heading down until Jan 4, hopefully. Bummer.

 

[RaySharpton]

 

[joelkfla]

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Looks like they have only 2 seats per alternate row not marked "unavailable". So did parties larger than 2 have to break up into socially distant couples, or did Disney allow an exception and locate other parties to avoid them?

Just curious.

Or were you never on a boat that carried more than just the 2 of you?

 

[RaySharpton]

Looks like they have only 2 seats per alternate row not marked "unavailable". So did parties larger than 2 have to break up into socially distant couples, or did Disney allow an exception and locate other parties to avoid them?

Just curious.

Or were you never on a boat that carried more than just the 2 of you?

Hi, Joe. This is a photo from another couple that was staying at WL and posted on a "just back from WDW" post. They didn't say and didn't notice if it was accessible. I'll find out in December.

I wondered the same thing similar to the Friendship boats that were supposed to be running in EPCOT. I'm curious if they will look similar to the Friendship boats opening in November on Cresent Lake?

 

[DVC-Don]

Those boats from the AK are slower than molasses. Usually saw them on Bay Lake during busy times.

 

[Brandis]

Are these the only boats they are using now? Loved the wooden African Queen-like boats where you sat in the middle, facing outwards., are those still in use?