Former Ride // updated 1994
Frontierland · Magic Kingdom · Walt Disney World
Former Ride · the memorial record
This ride is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.
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Permanently closed; cited low attendance and logistical/staffing challenges amid the post-Euro Disney budget cuts. Never reopened or replaced.
Opened on Magic Kingdom's first day in Frontierland; a C-ticket, guest-paddled 35-foot canoe that circled the Rivers of America (counter-clockwise), crewed by two coonskin-capped cast members.
Per the documented record, Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes at Magic Kingdom opened on Oct 1, 1971.
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes is dated 1994: Permanently closed; cited low attendance and logistical/staffing challenges amid the post-Euro Disney budget cuts. Never reopened or replaced.
The latest documented change (documented 1994): Permanently closed; cited low attendance and logistical/staffing challenges amid the post-Euro Disney budget cuts. Never reopened or replaced.
2 documented changes, dating back to 1971 — the fan-kept ride changelog nobody else keeps.
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