Rivers of America

DSC_0512, originally uploaded by bjhiggins.

Not every picture needs some in-depth reasoning behind it, and this picture is a prime example.

We were walking through Frontierland and Liberty Square; I noticed that the Liberty Belle Riverboat was making its way around the Rivers of America, so I turned, snapped off a couple shots, and kept walking.

I'm glad I managed to get it unobscured, considering that tree branch is hanging rather low.

I also like how this essentially features four attractions in one shot; the Liberty Belle takes the primary focus, but Tom Sawyer Island is present at the left side of the frame, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is peeking out in the background, and the queue for the Haunted Mansion is over to the right.

I remember when these waters were fully active, with the Mike Fink Keel Boats and Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes traversing the Rivers of America alongside the riverboat and the rafts to Tom Sawyer Island. The latter two are still up and running, but the former two are long gone. This is an area that most guests (including myself, usually) seem to just treat as a bunch of space between the Haunted Mansion and the Frontierland Mountains, but I had some fun times here when I was a kid.