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It’s time to take a leisurely cruise around the Rivers of America as we head to Magic Kingdom to ride the Liberty Square Riverboat on this episode of Attraction Checklist.

Attraction audio recorded on June 6, 2024.

TRANSCRIPT:

Welcome to Attraction Checklist.

This episode we’re going to hop aboard the Liberty Belle for a cruise on the Liberty Square Riverboat.

The Walt Disney World website describes this attraction saying: Cruise the scenic Rivers of America aboard an authentic steam-powered paddle wheeler. There are no age or height requirements for this attraction and the thrill level describes the attraction as being a slow ride.

Before we shove off, here are five fast facts about the Liberty Square Riverboat in Magic Kingdom.

1. The Liberty Square Riverboat attraction opened at Walt Disney World on October 2, 1971. The first boat that served was called the Admiral Joe Fowler, named after Joe Fowler who was in charge of construction at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. In 1973, a second river boat was added named the Richard F. Irvine. In 1986, that boat was renamed to Liberty Belle which still runs the Rivers of America today. An interesting note is that the original boat, the Admiral Joe Fowler was damaged in a dry dock incident and was retired in 1980.

2. The Liberty Belle is a steam-powered sternwheeler replica. Sternwheeler means there is one paddle wheel on the rear or stern of the ship. A steam engine pulled water from the river to turn into steam to power the paddlewheel.

3. The Liberty Belle is 47 feet tall and features four decks for guests to visit during the ride.

4. During the 17 minute trip, a narrator, in the in the voice of Mark Twain points out the sights guests see as they travel down the river including an early American settlement, a Native American village and Big Thunder Mountain.

5. The captain on the narration track is named Horace Bixby who was a real riverboat captain who mentored Samuel Clemons aka Mark Twain.

Let’s head to Liberty Square for a ride on the Liberty Belle. After the ride audio I’ll give you my thoughts on this attraction. This is a binaural recording so if you have headphone put them on now as we ride Magic Kingdom’s Liberty Square Riverboat!

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Let’s get a little spooky and head to Disney California Adventure to check out the Halloween Overlay known as Luigi's Honkin' Haul-O-Ween on this episode of Attraction Checklist. Attraction audio recorded on September 21, 2023.

TRANSCRIPT:

Welcome to Attraction Checklist.

This episode we head to Disney California Adventure Park to ride Luigi's Honkin' Haul-O-Ween.

The Disneyland Resort website describes this attraction by saying: Celebrate Luigi’s favorite holiday at the honkin’est dance party in Radiator Screams!

Guests must be 32” or taller to ride this attraction and the Thrill Level calls it a Thrill Ride that is Loud with Spinning.

Before we join Luigi and Guido for some spooky fun, here are five fast facts about Luigi's Honkin' Haul-O-Ween

1. Starting in 2017, Cars Land at Disney California Adventure got a spooky makeover for the Halloween Season. Radiator Springs becomes Radiator Screams. Several of the attractions got a holiday overlay including Luigi's Rollickin Roadsters which becomes Luigi's Honkin' Haul-O-Ween.

2. Luigi’s Casa Della Tires gets a halloween makeover including the leaning tower of tires which sports hubcaps and treads that look like eyes and mouths.

3. Despite the overlay, the attraction retains it’s ride time of approximately 2 minutes.

4. As of this episode’s audio recording which was done in 2023, one of five different songs played while the cards were in motion. These are all parodies of traditional Italian songs given a spooky edge. They include: Honkin’ Haul-O-Ween, Luigi the Hero, Haul-O-Ween Italiano, Chop Shop of Carsoli and Terror-Antella.

5. Disney released all the songs from the attraction in 2018 on an album called: Happy Haul-O-Ween from Cars Land: Spooky Songs From Mater and Luigi. This album is available on most music streaming platforms.

Let’s ride Luigi's Honkin' Haul-O-Ween. John B. deHaas is along for the fun and after we ride we’ll give you our thoughts on this attraction. This is a binaural recording so if you have headphones put them on now as we experience Luigi's Honkin' Haul-O-Ween at Disney California Adventure.

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http://www.attractionchecklist.com - Let’s go whip ups some beignets and preview the new Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disneyland on this episode of Attraction Checklist. Attraction audio recorded on November 5, 2024 .

TRANSCRIPT:

Welcome to Attraction Checklist.

This episode we head to Disneyland’s newley christened Bayou Country to ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

The Disneyland website describes this attraction saying: Drop on in and come along for the ride with Princess Tiana on an exhilarating musical adventure. The thrill level describes the attraction as being a Thrill Ride that is a water ride with big drops.

Before we head to the bayou, here are five fast facts about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disneyland.

1. In June of 2020, Disney announced they would be re-theming Splash Mountain at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom to Tiana’s Bayou adventure, based on the 2009 film The Princess and the Frog.

2. The Magic Kingdom version of the attraction opened on June 28, 2024 and the Disneyland version is scheduled to open on November 15, 2024. The audio for this episode was recorded during Magic Key holder previews on November 5, 2024.

3. In September 2022, it was announced that several voice actors from the original film would be reprising their roles to provide voices for the attraction. This includes Anika Noni Rose as Tiana and Michael-Leon Wooley as Lewis

4. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure features 48 audio animatronics in the attraction including several state of the art figures for Tiana and Lewis.

5. The storyline of the attraction has Tiana’s Foods built on a salt dome. This inspiration was taken from the Avery Island salt dome in Louisiana.

Let’s hop a log to Tiana’s Foods. After the ride audio I’ll give you my thoughts on this attraction. This is a binaural recording so if you have headphone put them on now as we ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disneyland!

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