Step across the gangplank and into the bustling docks amidst cotton bales, lobster traps, nail kegs and fish netting. With a blast of the whistle, the mighty paddle wheels are put into motion as the River Boat pulls away from the dock. Reminiscent of the jaunty boats that toured the waters a hundred years ago, wander back to the days where Diamond Jim played his best hand for twenty pieces of gold. If lady Luck is with you, then step right up and try your hand at Black Jack, craps, roulette or wheel of fortune.you never know what may come your way. To get these feet tappin’ and fingers snappin’, a roving Dixieland Band serenades you with the Deep South’s best loved tunes while River Boat saloon girls, card sharks, flim-flam artists & good old performers from Vaudeville entertain you.
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1890’s River Boat
Friday, April 24th, 2009Circus
Friday, April 24th, 2009Hurry, Hurry Hurry! Step right up folks, step right up! See the amazing show of shows! See barkers at full-sized carnival booths busy hawking games of chance and skill, while a Gypsy fortuneteller gazes into a crystal ball searching for the future. Vendors in red and white vests and straw skimmers sell cotton candy and popcorn from behind their magnificent scarlet and brass machines, as a montage of jugglers, magicians, mimes and clowns perform before scenic backdrops at circus tents, side show wonders, wild animals and carousels.
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