Disneyland Resort Canoe Races Celebrate 50 Years

Disneyland canoe races

This summer, 80 teams of Disneyland Resort cast members raced around the Rivers of America during one of the oldest cast traditions: the Disneyland Resort Canoe Races.

The canoe races began in 1963 when Ray Van De Warker, foreman of the Indian War Canoes attraction, observed a guest canoe filled with athletes charging around the Rivers of America. Ray and Jungle Cruise foreman Bob Penfield debated how fast their teams could get around the river and a challenge was set forth between the Frontierland cast and Adventureland cast. That summer ignited a cast tradition that has spread to the Walt Disney World Resort, Toyko Disney Resort, Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

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