With the introduction of the nighttime water show, Fantasmic! in 1992, the Columbia, and other watercraft, became part of the magical extravaganza.

She sails along the River’s of America near the conclusion of the show, her rigging filled with characters from Peter Pan locked in an epic battle between good and evil.

The Columbia is a full-scale replica of the ‘Gem of the Ocean’, a ten-gun, three-masted sailing ship. This ship has a steel hull with a deck of Douglas fir planks.

You can also go below deck on the Columbia where you will find a maritime museum depicting the live sailors lived on this vessel many years ago. Included are the ship’s log, and letters between the captain and the ships owners.