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EMPRESS LILLY
The
Empress Lilly was a replica paddle steamer
riverboat on Village Lake. She was named after Walt
Disney's wife and was an authentic re-creation of a
220-foot long x 62 feet wide 19th-century paddle-wheeler
decorated in Louis XV style. She was designed by Walt
Disney, imagineering to be as true to the eye as
possible. Lillian Disney christened her on May 1, 1977.
Empress
Lilly contained three restaurants and a jazz lounge. The
Starboard Lounge had appetizers such as chicken liver
pate, sauteed crab meat, oysters and clams. There were
also after dinner drinks such as Buena Vista Coffee and
Starboard Coffee. The Promenade Lounge was located above
the Starboard Lounge and was more of a sitting area. The
Empress Lilly was one of the first locations of the now
famous Disney Character Breakfasts.
Special
events included "Monday Night Huddles" were held
from September to December of 1980. Members of the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers would discuss the previous day's game,
show play-by-plays and respond to questions from the
audience before the Monday night game was show on a
large screen. There was also a character breakfast in
the morning. It was one of the few character breakfasts
during the park's early years (seatings were at 9 and
10:30 a.m.) and kids that attended would receive a
certificate or a pennant.
The
paddle wheel at the aft end of the Empress Lilly constantly
churned, though the ship never moved.
On
April 22, 1995, the Empress Lilly served her last meals.
The restaurant was closed, all interiors were ripped
out, and a new décor for a single restaurant was put in
place. In addition, the old smoke stacks and paddle
wheel were removed due to rust and rot. They were not
replaced. The restaurant reopened as Fulton's Crab House
on March 10, 1996.
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primarily wood Empress Lilly model is
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Learn more about the
Empress Lilly
here:
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