{"id":1397,"date":"1999-11-11T00:25:41","date_gmt":"1999-11-11T00:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/1999\/10\/04\/boat-builders-visiting-743\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:35:57","slug":"boat-builders-visiting-743","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/1999\/11\/11\/boat-builders-visiting-743\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat Builders &#8211; Visiting (743)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In 1954 Walt Disney asked Raymond Wallace to design an historic ship for Disneyland. Ray designed and built a beautiful replica of the Colombia which still plies the waters of Disneyland. This was the beginning of a long relationship with Disney and many other amusement parks around the world. 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