The Sassagoula Steamboat Company is one of the stranger named "attractions" at Walt Disney World. There are no steamboats involved and, so far as I know, the waterway you float down is not the Sassagoula river.
What it is, though, is a wonderfully relaxing pontoon boat ride between Downtown Disney and the Port Orleans French Quarter and Riverside resorts. There are no crowds and no fastpasses required. Just a simple, quiet boat ride.
I particularly enjoy the ride at dusk. If you leave from one of the resorts you float past the newly renovated Treehouse Villas, which as the sun sets are both eery and inviting all at the same time, if such a thing is possible. After a few more turns you end up next to the Saratoga Springs resort which really takes on a lot of character in the evening light.
At the end of the ride you end up at Downtown Disney for a nice dinner, a stroll past some pretty cool stores and maybe an after dinner drink at the House of Blues.
Not bad for a simple pontoon boat, eh?
Ahhhh, now this is one of my favorite rides at Disneyworld too. It's very relaxing and you're right, dusk is the perfect time for it. I try to do this as often as I can. Wonderful photograph..I love the soft clouds behind!
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