Annual Disney Canoe Race

As reported in the local Orlando press this week; hours before the scores of guests arrived at the gates of Magic Kingdom, there was some unusual activity on the shores of Frontierland this week. Dozens of Disney cast members, chanting "stroke, stroke, stroke" and paddling stridently, competed in the Canoe Races of the World — commonly referred to as C.R.O.W. — an annual Walt Disney World event since 1973 with roots as far back as 1963 at Disneyland.

The teams, usually representing their work units, circle around the 1one-mile course, which begins on the Rivers of America near Country Bears Jamboree and passes by Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, scenery from the park's railroad and Tom Sawyer Island and Haunted Mansion before heading to the finish line.

Crews of eight to 10 people compete in C.R.O.W., which is designed for team-building and muscle-building. The route, which takes about five minutes to complete, is not without challenges.

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