Kiddie rides are often scaled down versions of adult rides and vehicles, and one of the oldest forms of kid's rides is the miniature boat ride. Like many kiddie rides, they are simply designed to go in circles and offer the youngest riders a safe and fun thrill.   

 
     
     
     

The Roundabout Boats were an original attraction when the park opened in 1974, as one of the five children's rides in the Ride-A-Rama section. The small boats actually floated in a circular pool with a small lighthouse at the center where the five boats were attached to spokes from a central hub.  The boats were driven by small electric propellers at the rear of the three of the five boats, basically creating scaled down versions of boats with outboard motors. The propellers were shielded from small hands with metal coverings.

 
 
   
     
     
In 1976 when the park's entrance was relocated to its present location, the children's rides were move to create the new Kiddie Kingdom area. The Roundabout Boats were added to a central cluster of three small rides at the heart of Kiddie Kingdom which shared a common roof structure/  The boats were renamed the Great Cruisers.

In 1984, Kiddie Kingdom received a complete makeover with the arrival of the Shirt Tales characters. As part of the Shirt Tales Land redo, the boats were renamed Bogey's Bobbin' Boats.  

The Shirt Tales theme only lasted one season.  When Six Flags acquired Great America in Gurnee, Illinois from Marriott, they acquired the licensing for the Looney Tunes characters, and for the 1985 season the children's area was renamed Looney Tunes Land. With the new theme, the boats were renamed the Bugs Bunny Bobbin' Boats. 
 
     
     Roundabout Boats' Names
1974-1975  Roundabout Boats 
1976-1978  Great Cruisers
1979-1983  Kiddie Boats
1984 Bogey's Bobbin' Boats
1985- 1987 Bugs Bunny
Bobbin' Boats 
1988-2004  Pepe Le Pew
Pleasure Cruise 
 
   
   
     
For the 1988 season, Looney Tunes Land received yet another makeover becoming Bugs Bunny Land.  The rides were given a fresh new look and new names and this time the boats were renamed again becoming Pepe LePew's Pleasure Cruise. 
Technical Information
  Ride Rotation: Clockwise
  Concrete Tank  Diameter:  20 Feet
  Number of Units: 5 Boats 
  Unit Capacity: 4 
  Cycle Capacity: 20 
  Riding Time: 90 Seconds
  Loading Time: 2 Minutes
  Unloading Time: 1 Minute
  Cycle Time: 4 Minutes 30 Seconds
  Cycles Per Hour: 13.3
  Hourly Capacity: 320 
  Weather Forcing Shutdown: Lightning
  Restraining Devices: Seat Belts
  Manufacturer: Thiel of Kansas
Ride Restrictions: Under 54 Inches
   
     
     
Click below to watch a video of the Roundabout Boats:
 
     
 
 
     
     
Roundabout Boats Relocated to The Great Escape in
Lake George, NY as Yosemite Sam Shore Patrol
     
 

At the close of the 2004 season plans were announced for the demolition of Bugs Bunny Land as part of the reimagining of the area of the park to become The Golden Kingdom for the 2005 season.

The new themed section of the park would be home to Balin's Jungle Land, a new children's area utilizing some of the Bugs Bunny Land rides, but the boats ride was not among them, and the cruisers were retired from the Great Adventure ride lineup.

Today the boats can be found entertaining small sailors at the Great Escape in Lake George, NY.