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Old 04-14-2016, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by chuck90199 View Post
We've been on both. I offer just our experiences... not a critique of either.

We took some visitors on Wild Bill's about a year ago. The one hour trip turned into about 2-and-a-half hours as the "airboat captain" had trouble keeping the boat running. We spent a good part of the trip sitting idle in the sun while he tried to start the boat. There was an auto mechanic on board who offered advice, but it was refused. Our guests said they had a good time.

This year we've taken two groups of visitors on Tom and Jerry's. They all said they had a great time. These airboats were totally reliable, and the tours quite interesting. On one we saw some alligators... on the other one we didn't see any, but that's just the nature of looking for wild animals. We all met Wilbur... their little pet alligator who visitors can hold.
How old were the kids that went? Not sure if its too soon for a two and five year old!