The captain in the balcony Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
CBS Sacramento (2012) reported employee accounts of the original captain sitting in the theater balcony during performances, along with footsteps and water glasses spilling. Source: CBS Sacramento.
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Real history
Delta King is a 285-foot sternwheel steamboat that entered service between Sacramento and San Francisco in 1927 and ran until 1940. After wartime Navy service and use as an accommodation ship in British Columbia, she returned to Old Sacramento as a hotel, restaurant and venue (Wikipedia).
CBS Sacramento wrote that the boat was abandoned after the war and that the current owners bought it in 1984 (CBS Sacramento, 2012). The Delta King's own history says the restoration took five years and the boat reopened in 1989 (Delta King).
Ghost stories
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The girl with the ball Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
The same piece described reports of a giggling young girl who leaves footprints on the deck and bounces a ball. Source: CBS Sacramento.
The same piece described reports of a giggling young girl who leaves footprints on the deck and bounces a ball. Source: CBS Sacramento.
Then and now
Public access
Open to the public It operates as a hotel, restaurant and venue (Wikipedia). Last checked: Oct 31, 2026.
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