The Candy Boat was made by Mr. Wonka,and his Oompa Loompas and the boat was made of a pink hard candy. In the novel and in theatical shows Willy Wonka tells Violet to not lick the boat cause it will make it sticky.
2005 film
The Pink Candy Boat is very large and has a rowing team of Oompa Loompas.
In the 2005 film the boat was rowed by Oompa Loompas on the chocolate river. When they enter the tunnel they fall down a hole into the underground part of the river where they pass many rooms for example: Whip Cream, Coffee Cream, Hair Cream, and Jelly Beans! They stop at the Inventing Room. When Violet blows up she rides the boat to the Juicing Room causing the rest of the tour to walk.
Game
You first see the boat in one of Augustus's levels when he stops the river from flowing causing the boat to sit on the river bottom. After the river starts again you ride the boat to the Store Room 59 mini level.