WaterCraft
Ferries
3 ferryboats run the TTC to Magic Kingdom route. Currently named
Admiral Joe Fowler (Green Panels), Richard F Irvine (Red Panels),
General Joe Potter (Blue Panels).
1972 is when Walt Disney Imagineering designed the Magic kingdom
class ferryboats
120'- 0" long is the length of the Magic Kingdom class
Ferryboat
34'-10" wide is the width of the Magic Kingdom class
Ferryboat
5'-6" deep at keel is the depth of the Magic Kingdom Class
Ferryboat
190 tons is the displacement of the Magic Kingdom Class
Ferryboat
7.0 knots is the top speed of the Magic Kingdom Class
Ferryboat
2 Caterpillar engines Model 3406 are used to propel the Magic
Kingdom Class Ferry boats.
12-cylinder diesel engines are used to propel the Magic Kingdom
Class Ferryboats.
2 props are used on each of the Magic Kingdom Ferryboats
2 rudders are use don each of the Magic Kingdom Ferryboats
1976 introduced the Kingdom Queen class Ferryboat
2001 the ferryboats received a facelift and updating
600 to 650 guests can fit on each of the Ferryboats
3 cast members are the full crew that are assigned to the
Ferryboats
1 mile is the distance from the TTC to the Magic Kingdom
5 minutes is the length of the typically Ferryboat trip
2004 is when the new loading ramps were put into service; this
helped negate the problem of the fluctuating water levels
$1,250,000 dollars to build the Kingdom Queen class of ferryboats
in 1976
2 restrooms are on the Kingdom Queen Ferryboats, they are only
unlocked during charter cruises
36" diameter brass prop is on each end of the Ferryboats
12-volt battery power and 2 separately run diesel generators as
well, used to startup and supply electrical power.
Cruisers
3 Castaway class motor Cruisers are used at WDW
66'-1" long is the length of the Castaways Motor Cruiser
12'-0" wide is the width of the Castaways Motor Cruiser
3'-6" deep at keel of the Castaways Motor Cruiser
23 tons is the weight of the Castaways Motor Cruiser
2 engines with 4-cylinder Perkins marine diesel engines are on each of the Castaways Motor Cruiser. Originally Disney used Detroit Diesel engines, in the first 2 Cruisers and the 6 Launches, until 1982.
2 props are used on the Castaways Motor Cruiser
2 rudders are used on the Castaways Motor Cruiser
24 inch diameter is the dimensions of the steering wheel of the Castaways Motor Cruiser
1995 was the year that the Mermaid I class was put into service
2 cast members are the crew of the Castaway class cruisers
Water Taxis
8 watertaxis operate at WDW
1982 is when the watertxis were all built
1996 the colors were changed to reflect the circa 1900's look of the new Disney Boardwalk Resort and pier.
4 T-shaped Watertaxi Docks are along the shores of the World Showcase Lagoon.
2 Perkins engines each with 4 cylinder 236ci powered by diesel engines are on each watertaxi
66 feet is the length of the watertaxi