Richard F. Irvine Riverboat
Encyclopedia
Richard F. Irvine Riverboat was the second river boat at Walt Disney World.
executive Richard Irvine
. It was the 2nd Riverboat to enter into service on the Rivers of America at the Magic Kingdom. Its counterpart, the Admiral Joe Fowler Riverboat
, served from October 2, 1971 through 1980. The Richard F Irvine was completely refurbished and returned to service in 1996 as the Liberty Belle Riverboat
. The Liberty Belle underwent an extensive rehab lasting from Sept 2005 to Sept 2006 and is now back plying the waterways of the Magic Kingdom.
Coincidentally, Irvine is the late father-in-law to Walt Disney Imagineer / Disneyland Art Director, Kim Irvine, whose mother is the late Leota Toombs.
Facts
- Opening: May 20, 1973
- Renamed: 1996
- Renamed to the Liberty Belle RiverboatMark Twain RiverboatThe Mark Twain Riverboat is an attraction, located at the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California, on which passengers embark on a scenic, 12-minute journey around the Rivers of America. Originally named the Mark Twain Steamboat when the park opened in 1955, the stately, 5/8-scale...
- Renamed to the Liberty Belle Riverboat
- Ticket: D Ticket
- Location: Liberty Square
History
The Richard F Irvine riverboat was named after the DisneyThe Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
executive Richard Irvine
Richard Irvine
Richard Irvine was an American art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Sundown. He worked on 31 films between 1939 and 1953....
. It was the 2nd Riverboat to enter into service on the Rivers of America at the Magic Kingdom. Its counterpart, the Admiral Joe Fowler Riverboat
Admiral Joe Fowler Riverboat
The Admiral Joe Fowler Riverboat was named after the retired navy admiral who was in charge of the construction of both Disneyland and Walt Disney World.-Facts:* Opened: October 2, 1971* Closed: 1980* Ticket: D Ticket...
, served from October 2, 1971 through 1980. The Richard F Irvine was completely refurbished and returned to service in 1996 as the Liberty Belle Riverboat
Mark Twain Riverboat
The Mark Twain Riverboat is an attraction, located at the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California, on which passengers embark on a scenic, 12-minute journey around the Rivers of America. Originally named the Mark Twain Steamboat when the park opened in 1955, the stately, 5/8-scale...
. The Liberty Belle underwent an extensive rehab lasting from Sept 2005 to Sept 2006 and is now back plying the waterways of the Magic Kingdom.
Coincidentally, Irvine is the late father-in-law to Walt Disney Imagineer / Disneyland Art Director, Kim Irvine, whose mother is the late Leota Toombs.