But in late 1980, the Admiral Joe Fowler riverboat was accidentally dropped from a crane while being lifted into the dry dock area for a routine overhaul, and its hull was completely destroyed beyond repair.[2][4] The damaged riverboat was taken to a boneyard for a while before being broken up for scrap as it was decided that the Magic Kingdom park no longer needed two riverboats in the Rivers of America.[4][5] The riverboat's steam engine machinery was being shipped to Tokyo Disneyland to be used as part of the Mark Twain riverboat.[3] The Admiral Joe Fowler'swhistle became part of the Walt Disney World Railroad's No. 4 Roy O. Disney locomotive.[3]
In 1997, the Magic Kingdom Iferry, which crosses the Seven Seas Lagoon taking guests between the Transportation and Ticket Center and the Magic Kingdom park, was renamed to Admiral Joe Fowler. The Magic Kingdom II ferry was renamed to Richard F. Irvine.[2][4]
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admiral, fowler, riverboat, this, article, about, disney, riverboats, ride, vehicle, rivers, america, seven, seas, lagoon, ferry, taking, over, former, name, disney, transport, watercraft, admiral, fowler, riverboat, ride, vehicle, named, after, park, construc. This article is about the Disney riverboats ride vehicle at Rivers of America For the Seven Seas Lagoon ferry taking over the former name see Disney Transport Watercraft The Admiral Joe Fowler was a riverboat ride vehicle named after Park Construction Administrator Joe Fowler a former US Navy rear admiral who was in charge of the construction of both Disneyland and Walt Disney World 1 2 In 1980 it was completely destroyed after being dropped by a crane attempting to the lift the riverboat into the dry dock area Admiral Joe Fowler RiverboatThe Admiral Joe Fowler Riverboat in 1972Magic KingdomAreaLiberty SquareStatusRemovedOpening dateOctober 2 1971 1971 10 02 Closing date1980 1980 Ride statisticsTicketD Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe Admiral Joe Fowler riverboat was built at the Tampa Ship Repair amp Dry Dock Inc in Tampa Florida the same place where the Walt Disney World Railroad s four steam locomotives were refurbished 3 The riverboat entered service a day after the Magic Kingdom park opened on October 1 1971 2 On May 20 1973 a second riverboat named the Richard F Irvine which would later be renamed as the Liberty Belle in 1996 entered service 2 But in late 1980 the Admiral Joe Fowler riverboat was accidentally dropped from a crane while being lifted into the dry dock area for a routine overhaul and its hull was completely destroyed beyond repair 2 4 The damaged riverboat was taken to a boneyard for a while before being broken up for scrap as it was decided that the Magic Kingdom park no longer needed two riverboats in the Rivers of America 4 5 The riverboat s steam engine machinery was being shipped to Tokyo Disneyland to be used as part of the Mark Twain riverboat 3 The Admiral Joe Fowler s whistle became part of the Walt Disney World Railroad s No 4 Roy O Disney locomotive 3 In 1997 the Magic Kingdom I ferry which crosses the Seven Seas Lagoon taking guests between the Transportation and Ticket Center and the Magic Kingdom park was renamed to Admiral Joe Fowler The Magic Kingdom II ferry was renamed to Richard F Irvine 2 4 See also editDisney riverboatsPortals nbsp Disney nbsp FloridaReferences edit Admiral Joe Fowler Riverboat D23 The Official Disney Fan Club Archived from the original on September 6 2015 Retrieved May 19 2017 a b c d e Mongello Lou September 17 2007 Liberty Square Riverboat WDW Radio Archived from the original on June 14 2012 Retrieved May 20 2017 a b c Spence Jack March 4 2010 Liberty Belle Riverboat Part 1 AllEars Net Archived from the original on September 9 2016 Retrieved January 18 2018 a b c Admiral Joe Fowler and Richard F Irvine Riverboats Walt Dated World Archived from the original on March 5 2017 Retrieved May 18 2017 Liberty Square Riverboat WDWThemeParks com Archived from the original on May 25 2016 Retrieved June 4 2017 External links editRivers of America Riverboats Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Admiral Joe Fowler Riverboat amp oldid 1211479774, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
