If you arrive at Magic Kingdom by car, you will enjoy riding one mile across the Seven Seas Lagoon on one of three ferries. They sail every 30 minutes between the Transportation and Ticket Center adjacent to the parking lot and the park entrance. This red-paneled, double-decker boat is modeled after the Staten Island Ferries. It is 120 feet long with a capacity of 600 guests. Originally called the Magic Kingdom II, it was renamed the Richard F. Irvine. This is a tribute to a former art director of 30 Disney films and the chief operating officer of WED (now Walt Disney Imagineering). Mr. Irvine also oversaw the development of Disneyland and designed Walt Disney World. If you are coming to Magic Kingdom from a Disney resort or other parks, alternative transpiration is available such as a monorail or other boats.
