Direct Link: http://www.dldhistory.com/link2us.asp?ID=1020 <br />Disneyland Publicity department claimed that this was the first paddle wheeler built in the United States in 50 years. <br />The 105-foot-long hull was built at Todd Shipyards in San Pedro, California. The superstructure was constructed in a soundstage at the Disney Studio in Burbank. <br />The boat weighs 125 tons and designed to carry 390 passengers. Overall length 105 ft.; Height (keel to pilot house 28 ft; Draft 2 ft 3 inches; Beam 26 ft., 6 inches <br />Morgan Evans designed the landscape for this attraction <br />Irene Dunne christened the Mark Twain <br />Complete video of Disneyland's Mark Twain Riverboat at DLDHistory.com
