Overview
- Aerial photos shared by Bioreconstruct and reported by specialist outlets show the fourth Magic Kingdom ferry now has a fully formed hull with a newly added second deck at the service marina next to the Contemporary Resort.
- The vessel remains in bare metal with visible deck openings for staircases and superstructure and heavy equipment on site, indicating active assembly but no final painting or interior work has been completed.
- Disney said the boat will be named Meg Gilbert Crofton and is being assembled on property after being built in sections off-site, a process that has filled a large portion of the marina yard.
- The new roughly 120-foot ferry is slated to join the Admiral Joe Fowler, General Joe Potter, and Richard F. Irvine and will restore a four-boat Magic Kingdom ferry fleet for the first time since 1976, increasing capacity and redundancy for Seven Seas Lagoon crossings.
- Next steps to watch are exterior painting, installation of the superstructure and staircases, and interior fit-out that Disney has said could take about a year after hull sections arrive as the company targets a 2027 debut.