The Mark Twain stern-wheeled steamer has two stories. First, the hull is made of steel and was fabricated near Long Beach, then trucked to Disneyland. The entire superstructure of the ship was actually built at the Disney Studios in Burbank on a sound stage. It was then disassembled, hauled to Anaheim, and reassembled in place above the hull. It has plied no other waters but the Rivers of America at Disneyland. By the way, it really does run on steam. The boiler is oil-fired, and the paddle-wheel does provide the locomotion for the ship. Of course, it doesn’t require a captain to navigate the river, as it runs along a guidance track.
