The Mountains of Magic Kingdom – 24 Facts & Secrets

KristinAugust 6, 2017Last Updated: November 9, 2017

21 – The crate meant to be shipped to Fire Chief Richard Le Pere Jr.

Have you noticed the crate that sits next to the drinking fountain at the front of the attraction? The create states that it is to be shipped to Fire Chief Richard Le Pere Jr. Fire Chief Richard Le Pere Jr. is actually a real person, and a real fire chief. He is the fire chief at Reedy Creek Fire Department. This is important before Reedy Creek Fire Department is the fire department that services all of Walt Disney World Resort.

KristinAugust 6, 2017Last Updated: November 9, 2017

Kristin

Hi! I’m Kristin, and I am a wife and mother of 2 young boys (ages 5 and 2). I first fell in love with Disney when my mom took me when I was a child. After that I proceeded to go to WDW for my senior trip with my friends, and I completed a year in the Disney College Program (working in merchandise at Mickey’s of Hollywood at Disney’s Hollywood Studios). I shared my love of Disney with my now husband and sucked him in. We vacationed at Walt Disney World 2-3 times per year. We decided that what maked more sense was just moving to Orlando so that we could live the Disney life and be here for all of our favorite events and seasons every year. That is exactly what we did! Now we are at the parks a couple times a week and go for most events and major holidays. We can’t get enough and get to experience Disney in a whole different way.