AquaDuck on Disney Dream and the new Disney Fantasy |
New Disney Fantasy Guest Experiences Unveiled
Like her sister ship, Disney Dream, which debuted in 2011, Disney Fantasy will set sail with guest favorites like AquaDuck, but also have new design elements and guest experiences all her own.
"Animation Magic" at Animator's Palate
Animator's Palate on the Disney Fantasy brings the magic of Disney animation into the dining room with a new show called "Animation Magic." The dinner show celebrates the magic of Disney animation and allows families to create and participate in a whole new way. Like Animator's Palate on Disney Dream, the venue is wall-to-wall whimsy inspired by a classic animation studio. Throughout the restaurant, pillars are fashioned like huge pencils and brushes. Character sketches, maquettes (three-dimensional character models), film strips, and other tools of the animation trade adorn the room. As a special nod to Mickey Mouse, the dining room chairs feature red and yellow colors and a trademark design - Mickey Mouse pants with two bright yellow buttons.
Upon entering Animator's Palate, guests will be surrounded by artwork featuring their favorite Disney characters, getting a sneak peek into the origins of these beloved characters through concept art, storyboards, and characters studies. As guests are seated a their tables, they will be invited to draw a character of their own using a simple template on their placemat. Then, just before dinner, house lights will dim and a sprinkling of pixie dust will illuminate the room. Imagery is revealed on several large monitors showing animated, black and white drawings of Mickey Mouse. Mickey then places the Sorcerer's hat upon his head which transforms him, as well as all of the other pencil drawings shown throughout the room, from black and white to color.
Mickey then invites guests to sit back, relax, and enjoy a taste of animation as a montage of memorable food-themed moments from Disney and Pixar films set to "Be Our Guest" begins to delight onlookers. After the "Be Our Guest" number is complete, animated curtains are drawn on the monitors for a brief intermission - the perfect time for all to complete their own drawings which are whisked off to Mickey Mouse who will be conjuring up a magical final act.
After a dinner animated by Disney and Pixar characters, the animated curtains are opened on the screens and Sorcerer Mickey returns for the exciting finale. With a flourish and musical crescendo, Mickey works magic and conjures the guests' drawing - now fully animated and brought to life - into the onscreen action.
Adults Only - Europa Nighttime Entertainment District
On the Disney Fantasy, adult guests step into a world that's all their own at Europa - a nighttime entertainment district exclusively for guests 18 and older that features sophisticated bars and trendy lounges inspired by the very best in European travel.
- La Piazza is a lounge that draws inspiration from Italian cities and their decorative outdoor plazas. The bar is modeled after a colorful vintage carousel. Venetian masks, romantic couples' booths and a classic Vespa with a sidecar add italian flair.
- Skyline is a chic bar that provides ever-changing birds-eye views of stunning European city skylines that transform from day to night. Skyline's "windows to the world" give guests a glimpse of spectacular locales in panorama such as Paris, London, Barcelona, Athens, and St. Petersburg.
- O'Gill's Pub is a rollicking Irish bar with modern-day twists. Dark woods, brass accents, and a selection of Irish beers create the perfect pub atmosphere where guests can sip a pint while watching live sporting events on one of several high-definition televisions.
- Ooh La La is inspired by an elegant French boudoir adorned with velvet tufted walls, Victorian furniture and Louis XIV-style chaise lounges. A sensuous color palette is accented with ornate framed mirrors, gold details and a "Jewel Box" feature bar backed with sparkling diamond-like facets.
- The Tube transports guests to a vibrant metropolitan club via the London Underground. Guests "mind the gap" as they walk across a Tube route Map, lounge among mod furniture, pose by a red English phone booth, dance atop an illuminated Union Jack dance floor, and enjoy cocktails at a bar inspired by Big Ben and London's many train stations.
"Disney's Aladdin - A Musical Spectacular"
A new ship means new main stage entertainment at the 1,340-seat Walt Disney Theatre. New to Disney Cruise Line, "Disney's Aladdin - A Musical Spectacular" takes the stage on the Disney Fantasy. During this Broadway-style production, guests will laugh along with the wise-cracking Genie and the cast from the classic animated Disney film, "Aladdin." Many of the classic scenes and songs from the movie are re-created on stage and some of the action even spills out into the aisles, like Prince Ali's jubilant arrival in Agrabah on the back of a stallion. Magic lamps, wise-cracking genies, princesses, and evil wizards are part of this musical production. And of course, the fun wouldn't be complete without a magic flying carpet, with Jasmine and Aladdin soaring through the air. Alan Menken, who created the original soundtrack with songwriters Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, composed an original song for the stage production entitled "To Be Free."
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique
Aspiring young princesses and pirates will receive the full fairy tale treatment with pixie-dusted and piratical makeovers at this very special salon. A Disney Diva? The Pop Princess? Fairy Tale Princess? On pirate party nights aboard the Disney Fantasy, this magical place transforms into the Pirate's League, where swashbuckling boys, girls, and grownups can get ready for the pirate life. After the new buccaneers recite a scared pirate oath, they are officially part of Captain jack's motley crew, leaving their old identities behind. The shipmates and scoundrels are then turned loose on their pirate vessel.
Atrium Lobby - Mademoiselle Minnie Mouse
The magnificent three-deck atrium lobby is reminiscent of grand ocean liners of the Golden Age. Art Nouveau-inspired details and patterns in hues of vibrant blue, green, pink, and gold lend to the sophistication. Glamorous and graceful design elements include a sweeping grand staircase, towering fluted columns, grand piano, and an exquisite marble and stone inlay floor. A focal point will be a cascading chandelier of stained glass and crystal beads. The highlight of this magnificent space is the atrium lobby statue - Mademoiselle Minnie Mouse. Inspired by travel of the 1920s and 1930s, Minnie, cast in bronze and dressed in vintage fashion with a parasol and steamer luggage at her side, serves to welcome all who board the ship.
Royal Court Restaurant
Diners will be immersed in the lavish surroundings of an elegant dining room fit for a grand palace. Inspired by classic Disney films "Cinderella," "Snow White," "Beauty and the Beast", and "Sleeping Beauty," the decor features ornate details and custom furnishing and fixtures that incorporate iconic symbols from the films - glass slippers, apples, roses, and tiaras. Hand-crafted mosaic tile murals of the princesses - Cinderella, Snow white, Belle, Jasmine, Aril, and Sleeping Beauty - and their princes grace the walls. More than 200,000 individual tiles, with 23 mosaic panels depicting six different vignettes will set the stage for magnificent dining.
I guess you would say that this "Fantasy" was inspired by a "Dream" and destined to make young and old, tall and small, embark on an adventure never to be forgotten. |
