Over 4500 fans and well wishers gathered at Jetty Park in Port Canaveral, Florida, on Saturday to wish the Disney Fantasy “Bon Voyage.” It’s always a crowd pleaser when the ships use their magical horns to play “When You Wish Upon a Star” just before… Read More »Disney Fantasy Departs on Maiden Voyage
Disney Fantasy as seen from the Dream
While on the preview cruise of the Disney Fantasy, we were blessed to have three up close encounters with the Disney Dream, the Fantasy’s older sister by about a year. As it turns out we had a friend on the Dream who sent me some great photos of the Fantasy and I managed to get some great video looking in the other direction.
On the final encounter, I was lucky enough to be up on deck 13 with just a few imagineers inlcuding Joe Lanzisero who played a large part in the creation of the Dream and the Fantasy. Here he is with his famously curly hair blown straight by the wind and his creation the Disney Dream in the water behind him.
This video was taken around the same time as the photo of Joe.
More pics and video below the jump:
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The Animation Magic show in Animators Palate aboard the Disney Fantasy is a brand new addition to the Disney Cruise Line fleet. Guests draw their own characters only to have them appear later animated up on screen interacting with other characters. This lets each family member participate in the magic in a whole new way.
Here are the three characters created by the Frost family (mine is in the middle). The moment my character came to life, I felt not only whole new appreciation for animation, but a sense of “hey I can do that too”, even though I really can’t draw a straight line with a ruler.
Each section of Animator’s Palate has their own characters showing on the screens near them. Here is the show we saw from our table. If you’re planning on sailing on the Disney Fantasy soon, you might want to skip this so your joy isn’t dulled.
Pretty cool huh!
More on the technology behind “Animation Magic” below the jump:
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For the first time ever, the Disney Dream and the Disney Fantasy met at night and each ship watched as the other had its fireworks show. It was a pretty exciting time with most of the decks full of both guests and crew members to see this first of its kind encounter.
Here is the first half of the Disney Dream’s Pirates Fireworks as seen from the Disney fantasy. Disney Cruise Line is the only cruise line authorized to have fireworks shows at sea. Disney goes the extra distance not just for its guests, but it also thinks about all the details. For instance the fireworks shells are not just bio-degradable, they’re actually fish food.
Video of the finale below the jump:
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The Disney Fantasy is the second ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet to have its own water coaster – the AquaDuck. Here your fearless editor takes a turn on the ride with an on board video camera and some POV video edited in.
As the ship itself can twist and turn the the sea, the coaster has to be constructed in such a way that it can shift by as much as 33 inches. It also has a section that extends out over the side of the side of the ship about 150 feet above the water. Those Imagineers sure are amazing aren’t they.
Here’s a closer view of the way they had the rig set up for the video:
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I’m onboard the Disney Fantasy have a great time as we’re transported back to the golden era of cruising. The internet is very slow, but I did want to upload a few pictures as a sort of teaser of what’s to come when we get… Read More »Taste of the Disney Fantasy
Of the 1,250 staterooms aboard the Disney Fantasy, the most prized (and most expensive) is the Walt Disney Suite. We have a special look at that room along with other suites and staterooms. There are 1,100 outside staterooms making up 88% of the total rooms.… Read More »Disney Fantasy – Staterooms and Suites
In just a few days I’m heading out as invited media on the Disney Fantasy for a 3 night preview cruise. I’m pretty excited, to say the least and plan to take advantage of the opportunity to collect some great photos, video, and information about… Read More »Disney Fantasy – New and Exciting Details