Disney News

Disney Cruise Line® has revealed another of the three main restaurants aboard the new Disney Dream™.

Boasting painted frescoes where rolling hills mingle with lush greenery and a magnificent blue sky overhead, Enchanted Garden invites Guests to dine in a serene splendor that recalls an elegant conservatory amid the foothills in France.  Guests enter a restaurant inspired by the gardens of Versailles, which they view from inside a conservatory setting. During dinner, the restaurant’s blue-sky ceiling changes into the golden red of a setting sun and then the inky nighttime sky of twinkling stars. Flower light fixtures bloom and become bathed in color, decorative wall sconces fall away to become folding fans, wall paintings project a dusky illumination and the centerpiece 7-foot fountain, home to a fanciful stone cherub Mickey Mouse, is flooded with shimmering light.

The concept of a transforming dining room is similar to the popular Animator’s Palate, which is located on all three Disney ships.  Here, black and white sketches magically transform into beautiful works of colorful art.

Menus are described as market-inspired Continental, meaning food is planned to maximize what is in season. Dinner is served in Enchanted Garden as part of Disney Cruise Line’s rotational dining system, in which passengers and their servers move together each evening to a different restaurant. Breakfast and lunch will be served there on select days with open seating.  The Daily Navigator will have a schedule of restaurant dining times.

Click here to book your vacation on board the brand new Disney Dream™
scheduled to start sailing early 2011.

*Images Walt Disney Imagineering Concept Art, actual construction may vary

At Chill Spa on the Disney Dream™, guests ages 13 to 17 will have the coolest chill spot on the ship. Located inside Senses Spa & Salon on Deck 11, Chill Spa will occupy its own space with two dedicated treatment rooms, including showers and a separate seating area exclusively for teen guests.

Here, teens will be able to stress less and chill out with spa treatments designed just for them. They will be pampered to perfection with special services including facials, massages, body treatments, manicures, pedicures and more. Some examples of Chill Spa indulgences include a Fabulously Fruity Facial, Hot Chocolate Wrap, Tantastic Body Bronzer, Surfer’s Scrub and an Ice Cream Manicure and Pedicure.

Whether you are celebrating at one of the Disney Destinations, in your hometown with family and friends, or serving our country across the globe, the Magic Makers® at Off to Neverland Travel® wish you a happy and safe holiday!

Curious as to how the Walt Disney World® Resort celebrates July 4?  Check out this article:
Celebrate America on July 4 at Walt Disney World

Check out this sneak peek at the vehicle testing for Radiator Springs Racers. This thrilling new attraction is set to open in 2012 with the debut of Cars Land at Disney California Adventure™ park.  Testing is expected to continue through the end of July, then the car comes off the track while construction is completed.

The bright cars you see here will each carry six guests through the twists and turns of Ornament Valley. Radiator Springs Racers covers a lot of ground – nearly half of the 12 acres in Cars Land! Check out our video and imagine what this high-speed adventure will be like.

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The Disney Parks are always looking for new ways to make attractions and experiences more accessible and enjoyable for everyone. Check out this first-of-its-kind technology that will change the way some guests with disabilities experience Disney parks.

Disney engineers have plussed up their Assistive Technology Device to provide detailed descriptions of outdoor areas for visually impaired guests. Using an interactive audio menu, guests can choose the type of information they’d like to receive, from architectural elements to the location of the nearest restroom. It works using wireless technology to pinpoint its location and take pre-programmed actions. Best of all, it fits in the palm of your hand.

The Disney engineers said the device already combines many other features, including detailed audio description for more than 50 attractions; amplified audio for guests with mild to moderate hearing loss; handheld captioning that lets guests read captions while enjoying specific rides; and activation of closed captioning on television displays in pre-show areas.

Disney has already patented and licensed the technology for the handheld device, which could serve a wide variety of retail, commercial and industrial applications. And industry insiders and techies are already taking notice. The National Society of Professional Engineers just lauded the device as the new product of the year.

The Handheld Assistive Technology Device will be available starting June 27 for guests at Walt Disney World Resort and in 2011 in Disneyland Resort, for no additional cost.