Whimsical Innovations on the Disney Fantasyโข
When the Disney Fantasyโข sets sail on her maiden voyage tomorrow, guests will beย immersed in several technological innovations beyond their belief. Whether it is playtime, mealtime or bedtime – these innovations are everywhere!
New โAnimation Magicโ at Animatorโs Palate
Animator’s Palateย is a restaurant that is featured on all four ofย Disney Cruise Line’sยฎ ships. With last year’s launch of theย Disney Dream,โขย Animator’s Palate featured a new theme that offered guests an opportunity to interact withย Crush, the sea turtle from the DisneyโขPixarย film โFinding Nemo.โ
Animatorโs Palate on the Disney Fantasyโขย takes the magic one step further with a new show called โAnimation Magic.โ The dinner show celebrates the magic of Disney animation and allows families to create and participate in a whole new way.
When guests are seated at their tables, they are invited by their wait staff to draw a character of their own using a simple template on their placemat.ย After dinner, Mickey works his magic and brings the guests’ drawings to life on the screens placed throughout the restaurant.ย Mickey leads the guestsโ drawings in a parade across the screens around the dining room. The animation of the drawings becomes increasingly more elaborate, and then the drawings step into scenes from beloved Disney movies and skip, skate and dance side-by-side with characters such as, Mickey Mouse, Jiminy Cricket, Cinderella and Snow White.ย At the conclusion of the show, credits roll on screen showing each guestโs name listed as a guest animator. At the end of dinner, guestsโ drawings are returned to them with an added touch: a golden seal proclaiming them an Official Disney Animator.
The Themed Entertainment Association awarded Disney Cruise Lineยฎย the โIngenious Use of Technologyโ award for the โAnimation Magicโ show at Animatorโs Palate on the Disney Fantasyโข.
Enchanted Art
More than 20 pieces of Enchanted Art, inspired by classic Disney characters and animations, immerse guests in Disney storytelling in a completely new way on the Disney Fantasyโข. Enchanted art was introduced last year on theย Disney Dream.โข
As guests pause to admire an individual piece of Enchanted Art, it magically comes alive.ย While Enchanted Art looks like other hanging art pieces around the ship, it is actually a framed LCD screen that utilizes technology to create special effects. Enchanted Art โrecognizesโ the presence of a guest and activates several seconds of animation. Guests may see new and different animation when they visit the Enchanted Art another time.ย Here is just a sample of some of the Enchanted Art new to the Disney Fantasyโข:
- Dual circus art posters featuring Dumbo and Timothy Q. Mouse flying from one frame into the other โ a nod to the Disney Fantasyโขย stern characters.
- Walt Disney animating three new clips that spring from his sketch pad featuring the โFab Fiveโ (Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald and Pluto).
- Fanciful animations of โAlice in Wonderlandโ inspired by Disney Legend Mary Blairโs art.
- โPinkie Daisyโ inspired by Thomas Lawrenceโs painting โSarah Barrett Moulton: Pinkie.โ
Midship Detective Agency –ย Muppets Adventure Game
Midship Detective Agencyย was another innovation that was launched with theย Disney Dreamโข. On theย Disney Fantasyโข, the Muppets have taken over the show!
Guests are guided by a map and use a unique game card to unveil clues and find missing props from special Enchanted Art. Successful detectives will solve the crime before itโs time to raise the curtain and light the lights on the Muppetsโ big show.ย Each game features several possible endings and multiple randomized events โ so each time a guest plays, they have a different adventure.
Living Characters
In Disneyโs Oceaneer Club and Disneyโs Oceaneer Lab youth areas, Disney characters come to life and interact with children in one-of-a-kind experiences.ย Crush from the DisneyโขPixar motion picture โFinding Nemoโ and Stitch from the motion picture โLilo & Stitchโ appear on a 103-inch plasma screen.ย The characters chat, play and joke with kids in live, unrehearsed, personalized conversations, using sophisticated, voice-activated animation. These youth areas also feature aย Magic PlayFloor, a cruise industry first that blends the latest in gaming technology with Disneyโs panache for storytelling. The interactive floor allows children to engage in group activities where their movements control the action, such as a virtual tilt maze.
Magical Porthole
First introduced on the Disney Dreamโข,ย the Disney Fantasyโขย carries on the spirit of innovation with a cruise industry first for all 150 inside staterooms โ a โwindowโ to the world with a real-time view outside the ship.ย High-definition cameras on the exterior of the ship feed video to each Magical Porthole. The feed even corresponds to the location of the particular stateroom location โ port or starboard – forward, midship or aft.ย New Magical Porthole animations that are exclusive to the Disney Fantasyโขย include a swinging Rapunzel from โTangled,โ a waving Mr. Potato Head from โToy Story,โ and Scuttle and Flounder from โThe Little Mermaidโ peeking in as they fly by.
Skyline
On the Disney Fantasyโข, adult guests step into a world thatโs all their own at Europa โ a nighttime entertainment district exclusively for guests 18 and older that features sophisticated bars and lounges inspired by the very best in European travel.
Skyline is a chic bar that provides ever-changing birds-eye views of stunning city skylines. Skyline’s nine โwindows to the worldโ are actually 65-inch LCD screens that depict different locales in panorama. Guests glimpse ever-changing views of spectacular cities, such as Paris, London, Barcelona, Florence, Athens, Budapest and St. Petersburg. Skyline’s drink menu even offers specialty cocktails themed for each of the cities.
To learn more about The Disney Fantasyโขย or to book a vacation, contact your Magic Maker. Bookings for sailings onboard all four ofย Disney Cruise Line’sยฎ ships are open through 2013.
