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Disney Dream Has Kids-Only Magic PlayFloor
This article comes to us from AOL.
Remember when youth counselors used to have kids sit in a circle and listen to a book? Well that’s probably not the option the kids will choose on the new 4,000-passenger Disney Dream.
The ship, Disney Cruise Line‘s first new-build in more than a decade, has something so much more fun — a Magic PlayFloor that combines storytelling with high tech, interactive gaming, in a cruise industry first.
We’re talking a giant grid, 28 HD panels surrounded by 16 LED sensors, embedded in the floor where your foot movements control the action.
AOL Travel News got an exclusive opportunity to try out the interactive floor on a visit to top-secret Walt Disney Imagineering in Glendale California, where Imagineers are creating a whole bunch of brand-new showstoppers for the ship.
A prediction here: parents will wish this particular offering — located in the Oceaneers Lab and Oceaneers Club children’s program areas — was not kids-only.
Some of the games are designed to be highly interactive, like video games where kids control the animation they’re seeing. Others are slightly less so — “jumping rope” over an image projected on the floor, for instance.
Dean Orion, a show producer, showed us how the Magic PlayFloor works as it was being tested in a warehouse on the Imagineering campus.
Click here to see a video and read the rest of the article.
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AquaDuck Water Coaster on the Disney Dream
Disney Cruise Line introduces a cruise industry innovation on the Disney Dream with the debut of AquaDuck, the first-ever shipboard water coaster. Guests aboard the new Disney Dream can get swept away on the exhilarating high-speed flume ride which features twists, turns, drops, acceleration and river rapids. Stretching 765 feet in length and spanning four decks in height, AquaDuck uses powerful water blasters to propel guests around the perimeter of the ship’s top deck.
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A photo tour of Disney Cruise Line’s new ship, the Disney Dream
This article and set of pictures comes to us from USA Today.
hat will Disney Cruise Line‘s newest ship, the Disney Dream, look like on the inside?
USA TODAY’s Cruise Log was among a handful of cruise-focused sites to get a sneak peek of the vessel this week at the shipyard in Germany where it is under construction, and we’ve just posted a comprehensive photo tour of what we saw.
Click HERE to go directly to the tour, which includes a mix of USA TODAY and Disney photos (Disney did not allow USA TODAY or other news outlets to photograph during parts of our visit to the vessel).
The photo tour does not include shots of the ship’s much-awaited AquaDuck water coaster, which Disney has not allow to be photographed. The line says it will release photos of the AquaDuck to media outlets on Friday to coincide with a live broadcast from the ship by ABC’s Good Morning America, and we’ll post them here as soon as we have them.
Keep in mind when viewing the photos that the ship isn’t quite complete. Plenty of finishing work remains. But as you can see in the photo tour, some parts of the vessel are very close to being ready.
Photo By Ingo Wagner, AFP/Getty Images
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Disney Dream Nears Completion at Meyer Werft Shipyard
After 20 months of construction, the Disney Dream cruise ship floated out of the enclosed building dock at the Meyer Werft shipyard today, completing a major construction milestone. The ship was greeted by thousands of visitors lining the shore to see the newest Disney Cruise Line ship, which features the first water coaster at sea and other cruise industry firsts designed to build upon Disney’s commitment to delivering unparalleled family cruises.
The “Float Out” is a special maritime event that celebrates the ship’s final stages of construction, where exteriors become complete and final touches are assigned to interiors. In true Disney-style, the celebration was punctuated with a fireworks display and the appearance of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. The Disney Dream is scheduled to sail its maiden voyage on January 26, 2011, from Port Canaveral, Fla.
“Today marks a monumental milestone and begins the first of the finishing touches for the Disney Dream as we prepare to welcome guests aboard our newest ship,” said Karl Holz, president of Disney Cruise Line. “Our guests are counting down to the maiden voyage, and in just 88 days, they will get to experience all that the Disney Dream has to offer.”
The Disney Dream is the first of two new ships being built by the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. The Disney Fantasy is also currently in production and is scheduled to set sail on its maiden voyage on April 7, 2012.
“Today is a day of great pride for all of us at the Meyer Werft shipyard,” said Bernard Meyer, managing partner of Meyer Werft. “To finally see the largest ship this yard has ever built floated out and nearly complete is an inspiration within itself, and that coupled with the pixie dust Disney is known for, made this a truly magical moment for all involved.”
The Disney Dream will remain alongside Meyer Werft’s outfitting pier in the shipyard harbor for about two weeks, while testing is completed on the ship’s stabilizers, rudders and other functional features, and work on the ship’s interior areas continues. The ship is scheduled to leave the Meyer Werft shipyard and be conveyed down the River Ems, the second weekend in November, where its destination is the North Sea at the port of Eemshaven, The Netherlands.
Disney Dream Innovations
Known for establishing the family cruise market when the Disney Magic debuted in 1998, Disney Cruise Line continues to build upon this success with a focus on the legacy and heritage of The Walt Disney Company’s most known assets – master storytelling, world-class entertainment and legendary guest service. In addition to all of the features Disney Cruise Line is known for, the Disney Dream will have several new notable innovations for guests to enjoy.
New Itineraries
With the addition of two new ships, Disney Cruise Line is able to more formally expand its itineraries to new destinations, including Alaska, while continuing to offer cruises to some of the line’s most popular itineraries.
The Disney Dream will sail three-, four- and five-night cruises to the Bahamas from Port Canaveral, Fla., while sister ship Disney Fantasy, is set to sail seven-night alternating eastern and western Caribbean itineraries, also from Port Canaveral, beginning in 2012. The Disney Magic will continue sailing seven-night eastern and western Caribbean cruises, before returning to the Mediterranean for another summer of cruising in this region in 2011. The Disney Wonder will begin 2011 by repositioning to the West Coast of the U.S., sailing seven-night Mexican Riviera cruises from the Port of Los Angeles, while spending the summer sailing first-ever Alaskan itineraries from Vancouver.
Based in Celebration, Fla., the Disney Cruise Line experience is focused on providing a setting where families can reconnect, adults can recharge and kids can immerse themselves in worlds of fantasy only Disney can create. Most recently, the company was recognized as the top cruise experience by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine. Disney Cruise Line was voted the No. 1 cruise experience in the magazine’s 2010 Readers’ Choice Awards in the mega-ship category.
To learn more about Disney Cruise Line or to book a vacation, guests can contact their travel agent, visit disneycruise.com or call Disney Cruise Line at 888-DCL-2500. Travel agents can call Disney Cruise Line at 888-325-2500 or visit disneytravelagents.com.
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Photos: Disney Dream cruise ship makes first public appearance in Germany
SMOOTH SAILING: The Disney Dream cruise ship makes its first public appearance Oct. 30, 2010 in Papenburg, Germany as it begins to exit an enclosed building dock, pulled by a tugboat, at the Meyer Werft shipyard. Thousands of local residents gathered to see the “float out” ceremony. The new ship is scheduled to sail its maiden voyage Jan. 26, 2011 from Port Canaveral, Fla.
Diana Zalucky, photographer
DREAMS COME TRUE: As pyrotechnics light the sky, the Disney Dream cruise ship makes its first public appearance Oct. 30, 2010 in Papenburg, Germany as it exits an enclosed building dock, pulled by a tugboat, at the Meyer Werft shipyard. Thousands of local residents gathered to see the “float out” ceremony. The new ship is scheduled to sail its maiden voyage Jan. 26, 2011 from Port Canaveral, Fla.
Kent Phillips, photographer
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