The Disney Treasure embarks on next construction phase

MisterPenguin12 hours ago

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-treasure-disney-cruise-line-expansion-plans-1236094045/

Kingdom Konsultant8 days ago

I have tons of pictures/video. @wdwmagic

Andrew C9 days ago

Well this is good to hear!

Kingdom Konsultant9 days ago

I have to say that after sailing on the Treasure that it may be my new favorite Disney Ship! They did such a great job on the spaces and the Haunted Mansion Parlor absolutely blows away hyperspace lounge. I was not a fan of the Wish, at all. But this ship, I love it! Pam

Vipraa17 days ago

It’s told as a legend from long ago and Grandmas spirit is the storyteller. Similar to Maurice telling the story at the beginning of Beauty and the Beast.

Two Ears21 days ago

But doesnt the grandmother die in the first act? or have they changed the story? please tell me they have the cocunut pirates?

DznyGrlSD21 days ago

this show is AMAZING. photos/video do not do it justice. Moana & Grandmother carry the entire show. The puppetry is beautiful too

DCBaker22 days ago

BroadwayWorld has shared a first look with several photos from Disney The Tale of Moana onboard the Disney Treasure: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photos-New-MOANA-Stage-Musical-Debuts-on-Disney-Cruise-Line-20241210

HauntedPirate29 days ago

Two EarsNov 29, 2024

You have to wonder why some posters here pay double the price for a disney cruise compared to other cruises when they dont seem to want disney elements on the ships. you want bigger adults areas, walking tracks and less ip. Well then other cruises offer all that for half the price. Disney cruises are worth it if you value disney magic. The castle on the sea atrium with the kiss goodnight. Disney themed bars, kids clubs and restaurants. Disney music in the hallways. The more theming the better. Characters dancing with the kids. Disney wish does this more then any of the other cruises. Therefore its currently the best disney cruise....cos it does the thing that makes disney cruises special better then all the others.

HauntedPirateNov 26, 2024

We are in total alignment here. When you explained you top deck comment further, I agree, it is absolutely a carbon copy of the other 4 in terms of theming. The pool design is far worse, IMHO, as we saw more adults in the kids pools than kids. We chalked that up to there being such an inadequate adult area on the Wish. Bob made sure to take the classy, nautical-with-Disney-touches theming of the first 4 ships and throw that completely out with his "Castle on the Sea" crap. Because throwing every bit of IP you can onto a ship in some random way qualifies, right? Add to that the fact that one cannot even consider themselves cruising unless you hear some Jimmy Buffett at least once, and ... I didn't hear him at all during our Wish cruise. All Disney music, all the time. Another thing I just realized, when thinking back to our Wish cruise - The indoor sports area has an entrance/exit very near Marceline Market, if memory serves. That was... a choice. I guess. Because Cabanas/MM needs more traffic near the entrance. Oh, the ice cream shop is in the same area, as well, and you have to walk past that to get to MM. The rest of my thoughts on the Wish are contained in a late September/early October 2022 post or two around here. Elevators are problematic. Layout is problematic. Premium shopping space is problematic. The number of bars (allegedly the "#1 complaint" about the older ships) is problematic. The inward-facing design is problematic. The feeling of narrowness is problematic. We could probably discuss these and other design flaws for days, which is sad in and of itself. I am with you - I sincerely hope they base the design of the next 4 ships on the original 4 ships and not the Wish class. But I am afraid they have learned nothing, and will proceed with stretching the Wish design onto the new, slightly larger ships coming beginning later this decade.

HauntedPirateNov 26, 2024

If I could “Like” this post a million times I would. 😁I’ll respond with additional support/thoughts when I’m back at a computer, which could be tomorrow.

cjkeatingNov 26, 2024

Ah yes, I don't think I explained myself vey well. When I said the Wish deck was a carbon copy of the original ships I was referring to the theming. As I said in my main post the original 4 ships have an overarching nautical/ocean liner theme which makes sense with the deck as it it fits that theme perfectly. The Wish meanwhile has it's loose theme of 'Castle on the Sea' as the Imagineers called it yet there is NOTHING on the top deck to suggest Castle on the Sea, it just randomly goes full on nautical. And then the IPs that are used like Toy Story or Mickey and Minnie (I can't remember what else) have nothing to do with Castle on the Sea. Also yes, the layout of the top decks is shocking. If you've been on it and been on the original ships you'll know what I mean. So many steps, so many levels, dead ends, you can't access all levels from all parts of the ship. This then transfers to how it impacts on the indoor areas that link to the top deck. I dislike with a passion how the front elevators dump you out into the quick service food area, I'd hate to be in the rooms around here as it's so hot and can small of food, I saw so many people sat inside by the elevators eating food due to a lack of seating and discarded plates etc. And then at the back of the ship the entrance to the adult dining area I never worked out... it's kind of via the older kids clubs/the sports area? Which is really not the vibe for going for an adult only fancy meal. Honestly I would pay out of my own pocket to give some Imagineers a guided tour of the Wish to highlight to them things they really need to avoid on whatever the design is of their next 4 US based ships which please to god are not just stretched Wish class. And yes the adult area is a disaster.

HauntedPirateNov 25, 2024

I wouldn't call the top deck of the Wish a carbon copy of any of the previous 4 ships. Those have an actual adult area, whereas the Wish designers chose to cram in a small adult area at the front of the ship, almost as an "Oops, we forgot about this, let's put it... here". Not to mention the enclosed sports area taking up a decent chunk of ship real estate. I haven't bothered to look into sizing between the sports court on the first 4 vs. the enclosed area on the Wish, so maybe the enclosing makes it feel larger than it actually is.