Tag: Disney Fantasy

  • Imagineers Blend Elegance with Whimsy in Disney Ship Design

    On the final day of Disney’s D23 Expo, Walt Disney Imagineers Joe Lanzisero and Bob Zalk presented “Imagineering the Dream and the Fantasy: Designing for Disney Cruise Line.”  Lanzisero was part of the team responsible for designing the Disney Magic and Wonder, and discussed Disney’s approach to family cruising.  Continue after the break to learn…

  • Video – Disney Fantasy’s Final Building Block Set In Place

    While Americans celebrated the last gasp of summer over the Labor Day holiday, across the Atlantic Ocean, workers in the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany labored to complete Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship – the Disney Fantasy.  Continue after the break for Disney’s video of the ship’s bow being set in place.

  • Imagineers Preview Show For Disney Fantasy’s Animator’s Palate

    On the final day of Disney’s D23 Expo, Walt Disney Imagineers Joe Lanzisero and Bob Zalk presented “Imagineering the Dream and the Fantasy: Designing for Disney Cruise Line.”  They discussed how they used their background in animation and theme park design to create a 3D storytelling experience to captivate an audience for 3-7 days.  One of the…

  • Time-Lapse Video of Disney Fantasy Cruise Ship Construction

    Disney Cruise Line is working furiously constructing the newest ship in their fleet, the Disney Fantasy.  The Maiden Voyage is March 31, 2012, and Disney has released details regarding some of the restaurants, shows, and experiences that await passengers on the new ship.  To whet our appetite even further, the DisneyParks Blog’s Jason Lasecki recently released this…

  • New Ports and Destinations for Disney Cruise Line in 2012

    Disney Cruise Line (DCL) has released the remainder of the 2012 itinerary, and it’s full of new ports and destinations.  They have finally confirmed the rumor that families will be able to cruise on the Disney Magic from home ports in New York City and Galveston, Texas.  The Disney Wonder will continue to summer in Alaska, but…

  • Video: Significant Milestone Met in Building the Disney Fantasy

    It’s a busy time right now for the Disney Cruise Line.  Amidst the hullabaloo of the christening and maiden voyages of its newest cruise ship, the Disney Dream, a fourth ship is quickly coming down the pipe.  Friday, February 11, Disney Cruise Line celebrated the keel laying of the Disney Fantasy at the Meyer Werft shipyard in…

  • First Details of Disney Fantasy: Maiden Voyage Now March 31, 2012

    Update December 21, 2010: The Maiden Voyage of the Disney Fantasy has shifted from April 7, 2012 to March 31, 2012 because Disney Cruise Line will take possession of the ship earlier than originally planned.  The March 31st Maiden Voyage will be a Western Caribbean itinerary. October 18, 2010: The Disney Dream has yet to…