Imagine being part of a fashion show with Cruella de Vil or getting hustled by Dr. Facilier. Those Disney Villain experiences, and more, will come to life on the new Disney Destiny cruise ship.
Disney Destiny sails from Fort Lauderdale starting this November. Today, Disney is sharing new information about some of the details that await fans on the new ship, the third in its Wish class.
The ship's Grand Hall will serve as an interactive performance venue at various time throughout the day. Themed to Marvel's Black Panther, the Grand Hall will be equipped with immersive lighting and projection mapping technology. But Disney's villains will take over this stage at multiple times during the day. Interactions in Disney Destiny's Grand Hall will include:
The Grand Hall will not be the only place on the ship where you can find villains. Visitors can find Maleficent next door over the the Saga event space, as well, for example.
The theme of the new ship will be "Heroes and Villains," so we have news today about what the heroes on the ship will be up to, as well. Leading that is a first look at the new musical production in Disney Destiny's Walt Disney Theater, "Disney Hercules."
As you can see in the concept art above, Disney's new Hercules show will feature giant puppetry, as did the recent "Disney The Tale of Moana" show that premiered last year on Disney Treasure. The show also will include the theatrical debut of "Shooting Star," a ballad originally written for Disney's 1997 animated movie by Alan Menken and David Zippel.
Disney Cruise Line also offered a first look at The Sanctum, a Dr. Strange-themed bar that will offer drinks and stuffed waffles.
Disney Destiny's sweet shop will be Edna Á La Mode Sweets, offering Incredibles-themed cupcakes along with ice cream and other treats.
Disney is also introducing mew merchandise lines on Disney Destiny, including a Super Character Collection with Mickey and friends in the style of the recent shorts series, but dressed as superheroes.
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Okay, if Dr. Facilier is good to go for this DCL experience...why was he omitted from Tiana's Bayou Adventure?! I thought the idea was the voodoo references would not age well from a sensitivity perspective. If they're fine now, why isn't he on the ride?
Dr. Facilier is not on Tiana's because of timeline. WDI wanted to portray Tiana as a successful entrepreneur, which meant placing the ride's timeline after Facilier's death.
Timelines do not matter on the DCL, so it's anything goes. Now, why some attractions hold to timelines while others (looking at you, Avengers Campus) take an "anything goes" approach to character participation, that's another question worth debating sometime.
This is, frankly, stupid. A marvel themed great hall? Do you remember when Disneys cruise architecture was artistic and not "ooh look at this projection ooh". This is some SeaWorld level stuff. The fact that every venue has a theme of "heroes and villains", which applies to every Disney movie (maybe except Bambi), is lazy. I can't even believe Disney anymore.
I’m sorry, timelines don’t matter in theme parks either. Epic Universe has a land that splits multiple decades and is getting rave reviews. It really seems like they chose Tiana’s timeline because of, ah, other factors. The story followed.
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that loki show actually sounds cool, like the star wars hotel but just the final show. plus it actually sounds like something loki would do.