Several DCL Enhancements Announced

[Melanie]

Hopefully an official announcement will be out soon from Disney/DCL, as folks are tweeting the details quicker than I could ever get them up.

Looks like Magic and Wonder are getting quite a few enhancements and refurbs, including a Marvel Avengers area, new restaurants, an AquaDUNK, redone Atrium, etc.

[Tink1]

There’s an extra dose of magic coming aboard the Disney Magic when the Disney Cruise Line® vessel relaunches this fall with new spaces. Here are some highlights in store for you:

Disney, Disney-Pixar and Marvel Characters Join the Fun
Disney’s Oceaneer Club, open to 3- to 12-year-old children, is a completely reimagined area that transports children to magical realms.
• Marvel’s Avengers Academy features fun new experiences with Marvel characters – the first time Super Hero icons from the Marvel Universe have been introduced on a Disney Cruise Line ship.
• Other new spaces include: Andy’s Room, Pixie Hollow and the Mickey Mouse Club

Disney’s Oceaneer Lab is a new pirate-themed area, for 3-to-12-year-old children. And, for the youngest cruisers – ages 3 months to 3 years – there’s a new It’s a Small World Nursery.

New Water Play Areas
The upper ship decks have been redesigned for plenty of splashtacular fun, including:
• Water thrills on the AquaDunk, a three-story body slide that begins with a surprise launch. A near-vertical drop sends guests on an exhilarating ride in a translucent tube that extends 20 feet over the side of the ship.
• AquaLab is an interactive water playground open to kids ages 3 and up. And, also on deck, get drenched on the Twist n’ Spout water slide.
• Tots up to age 3 can play in the new Nephews’ Splash Zone, offering pop jets and squirting figures of Donald Duck’s nephews.

Reinvented Dining Spaces
New restaurants and new technology are on the menu for the restaurants aboard Disney Magic.
• Animator’s Palate is updated with all-new, animation-adorned walls, larger high-definition flat-screens, plus the addition of the popular “Animation Magic” dinner show, currently found on the Disney Fantasy.
• The vibrancy of Rio de Janeiro creates an energetic atmosphere in Carioca’s, a new restaurant where, during the day, there’s a festival theme and, when night falls, the atmosphere transforms into an after-hours city scene with softly illuminated lanterns flickering overhead.
• Cabanas is an expanded casual dining experience themed to the Australian setting of the Disney-Pixar animated classic “Finding Nemo.”

New Nighttime Fun
The Disney Magic offers big city-style fun in After Hours, the nighttime adult entertainment district. An all-new lineup of clubs includes venues for dancing, comedy, music and variety shows.
• Fathoms night club is a celebration of the sea that utilizes special effects, lighting and sound to create different atmospheres from early evening to night.
• A low-key nighttime experience can be found at Keys piano bar and lounge.
• Pub days of olde are recalled in O’Gills, an Irish pub and sports bar.

The reimagined Disney Magic will also offer expanded spa options in an unmatched ocean-view environment, including an all-new Chill Spa for tweens, family fun in the new D Lounge, a majestic lobby makeover and more!

[Melanie]

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[Melanie]

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[Tink1]

As a mom of 2 sons, nice to see the "boy" stuff

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[Christine]

Sounds FANTASTIC! I adore the Magic!
DCL will have a video at 12 noon today on their Facebook page to show more.

[Melanie]

The video is up on Facebook.

Take the plunge! (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=445494902198593)

[Melanie]

Wow, so you start standing up? Fun!

Donald is so cute. I could just eat him up! :donald:

[AgentC]

That looks so fun!

[Christine]

Ooohoooo! Looks awesome! Hope Wonder gets it too later.

[wildernesslady]

Since my daughter works on the Magic, I guess I will have to go visit her again. The things we do for our children. Can't wait.

[BrerGnat]

Thanks so much, Disney. We had no desire to sail the Magic or Wonder. Now we do. :D

[wildernesslady]

Thanks so much, Disney. We had no desire to sail the Magic or Wonder. Now we do. :D

I was unsure also after sailing on the Dream. There is something so special about the classic ships. The CMs seem to enjoy their jobs more. It's just a completely different feel. Really hard to describe. Hope you get the chance to enjoy it.

[BrerGnat]

I was unsure also after sailing on the Dream. There is something so special about the classic ships. The CMs seem to enjoy their jobs more. It's just a completely different feel. Really hard to describe. Hope you get the chance to enjoy it.

Maybe I should have rephrased that...my KIDS would have no desire to sail the classic ships. We started on the Dream, and I think the only reason my kids want to sail DCL again is to ride the Aquaduck some more. ;) Those new slides and water play area would suffice, though, and to be honest, the kid's club with the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse room and the slinky dog SLIDE in it is enough to make my kids actually want to spend some time in there. The kid's club on the Dream was a snore fest for them. We only went in there a couple times during open house, but the biggest problem was there was nothing to DO in there. No play structure or anything for my physically driven kids to do. They kept trying to climb on the Andy's room stuff and being told to get down.

[joanna71985]

Wow! The Magic sounds great! I have always wanted to sail, but with the refurb I want to go even more

[Kenny1113]

No news on when the wonder will get the enhancements? :(