Disney Cruise Line is about to make waves on the 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with the debut of a brand-new float, “Magic Meets the Seas.”
Returning to the world-renowned parade, happening on Thursday, November 28, 2024, Disney’s fourth float will probably be a nod to its cruise line’s increasing fleet and can characteristic the bows of Disney Cruise Line’s present and upcoming ships, together with the brand new Disney Treasure’s Captain Minnie Mouse on the centerpiece.
“We’re delighted to have Disney Cruise Line returning for its fourth look,” stated Jordan Dabby, producer of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. “This 12 months’s design is bound to captivate followers nationwide with its gorgeous and unimaginable artistry.”
“Captain Mickey Mouse and Captain Minnie Mouse will probably be on the helm of this magical float, joined by all our favourite Disney and Pixar characters,” he continued.
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Along with showcasing the cruise line, the float will supply a choreographed efficiency with appearances from Disney, Pixar, and Marvel characters, all options of Disney Treasure’s theme of journey.
The vessel, formally setting sail on December 21, 2024, will probably be debuting a Broadway-style present, “Disney The Story of Moana,” and should present a sneak peek for parade viewers as Mickey and Minnie carry out with characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Moana,” in addition to “Magnificence and the Beast” and Pixar’s “Coco.”
“The magic of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade supplies the right alternative for us to collaborate and produce our particular Disney magic to life via our one-of-a-kind leisure that may fill the streets of New York Metropolis with enchantment,” stated Denise Case, director of leisure inventive for Disney Reside Leisure.
“Disney Cruise Line is worked up to proceed our partnership with the workforce at Macy’s to sprinkle some further Pixie mud this vacation season with our brand-new float design,” she added.
The efficiency will probably be capped off with a confetti-filled finale, set to Disney Treasure’s anthem, “Reside the Journey, carried out by Jordan Sparks.
Disney Treasure Leads the Strategy to Enlargement
Earlier than Disney Future and Disney Journey are launched to Disney Cruise Line’s fleet in 2025, the 140,000-gross-ton Disney Treasure will make her debut in Port Canaveral close to Walt Disney World Resort’s Orlando dwelling in December 2024.
The second Want-class ship, Disney Treasure is a 4,000-passenger, 1,555-crew vessel that just lately wrapped up development at Papenburg, Germany’s Meyer Werft shipyard on September 18, 2024, almost 20 months after metal chopping started in January 2023.
She efficiently accomplished her first set of sea trials on October 2, 2024, and amongst her highlights will probably be a reimagined AquaMouse waterslide/rollercoaster at sea, set to an adventurous “Curse of the Golden Egg” theme.
Disney Treasure’s maiden voyage will probably be a 7-night roundtrip Jap Caribbean Christmas crusing to Tortola, British Virgin Islands; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; and Disney’s personal vacation spot, Castaway Cay within the Bahamas.
She’s going to proceed to supply quite a lot of 7-night Jap and Western itineraries via Might 30, 2026, with western routes calling on Cozumel, Mexico; George City, Grand Cayman; Falmouth, Jamaica; and Castaway Cay.
Disney Cruise Line’s fleet at the moment consists of 5 ships – Disney Magic, Disney Surprise, Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy, and Disney Want. The cruise line plans to succeed in 13 ships by 2031, with Disney Future and Disney Journey at the moment underneath development at Meyer Werft.
