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Disney Destiny Updates: Crossing and “Disney Hercules”
Are you ready to meet your destiny?
The Disney Cruise Line and Walt Disney Imagineering teams are hard at work with the crew at Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany to bring Disney Cruise Line’s heroes and villains-themed ship, the Disney Destiny, to life.
Here on the Disney Destiny ship’s log, get an exclusive look at the shipbuilding process, along with behind-the-scenes looks at some of the exciting Disney stories coming to life inside. Be sure to bookmark this page for regular updates all the way through the ship’s maiden voyage on November 20 from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Greetings from the Walt Disney Theatre! Today, we’re sharing an exclusive first look from onboard rehearsals of “Disney Hercules,” a new Broadway-style stage show developed exclusively for the Disney Destiny.
Earlier this month, the cast began rehearsals for “Disney Hercules” on the Walt Disney Theatre stage, incorporating finishing touches, like costumes, props, and set pieces, to help bring this unique adaptation of the Walt Disney Animation Studios film to life.
Now, with the maiden voyage just a few weeks away, it’s almost time to raise the curtain and reveal the high-fashion costumes, ancient Greece-inspired sets and state-of-the-art puppetry that will take “Disney Hercules” from zero to hero.
We hope you’ve enjoyed going the distance with us and following the show development of “Disney Hercules” here on the ship’s log, from the music recording in Nashville to the first run through on the Walt Disney Theatre stage. Stay tuned to the Disney Parks Blog for opening night updates!
The Disney Destiny is officially en route to Fort Lauderdale!
Over the next two weeks, the Disney Destiny will sail more than 5,000 nautical miles across the Atlantic Ocean to its future year-round homeport of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, making a brief stop along the way at its first port of call in Funchal, Portugal.
Throughout the crossing, cast and crew onboard will make final preparations to ensure the Disney Destiny is in shipshape for its arrival in Florida in early November and its upcoming maiden voyage on November 20.
