Disney Dream to Showcase New Family Entertainment

Disney Cruise Line is planning to raise the bar on family entertainment when the Disney Dream enters service in January. The 1,340-seat Walt Disney Theatre features a lineup of musicals including “Disney’s Believe,” an original stage spectacular that tells the story of a workaholic father who, through the power of Disney magic, reconnects with his daughter and learns a valuable lesson about what is important in life. More than 20 Disney characters will take the stage, including Cinderella, Peter Pan, Mary Poppins and Belle from “Beauty and The Beast.”

“The Golden Mickeys,” an award-style show celebrating the musical heritage of Disney animated films, gets new production numbers including an aerial ballet featuring Ariel from “The Little Mermaid” and a romantic duet performed by Rapunzel and Flynn Rider, lead characters of Disney’s newest animated feature, “Tangled.”

“Villains Tonight!” is the first full-scale musical production dedicated to Disney villains. The show is a musical comedy starring Hades (“Hercules”), who embarks on a quest to bring evil back into the Underworld. “Villains Tonight!” features Ursula (“The Little Mermaid”), the Evil Queen (“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”), Captain Hook (“Peter Pan”) and Scar (“The Lion King”).

The Disney Dream will transform into a pirate ship with two new events. The evening kicks off with “Mickey’s Pirates in the Caribbean,” a family-friendly interactive show featuring Disney characters and an appearance by Captain Jack Sparrow from the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films. Disney will then launch the largest fireworks show presented aboard a cruise ship during “Buccaneer Blast!”