PORT CANAVERAL, FLA. – Jan. 19, 2011 – With a dash of Disney magic, a helicopter hoists a 16-foot “champagne bottle” across the bow of the Disney Dream as 3,000 guests – including celebrities, media and members of the public – gather for a christening ceremony Wednesday, Jan. 19, officially welcoming the newest ship to the Disney Cruise Line family.
Serving the traditional role of godmother for the Disney Dream christening is Jennifer Hudson, the Academy Award and Grammy Award winner whose own dreams of stardom began when she was a performer on the Disney Wonder ship in 2003.
Disney CEO Bob Iger and Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Chairman Tom Staggs, join Hudson on stage as the enormous “champagne bottle” filled with dreams of adventure, romance and fun are lifted into the air and broken across the bow of the 130,000-ton ship.
The spectacle befits a ship brimming with innovation – including gallery art that “comes alive,” the first water coaster aboard a cruise ship, magical portholes that provide inside staterooms with a real-time ocean view, a full-blown shipboard fireworks show, personal interaction with animated characters, play floors like gigantic video games, and original Broadway-style stage spectaculars.
The 4,000-passenger Disney Dream sails its maiden voyage out of Port Canaveral, Fla., on Jan. 26. It joins the 2,700-passenger Disney Magic and Disney Wonder, with the Disney Fantasy scheduled to join the fleet in 2012.
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