Set sail on Disney's latest cruise ship, Dream
The Disney cruise ship at Port Canaveral, before sailing in 2007. Credit: Orlando Sentinel
The walls and floors will come alive on Disney's latest cruise ship, Dream, which will have moving artwork lining the decks when it launches early next year, as well as two interactive floors for kids.
The 22 pieces of "Enchanted art" will be showcased on LCD screens equipped with a camera that can detect when a cruiser is in front of it. For example, if a passenger is looking at a photo of Walt Disney on the beach in Rio de Janeiro, the characters from "The Three Caballeros" may zip through the landscape.
The art can also be transformed into Nintendo Wii-like motion-detecting mini-games as part of a shipboard scavenger hunt. technology is used in the game that will employ cruisers to search the decks for a Disney villain who nabbed either pieces of artwork or puppies from "101 Dalmatians." Children will be encouraged to step, jump and pound on two interactive floors. Weight-detecting floor pads will be used to control what happens on 16 screens embedded in the ship's youth areas.
Also coming, revamped version of Animator's Palate, a 700-seat restaurant that will come alive during dinner with "Finding Nemo" characters on LCD screens.
