Disney Adventure Celebrates Another Construction Milestone

Disney Cruise Line’s upcoming mega ship, Disney Journey, has reached one other main milestone forward of her debut this December.

The traditional stern characters — completely different ones of which could be discovered on each Disney cruise ship — have now been put in. An outsized sculpture that includes an anchor together with Captain Mickey and Captain Minnie are actually on the again of the ship.

The 18 foot-tall and 12 foot-wide fixture was rigorously lifted by the Meyer Wismar shipyard group utilizing cranes to then bolt to the ship’s stern. Disney Journey is the primary Disney Cruise Line ship to function the captains as the strict characters.

(Photograph courtesy of Disney Parks Weblog)

The Walt Disney Imagineering group included some enjoyable particulars on the statue, together with dripping yellow filigree paint and bows on Captain Minnie’s sneakers. The characters are depicted laborious at world, placing the ultimate touches on the ship’s stern filigree with their larger-than-life paintbrushes.

The 208,000 gross ton Disney Journey would be the largest ship within the fleet. It’ll function three and four-night cruises to nowhere from Singapore year-round. One other Disney cruise ship can be set to debut later this 12 months — Disney Future. The 144,000 gross-ton vessel will start crusing from Fort Lauderdale this November.