Disney Cruise Line Classic Ships – The Wonder
Many people love the Classic-Class of Disney Ships. They are the original ships of the fleet, Disney Magic and Disney Wonder. They are the smallest ships of the fleet and many guests feel they are more intimate and less crowded. These two ships are near identical twins.
Fun fact of the Disney Wonder: Take a stroll outside on deck 4 and look closely at the side of the ship when you are mid-ship. There is a weld mark there but no true weld. That "fake" weld is a nod to the Wonder's sister ship Disney Magic. Magic was built in 2 sections and then floated together.
Disney Classic-Class Stats:
Gross Tonnage: 83,000 GT
Length 964 feet / Beam 106 Feet /
Draft 25.26 Feet
Number of Passenger Cabins: 875
Passenger Capacity: 2,400
Cruising Speed: 23 Knots
As of 2025 Magic and Wonder are DCL’s wondering ships. They can
and have sailed out of Florida, Texas, Louisiana, California, Canada (Alaskan
Cruises) and even Australia. In the past Disney Magic was doing European/Mediterranean
cruises as well. In 2026 both Magic and Wonder will be doing Alaskan Cruises
out of Vancouver, Canada for the summer months. They do not stick to one home
port year-round.
Exploring Disney Wonder:
Restaurants:
Triton’s is themed on the movie Little Mermaid.
The food is French/American. This is a beautifully themed restaurant but like
many “nice” restaurants on land. There is no show.
Animator’s Palate is themed like an Animator’s
Workshop. The food is Asian, Pacific Islands and Californian Cuisine. The fun
starts the moment you enter the restaurant for dinner. There are 4 different
possible shows in Animator’s Palate. For the Classic-Class ships it is more likely
you will get one of 3 shows.
The normal show for the
Classic-Class starts out with the “picture frames” on the wall showing pencil
sketches of various Disney Characters being drawn in black and white. As the
meal progresses the pictures are colored in and by the end of the meal they are
fully animated.
The 2nd possible show
comes from The Dream-Class ships. You will be given a placemat and markers to
draw your own character. If you follow directions your character will join
classic Disney Characters in classic cartoons shown on the screens around the
dining room.
The 3rd show is Pirate
Night! The show is much like the normal show, except the characters drawn are
all pirate themed! From Peter Pan, Pirates of the Caribbean and even Treasure
Planet the characters bring the Pirate fun to dinner.
The 4th show is usually
on the Dream-Class ships and is like Turtle Talk from Disney Parks. Crush goes
around the dining room to every table saying hi and chatting. The Moon Fish
from the movies join the fun adding a fun game to the meal.
My suggestion is to request
Animator’s Palate as many times as you can for your cruise and make a request
for Animator’s for Pirate Night as well. On a 7-Night cruise you can get 3
shows! For a 4 night cruise request it twice with Pirate Night being one. You
will get Triton’s and Tiana’s once and
Animator’s twice.
Tiana’s Place is themed after the movie Princess
and the Frog. The feel is 1920’s, New Orleans at Mardi Gras! It is a place of
celebration and fun! Listen to live jazz music as you enjoy your meal in Tiana’s
Place. Tiana comes around to visit and there is a little dancing going on as
well.
Shows:
The 3 Broadway-Style shows are Frozen, A Musical Spectacular,
The Golden Mickeys, and Disney Dreams – An Enchanted Classic.
Frozen, A Musical Spectacular
is based on the movie Frozen.
The Golden Mickeys is
a fun Oscar type awards show. Walk the Red Carpet and be part of the pre-show! The
show looks at all the great characters from past and current Disney movies.
Disney Dreams – An Enchanted
Classic is a romp through the most beloved Disney Stories as a young
girl looks for help figuring out her feelings of growing up.
All Disney Ships have the Sail a Wave/Sail Away deck party
and Pirates Night. Some sailings have a Frozen themed Deck Party if they are
not doing Pirate Night.
Disney Wonder is the only Disney Ship not to have a large
water slide.
There is a fun lounge called the French Quarter Lounge. It
is always Madi Gras in the French Quarter! It is themed after the movie
Princess and the Frog. Stop in and get one of Tiana’s legendary Beignets and a
drink! It has a stage so check the Navigator App for the schedule of
entertainment there.
If you love Ariel, Tiana, or Elsa and Anna this ship is a special treat for
you.
Disney Wonder is Accessibility friendly. If you wish to see
the live stage show you can sit in the back of the theater or go to Deck 3 to
the lounge on the port side and ask for accessible access to the front row of
the theater. They will walk you through a backstage area to access the front.
For accessible entrance to Triton's use the entrance on the port side hall
instead of the Atrium Lobby Entrance.
Watch for future posts on each of the Dream and Wish class of ships!
