Disney Cruise Line Classic Ships Part 2 of 2 – The Wonder

 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 2^nd 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 3^rd 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 4^th 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!