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(10/29/2025) Disney Cruise Line To Host Weddings in Haunted Mansion Parlor on Disney Destiny Next Year
(9/13/2025) Disney Delays The Launch of the new Disney Adventure For Several Months
(6/15/2025) Disney Adventure Posts New Milestone
(4/6/2025) Disney Adventure Update
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 General News - (2/9/2025) The Disney Cruise Line has announced their upcoming Summer 2026 cruise itineraries that will begin to be available for bookings starting Feb. 17th for the public and Feb. 10th for those with Pearl member status.
In addition to the typical sailings around the Caribbean and Bahamas you would expect, Disney Cruise Line will also offer trips throughout Europe, Alaska and from Singapore (on the new Disney Adventure) in 2026.
(1/13/2025) Disney Cruise Line dropped an interesting note about the next wave of vessels they were adding to the fleet. I’m not talking about the current expansion, which includes the newly launched Disney Treasure last month, the Disney Adventure in Singapore in 2025, the Disney Destiny in late 2025, along with a 4th Wish Class ship ordered for Oriental Land Company that will be exclusive to Japan by 2028.
Back in August Disney Cruise Line mentioned that their long term plans were to add four more ships between 2029 and 2031 (growing the fleet to 13 vessels). At the time they only mentioned that these new four ships would likely take the form of an entirely new design class. The latest hint released this week about these four new mystery ships confirms that these vessels will be smaller in size than most of the Disney fleet, coming in around 100,000 gross tons. The current Wish class ships are 144,000 tons, and the Dream and Fantasy are said to be 129,600 tons. This leaves the only smaller vessels to be the original two built in the late 90s… The Disney Magic and Disney Wonder, which are said to be only around 84,000 gross tons.
Given the timeline, it may be worth considering that these new vessels may be on desk to also serve as replacements for the Disney Magic and Wonder, as the average age for a cruise ship to last on a major line is about 30 years, and by 2029 those first two vessels will be hitting their likely retirement age.
Once the major cruise lines are ready to “retire” a ship from their service, there are typically a couple of likely possibilities of what happens. For big cruise companies that own more than one brand, sometimes the old ships are treated like hand-me-down clothes and gifted to the company’s less luxurious brand with a new name and paint job. Others are sold, used car style, on the open market where smaller more budget oriented cruise brands may try to pick them up to add to their own fleets. Beyond that, for ships hitting age 40 and higher, there are less glorious paths where they could be converted into service for other possible uses, and for those in the worst shape, they will eventually be parked, stripped down of anything of value, and broken up into pieces.
When it comes to their theme park attractions, Disney has never been one to sell off any of the old attractions on the used ride market, instead opting to have them scrapped rather than let someone else take ownership of them. So there is a good chance the same ideas might apply when the time comes to retire the Disney Magic and Wonder.
(8/11/2024) The Disney Cruise Line has confirmed that they have plans to add four more cruise ships to their fleet.
There are currently 5 active ships in the fleet (Magic, Wonder, Dream, Fantasy and Wish), with four more already under construction to launch in the next few years. This would be the Disney Treasure (Dec. 2024), Disney Adventure in Singapore (2025) and Disney Destiny (late 2025), along with a fourth Wish class ship (formerly Triton class) said to be ordered by Disney’s Japanese partners, Oriental Land Company, which they hope to launch in Japan by 2028.
Now on top of these 9 ships, Disney has just confirms plans to add four more, which will likely form a new design class. Look for this new class of ship to begin launching in phases between 2027 and 2031, which will see the Disney fleet grow to a total of 13 vessels.
March 2026 - Disney Adventure to Launch from Singapore -
(9/13/2025) Bad news for cruise fans hoping to get on the first voyages of the new Disney Adventure in Singapore. According to the latest update about the premier of the ship, the planned first voyage on December 15th has been canceled, as well as several that will follow. Delays in finishing the ship to prepare for the first guests has now pushed back the inaugural voyage from Singapore to March 10, 2026.
According to Disney’s Joe Schott, “As we work on the final touches to bring the Disney Adventure to our guests, we’ve encountered unexpected delays in the shipbuilding process.”
Guests who had previously booked voyages for the cancelled itineraries have been notified and given full refunds as well as a 50% off offer to book a future Disney Cruise Line voyage by the end of March 2026 that takes place between then and March 31, 2027.
 (6/15/2025) In a new update about the Disney Adventure ship, Disney Cruise Line reports that they’ve installed the “Stern Characters” to the back of the vessel, oversized statues of Captain Mickey and Captain Minnie hanging by a ship’s anchor.
(4/6/2025) Blooloop reports that Mickey and Minnie will both be featured on the artwork painted onto the stern of the new Disney Adventure cruise ship when it opens to serve the Asian marketplace this December.
(2/23/2025) Disney Cruise Lines has unveiled a few more secrets and new experiences that guests onboard the new Disney Adventure vessel will be able to experience when it launches later in 2025.
(10/21/2024) Disney has revealed more details about the new Disney Adventure cruise ship that will bring the Disney Cruise Line to the Asian marketplace, starting with voyages from Singapore in December 2025. Readers who have been following this story know that the Disney Adventure was originally under construction for the Genting company during the pandemic and was known as the Global Dream.
Facing dire financial issues during the pandemic, Genting wasn’t able to finish paying for the ship, so the Disney Cruise Line was able to pick up the ship that was said to be around 80% complete at a fraction of the cost, and then piled more into the vessel to have it redesigned to their specifications.
Perhaps the most well known feature of the Global Dream that was promoted ahead of the time was that it would feature a powered roller coaster to run a round the top deck of the ship. Much like the Carnival Cruise Line’s “Bolt” coasters on the Mardi Gras and Jubilee, the Global Dream would employee the exact same ride system from Maurer Rides for their vessel. Once Disney purchased the ship however, the rumor was that the coaster attraction was going to be scrapped before it could be installed, and all of the initial concept art of the ship, renamed as the “Disney Adventure” failed to show any sign of the coaster along the top deck.
Until now… the latest announcements from the Disney Cruise Line now clearly promote the 820 foot long powered coaster ride experience as the “Ironcycle Test Run”. Other Disney themed attractions have also been added such as the Ant-Man inspired “Pym Quantum Racers” and a Guardians of the Galaxy themed spinning flat ride to be called the Groot Galaxy Spin. Oh, for those keeping track, the 820 foot long Ironcycle Test Run coaster will be the longest coaster at sea, surpassing the two Carnival Cruise Line ‘Bolt’ attractions length of 721.8 feet.
Check out the link above and images below showing off many of the new features announced for the Disney Adventure.
(6/29/2024) Disney Cruise Lines has finally shared some details about what guests can expect to find aboard their most unique vessel, the DIsney Adventure, when it sets sail from Singapore starting next year. As well documented on Screamscape, the Disney Adventure started out as a vessel designed and built for Genting’s cruise line, to be called the Global Dream. The massive ship was even going to feature a roller coaster across the top decks, similar to The Bolt coaster that premiered on Carnival’s Mardi Gras. While the vessel was under construction the pandemic hit and Genting found themselves unable to pay to finish the mostly complete Global Dream, giving Disney the rare opportunity to swoop in and pick-up the nearly complete vessel at a discount price, while it was still in a state when they would be able to make some sweeping changes to the design and layout of the vessel in order to transform it into the Disney Adventure.
The first batch of announcements regarding what guests will see aboard the Adventure mention that the ship will be divided into seven themed areas:
Disney Imagination Garden - An enchanted valley inspired by 100-years of Disney stories that will also be used as a gathering and performance space on an open-air stage.
Disney Discovery Reef - Travel down to the ocean floor to explore the worlds of The Little Mermaid, Finding Nemo, Lilo’s & Stitch and Luca, featuring both shopping and dining adventures.
San Fransokyo Street - Inspired by the imaginary world of Big Hero 6, featuring entertainment, interactive games, shops and more.
Wayfinder Bay - Come to a poolside retreat at “the line where the sky meets the sea”.
Town Square - A forest themed area filled with shops, cafes, restaurants, entertainment and lounge spaces, inspired by the worlds of Tangled, Cinderella, Frozen, Snow White and The Princess and the Frog.
Marvel Landing - featuring Marvel Avengers level adventure and thrilling attractions, and a mystery “all-new experience” await.
Toy Story Place - Where the smaller kids can meet and hang out with all of Andy’s toys in a fun filled and interactive water play zone that also has fun themed food options nearby.
No further details were released at this time, including the planned 3 and 4 night itineraries, but they do promise that the Disney Adventure will offer special experiences created just for the Southeast Asia market.
(9/9/2023) The Disney Cruise Line has confirmed that their newest vessel will be named ‘Disney Adventure” and set-sail from Singapore and travel throughout Southeast Asia. Other than the official name of the vessel, nothing more was revealed about what experiences will be offered inside. The Disney Adventure is currently finishing construction in the MV Werften shipyard in Germany and is expected to be ready to sail sometime in 2025.
As we’ve previously mentioned on Screamscape, the vessel was originally commissioned as the “Global Dream” by another cruise and was 75% complete when the original company was unable to provide the remainder of the financing needed to complete it due to the pandemic. On the verge of being scrapped, Disney was able to purchase the vessel as-is for just $42 million, along with a contract to fund and redesign the vessel to fit the Disney Cruise Line standards at an estimated cost of $900+ million. This would include dramatic changes to the size of the passenger rooms, as the original configuration was meant to accommodate 9,000 passengers, while the revised plan for the Disney Adventure was said to have lowered this down to just 6,000 passengers.
 (12/18/2022) TheDisneyBlog has posted an interesting update to the story about how Disney Cruise Line has purchased the unfinished Global Dream vessel at a heavy discount. The Global Dream was on the verge of being scrapped, despite being 75% complete, as the original owner found themselves unable to complete the funding for the ship’s build due to the impact of the pandemic on their business earnings.
According to the update, Disney Cruise Lines was able to negotiate the purchase of the mostly completed vessel for a meager $42 million, far less than what Disney would spend on a major E-Ticket attraction at their theme parks. Of course Disney will also have to fully fund the completion of the vessel, which will include adjustments and modifications to make it fit the Disney Cruise Line standards. The expected cost to complete the former Global Dream as a Disney Cruise Line vessel is expected to be somewhere north of $900 million.
The planned reworking of the ship will likely include bigger/better guest accomidations, as the previous press releases for Global Dream stated it would be able to accommodate 9,000 passengers, but Disney’s announcement has lowered this number to just 6,000 passengers. Screamscape had also previously reported on the Global Dream back in 2019, as it was announced to feature their own version of the powered Maurer’s Spike Coaster system across the top deck in similar fashion to Carnival’s Mardi Gras, Celebration and upcoming Jubilee vessels where it is marketed as BOLT - The Sea Coaster.
So far Disney has not announced what features will be present on the vessel once they re-brand it as a Disney Cruise Line ship, but when it was announced as the “Global Dream” it featured a virtual amusement park across the top decks. So far the only artwork of the vessel from the Disney Cruise Line look applied definitely does not show a roller coaster sitting across the top deck, but it also doesn’t show any kind of AquaDuck or AquaMouse waterslide either, which has been the trend for Disney branded vessels.
So it looks like Disney may be keeping some secrets close to the vest for the time being regarding what additional “play” features may be on the vessel when they are ready to launch it into the international cruise market in 2025.
(11/18/22) As rumored, Disney Cruise Lines has confirmed that they have completed their plan to acquire the cruise ship formerly known as the Global Dream. The Global Dream, already well under way at a ship-yard in Germany, will be redesigned and re-branded to fit as a new Disney Cruise Line vessel. Don’t look for this new ship to sail the usual routes that the other Disney Cruise Line ships do, instead this new vessel will be based to operate outside of the United States area.
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