FRIDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2011
SINCE I WENT INTO DETAIL ABOUT THE DISNEY DREAM'S DIFFERENT STATEROOMS YESTERDAY, TODAY I THOUGHT I'D GET INTO THE KIDS CLUBS SINCE WE'RE ALREADY "ON-BOARD". THERE ARE 5 DIFFERENT KIDS CLUBS ON THE DISNEY DREAM. THE FIRST IS FOR THE YOUNGEST AGES 3 MONTHS TO 3 YEARS CALLED IT'S A SMALL WORLD NURSERY. THIS IS THE ONLY KIDS CLUB THAT HAS AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE IN THAT THIS IS ACTUAL "BABYSITTING". THE DECOR IS INSPIRED BY THE IT'S A SMALL WORLD PARK RIDE WITH 3 DIFFERENT ZONES. ONE IS FOR KIDS TO GET ACCLIMATED, THE SECOND IS THE MAIN PLAY AREA AND THE THIRD IS THE QUIET AREA FOR NAPS ON MATS OR IN CRIBS. TRAINED COUNSELORS TRY TO KEEP THE CHILDREN ENGAGED BASED ON THEIR AGE AND INTEREST. ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE TO RESERVE THE TIME YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE IN THE NURSERY (SIZE OF THE NURSERY AND NUMBER OF CRIBS LIMITS AVAILABILITY), THIS CAN BE A REAL SAVING GRACE FOR PARENTS TRAVELING WITH INFANTS AND TODDLERS LOOKING TO GET A LITTLE PRIVATE TIME.
THE SECOND AND THIRD CLUBS ARE ACTUALLY CONNECTED. THEY USED TO BE SEPARATED PHYSICALLY AND BY THE CHILDREN'S AGE ON THE DISNEY MAGIC AND THE DISNEY WONDER, BUT HERE THEY ARE CONNECTED LITERALLY AND NOW SHARED AS WELL BY ALL CHILDREN 3 TO 10 YEARS OF AGE (ON THE MAGIC AND WONDER NOW TOO). THE FIRST IS OCEANEER'S CLUB (www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zmcfpzk6ao). JUST LIKE THE MAGIC KINGDOM, THE OCEANEER'S CLUB IS SET UP WITH A CENTRAL HUB AND 4 DISTINCT CONNECTING THEMED PLAY AREAS. THE CENTRAL ROTUNDA IS BASED AROUND A STAGE FOR PLAYS AND PLAYING, STORYTELLING, AND VISITS FROM CHARACTERS. IT ALSO HAS A 103 INCH PLASMA SCREEN FOR WATCHING MOVIES AND INTERACTING WITH DIGITAL CHARACTERS JUST LIKE "TURTLE TALK WITH CRUSH" (www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixinwnpgoy4).
THE FIRST THEMED PLAY AREA IS CALLED ANDY'S ROOM. IT'S LITERALLY DESIGNED TO LOOK EXACTLY LIKE ANDY'S ROOM FROM THE TOY STORY MOVIES, EXCEPT EVERYTHING IS BIG, SO YOU FEEL SMALLER, OR TOY SIZE AND CAN PLAY AMONGST THE MR. POTATO HEAD, REX, AND OTHER TOYS.
THE SECOND PLAY AREA IS THE MONSTERS ACADEMY. THIS AREA IS BASED ON THE MOVIE MONSTERS INC. IT HAS AN ELABORATELY THEMED MONSTROPOLIS PLAY AREA AND COMPUTERS AROUND THE OUTSIDE WITH UNIQUE INTERACTIVE GAMES.
THE THIRD AREA IS PIXIE HOLLOW. INSPIRED BY THE TINKERBELL MOVIES, IT IS A REPLICA OF THE MAGICAL WORLD INHABITED BY FAIRIES, WITH TREES, TWINKLING LIGHT LEAVES, AND ACORN AND MUSHROOM STOOLS. IT IS DESIGNED FOR DRESS-UP PLAY (INCLUDING COSTUMES), STORYTELLING, AND INDIVIDUAL CRAFT PROJECTS.
THE FOURTH THEMED AREA IN THE OCEANEER'S CLUB IS THE EXPLORERS POD. IT'S A SUBMARINE THEMED AFTER THE FILM FINDING NEMO, SIMILAR TO THE CONVERTED 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA RIDE IN CALIFORNIA'S DISNEYLAND. THE BRIGHT BLUE AND YELLOW SUB IS SURROUNDED BY A SEASCAPE AND FEATURES 16 INTERACTIVE COMPUTER STATIONS WITH VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS TO DISCOVER.
ALL ACTIVITIES ARE SUPERVISED AND CHILDREN MUST BE REGISTERED (FREE) TO ATTEND SO THEY CAN BE GIVEN A WRISTBAND WITH COMPUTER CHIP TO BE TRACKED IN AND OUT.
THE THIRD MAIN KIDS CLUB IS CALLED THE OCEANEER'S LAB (www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t-hq9t3sc4). YOU MIGHT SAY IT'S THE "OTHER SIDE" OF THE OCEANEERS CLUB. IT TOO IS DESIGNED FOR AGES 3 TO 10 AND CENTERED AROUND A MAIN HALL WITH A STAGE AND 103 INCH PLASMA FOR MOVIES AND INTERACTING WITH CHARACTERS LIKE STITCH ON SCREEN. IT IS CONNECTED TO THE OCEANEERS CLUB, SO KIDS CAN MOVE BETWEEN THEM AS THEY LIKE. LIKE THE CLUB, THE LAB HAS DIFFERENT THEMED AREAS. THE FIRST OF WHICH IS THE MEDIA LOUNGE, DESIGNED FOR KIDS TO BE ABLE TO KICK BACK IN BEAN BAG CHAIRS AND WATCH MOVIES, READ, OR PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
THE SECOND AREA IS THE ANIMATOR'S STUDIO. DESIGNED LIKE A WORKING ANIMATION STUDIO, KIDS CAN CREATE THEIR OWN ARTWORK AS WELL AS LEARN HOW TO DRAW DISNEY CLASSICS. THEY CAN EVEN LEARN HOW TO DESIGN AND BRING TO LIFE COMPUTER ANIMATED CHARACTERS.
THIRD IS THE EXPLORERS ROOM. ALL ABOUT TECHNOLOGY, THIS AREA HAS MULTIPLE COMPUTERS AND HIGH-DEF LCD SCREENS AND IS LOADED WITH ALL THE LATEST VIDEO GAME CONSOLES ON THE MARKET.
THE FOURTH AREA IS THE SOUND STUDIO. THIS AREA IS DEDICATED TO KIDS WHO LOVE MUSIC AND ARE INTERESTED IN CREATING IT AS WELL.
THE FIFTH AND FINAL AREA HERE IS THE CRAFT STUDIO. THIS MORE OF THE BACK TO BASICS STYLE OF CREATIVITY. HANDS-ON CRAFT ARTS AND PROJECTS FOR THE MORE TACTILE CHILD.
THE NEXT AGE LEVEL UP GOES TO EDGE (www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b4tsgst_sg). AGES 11-13, OR TWEENS, AS THEY'VE COME TO BE KNOWN, NOW HAVE AN AREA ALL THEIR OWN. BECAUSE DISNEY ALWAYS TRIES TO IMPROVE UPON WHAT THEY DO BEST, THEY FOUND THAT THIS AGE GROUP WAS GETTING STUCK BETWEEN LITTLER KIDS AND TEENAGERS AND DIDN'T FIT IN IN EITHER. SO NOW THEY GET THEIR OWN SPACE WITH AN ILLUMINATED DANCE FLOOR, NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS FOR GAMES AND DISNEY'S OWN ON-BOARD SOCIAL MEDIA SITE, AN 18' X 5' VIDEO WALL, AND BEST OF ALL, IT'S LOCATED VIA A PRIVATE ENTRANCE IN THE FORWARD FUNNEL OF THE SHIP ABOVE EVERYTHING.
LASTLY IS THE TEEN CLUB CALLED VIBE. THIS IS AN INDOOR/OUTDOOR TEENS ONLY CLUB FOR AGES 14-18 (IF YOU'RE STILL IN OR JUST GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL). IT HAS THE FEEL OF AN URBAN COFFEE SHOP AND STYLISH NIGHTCLUB. IT'S ALL CENTERED AROUND A HI-DEF 103" LCD SCREEN WITH DIGITAL SURROUND SOUND. A SEPARATE STAGE HAS KARAOKE AND DANCING ON THE MULTI-COLORED LIGHT UP DISCO FLOOR AND VIDEO WALL. THERE ARE BUILT-IN WALL PODS FOR PRIVATE MUSIC LISTENING AND COMPUTERS FOR GAMES AND ON-BOARD SOCIAL NETWORKING, AS WELL AS IT'S OWN (NON-ALCOHOLIC) BAR AND BARTENDER. NEW TO THE DREAM IS VIBE'S OWN PRIVATE SUNDECK WITH LOUNGERS, SPLASH POOLS, FOUNTAINS, POP JETS, MISTERS, PING PONG, FOOSBALL, AND BOARD GAMES. SO EXCLUSIVE IS VIBE, THAT PARENTS CAN NOT GAIN ACCESS AT ALL AS SOON AS YOUR CRUISE BEGINS.
THE KIDS CLUBS ON THE DISNEY CRUISE SHIPS TAKE UP WELL OVER 15,000 SQUARE FEET AND BASICALLY ONE THIRD OF THE SHIPS IS DEDICATED TO CHILDREN, FAR MORE THAN ANY OTHER CRUISE LINE. BECAUSE ALL ACCEPT THE TWEENS EDGE CLUB (FORWARD FUNNEL) ARE LOCATED ON DECK 5, THIS MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CHILDREN'S DEDICATED SPACE GOES ALMOST UNNOTICED UNLESS YOU ARE SEEKING IT OUT. SO ALL THOSE KIDS YOU FEAR BEING UNDER YOUR FEET AND RUNNING THE HALLS, ARE NOT. NICE HUH? AND THIS IS EXACTLY HOW I PICKED THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE FOR MY FIRST CRUISE!
SEE YA REAL SOON! ºOº
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