A New Animator’s Palate for the Disney Dream

[k5jm]

from the Disney Parks Blog.

A New Animator’s Palate for the Disney Dream

posted on March 30th, 2010 by Jonathan Frontado, Disney Cruise Line

Many of you have been wondering…what do we have in store for Animator’s Palate on the Disney Dream? Wonder no more!
We are getting ready to present a completely re-imagined version of our signature restaurant. The minute you walk into Animator’s Palate, you know you’re in for a treat –- it will feel like you’ve entered a classic animation studio, filled with character maquettes, paint brushes, colored pencils and other tools of the trade. Throughout the restaurant are sketches from the Disney•Pixar film “Finding Nemo.”
This is how the restaurant will look when you first arrive.

As your meal progresses, the restaurant begins an enchanting transformation and the artwork around room magically fills with bubbles, revealing scenes of a vivid undersea environment. It’s as if the dining room has been transported under the sea and the artwork has turned into windows providing incredible views of a colorful coral reef and creatures that reside on the reef.

This is where the really cool part kicks in. Crush, the surfer-dude sea turtle from “Finding Nemo,” will make a special appearance, swimming around the restaurant and interacting with guests. Crush will visit each section of the restaurant and ask guests about their experience onboard the ship and answer questions about his life under the sea. Other characters from “Finding Nemo,” such as Nemo, Dory, Squirt and Bruce the shark, will also swim by and visit with guests.
Check this out…the guys from Walt Disney Imagineering are hard at work putting final touches on the experience. They even mocked-up a portion of the restaurant with plywood!

As with all Disney stories, this dining experience at Animator’s Palate has a tremendous finale moment…but I don’t want to spoil that surprise. You’ll have to sail on the Disney Dream and experience it for yourself!

 

[ImTooExcitedToSleep]

That looks really cool.

But to play devil's advocate (as I tend to do)...we're already seeing the "PIXAR"ing of the Parks, are we gonna start seeing that at DCL now too??

 

[ImTooExcitedToSleep]

There's even more detail in a new article on the D23 website.

http://d23.disney.go.com/articles/033010_NF_BN_DisneyDreamDetails.html

 

[ADP]

It does look like more Pixaring, but I am excited to see them bringing the Turtle Talk technology onto the ship. I think it will work very well inside the restaurant.

 

[mainegal]

So, instead of eating turtle soup, I will be talking to a turtle?!

 

[ImTooExcitedToSleep]

So, instead of eating turtle soup, I will be talking to a turtle?!

That part might be kinda weird.

"I'll have the sea bass....oh, hey Nemo. How's it going?"

or maybe

"Fish are friends, not food"

 

[mikelan6]

Hopefully, they upgrade the Animator's Palate restaurants on the Magic and Wonder as well. Last time I was on the Wonder, those TV screens were looking awefully discolored.

 

[Cyrano]

It does look like more Pixaring, but I am excited to see them bringing the Turtle Talk technology onto the ship. I think it will work very well inside the restaurant.

I agree, the young ones and older ones will all enjoy this

 

[*NikkiBell*]

That's awesome!

 

[klam_chowder]

Thx a mint for the post, Mike!

Great application of technology; interactive art brings dining to a completely different level.

With the Mickey chairs it looks more casual than AP on the Wonder. This was my fave rotational dining room so I'm really looking fwd to it...guess we'll have to sail on the Dream

cheers,