Dream and Magic Comparison

[WaltsMartini]

Just back from a 5 night sailing on the Dream; our first cruise was a 4 night on the Magic in May 2024. Some comparisons:

Magic Pros:

• Felt great for a first time cruise. Smaller size was not overwhelming and overall felt less crowded
• Perhaps unpopular opinion - like Animators Palate show better on the Magic than the Crush experience on the Dream
• Rapunzel’s Royal Table restaurant - maybe my favorite restaurant I’ve ever eaten in! LOVE the pesto pasta and the show!
• Disney Dreams show is a 5 tissues needed experience in the best way
• Sports deck - shaded on front of ship
• Castaway Cay not as crowded due to smaller number of people on the ship

Dream Pros:

• Like Aquaduck better than the Aquadunk (my 9 year old would disagree) - not as terrifying, more inclusive re: height requirement, and love the view of Castway Key while going down Aquaduck!
• Midship Detective Agency - what a great way to explore the ship and have fun together!
• Remy - holy crap on a cracker, life changing food
• Beauty and the Beast show - amazing production value and love that they used songs from live action version
• Expanded adult only area with lots of room for sunbathing on the top deck
• Mini golf on sports deck

Ties:

• Palo - awesome experience in both
• Ship Layout - Dream felt like a bigger version of the Magic, felt intuitive after being on the Magic
• Rainforest Room - smaller on the Magic, but quieter due to no thoroughfare to get to hot tubs as on the Dream - pros and cons to both
• Marvel areas in both kids clubs
• Shopping - additional jewelry store that is too expensive for me to ever go into on the Dream, other than that shops felt the same only bigger on the Dream
• Adult only pool on both ship feels a bit claustrophobic with walls on each side - felt it limited the sun exposure/openness and made it feel small

Looking to book Destiny for summer 2026 and can’t wait to experience the Wish class of ship!

 

[Erica1016]

Perhaps unpopular opinion - like Animators Palate show better on the Magic than the Crush experience on the Dream

Like Aquaduck better than the Aquadunk

Beauty and the Beast show - amazing production

Agree with all three! Especially the AP show. I am so tired of Crush, but I could watch that Magic show any day!

 

[CamColt]

• Perhaps unpopular opinion - like Animators Palate show better on the Magic than the Crush experience on the Dream

Not unpopular with me. I 100% agree!

And yes, I always make sure to bring tissues when seeing Disney Dreams.

Thanks for the review.

 

[ditchdiggert200]

I've sailed on the Dream 2x now and currently scheduled to sail on the Magic over Labor Day.

Thank you for your comparison! Very much looking forward to seeing the Magic for the first time and experiencing the things you have mentioned for the same reasons!!

 

[msmama]

Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I absolutely LOVE Twice Charmed on the Magic. I think it's my favorite of any show I've seen.

 

[European]

Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I absolutely LOVE Twice Charmed on the Magic. I think it's my favorite of any show I've seen.

The more I see this show, the more I love it! The storyline is original and the songs are amazing. I always tear up when Cinderella sings she has to believe in herself. Just wish they got rid of showing 2 Cinderella’s at the same time at one point, so odd.

I don’t know if this is a permanent change & on all the ships that have Disney Dreams, but last month there were no ‘animals’ walking through the theater anymore during Circle of Life, that was a bit of a let down to an otherwise great final song.

I also don’t understand why so many people are cheering & shouting when Mickey & Minnie come to the stage in the end. They are not part of the show, don’t really fit in the storyline of the show. This for sure is my unpopular opinion.