Is it true the ship is blue and not black?

[mindy327]

Okay for some reason I remember reading this...

Is the black paint color of the ship not really black?

DH says no, but I beg to differ. I told him the DISers would know.

 

[clten]

The ship is not painted black, it is a very midnight blue that looks black.

 

[BigHugsForEeyore]

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[dursin]

Okay for some reason I remember reading this...

Is the black paint color of the ship not really black?

DH says no, but I beg to differ. I told him the DISers would know.

Per Disney Cruise Line, it's black.

"- The Disney ships are painted in Mickey Mouse-inspired colors – black hull, white superstructure, yellow trim and two giant red funnels, each with the Disney Cruise Line Mickey Mouse logo."

That comes from here: http://www.disneycruisenews.com/AssetDetail.aspx?AssetId=d953bf1d-fea5-4fbe-b555-d434d25e2353

 

[narsibvl]

Per Disney Cruise Line, it's black.

"- The Disney ships are painted in Mickey Mouse-inspired colors – black hull, white superstructure, yellow trim and two giant red funnels, each with the Disney Cruise Line Mickey Mouse logo."

That comes from here: http://www.disneycruisenews.com/AssetDetail.aspx?AssetId=d953bf1d-fea5-4fbe-b555-d434d25e2353

Yep, I remember reading this also...except for the life boats which is more of a golden orange to keep it close to navigation standards.

 

[moet7]

When I cruised last, I took the tour on the ship and they talked all about this. They talked about how the colors of the ship came to be. They wanted to use the three Mickey Colors. Black, Yellow and Red. But they had a few problems with that. All lifeboats have to be orange, so Disney had to fill out lots of forms and fight to prove that yellow was just as noticeable as orange in the water…….they won and now even other cruise lines have yellow lifeboats. It cost Disney a bit of money to get this law changed, but to them it was worth it. As far as the black, no way would they let a black ship sail on the open waters. Then one day a Disney cast member walked into a meeting and had on a very dark blue dress. They right away asked the woman for the dress and they took it to the painters and had that color made. It’s NOT black; it’s a blue, so it was approved. The color of the ship is Monica Blue, named after the woman who was wearing the dress that day.

So the person who said it's BLUE, is correct!

 

[dursin]

When I cruised last, I took the tour on the ship and they talked all about this. They talked about how the colors of the ship came to be. They wanted to use the three Mickey Colors. Black, Yellow and Red. But they had a few problems with that. All lifeboats have to be orange, so Disney had to fill out lots of forms and fight to prove that yellow was just as noticeable as orange in the water…….they won and now even other cruise lines have yellow lifeboats. It cost Disney a bit of money to get this law changed, but to them it was worth it. As far as the black, no way would they let a black ship sail on the open waters. Then one day a Disney cast member walked into a meeting and had on a very dark blue dress. They right away asked the woman for the dress and they took it to the painters and had that color made. It’s NOT black; it’s a blue, so it was approved. The color of the ship is Monica Blue, named after the woman who was wearing the dress that day.

So the person who said it's BLUE, is correct!

If an official source like DCL states that it's BLACK, then black is the correct answer until proven differently. The story about taking a dark blue dress from a girl named Monica and running off to the painters doesn't seem all that believable...even if it is a cute story.

 

[MTmomma]

dursin, just because YOU have never run across this scenario, doesn't mean it could not happen. I witnessed a similar thing in an auto body shop while trying to decide the color on a custom paint job on a semi truck. It was not an entire skirt, or shirt or jeans, but the color in a pattern on the shirt. Ever gone to lowes or home depot and had them match a color? why cant the color swatch be someones skirt? GAH I HATE it when people say things like this are IMPOSSIBLE. Heres a thought though, ASK someone on board, like ummmm the captain if he is available?

 

[moet7]

If an official source like DCL states that it's BLACK, then black is the correct answer until proven differently. The story about taking a dark blue dress from a girl named Monica and running off to the painters doesn't seem all that believable...even if it is a cute story.

Well I don't think a disney castmember would just "make up" a cute story to tell how the colors of the ship came to be. I'm sure there has to be other diser's who have taken the tour and heard the same story as to how the colors came to be. Believe it or not.......if a Disney Castmember gives it out on the ship tour.......I believe it. As for what Disney has written on paper.....they are not going to say "it's monica blue" or "midnight" blue. They are going to say that it is black.......because that is what it looks like to people looking at it. Just like a "black belt" in karate is really "midnight blue in color" but no one goes around calling it "a midnight blue belt"

 

[Tonka's Skipper]

Biulders plans call it black, a black designed to keep its shine and hide any rust weaping though the apoxy paint

They use 15% dark blue and 85% black!

AKK

 

[moet7]

dursin, just because YOU have never run across this scenario, doesn't mean it could not happen. I witnessed a similar thing in an auto body shop while trying to decide the color on a custom paint job on a semi truck. It was not an entire skirt, or shirt or jeans, but the color in a pattern on the shirt. Ever gone to lowes or home depot and had them match a color? why cant the color swatch be someones skirt? GAH I HATE it when people say things like this are IMPOSSIBLE. Heres a thought though, ASK someone on board, like ummmm the captain if he is available?

Thanks for having my back!

 

[narsibvl]

When I cruised last, I took the tour on the ship and they talked all about this. They talked about how the colors of the ship came to be. They wanted to use the three Mickey Colors. Black, Yellow and Red. But they had a few problems with that. All lifeboats have to be orange, so Disney had to fill out lots of forms and fight to prove that yellow was just as noticeable as orange in the water…….they won and now even other cruise lines have yellow lifeboats. It cost Disney a bit of money to get this law changed, but to them it was worth it. As far as the black, no way would they let a black ship sail on the open waters. Then one day a Disney cast member walked into a meeting and had on a very dark blue dress. They right away asked the woman for the dress and they took it to the painters and had that color made. It’s NOT black; it’s a blue, so it was approved. The color of the ship is Monica Blue, named after the woman who was wearing the dress that day.

So the person who said it's BLUE, is correct!

Lol !!! Trying to imagine the expression on the cast member face..."Wo !!!Off with your dress...we need it for the ship !!!!!!".

Wondering why they didn't mention this story in the documentary and talked about only the life boats.

 

[jaxjags]

Thanks for having my back!

Another vote for Monica Blue. It has even been a past trivia question.

 

[clten]

You don't even need to ask the captain. Once you get to the ship -- look at it. Up close you can tell that it isn't black. The best way to see that it isn't black is to watch when they are painting at castaway cay -- very definately blue. They do tell you the story of the paint in many of tours. I'm not sure if the Monica story is fact or fiction but that doesn't impact the fact that they couldn't use black paint and had to find a way around it.

 

[dursin]

dursin, just because YOU have never run across this scenario, doesn't mean it could not happen. I witnessed a similar thing in an auto body shop while trying to decide the color on a custom paint job on a semi truck. It was not an entire skirt, or shirt or jeans, but the color in a pattern on the shirt. Ever gone to lowes or home depot and had them match a color? why cant the color swatch be someones skirt? GAH I HATE it when people say things like this are IMPOSSIBLE. Heres a thought though, ASK someone on board, like ummmm the captain if he is available?

Sure...if I'm painting one of the kids bedrooms or trying to come up with a color for the patio, I might bring a sample to Home Depot or Lowes. If I'm trying to come up with the color for a couple cruise ships which cost millions of dollars, I'm not going to make some girl remove her dress so I can run to have the painters match the color. I never said it was impossible either...just said it wasn't very believable.

Anyway...an official Disney website states that it is black. My eyes tell me that it's black. Until proven otherwise, the hull of the ship is black.

 

[KingRichard]

If an official source like DCL states that it's BLACK, then black is the correct answer until proven differently. The story about taking a dark blue dress from a girl named Monica and running off to the painters doesn't seem all that believable...even if it is a cute story.

Is that a Bill Clinton story?

 

[MTmomma]

From the outside, the Wonder is a sleek ship, with a dark blue hull, two matching red funnels and yellow insignias encircling the ship (Mickey's colors). The decor inside is elegant art nouveau. This ship proves that "elegant" and "family friendly" don't have to be mutually exclusive.

From: http://www.miamibeach411.com/cruiseguide/disney-wonder-cruise-ship.htm

I have seen official sites list "Dark Hull" and some non official sites list BLACK hull.

 

[KSDisneyDad]

Is that a Bill Clinton story?

I thought the same thing when I read about a Monica blue dress....

 

[dursin]

From: http://www.miamibeach411.com/cruiseguide/disney-wonder-cruise-ship.htm

I have seen official sites list "Dark Hull" and some non official sites list BLACK hull.

Miami Beach 411 doesn't trump what DCL puts on their own site. Sorry.

 

[KSDisneyDad]

We purchased the Disney Magic book onboard a few years ago.

I just looked it up in the chapter on the Making of a Classic. On page 31 it states that the designer thought black was too sinister, so he created a color that was 87% black and 13% blue so that the color changes slightly depending on lighting. He wanted to update the classic to make it a "modern classic".

This was published by Disney so I assume that if you "Ask Dave" he'd give you the same answer.