Backstage Tours on the Disney Dream

While on the Disney Dream, we were invited to participate in a number of special tours. The Galley Tour was one of the backstage tours offered to Platinum Castaway Club members. We were also invited to the Bridge and to do a backstage tour of the Theater. Photos were not allowed backstage of the theater, but we were able to take pictures in the other two areas.

Galley Tour

Chef Chris, Tour Guide

Tally Board for each night’s selections.

Photos so the crew members can see exactly how the dishes should look.

Photos for pirate night.

Backside of the Animator’s Palate Galley. Both the Animator’s Palace galley and the Royal Palace Galley share some middle ground. Each side however is identical.

Quite a large mixer!

The Pastry chef.

A glass of champagne to end the tour and go along with our warm chocolate chip cookie!

Theater Tour

Our tour guide was Andrew, one of the performers.

Here is our other tour guide (I can’t remember his name). He was one of the theater techs.

View from the stage into the audience.

Note the light panel at the front of the stage. This is different from the Magic and Wonder.

We were told that the stage area for the Dream is nearly identical to the stage area on the Magic and the Wonder. The difference is the backstage areas. The screens, curtains and full size sets that needed to be rolled up on the Magic and the Wonder are now able to simply be raised on the Dream due to more space above.

There are tracks and panels in the stage that allow things to be customized better. The pyrotechnics can be loaded to a portion of the stage and set in place for each show. When not in use, a different panel can be put in place.

The lifts on the Dream go down lower than on the Magic and the Wonder. This is in part due to the balcony seating so nothing can be seen from the audience.

A big change between the Magic and the Wonder with the Dream is the far backstage area. On the Magic and the Wonder, storage of set pieces was a challenge. On the Dream, there is a lift that will take the set pieces up to a storage area, making for much more space in the back of the stage.

Bridge Tour

Captain Tom made a joke while we were on the tour. With the map on the carpet, if everything went wrong with the equipment, he would still be able to figure out where the ship was.

Photo of the Engines being lowered in.

Construction photo of Quiet Cove area.

More construction photos.

Window so the captain can see the water and the dock on the port side.

We thoroughly enjoyed our tour of the bridge, theater and galley. We would like to thank the Captain and Crew of the Disney Dream for giving us this opportunity.