With many cruise ships going through massive renovations to add some thrill and spill to the "living-life-at-sea experience", Disney decided to join the party and upgrade their oldest ship, the Disney Magic, with a free-fall water slide, called the AquaDunk.
"The three-story-high attraction planned for the Disney Magic will start high atop the ship's forward funnel and begin with riders entering a translucent tube to await a near-vertical launch. When a trap door opens, riders will plummet nearly 40 feet before being shot through a loop over the side of the vessel," according to USA Today.
"You're standing on the floor there, and there is this little countdown, and the floor below you drops out," said Disney designer Joe Lanzisero to USA Today, during a tour of the 15-year-old vessel to show off coming changes.
There will also be other changes to Magic, to increase its sell-ability:
The AquaLab, a new family-focused interactive water playground that will be home to a pool for youngsters and a family-friendly, looping water slide as well as randomly spraying pop jets, leaky "water boilers" and other watery features.
New 22-inch LCD TV sets on swivel arms will also be added in the cabins. The reasoning being, so guests can watch television from any part of their cabins.
"We really wanted to amp up the water play, which is kind of a trend on these ships," Lanzisero said, noting that the Disney Magic has lacked a water slide that an entire family could enjoy, according to USA Today.
As for what adult passengers can expect, Lanzisero made sure to state that the company "will be adding more covered lounge areas to the ship's top decks, particularly around the adults-only Quiet Cove Pool, in response to customer demand for more places to sit in the shade," reported USA Today.
Built in 1998 by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, the Disney Magic can hold approximately 2,400 passengers.
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