We're gEARing up for our next Disney Cruise Line vacation and I'm revisiting some old favorites from previous cruise vacations! Disney Cruise Line is known for bringing the
magic of Disney to the high seas. Even a
simple dinner can be turned into an extraordinary experience. This is especially true at Animator’s Palate
on the Disney Fantasy. Disney Cruise
Line uses rotational dining where guests rotate their nightly dinner service
through three different restaurants.
During our 7-night Eastern Caribbean Cruise a few years ago, we had the pleasure of
dining in Animator’s Palate three nights and each featured a unique dining
experience.
The restaurant itself celebrates the animation that Disney was
founded on and continues to embrace.
Mickey Mouse inspires the chairs and the wait staff wears shirts
featuring classic Disney sketches. The
art throughout the restaurant is mostly digital and changes throughout the
cruise as each night features a different theme. Fun Tip: Did you know you can request a particular order for your rotational dining experience? I love Animator’s Palate so much that I plan to request this again as the first restaurant on a 7-night cruise so that we can visit it three times again!
Our first night in Animator’s Palate featured a special guest –
Crush from Finding Nemo. Throughout the
dinner, Crush swims up to tables and chats with guests. He asks questions about what life is like in
the human world and then teaches everyone to ride the EAC just like our turtle
friends. Kids and adults alike will have
a great time playing and interacting throughout the meal.
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| One of the sketches on Pirate Night at Animator's Palate |
The second night we dined in Animator’s Palate was Pirate
Night. Disney Cruise Line hosts a Pirate
Night on each of it’s Bahamian and Caribbean sailings. On this particular night, all restaurants on the
ship feature a special pirate themed menu and the wait staff dresses as “scurvy scallawags.” Spending Pirate Night in
Animator’s Palate was a nice treat as the art in the restaurant changed to
reflect pirate favorites like Peter Pan, Captain Hook, and Jack Sparrow.
The last night of our cruise was also spent in Animator’s Palate and
featured the show that is unique to the Disney Fantasy and perhaps the one that
people look forward to the most. When
you are seated for dinner, guests are given a paper to draw their own cartoon. The wait staff then takes all cartoons and,
at the end of the meal, you get to see your animation come to life. Each drawing is featured alongside Disney
classics in a magical cartoon experience that you won’t soon forget. Also, all guests will have their names
featured in the credits of the cartoon for contributing animation.
Regardless of which night you dine in Animator's Palate, you will certainly be treated to delicious food! With so many great options on board Disney Cruise Line, don't be shy and definitely try new things. As you would expect, the Kids' Menus feature family favorites that will make even the tiniest artists happy to dine here. And while your little ones probably won't want to miss a minute of the action in Animator's Palate, you can take advantage of the Youth Clubs during dinnertime so the grown ups can enjoy a more leisurely dinner.
Animator’s Palate will certainly satisfy guest appetites and quench thirsts
for an entertaining evening on your Disney Cruise Line vacation!
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