“Toy Story - The Musical” takes to the seas
The Disney Cruise Line debuted its latest musical show on Thursday when “Toy Story – The Musical” took to the stage aboard the Mouse’s newest ship, the Disney Wonder. The Orlando Sentinel has the story and some great footage to watch as well. Click here and watch the video.
The stage show has the blessing and the imprint of John Lasseter, director of the Toy Story films and now chief creative officer of Disney and Pixar Animation Studios as well as the principal creative adviser of Walt Disney Imagineering.
The result show is a full-blown Broadway-style affair with 18 actors (including beloved characters Mr. Potato Head, Slinky Dog, Hamm and Rex), giant projection screens, an appearance of the Claw and a rollicking finale.
I hope to hear reports from this show soon. It certainly looks like a lot of fun. Each time I have been onboard a Disney Cruise ship the same shows were offered. The last time I only went to one because I just was not interested in seeing the others again. Toy Story is one of my very favorite films and from this preview the musical certainly looks worthy of a try. It will be nice to see something new.
But I know my own tastes and that makes me a bit cautious. I honestly could not tolerate “Finding Nemo – The Musical” at the Animal Kingdom, and that earned rave reviews when it opened. It just was not for me. Hopefully this will be more to my liking.