Characters on board the Disney Fantasy
Day 7 - Castaway Cay
Characters available to meet:
- Captain Hook & Smee
- Captain Jack Sparrow
- Chip n Dale - Swimwear
- Daisy Duck - Swimwear
- Donald Duck - Swimwear
- Goofy - Swimwear
- Mickey Mouse - Swimwear
- Minnie Mouse - Swimwear
- Pluto - Swimwear
- See Ya Real Soon - Ariel, Belle, Cinderella, Tiana, Chip n Dale, Donald, Daisy, Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto
| Time | Character | Location | Costume |
| 9:00 AM | Chip n Dale | Preludes | Swimwear |
| 9:15 AM | Mickey Mouse | Balcony Deck 4 | Swimwear |
| Pluto | Lobby Atrium | Swimwear | |
| 9:45 AM | Captain Hook & Mr. Smee | Gangway | |
| Captain Jack Sparrow | Marge's Barges | ||
| 10:00 AM | Daisy Duck | Post Office | Swimwear |
| Goofy | Scuttles Cove | Swimwear | |
| Minnie Mouse | Mt. Rustmore | Swimwear | |
| 10:15 AM | Chip n Dale | Gangway | Swimwear |
| 10:30 AM | Donald Duck | Post Office | Swimwear |
| Mickey Mouse | Scuttles Cove | Swimwear | |
| Pluto | Mt. Rustmore | Swimwear | |
| 10:45 AM | Captain Hook & Mr. Smee | Gangway | |
| 11:00 AM | Captain Jack Sparrow | Marge's Barges | |
| Daisy Duck | Post Office | Swimwear | |
| Goofy | Mt. Rustmore | Swimwear | |
| Minnie Mouse | Scuttles Cove | Swimwear | |
| 11:30 AM | Donald Duck | Post Office | Swimwear |
| 12:15 AM | Character Dance Party | Island Gazebo 1 | |
| 1:15 PM | Mickey Mouse | Monstro Point | Swimwear |
| 3:00 PM | Captain Hook & Mr. Smee | Gangway | |
| 4:30 PM | See Ya Real Soon | Lobby Atrium | |
| 7:30 PM | Pluto | Preludes | Sailor |
| 7:45 PM | Mickey Mouse | Balcony Deck 4 | Captain |
| 8:00 PM | Goofy | Preludes | Sailor |
| 10:00 PM | See Ya Real Soon | Lobby Atrium |
The highlight of this day is meeting the classic characters in their swimwear. They are ready to go to the beach and your time is limited, so be sure to meet them early in the day. I'd recommend meeting the ones close to the ship first, then heading to the island for the others.
I chose to meet the ones that were available on the ship before heading out, but should have followed the advice above so I didn't have to back track to meet Donald.
I started out by meeting Chip n Dale at Preludes on the ship at 9:00am. The ship isn't cleared for disembarkment until 9:45am and people jam the staircases and elevators with anxious excitement.
I then met Mickey Mouse on the Balcony.
The final character I met on the ship before leaving the ship was Pluto at the foot of the staircase.
It took quite some time to get off the ship and it was insanely hot at 10:00am this day. I wished I had doused myself in cold water before heading to the island. I saw Daisy at the Post Office near the ship.
Rather than just hanging around the area for the other characters, I ventured to the island. It takes about 7 minutes to walk one way or you can wait a similar amount of time for a shuttle. Goofy was listed as "Scuttles Cove," but the actual meet is across from there where the sailboats are located.
Minnie was meeting at "Mt. Rustmore" which is only a few feet away on the same beach side area.
I then sauntered back toward the ship so I could meet Donald Duck at the Post Office. If I had waited a couple more minutes, I could have gotten photos of Mickey and Pluto in these areas before heading back to Donald.
Captain Hook and Mr. Smee along with Chip n Dale are listed as "Gangway." They actually meet at the aft or rear of the ship outside.
Captain Jack Sparrow meets just across from Marge's Barges, which is near the ship, at an area with treasure boxes and cannons.
I spent time taking photos of the island, ate some lunch and swim and relaxed at the adults only beach. The character dance party is super easy to find, if you are interested. It's right in front of Cookies BBQ. You'll hear the music blasting away with your favorite Taylor Swift song.
While I was watching the See Ya Real Soon first offering, I got this great picture of Mickey looking longingly into statue Minnie's eyes.
Late in the evening I was offered the opportunity to meet Pluto, Minnie, Mickey, Goofy and Donald all together for one photo. It was awesome and I got to reunite with several of the wonderful character attendants. I'm amazed that they can be so kind and happy despite working 7 days a week. The Fantasy had such great Cast Members all around, but the character attendants were super helpful!
Daisy wasn't in the group photo, so I stopped to let her know I'd see her in the parks real soon.
My son and I finished up our character meetings with a meet with Chip n Dale at See Ya Real Soon. That's when I realized it was the only time I had met them as sailors.
I wholeheartedly recommend sailing on board the Disney Fantasy. While this post was focused on the character meets, there were great first class shows, terrific food, family fun, pools, the Aqua Duck, clubs for child through adult ages and so much more. 7 Days is the perfect time to combine your favorite things with times of relaxation.
Thanks for all the info. We sail Feb 23 on the Fantasy with a Star Wars Day At Sea. I’ve booked Chewbacca, R2D2, C3PO, and Darth Vader. Can’t wait. Heads up though. The photo package on the Disney Cruise Line is astoundingly expensive compared to Memory Maker, and in many ways inferior, such as unremovable borders. I’m using only my camera for photos the whole cruise this time.
Do you know if there's characters in the kids club? I'm going really soon and since I'm 16 I'll be in the teens club the vibe! I really want to spend time with a character and not just have a long wait to have a 1 minute conversation with them!
Characters do pop up in kids clubs from time to time. Lines on ships aren't that long. Maybe 15 minutes.
Kenny, your reviews are the best and make me want to become a cruise girl. Never been on one but can for sure see myself looking into it. Thanks for the mention about dressing up on certain nights. °o°
Welcome
We took this same cruise in April. It was our first cruise and we really enjoyed it. I wish I had this review before going bc we missed out on our Castaway Cay pics with the characters!
Kenny, do you know if the transatlantic cruises have more or different characters? We are headed out on the Barcelona to New York one in September. Thanks!!!
I'll look into it, but doubt it is too much different
You are the BEST!!!
On the Halloween cruises, do you know if they have any special characters such as any villains ?
Just Disney classic characters in costumes.
And Jack and Sally as well.
Do Jack & Sally actually sign on the cruise? Thanks!
Thank you so much for this! I can't wait for our first Disney cruise on the Fantasy in October! I think I'm going to make fast friends with the character attendants lol
The character attendants on the Cruise line are always so wonderful. They also are the main stage performers you can see in the Walt Disney Theater nightly!:)
Some appear for the deck parties as well.
Is your day 6 costume info correct? Don't the VIPs wear formal costumes on night 6?
You're correct. I had that in error and fixed it.
This is awesome! We are sailing this exact cruise in February, and reading your updates and seeing all of the fantastic pictures makes me even more excited!
You'll get Star Wars Day at Sea, which is your last Sea day too!
We went on the fantasy last sept and loved it! The character team literally made our trip! We were calling ourselves the toddler paparazzi because our three year old had to meet everyone and by the end they all knew his name.
We will be on the magic this November can you tell me more about booking the special tickets online? For Disney junior and the princess gathering? They didn't offer that Last year and I would love to cross it off my list ahead of time
I'll do an upcoming article detailing that for you.
Thank you. This was great! I am going on the Fantasy in October and can't wait. We will be able to get the Halloween costume meets, but I didn't know about some of these others. We went on the Dream in December and got some great Christmas costume meets like Belle in her Christmas dress, Santa Goofy, and holiday beachwear at Castaway Cay. This makes me want to take a 4th of July cruise.
Well you convinced me! Lol! A couple a questons- are there always that many characters? & if it's Halloween cruise will they still do all outfits & just a Halloween night like July 4th night? Thanks!
On a 7 night Halloween would replace a 2nd cruise line or 2nd formal night from what I was told
More photos!!!! I would like to see them all!!!!
They are all there. Did you click on all 7 pages?
Awesome!