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If you are visiting Disney for a honeymoon, anniversary, or just a special “couples only” trip, you’ll definitely want to leave behind the hustle and bustle of the parks for one evening and book yourselves a romantic Fireworks cruise. If you’re vacationing with more people than just the two of you, that’s okay too because this is an activity the whole family will enjoy!
We hosted a Wishes Fireworks Cruise to celebrate with some
of our friends and family one evening before our Disney Wedding. We had a specific
time that we all had to meet at the marina behind Disney’s Contemporary
Resort. Life jackets were provided for
the little kids, and once we arrived on board snacks and drinks were provided. A friend of ours even brought champagne to
share. Our captain for the evening was
“Dave”. He sailed us around the Seven
Seas Lagoon, played a little Disney trivia with us, and gave us some background
information on how the Wilderness Lodge was built. I won’t give the whole story away, but the
front of the lodge is supposed to resemble a very famous bear. Can you guess
who? We also got to catch a glimpse of
the Wedding Pavilion from the water. It
looked like there may have been a ceremony going on because we could see
candlelight in the windows. This was a special sighting because we would be
getting married there in two days!
As the sun had gone down, our captain parked our boat in
front of the Magic Kingdom train station.
We had a great view and the music was piped in. One of the little kids
in our group even pointed out that he saw Tinkerbelle fly by.
I will let the photos speak for themselves.
The following year we booked an Illuminations cruise to
celebrate our one year anniversary. This time we met our boat at the marina
behind Disney’s Yacht Club Resort. The
captain took us for a cruise along Bay Lake and gave us some background
information on the Epcot Resorts that we had gone by. Before too long we were anchoring
our boat underneath the bridge at the International Gateway. Snacks and beverages were served on this
cruise as well. We ate our snacks and
watched the show. Seeing the show from on the water made it sound even louder
and more explosive. It was a good show though.
Do you want to watch Wishes or Illuminations?
*If you choose Wishes, you can choose from a 21’ Tracker Pontoon
boat that will accommodate 8 guests for $292.88 or a 25’ Tracker Pontoon that
will accommodate 10 guests and pipe in the Wishes music on the boat for
$346.13.
*If you choose to take the Illuminations cruise, you may
have up to 10 guests on board and the cost is $325.
Snacks and beverages are provided on each cruise but you can
also order private dining from several Disney resorts at an additional cost.
Other options for fireworks cruises including renting the
Grand One Yacht which holds 18 guests, or the Breathless ( a 1930’s mahogany
boat) that hold only 6 guest.
To book your own fireworks cruise you can call
(407)-WDW-PLAY.
*Prices at time of publication.
