Get a Sneak Peek of the Disney Believe… If You Can Solve These Puzzles

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It’s time to set sail… however, this Disney cruise will be like no other!  

For the next three days I’m taking you with me on a scavenger hunt aboard the Disney Wish to find clues about the new experiences and offerings coming to Disney Cruise Line’s next ship, the Disney Believe.  

I’ll be joining a hosted group of content creators and media who will be coming onboard this week to help tell the story of the Disney Believe. It’s up to us to solve all the mysteries before the ship’s reveal takes place later this week.  

I hope you’ll follow along, share your guesses, and discover if you’re right by tuning in this Wednesday, October 7, at 4:30 p.m. ET on the Disney Parks YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. The livestream for the official reveal will announce all the news hinted at during the scavenger hunt, including Disney Believe’s homeport, itineraries, themed venues, and entertainment.

Where do I watch the livestream?

• See the livestream on @DisneyParks social channels to tune in to the show.

Now, who’s ready to decipher some clues?

Day One: The Disney Believe Scavenger Hunt Begins with Embarkation Day

The excitement was palpable as everyone gathered in Luna to hear the opening remarks for this one-of-a-kind experience. To my surprise, we had the most special guest kick things off for us – Trent Hitchcock, the opening Cruise Director for the Disney Believe!  

For those of you who don’t know Trent yet, it’s my pleasure to introduce you to the person who will be overseeing the entertainment, youth spaces, and recreation onboard the newest Disney Cruise Line ship.  

He passed along a few nuggets of wisdom to our group, arming us with the scavenger hunt tips we’ll need to uncover the secrets of the Disney Believe before the ship is revealed. And he let us know that every task has a meaning and every clue is intentional. 

The First Puzzle

The first task was a group puzzle. As the crowd dispersed into three separate groups, each team went to work to decode the hidden meaning behind their challenge, looking for a single number.   

All at once, numbers were shouted in the crowd as people started to decipher their puzzle. 

“6, 7, no… it has to be 3!”  

Finally, the numbers 7-2-3 were displayed on stage. But what did it mean? 

“Well, 723 is the Disney Believe,” shared Trent. “You see, when cruise ships are built at a shipyard, they are assigned a hull number. Our friends at Walt Disney Imagineering have lots of fun hiding that number in the design as a little nod to every ship’s beginning. And at Meyer Werft Shipyard, the Disney Believe’s hull designation is – you guessed it – 723! Which means… we have some news from the shipyard.” 

And with that the president of Disney Signature Experiences, Natacha Rafalski came to the stage to share our first bit of news! Just a few days ago, the team celebrated a new milestone for the Disney Believe by holding the ship’s keel laying ceremony. 

Honoring a longstanding maritime custom, a specially crafted coin featuring Tinker Bell was ceremonially welded to the ship’s keel block to bring good fortune to the ship and its future crew.  

Starting our Story-Hunt with Hugo and Beatrice

After getting a first look at photos from the keel laying ceremony, we were joined by Hugo and Beatrice, a pair of Story Sea-kers that joined our group just for this special celebration.  These lively travelers and explorers, known for story searching themselves, helped us kick start our own story hunt to uncover the tales behind the Disney Believe. 

With our 723 warm up complete, everyone was ready for the bigger challenges to commence! 

A Message in a Porthole

As part of the next clue, our group was tasked with finding a special porthole on the ship, and it was clear the portholes contained a hidden word. But what does it mean?

Porthole Puzzle One

Porthole Puzzle Two

Porthole Puzzle Three

Porthole Puzzle Four

Well, that hidden word within the porthole brought me to another puzzle to unscramble with my teammates. Before I could finish picking out the different letters to form a word, others in my group were already saying “Ariel.” 

Thankful for a speedy group to work with, we shared that Ariel’s hair is red to our Story Keeper and were handed a letter with well-known tunes from The Little Mermaid. Now, this was my time to shine! I’ve sung enough Disney songs in the past to fly through the list:

1. Under the _____.

2. ____ the girl.  

3. Part of your _____.  

4. Poor unfortunate _____. 

Make your way to the place where nightingales sing and share your answers to receive your handsome reward and continue your storybook journey. 

With the missing words from this list above, I made my way to the next location — Nightingale’s, also known as my favorite piano bar. However, this was no casual trip to the whimsical lounge. Once we shared our word bank from the latest puzzle, we were met with a reward I wasn’t expecting until Wednesday’s livestream… a first look at an offering coming to the Disney Believe.

It turned out, each porthole mystery led to a different brand-new food and beverage item coming to the ship. But let’s not forget to ask, what do these items mean? Is it another clue for a venue, a show, or maybe a character? Only time will tell!

But with that, we’re done for the first day, so make sure to come back tomorrow. Only time will tell what else will be revealed!

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