Disney Believe: Everything We Know Before Today's Big Reveal
Today's the day. At 1:30pm PT / 4:30pm ET, Disney Cruise Line reveals the rest of the Disney Believe, including its home port, itineraries, venues, and entertainment. Before the floodgates open, here's everything Disney has actually confirmed so far, in the order it happened. Bookmark this one. I'll keep it updated as the news drops.
The Disney Believe at a Glance
SHIP CLASS: The fourth and final Wish-class ship, joining the Disney Wish, Disney Treasure, and Disney Destiny.
BUILT BY: Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany. Hull number 723.
MAIDEN VOYAGE: Late 2027.
SHIP THEME: Belief. In magic, in family, in the power of nature, and in yourself.
CONFIRMED: Moana in the Grand Hall, Tinker Bell on the bow, Woody and Buzz on the stern.
UNKNOWN: Home port, itineraries, venue names, and when booking opens. All of that should come today.
August 15, 2026: The Name and the Grand Hall
Disney officially introduced the Disney Believe at the Horizons: D23 Disney Experiences Showcase. Claire Weiss, Portfolio Executive Creative Director for Disney Cruise Line, said, "This ship celebrates belief in magic, family, the power of nature, and belief in yourself." She added that "all the stories we tell onboard will be tied together by the core Disney notion of believing in something fantastical."
Tinker Bell from Peter Pan in gold filigree will be painted the bow of Disney Believe | Disney Parks Blog
The first details that came with it…
THE GRAND HALL is themed to Moana, with a bronze statue of Moana, Pua, and Heihei, a South Pacific setting, and Polynesian artisan finishes.
THE BOW gets a hand-painted Tinker Bell filigree surrounded by silhouettes of Peter Pan, Wendy, Captain Hook, and more from the 1953 film.
Buzz Lightyear and Woody on the stern of Disney Believe | Disney Parks Blog
THE STERN has Woody and Buzz Lightyear "writing" the ship's name with giant yellow crayons in Toy Story's block-style font. Disney also said the ship's venues and entertainment will be shaped by stories including Encanto, Frozen, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Moana, and The Little Mermaid. Keep those five in mind today.
FIRST LOOK: An Introduction to Disney Believe at D23
The mid-ship Gigablock of Disney Believe outside Meyer Werft in Papenberg, Germany | Disney Cruise Line
September 18, 2026: The First Gigablock Floats Out
The Believe is being built in three giant sections called gigablocks. The first one, weighing more than 31,000 tons, floated out at Meyer Werft. It's the midship section, which includes the Grand Hall.
READ MORE: Disney Believe's First Gigablock Just Floated Out and What Does That Even Mean?
Late September 2026: A Reveal Date
Disney Cruise Line announced it would reveal the rest of the ship in a livestream on October 7, covering the home port, itineraries, new venues, and entertainment.
HOW TO WATCH: Disney Believe Reveal Will Be Live Streamed by Disney Cruise Line on October 7
October 4, 2026: The v55.71 Prediction Widget
I put my own guesses on the record for every themed space, and built a tool so you can do the same. Pick a film for each space, share your card, and it scores itself after the reveal. It has picked up a few updates since launch, including a home port pick, the kids club entrance, and lock-in time stamps so nobody can sneak in a perfect score after the fact. 👀
PREDICTION WIDGIT: Make + Share Your Own Disney Believe Predictions For Every Themed Space Before The Reveal Event.
Picks lock at 1:30pm PT today.
Keel coin of the Disney Believe featuring Tinker Bell | Disney Cruise Line
October 5, 2026: Keel Laying and the Hull Number Hunt
Two milestones landed the same day. First, the keel laying ceremony. A custom coin featuring Tinker Bell was welded to the keel block for good luck, a shipbuilding tradition that goes back centuries.
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: Read All About the Centuries Old Tradition of Keel Coins and the Keel Laying Ceremony
Second, Disney sent content creators and media on a scavenger hunt aboard the Disney Wish to tease the new ship. The first group puzzle revealed the Believe's hull number, 723, assigned by Meyer Werft. Imagineers like to hide hull numbers in the ship's design as a nod to its maritime roots, so start looking for 723 once the Believe sails.
Clues, riddles, and games like this one were part of a scavenger hunt to decode what Disney Believe had in store | Disney Parks Blog
The rest of the clues were fun to dig through. Porthole puzzles about emotions, Disney characters, and dreamers each unlocked a food or drink coming to the ship, with nods to The Little Mermaid and Snow White along the way. Day two leaned on Frozen, including Arendelle and Oaken's Trading Post, plus Zootopia character encounters and trivia covering Encanto, Moana, Toy Story, and Peter Pan.
[LINK: scavenger hunt post]
Take that as a hint, not a confirmation, but Oaken's Trading Post showing up in a clue made my Frozen piano bar pick feel a lot better. *wink
Disney Believe Cruise Director Trent Hitchcock with Mickey Mouse | Disney Cruise Line
October 6, 2026: Meet the Opening Cruise Director
Trent Hitchcock will be the Disney Believe's opening Cruise Director. He has nearly 20 years with Disney Cruise Line and will lead a team of more than 200 crew members. "Bringing a new ship to life is a special time and being the opening cruise director to close the Wish class is an honor," he said.
READ MORE: Trent Hitchcock announced as Cruise Director of Disney Believe
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Artist rendering of Disney Believe | Disney Cruise Line
October 7, 2026: The Reveal
Today at 1:30pm PT / 4:30pm ET on the Disney Parks YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok channels. This is where we find out where the Disney Believe sails from, where it goes, and what's actually behind every one of those teaser films.
LIVESTREAM: Disney Believe Reveal Will Be Live Streamed by Disney Cruise Line on October 7, Here's How to Watch
What We're Watching For Today
HOME PORT: Fort Lauderdale is the popular rumor, and the timing lines up. The Disney Destiny moves from Fort Lauderdale to Port Canaveral in November 2027.
VENUES: Which of the 16 teaser films land where, and whether those five named stories (Encanto, Frozen, Snow White, Moana, and The Little Mermaid) get the biggest spaces.
WORLDS OF MARVEL: It's been on every Wish-class ship so far. Does it stay?
BOOKING DATES: When can we actually book this thing?
Ultimately these are my 4 biggest questions that need answers. The most important being, when? When can I book and when can I sail? Our scheduled has tightened up around here so I’m hoping for a Maiden Voyage that falls sometime in the few weeks my wife has off right around Christmas. This will probably break the bank but whatever.
Alright, that’s all for now. See ya next time.
