{"id":49133,"date":"2016-12-12T12:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T17:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=49133"},"modified":"2022-04-12T14:11:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T18:11:50","slug":"oceaneer-club-and-lab-disney-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/oceaneer-club-and-lab-disney-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"The Oceaneer Club and Lab on the Disney Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Oceaneer<\/p>\n

The Kids Only Oceaneer Club<\/em><\/p>\n

The Oceaneer Club and the Oceaneer Lab<\/a> are two sections of the supervised children\u2019s activity center on Deck 5<\/a> of the Disney Dream.<\/a> These are meant for children ages 3 \u2013 12. The Club is aimed towards younger children and the Lab is aimed towards older children, however, children are welcome to go back and forth between the two sections as long as they fall in the 3 \u2013 12 range.<\/p>\n

Lunch and dinner are both served here in case the grown ups in your party would like to enjoy a kid-free meal. In addition, cruisers who choose the later dinner seating can have the kids receive the meals quicker than the adults. Then their kids can be escorted to the kids club while the adults enjoy their dinner at a more leisurely pace.<\/p>\n

You can register your child for the kids club online before you leave, at the Cruise Terminal, or onboard the ship. Kids will be presented with a wristband much like a MagicBand. There is a $12 deposit for this band, and you are welcome to keep it as a souvenir if you don\u2019t want to return it on the last full night of your cruise. (Ed. note: And for those who have Disney Infinity, there is something special that happens when you place your Disney Cruise Line wristband on your gaming console!)<\/em><\/p>\n

When you register your child, you will be asked who can sign your child in and out of the club. Parents or guardians then provide a password which must be said before they can sign the child out. Note: the first time I signed my daughter\u2019s out of the club I was NOT asked for a password, but the second time, I was.<\/p>\n

You can check in your child at the entrance to either the Lab or the Club; the areas are also connected once you are inside, making moving between the two areas easy for children. We checked in at the Club. The first thing you\u2019ll find are automatic hand washing stations, which everyone found mesmerizing. They take health and hygiene very seriously on the Disney Cruise ships.<\/p>\n

When you enter the area, you will find a large interactive dance floor. Here, games are organized throughout the day. During the Open House (the only time grown-ups crusiers are allowed to hang out here) there was nothing going on in this area, but my daughter reported that there were games being played while she was here.<\/p>\n

\"DanceFloor\"<\/p>\n

Interactive Dance Floor with Counselors<\/em><\/p>\n

To the left you\u2019ll find a room dedicated to Disney Infinity. Here, children can request to play as a Disney character, and the youth counselor will find the corresponding figure. As a huge Star Wars and Marvel fan, I was thrilled to find those figures as choices. (And even more thrilled that Black Widow was one of them!)<\/p>\n

\"Infinity\"<\/p>\n

Some of the playable characters in the Disney Infinity Room<\/em><\/p>\n

Moving clockwise, the next area you\u2019ll find is Pixie Hollow. Designed to look like Tinker Bell\u2019s home, there are coloring sheets with crayons and tablets on which kids can play a variety of Disney interactive games.<\/p>\n

\"PixieHollow\"<\/p>\n

Pixie Hollow<\/em><\/p>\n

The next area was definitely my favorite. The interior of the Millenium Falcon has been lovingly recreated. I loved sitting in the cockpit. I turned to my husband and said, \u201cHang on, we\u2019ll going to hyperspace,\u201d and pulled at a lever. To my astonishment and glee, the screen lit up with blue streaks! Afterwards, the Hoth scene from Star Tours played on the screen. (At this point, pulling levers and pushing buttons did nothing to change the scene, but boy, that was cool.) I\u2019m guessing that a huge part of the counselors\u2019 job is to make sure all kids get a turn here.<\/p>\n

\"Millenium\"<\/p>\n

I’ve got a bad feeling about this…<\/em><\/p>\n

One day, when I went to pick up my daughter, I arrived at the same time as a hooded Jedi Master, ready to give lessons to his young Padawans. There is also a cool place to sit and pretend to play 3-D chess. And everyone\u2019s favorite droid is there, as well.<\/p>\n

\"R2D2\"<\/p>\n

Everyone’s favorite astromech droid<\/em><\/p>\n

Next you\u2019ll come to Andy\u2019s room, which is full of oversized props related to Toy Story. Kids can crawl through a huge Slinky Dog, toss oversized monkeys from a barrel, and open Andy\u2019s dresser, which is full of board games.<\/p>\n

\"SlinkyDog\"<\/p>\n

\u00a9Rikki Niblett<\/em><\/p>\n

Down a small hallway you\u2019ll find the brightly colored boys and girls restrooms, along with water fountains. Next there is a large area which connects the Club to the Lab. This area can be used as a crafts center, and also is where lunch and dinner are served.<\/p>\n

\"OceaneerRestroom\"<\/p>\n

Restroom<\/em><\/p>\n

Once you are through to the Lab, you\u2019ll find another large interactive dance floor and a stage where kids can put on their own shows. This part of the kids club is decorated with a pirate theme.<\/p>\n

There is a media room where kids can sit and relax in comfy seating, watch a movie, or play video games. (During the Open House, The Princess Diaries was shown.) In a room dedicated to learning to draw Disney characters, sketch paper and pencils are available. Kids can draw to their heart\u2019s content, and at certain times lessons are taught so they can learn to draw their favorites. This room was decorated with Marvel character figures behind glass, and I caught my favorite!<\/p>\n

\"DDFigurine\"<\/p>\n

The Man Without Fear in the drawing room<\/em><\/p>\n

In The Wheelhouse, kids can play Tides of Fortune, a multiplayer video game exclusive to the Disney Cruise Line. There is also a station where you can virtually steer a pirate ship through the dangerous Caribbean waters!<\/p>\n

All in all, the Club and Lab are highly interactive, and once your kid has seen it, it\u2019s going to be hard to get them to leave. (I know that was our experience!) It\u2019s good to know that your kids are being well looked after and entertained while you can get some precious adults only time.<\/p>\n

The area is so popular that during one evening\u2019s stage show, \u201cVillains Tonight,\u201d the evil host, Hades, commented on it. \u201cAll you adults had better start laughing at my jokes,\u201d he warned, \u201cor else I\u2019ll cancel the Oceaneer Club! And then we\u2019re ALL gonna suffer!\u201d<\/p>\n

NOOOOOOO, Hades, don\u2019t do it!<\/p>\n

Have your children ever experienced the Oceaneer Club or Oceaneer Lab onboard Disney Cruise Line? What did they like best about the experience? Share your thoughts in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n

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