Ahoy!

This is yet another post ramping up for our upcoming cruise on the Disney Dream. These photos – and their captions – show my experience with Animator’s Palate for dinner. Photos are presented in random order.

Enjoy!
-ADA
@AtDisneyAgain

Paintbrushes and pencils hold up the ceiling.

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.

Playing with a new lens. Pardon the absurd DOF here.

The tables are numbered in the most creative way.

Dessert?

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.

Menu looks like a book that a new animator would receive to learn how to draw important characters.

Lovely view from right outside the door.

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.

Keep your wine cold…

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.

Non-HDR version of the lobby :)

Ginger-teriyaki dusted angus beef tenderloin

Our tablemates got engaged the night prior.

Celebratory chocolate cake for the newly-engaged couple.

Butternut squash soup.

Incr-edible lobby art.

These chairs!

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.

It’s a crowded, but fun dining room.

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.

Baked potato and cheddar cheese soup.

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.

Buzz and Woody rescue the lobby.

They have a bit of a mouse infestation.

Sweet temptations sampler.

This hallway connects to the atrium and Royal Palace.

Whipped, seasoned butter.

Look at this butter knife!

The screens around the room are animator workstations. I’m sure there’s a real term for them.

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.

Wild mushroom risotto and porcini twist

I love the costuming.

The screens around the room are animator workstations. I’m sure there’s a real term for them.

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.

Paintbrushes and pencils hold up the ceiling.

The tables are numbered in the most creative way.

Grab shell!

I want these chairs so badly!

Dining room looks somehow less crowded when it’s full of people.

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.

Table set up.

Trio of veal

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.

Black truffle pasta purseittes

Menu exterior.

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.

The restaurant goes through color changes throughout the dining experience.

Mickey’s still upset about the changes at MGM.

Helpful hints inside the menu.

Dinner… is served!

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.

Trio of veal

The restaurant goes through color changes throughout the dining experience.

Love the door pulls.

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.

Film flourish on the sugar caddy.

White chocolate brownie cheesecake.

The screens around the room are animator workstations. I’m sure there’s a real term for them.

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.

The screens around the room are animator workstations. I’m sure there’s a real term for them.

Love the art tools laid into the tile.

Genie lobby art.

Love this lobby.

The restaurant is full of animation tools, storyboards, sketches, models, maquettes, and plenty of other items to keep your eyes entertained.