Here She Comes
 

In celebration of the Happiest Homecoming On Earth, the Disney Cruise Line is repositioning the Disney Magic to the Pacific Ocean and the West Coast for the first time ever. The ship left Port Canaveral in Florida on May 14 and is currently making its way toward the east coast of Central America for its inaugural crossing through the Panama Canal. You are invited to participate in this history-making moment by viewing the Panama Canal crossing on May 20.
The scheduled itinerary is as follows:

Enter canal at Gatun Locks in the Caribbean Sea at 4 a.m. PST
Exit canal at Miraflores Locks in the Pacific Ocean at 6 p.m. PST

Please click the link below to view the Disney Magic as it traverses the Panama Canal :cheers: :snap: View Crossing Here

. . . just as the first hurricane of the season is heading towards the west coast of Central America!


Granted, Adrian is currently coming ashore in El Salvador, but still. It's probably rainy in Panama.

Adrian is coming ashore and AVP is on the boat!

As soon as I saw this thread title, I immediately thought

"Justa walkin' down the street, singing doo wah diddy, diddy dum diddy doo"
:D

Funny, the theme song from the Monkees is playing in my head...

Tony has been posting periodic updates at MP. His report of their arrival in Curacao is really cool.

Me too.

....walking down the street....

I get the Velvet Undergroud "There she goes".

There are pics of the Magic in the Miraflores lock right now at the link ML posted.

I caught the tail end of the ship in the Lock. I am not a cruise fan but I would LOVE to go through the Panama Canal. I got the tummy flutters when I saw the pic

I don't see it.... :(

Locks look empty?

A Man, a plan, a canal. Panama!

Its gone now. They showed some close ups of the pool area and a close up of Goofy hanging from a rope painting the ships logo then the ship sailing off. Maybe they have another cam further along?

Aw, I missed it, dammit!!! Anyone take any screencaps???

I want my BOAT!! At least she's halfway here. I swear, the next 2 weeks are going to crawl by SO slowly.....

Really? I've got the Miss America theme going. Funny how many different songs three little words can inspire.

Wow -- only 2 more weeks until your cruise! How exciting! :cheers: (I would be needing that time to pack or I should say overpack.)

The song I'm getting is Tom Petty and the HBs ~ Here Comes My Girl

For those of us who can't make it down to Panama anytime soon -- The Hiram M. Chittnedon Locks (Ballard Locks) in Seattle are very cool to sail through.

Sorry Disneyphile, I didn't get any caps. I looked through the site and didn't come across any pics of it either. Umm...just for my future edification, how do I take a screen cap?

Assuming you're not on a Mac, it's Alt+Print Scrn, then paste that onto something. ;)

At approximately 06:30 PST, the Disney Magic entered the Gatun Locks on the Atlantic side of the Canal. Currently it is traversing Gatun Lake on its way to the Pacific. In case you missed it, click on the link below to view video of the Disney Magic as it rose through the locks.




The Disney Magic is estimated to arrive at the Miraflores Locks and the Pacific Ocean between 18:00 and 19:00 PST. View this historic moment live on the link below.