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Buena Vista Theatre

Overview

This was one of our favorite places on the ship, a proper 268-seat cinema on Deck 5 that feels like a plush Hollywood screening room transported into the art deco era. The facilities include equipment for 3-D presentations and a Dolby Surround 7.1 sound system. Sight lines are excellent throughout (a steep rake for seating helps), and the projection quality was bright and crisp.

A snack stand was manned at showtimes, offering bagged popcorn, beer, soda and candy for sale.

Shows & Performances

The 13 films screened during our cruise were mostly releases from the previous three to six months, but a few were Disney classics like “Peter Pan” and “Beauty and the Beast,” generally played during the day, usually starting by 10 a.m. One evening, a major Disney release was played on the same day it opened in theatres (due to high demand, this film was screened in the larger Walt Disney Theatre as well). Four of the films were presented in 3-D; the schedule on our cruise did not include any R-rated features.