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Imagineering Reveals Animated Ship-in-a-Bottle Hidden in Grand Floridian Lobby

A new video spotlights a tiny living effect tucked inside the resort’s refreshed centerpiece.

Overview

  • Walt Disney Imagineering released a behind-the-scenes video showing a Wish-class Disney Cruise Line ship sailing inside a glass bottle as Tinker Bell sets off fireworks.
  • The effect sits in a trinket-filled curio cabinet near the Disney Vacation Club desk, placed inside a treasure chest that replaced an earlier box.
  • Visual media designer Shay said he used digital techniques to turn a still image into a moving scene with the ship in motion and fireworks lighting the night sky.
  • The cabinet is part of a lobby reimagining that upgraded fixtures and furnishings and added The Perch bar on November 10 to echo Floridian roots and golden-age travel style.
  • For guests, the piece works as a quiet Easter egg to find and reflects a broader Imagineering trend of tucking small, tech-driven surprises into resorts and other Disney spaces.