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Does anyone know or know where or if there is a website with a list of the movies they have shown recently or maybe a tentative list of what will be shown. I hope this made sense lol. I didn't think there was but I was hoping someone might know something maybe a recent cruiser.
They only announce them a few days before the cruise if I remember correctly. I can tell you that they do play new shows and even have midnight showings of new releases the day they release. :-)
We were on the Magic in 2007 when one of the new Pirate movies premiered and I know that, while we all assumed it would be playing, it was only confirmed a few days before we boarded.
Depending on the length of your cruise, an evening's entertainment may center around a newly released movie. On our 7 night this summer, Disney's Planes Fire & Rescue had been released the day before we boarded. On Pirate Night, the movie was shown in the Walt Disney Theater--and yes, we had time to see the movie and catch all of the Pirate festivities.
So, we stop heading to the movie theater prior to a cruise, as we know we will be able to catch some flicks while at sea and that is a decadent feeling.
Have a great cruise!
Thank you all for your input. I was only curious because last year our cruise as around the same time as it will be this year (December 1) and all I can think of is how many times I watched frozen on the cruise lol
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Also, there are a whole bunch of movies on demand available via your stateroom TV. :-)
Perhaps, you can get popcorn or a snack with a beverage delivered to your stateroom as well, if you decide to go with an On demand movie to wind down the evening in your stateroom?
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or load up and bring 'em back to your stateroom and tuck in to watch. :-)
I'm sure you can find popcorn somewhere on board at one of the kiosks! Just thinking about it and sounds like a good idea! Perhaps, after a tiring day at one of the port stops?
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They get you with the popcorn... it's for sale outside the theater. No freebies. But you can definitely take free extra cookies from the buffet and snacks like fries from the on-deck QS places to watch movies in your room. They sell drinks outside the theater also, but you can just get free soda from the soda machines in your own refillable mug.
They get you with the popcorn... it's for sale outside the theater. No freebies. But you can definitely take free extra cookies from the buffet and snacks like fries from the on-deck QS places to watch movies in your room. They sell drinks outside the theater also, but you can just get free soda from the soda machines in your own refillable mug.
That's interesting, being no free popcorn on board, but regular beverages are free! I guess, I'll just have to suck it up! I would have thought, popcorn would be included as the meals are...but, I guess not!
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Popcorn definitely one thing you have yo pay for. And any kind of movie candy.
We've seen the premieres of Chicken Little, one of the Pirates movies, and The Help on cruises. And yes, we saw Frozen a few times over our New Years cruise last year. One day seas were too rough to dock at Castaway Cay until around 1:30, so I think they just put it on a continuous loop in the theater!
Definitely don't see any big new release Disney movie before a cruise. But they won't release that info ahead of time (we've tried to get it before).
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However, IMDB has a month by month listing of new movie releases in theaters. This is November's: New Movies Coming Soon - IMDb And e.g. Disney has Big Hero 6 opening November 7.
So it would give some idea of what one might expect on the ships if there is a Disney theater release coming up.
As for movie snacks: one could also stockpile chips, there is pizza available from the QS places, and of course the free drinks. Just have to think outside the box :-) Mickey ice cream bars probably taste yummy during a movie :-) Movie theaters on land sometimes have dinner and a movie things, why not make your own ! :-)
Thanks for the info Starwind and will consider this when it's cruise time!
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Just thinking about it and sounds like a good idea! 
Perhaps, after a tiring day at one of the port stops? 
I guess, I'll just have to suck it up! 
I would have thought, popcorn would be included as the meals are...but, I guess not! 
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