August 30th is a BIG day for Disney Cruise Line.

That’s because we’re expecting to learn a lot more about the newest ship in the cruise line’s fleet, the Disney Treasure. We already learned a little about the ship’s theme, and Disney has shared concept art of what the ship’s Grand Hall will look like. But we just received an ACTUAL treasure chest from Disney that has a lot more clues about the Treasure.

The Disney Treasures is inspired by “Walt Disney’s lifelong love of adventure,” so the characters associated with the ship will come from adventurous movies like Peter Pan, Aladdin, and more. Well, we just got a special package that offers some more hints about the new ship. What got our attention were the stamps on the outside of the box representing some iconic Disney movie locations, like Peter Pan’s Neverland…

…Queens, New York (Spider-Man!)…

…Somewhere Beyond (aka, the Haunted Mansion)…

…Aladdin’s Agrabah…

…Santa Cecilia (a Coco reference)…

…and Ems River. Okay, so this one has us perplexed because the image is from the Jungle Cruise. But the Ems River is a river in northwestern Germany. Well, the Treasure is being built at the Meyer Werft’s shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, which is on the Ems River.

There’s also a stamp marking the date of the Treasure’s big reveal, August 30th.

But what’s inside the box is even more intriguing because we received an important letter.

The letter is from an adventurer named Arthur Quinn. We wonder…is he part of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers? Our letter also offers a very important hint, along with a story of a “scrambled misadventure.”

That misadventure led us to the back of the letter, which had some riddles. Yes, this whole thing is a puzzle — brilliant. The answers are found in the letter itself, and the puzzle reveals the word “HEART.” We entered that password to access the website, which gave us a video greeting from Arthur Quinn.

From there, we used our sleuthing skills to figure out how to open this mysterious box! We had a hint about the treasure chest but no visible key. And as you can see, this box has a lock on it. So we heeded Arthur’s words and looked at the box from a different angle and found that it had a false bottom. We removed that and found the key!

When we opened the box, there it was — A TREASURE MAP. We can’t even with this, Disney. This is AMAZING.

So let’s take a look at this map, shall we? We’re sure it’s full of hints…but where are they? WHAT are they? Take a good look at the whole map, though — look at its shape. It’s shaped like a Disney Cruise Line ship.

Let’s take a look at the left side of the map. At the top, we see Olaf hanging around a Frozen area — will the Disney Treasure have a dining experience like the Frozen one on the Disney Wish? Underneath that, we see Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde enjoying some ice cream, which could suggest a Zootopia-themed ice cream spot on the new ship. Captain America’s shield is at the bottom near a Quantum core, which could be a hint that there will be a Marvel-themed experience onboard.

There are some rocks that look like Lumiere and Cogsworth, with a rose bush nearby, which could mean there will be Beauty and the Beast-themed dining like Enchanté and the Rose Lounge onboard the Wish. So what’s up with the volcano? Is that a reference to the Pixar short Lava? The alien robot thing, though — is that an Omnidroid from The Incredibles?

If you look carefully enough, there’s even a Star Wars rock formation with Porgs nearby. Dare we hope for a Star Wars theatrical production? However, it seems like this part of the map is about dining, so what does that mean? A Star Wars-themed dinner show? Remember, we WERE once promised something along those lines with Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge (although it never happened). Perhaps Disney will take some of the lessons learned aboard the closing Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser and put those to use on the new ship!

In the center of this part of the map, we see the Palace of Agrabah, which will serve as inspiration for the ship’s Grand Hall. Jasmine and Aladdin are on a flying carpet nearby. Then there’s Spaceship Earth in front of a mountain range. We’ll be honest — we have NO idea what that means. To the left of the palace is a series of huts and a river with a Jungle Cruise ship on it.

At the top is a pyramid that has a slide coming out of it — right underneath that is Goofy as a lifeguard next to a pool. Will the pool have a pyramid-themed slide? Below that is a Mulan-themed garden and pool. We also see Rex and Trixie from Toy Story near some geysers. At the bottom, there’s a reference to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Hmmm…. To the right of the palace, we see Hei Hei and a hut from Moana. So maybe this is a look into what the pools on the ship will be like.

Above Hei Hei is a teapot pouring tea into stacked cups, a la Alice in Wonderland, probably a nod to Wonderland Theater, which is one of the movie theaters on the Wish.

At the bottom left are what seem to be character-inspired dining kiosks. We’re thinking a buffet — what do you think?

But we’re not done yet. The right side of the map has an X-Wing from Star Wars at the top, meaning we might get a Hyperspace Lounge on the Treasure. The middle of this part of the map looks like The Jungle Book. There’s also an area that’s definitively from The Lion King. These might be references to some of the kids’ activities onboard, but we’re just speculating, here.

The Cave of Wonders is at the bottom. We’re thinking that means the Treasure may have an Aladdin show, like on the Disney Wish. We see the city of Santa Cecilia from Coco towards the bottom right of the map (we don’t know what that means, but we love the idea of Coco being represented somehow on the Treasure). Below that appears to be Mermaid Lagoon (perhaps symbolizing Neverland Theater) from Peter Pan. We also see what appears to be Castaway Cay on the map (next to the pirate ship) and Rapunzel’s Tower.

We have to say that’s the most fun we think we’ve ever had with a Disney package, and we can’t wait to learn if some of our interpretations of the map were correct when it comes to what we’ll see on the Disney Treasure. Don’t forget that Disney will be officially revealing the ship on August 30th at 11AM ET in a virtual event, so everyone can tune in and watch.

Oh, and if you’re interested in sailing on the Disney Treasure, you can join the waitlist courtesy of our friends at Small World Vacations.

Stay tuned to DFB for more!

What we know about the Disney Treasure so far

What do you think some of these things mean? Help us crack the code, and leave us a comment with your theories!

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