Ahoy there, Sarah!
Welcome aboard planDisney! It sounds like you’ve got some big plans brewing for your stateroom door, and I love it. Decorating your door is one of those little traditions on a Disney cruise that turns the hallway into its own gallery of creativity. When you’re sailing during
Halloween on the High Seas, it gets even better. One minute you’re walking to dinner and the next you’re passing pirates, pumpkins, villains, and enough Disney characters to make even Dr. Facilier say, “NOW we’re cookin’!”
For
the Destiny, the stateroom doors are approximately 77 inches tall and 28 inches wide. That should give you a good canvas to work with when planning your decorations. The stateroom number plaque can be a bit trickier to measure because of its shape and angles, but it is roughly 4 inches tall and 9 inches wide. If you’re hoping to design something that fits around it perfectly, you can often find templates online by doing a quick search. Many crafty cruisers have shared their designs over the last few months.
Since you’ll be sailing during Halloween on the High Seas, one of my favorite ways to add some extra flair to our door is by
bringing a few magnetic hooks and hanging battery-powered pumpkin lights around the frame. It gives the door a fun glow in the evenings and makes it easier for our kids to spot our stateroom after a long day of adventures around the ship. After all, when you’ve spent the day
racing down the AquaMouse, meeting characters, and enjoying dinner, a glowing pumpkin trail back to your door feels a little like following Tinker Bell’s pixie dust home.
I hope this helps as you start planning your masterpiece for the hallway. Half the fun is watching the creativity of fellow cruisers and adding your own touch of magic to the ship. By the time Halloween on the High Seas rolls around, your door might just become the most popular photo stop on the deck.
Sea ya real soon as springtime magic begins to ripple across the water,
Dustin