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The company could run indoctrination for the Moonies, judging from "Disney Dreams." Some of the songs from this anthology were staged very prettily."Under the Sea" from "The Little Mermaid" used puppets and fish maneuvered on sticks from under stage level. And "Circle of Life" stole the show with an adaptation of the Broadway staging. But there was also an undercurrent of self-congratulation and smuggery, mixed with the "you can achieve your dreams" nonsense you hear from motivational speakers, that gave me the creeps. And Rachel the Cruise Director's introduction, ending with, "Everybody has dreams, but the best dreams are Disney dreams," was a little too Uber Alles for my taste.

What was worse about the show were the idiots popping flashbulbs during the "Beauty and the Beast" segment and when Mickey and Minnie come out at the finale. Pissing off your fellow passengers meant less than acquiring a grainy dim photo of two people in costume. The only thing worse was the elderly gent who -- four rows ahead of us -- filmed the entire show, the green light from his viewfinder illuminating his bald, and obviously pointed head.

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