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After 6 years of anticipation following Disney Co.'s announcement in 2016 that they would be adding a new ship to its cruise line fleet, the day of the Wish's inaugural sailing for guests has arrived. On July 14, 2022, the ship sets sail from its new home in Port Canaveral on a 5-night cruise to The Bahamas. Photographed from June 20 to July 2 —from its arrival in Florida to its preview christening cruise— this 90-image gallery illustrates the largest ship in the Disney fleet. At 144,000 tons, the state-of-the-art, Triton-class ship accommodates 4,000 passengers and 1,555 crew in 1,254 staterooms. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Pictures: Disney’s Wish sets sail After 6 years of anticipation following Disney Co.'s announcement in 2016 that they would be adding a new ship to its cruise line fleet, the day of the Wish's inaugural sailing for guests has arrived. On July 14, 2022, the ship sets sail from its new home in Port Canaveral on a 5-night cruise to The...

A Dumbo ride car from Walt Disney World serves as an artificial reef —and makes for a surreal scene— off the beach of Castaway Cay in the Abaco Islands, The Bahamas, Thursday, June 30, 2022, during the christening cruise of the Disney Cruise Line ship Wish. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
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With a steady rain falling, the astronauts of the NASA/Space-X Crew-3 mission depart for Launch Complex 39-A, with escorts keeping them dry, targeting a scheduled 9:03pm liftoff of the new Crew Dragon spacecraft ‘Endurance’ aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, Wednesday, November 10, 2021. From left, Matthias Maurer, mission specialist; Tom Marshburn, pilot; Kayla Barron, mission specialist and Raja Chari, mission commander. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
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Scenes from the two new firework finale shows at Walt Disney World, including ‘Disney’s Enchantment’ at the Magic Kingdom and ‘Harmonius’ at Epcot, photographed Sept. 29 and 30, 2021. The shows were launched during the Disney World 50th anniversary commemoration. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
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Pictures: ‘Enchantment’, ‘Harmonius’ fireworks fill skies over Disney World’s 50th Scenes from the two new firework finale shows at Walt Disney World, including ‘Disney’s Enchantment’ at the Magic Kingdom and ‘Harmonius’ at Epcot. The shows were launched during the Disney World 50th anniversary commemoration.

Fireworks launch during ‘Harmonius’, the new nightime finale show at Epcot, as it is performed Wednesday night, September 29, 2021, in a sneak preview ahead of its official October 1 debut at the theme park at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The 20-minute show, premiering during Disney World’s 50th Anniversary, features Disney music using synchronized fountains, elaborate projections and fireworks. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
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PATRIOTIC PERCH — A Cuban brown anole signals to steer clear from its star-spangled perch in a Maitland neighborhood, Wednesday, August 25, 2021. The ubiquitous lizards are the most common Dactyloidae species across the Florida peninsula and inflate their bright orange throat pouches, called a “dewlap,” to ward off intruders when threatened. The brown anole is an invasive species in the state, arriving from Cuba and the Bahamas in the 1950s. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

A U.S. Navy nuclear-powered, Ohio-class SSBN ballistic missile submarine, the largest in the U.S. naval fleet, is escorted into the Trident Turning Basin in Port Canaveral, Friday, July 30, 2021. The massive submarine is currently serving as a part of the Naval Ordnance Test Unit (NOTU) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Guests riding the BOLT roller coaster on the brand new Carnival Cruise Line ship ‘Mardi Gras’ get a dramatic view with a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in the background at Port Canaveral, Fla., Friday, July 30, 2021. The Mardi Gras departed Saturday, marking the first official passenger cruise from Port Canaveral since the pandemic began in 2020. BOLT is the first-ever roller coaster on a cruise ship. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
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Despite steady rainfall over Central Florida Thursday night, fireworks launch at Cinderella Castle in the first public performance of the “Happily Ever After” show in 15 months at the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World, July 1, 2021. Disney Parks fireworks were put on hiatus in March 2020 as a result of Covid-19 pandemic safety protocol. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
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