NEW Details Revealed for Disney's 'Moana' Stage Show

We’ve got a NEW Disney cruise ship in the works!

It feels like the Disney Wish just set sail not too long ago, but later this year, we’ll get to check out the new Disney Treasure! We’ve already gotten some details about the offerings available onboard this new boat, but now, Disney has shared an update about the entertainment.

A brand-new show that will premiere onboard the Disney Treasure is “Disney The Tale of Moana.” It will have “set design and music bursting with elements of Pacific Islands culture” and “will immerse audiences in a transformational adventure across land and sea.”

This will be the first stage adaptation of Moana’s story, and it will include some really cool elements. Disney Live Entertainment creative director of puppetry and articulation, Jeff Conover, has teamed up with master puppet designer Michael Curry to make new puppets for the show, including a massive, fiery Te Kā puppet that will shed its skin to become Te Fiti when Moana restores its heart.

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For the stage show, Maui and Moana will perform the song “Warrior Face” which was removed from the 2016 film. It comes when the demigod teaches Moana how to face her fears before entering the Realm of the Monsters to face Tamatoa. “Warrior Face” will join other hit songs from the movie’s soundtrack, including “You’re Welcome,” “We Know The Way” and “How Far I’ll Go.”

The show will begin with the spirit of Gramma Tala introducing Moana and narrating the show. Disney shares that “through vibrant dance and songs in a mix of languages including Tuvaluan, Tokelauan, and Samoan, we will learn how the ocean chooses young Moana for an incredible journey to restore the heart of Te Fiti.” During that scene, the Walt Disney Theater will transform into the open ocean, and a giant, glowing manta ray will emerge and soar above the audience.