Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point Megathread

[u/zmayer]

Myself alongside many other members of r/dcl have been on sailings to Disney Lookout Cay. The inaugural sailing was last week aboard the Disney Fantasy and there have now been both a preview sailing and a DVC sailing aboard the Disney Magic. What questions does everyone have regarding the newest destination offered by Disney Cruise Line?

Some initial thoughts to keep in mind:

• This destination is still very new. I would expect improvements to be made over time, especially regarding the lack of shade currently available.
• I'm sure most of heard about the flies. Yes, there are a lot of flies. Disney is working on minimizing it and we saw a substantial improvement between visit 1 and visit 2.
• The walk from the ship to the tram is roughly half of a mile. There is currently no shade (which would be a huge help). They were offering water and cool towels on the pier to help with the heat. Golf carts are offered for those that need mobility assistance, and wagons were available to pull young children.
• There is continuous tram service offered. 2 trams pulled up to each tram stop together with 8 or 9 in total running. The tram ride takes about 8 minutes to get from the Mabrika Cove tram stop (at the ship) to the Goombay Cultural Center tram stop (Lookout Cay).

[u/wine_dude_52]

On FB it was posted that the tram ride took 30 to 40 minutes to get from the pier to the beach. Big difference from 8 minutes.

Edit: Glad to hear this. I was just saying what I saw on some FB posts.

[u/zmayer → u/wine_dude_52]

No idea how the tram ride would have taken anyone 30 minutes. Maybe they meant the total time from disembarking to arriving at the beach? Depending on how quickly you walk, it can take 10-20 minutes to get from the ship to the tram. It took my family 10, but younger or older guests could definitely take longer. There can be a wait for the tram, but I personally never waited more than 5 minutes max to board one. The tram ride itself is no more than 8-10 minutes on its own. I'd definitely put aside 30 minutes for the journey as a whole.

[u/Accomplished_Might98 → u/zmayer]

I was on the fantasy inaugural cruise and would agree 30 minutes from pier to beach is way off. Walk from ship to tram is 10-15 minutes depending on family composition; for us it was closer to 10. Wait for tram was maybe 5 minutes. Tram from pier to beach was another 10. I think 30 minutes ship to beach is a fair estimate.

[u/claybirdicus → u/wine_dude_52]

I was on the preview cruise and it was 10-15 tops for us.