Disney ship from Los Angeles

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Disney Wonder to Base in Port of Los Angeles

Disney Cruise Lines recently announced plans to base a Disney cruise ship, the Disney Wonder, in the World Cruise Center at the Port of Los Angeles. The 964-foot-long ship, currently based in Port Canaveral, Fla., will move to San Pedro in 2011. The Disney Magic cruise ship was tested for a limited time from the Los Angeles port in summer 2005 and in summer 2008. The Disney Wonder will operate out of the port for two years with a three-year extension option. If the Disney Wonder remains at the Port of Los Angeles for five years, the cruise line could create as many as 2,600 jobs, mostly in the hospitality businesses around the port, potentially generate as much as $7 million in state and local taxes and serve as many as 250,000 passengers. The Disney line would become the fourth cruise line to launch from the Port of Los Angeles, joining the Royal Caribbean, Princess and Norwegian cruise lines. The Disney Wonder can hold as many as 2,700 passengers and 1,000 crew members.