In addition to towels and blankets, your stateroom attendant may add small stickers, the packaged chocolates, or even your sunglasses to be something like eyes or claws. And while towel animals are often placed on the bed to be the first thing you see when you head in, you may find them hanging from the ceiling or tucked onto a chair.
It’s great fun to return to your room each evening and see your surprise new roommate. And it’s even more fun to try and speculate what the towel creation is supposed to be. Tap through the gallery below to see some common towel animals that you might find on your Disney cruise.
You’ll mostly see towel animals in your room, but you may occasionally find a charming set of towel creatures watching over activities on the pool deck, or relaxing in the Rainforest Room. Towel animals have become so popular that DCL actually created two plush toys that look like towel animals (a monkey and an elephant), available for purchase.
Plush towel-like toys in Disney Dream gift shop.
If you’d like to know how to make towel animals yourself, take a look at your Personal Navigator app schedule. DCL sometimes offers towel-folding classes that result in animals. But be aware that, as my family found out, actually making towel animals is harder than it looks.
Disney Cruise Line in a Jiffy is for first-time Disney cruisers looking to learn about the DCL experience. Got a Disney Cruise Line term that you want to see explained? Suggest it in the comments below!
(Originally published March 4, 2024. Last updated/republished September 8, 2025.)
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