What to expect when dining with a Disney Princess…
If there is a two year old in your party, expect the worst and hope for the best! The experience is definitely worth it and we all had a great time at the end of the day, but here is a quick planning guide to help make your experience everything that you want it to be and more.
1). Plan your dining experience at least 2-3 months in advance. This will help you to get your first choice of dates and desired dining times.
2). Travel with a small party. Party’s of 4 and under have a better chance of grabbing the best seats and desired times.
3). Set your budget and be prepared to pay for the experience in advance. Payment for your dining experience is due in full when you book your reservation. The cost is $59.99 for adults and $35.99 for kids.
4). Give yourself 1.5 hours to get from the parking lot to Cinderella’s castle. Our reservation was at 9:05 am and we were staying off property. We left our resort at 7:00 am and arrived at the castle at 8:30 am. This gave us time for a little traffic, time to park, make it through the gates, rent a stroller and walk to the castle without being in a rush.
5). Buy an autograph book for all of the Princesses to sign. Breakfast is not just with Cinderella. Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel and Princess Jazmine are all at the breakfast. They take their time, visit each table and take photos with each guest. They will also sign your photo/ autograph book.
6). Come hungry. The service is excellent and there is something for everyone on the menu. The kids had Mickey Mouse pancakes, bacon and eggs. We had steak and eggs, shrimp and grits, an assortment of pastries and juice.
7). Take plenty of pictures! The Disney photographers are on hand, but if you are not able to afford the digital downloads, they will allow you to take photo and video with your cell phone.
8).Traveling to Disney World in the low season will also help save on ticket prices. Make sure that you get your tickets to the park in advance and have them in hand. The box office does not open until after 9am but you can get into the park early for your dining reservations.
9). If you plan to dress your princess like a princess, please bring a change of clothes! I was so excited to dress Rian like her favorite princess, Cinderella. The day started off great and the outfit was cute. We got so many compliments! But at about 1:30pm, Rian began to cry, and rub her face, and scream, and cry! There was glitter all over the place and the tulle from the dress was itching her like crazy. To make matters worse, she refused to take the dress off. This led to us sitting on a bench trying to pry the dress off. We finally got it off and left it behind. We were able to get a shirt on and that was it. That pineapple dole whip saved our day after the meltdown!
We hope that your time at the park is as eventful and magical as our was!
