Cluelyss
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There’s a review a few posts up, only one I’ve seen so far.Has anybody else attended this event? We have it booked in a few weeks and are trying to decide whether or not to cancel!
There’s a review a few posts up, only one I’ve seen so far.Has anybody else attended this event? We have it booked in a few weeks and are trying to decide whether or not to cancel!
I saw that and that is what made me question keeping our reservation! I was wondering if it has gotten any better since then. We may just end up canceling and saving ourselves quite a bit of moneyThere’s a review a few posts up, only one I’ve seen so far.
I have this booked for 9/21/19 for my daughter's third birthday and have been keeping a lookout as it's a big expense for our party of 7, but there's not much feedback out there yet. Outside of this thread, someone posted the following on TripAdvisor;I saw that and that is what made me question keeping our reservation! I was wondering if it has gotten any better since then. We may just end up canceling and saving ourselves quite a bit of money
I’m still on my trip so I’ll post a brief review- happy to answer questions
Checked in at 550 pm for a 605 dinner reservation
Picture with Cinderella and charming was great. Seated at approximately 620. Our waiter seemed confused about the new packaged and service was not as good as usual (slow, unsure of himself- likely due to the event being new)
The food menu and princess interactions upstairs were the same as without the signature package. Everyone got the package of sweets at the end.
Wrapped up dinner at about 745.We were given pink wristbands to make our way over to fireworks viewing. Checkin was located near the crystal palace- fireworks viewing location was great as expected.
After fireworks they walked us over to the Tomorrowland terrace and desserts were the same as the other iterations of the dessert party.
All in all I would book them separately in the future if you wanted to do both- IMO the minor modifications are not worth the additional cost.
Thanks so much for taking the time to post about your experience. I was on the phone the first day reservations were available and booked this for a family celebration. It is pricey. The write up indicates you will be getting more magical extras. It sounds like this is not the case.
My questions:
Do you get to keep the glasses which say Cinderella's Royal Table?
Do they have chairs set up for the fireworks?
Is it first come first served for the viewing, close to the rope?
My thoughts:
To set this experience apart from the regular dessert fireworks viewing east vs. west lawn, chairs would be great. You've paid the crazy up charge for nothing special. Having a chair would be the difference. We did the regular dessert party, then herded over with everyone to sit. As the Disney norm, folks came at the last minute and stood in front of us in the literally 1 square foot of space in front of us. Seeing the projections was awesome, but to have to pay $$$ we must now consider if this whole Signature event will be worth the cost.
Thanks again for your post. I can't find ANY formal reviews. That speaks for itself.
Just curious, was the dining room completely full? I have to think anybody in your seating was on that special package because they got to meet Prince charming on their way in. Just curious how popular this is.1). We did not get to keep any glasses from our dinner.
2). There were no chairs set up
3) first come first serve for spots close to the rope. That being said there was plenty of room in the fireworks viewing area and I don’t think anyone’s view would have been compromised- no one tried to squeeze in front of us either
I'm begrudgingly keeping my reservation for 9/21/19. I am hoping it will be worth it for the convenience, as I could only get a reservation at 9:50pm without it or during MNSSHP (9/20/19) and decided to pay the upcharge vs cut into party time. I'll post a review afterwards.I have this booked for 12/2019. I will definitely post a review. I’m hoping to see some added here in the mean time. Originally, I thought it would be a great chance to take some photos in an empty Magic Kingdom after the dessert party on the way out. After I made the reservation an after hours event was added to the calendar so i added that too. This is going to be one expensive evening at MK for us. I hope I can say we loved it.
There is a new Dining Package which includes dinner at CRT, meet and greet with Cinderella and the Prince, your choice of a prize keepsake, and a dessert party with fire works viewing for 199 per person not including tax and gratuity. So it's a little bit more than dinner and a dessert party. It's about the same price as doing the Christmas party and dessert party on the same night.I must be missing something. Dinner at CRT is $60. Fireworks dessert party is $69. Total cost $129. So why would I pay $200 for this package??
Sorry; I was able to get a regular reservation for CRT two days before at 7pm (and use my annual pass discount). I just couldn't keep the signature celebration package in good conscience. There was a family next to me wrapping up their meal that was part of the package and they received a bag with their menus and the cute carriage with the two chocolates, but I don't regret my decision and am honestly happy I didn't. I decided to book the tomorrowland terrace dessert party at MNSSHP instead.I'm begrudgingly keeping my reservation for 9/21/19. I am hoping it will be worth it for the convenience, as I could only get a reservation at 9:50pm without it or during MNSSHP (9/20/19) and decided to pay the upcharge vs cut into party time. I'll post a review afterwards.
No need to apologize! That is a no brainer to me. I think this package exists for people who can’t get a regular reservation, not people who have a choice.Sorry; I was able to get a regular reservation for CRT two days before at 7pm (and use my annual pass discount). I just couldn't keep the signature celebration package in good conscience. There was a family next to me wrapping up their meal that was part of the package and they received a bag with their menus and the cute carriage with the two chocolates, but I don't regret my decision and am honestly happy I didn't. I decided to book the tomorrowland terrace dessert party at MNSSHP instead.
I’m going this Saturday so will let you guys know my experience!Anymore reviews of this experience as of recent??