Register for Aug. 31 Cinderella Castle Suite tour [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

JaxFLBear

08-11-2008, 01:00 PM

Found this posted on the member website:

Register for Aug. 31 Cinderella Castle Suite tour

Disney Vacation Club is pleased to present a limited opportunity for Members to tour the Cinderella Castle Suite inside Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom® Park at the Walt Disney World® Resort on Aug. 31.

The Member-exclusive 20-minute tours, limited to 10 people in each tour, will take place from noon-3 a.m. To participate, Members must register online at www.disneyurl.com/CastleSuiteTour (http://www.disneyurl.com/CastleSuiteTour). (Each Member may register themselves and as many as four additional Guests.)

The suite, occupying a space once imagined as in-Park accommodations for the Disney family, reflects the styles of French chateaus that inspired the design of Cinderella Castle.

Complete details available at www.disneyurl.com/CastleSuiteTour (http://www.disneyurl.com/CastleSuiteTour).

cseca

08-11-2008, 01:07 PM

MAN!
I wanna go! But I won't be anywhere near disney world... blah...

qtzar

08-11-2008, 01:11 PM

Could you post a link to where this is on the DVC Member website. if you can't post a direct link then post instructions on where to click to get to the page.

I don't think I'd like to be inputting my details and member ID on the URL above, there is no proof that it is genuine, it redirects to a different website etc etc.

LadyKay

08-11-2008, 01:14 PM

We leave on the 30th. I really hope some of you book it and take a ton of photos for the rest of us.I So wish I could go. Enjoy those who do :goodvibes

deide71

08-11-2008, 01:14 PM

Thanks so much for the link!!! We are booked for the 31st!!!

:thumbsup2 to the OP!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

calypso*a*go-go

08-11-2008, 01:17 PM

Thank you so much for posting this! That's our last day in WDW and luckily we have an early evening flight -- so this is a great way to end our vacation.

JaxFLBear

08-11-2008, 01:20 PM

calypso*a*go-go

08-11-2008, 01:33 PM

Yep...perfect timing: late breakfast @ Boma, then on to the castle tour. Thanks again JaxFLBear! :goodvibes

CDN Prince Charming

08-11-2008, 02:28 PM

Thanks JaxFLBear! We'll be there @ 1:00 p.m. :cool1:
Who's joining us????

huey578

08-11-2008, 03:31 PM

Just saw this posted on dvc member site:

Register for Aug. 31 Cinderella Castle Suite tour

Disney Vacation Club is pleased to present a limited opportunity for Members to tour the Cinderella Castle Suite inside Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom® Park at the Walt Disney World® Resort on Aug. 31.

The Member-exclusive 20-minute tours, limited to 10 people in each tour, will take place from noon-3 a.m. To participate, Members must register online at www.disneyurl.com/CastleSuiteTour. (Each Member may register themselves and as many as four additional Guests.)

The suite, occupying a space once imagined as in-Park accommodations for the Disney family, reflects the styles of French chateaus that inspired the design of Cinderella Castle.

Complete details available at www.disneyurl.com/CastleSuiteTour.

itsreally4mommy

08-11-2008, 03:32 PM

That would be a cool concierge perk in the future, like the Sunrise Savannah tours.

Laneychris

08-11-2008, 03:34 PM

Wish I was going to be there. Sounds great.

ADAMANDLISA

08-11-2008, 03:41 PM

Found this posted on the member website:

Michael.....you are my hero!:worship: :worship: :worship: You have no idea how happy this has made me!!!!
:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

OldDisneyMom

08-11-2008, 03:49 PM

Does anyone know if they will be offering this tour to DVC members at other times. Is this just a one time offer? I hope not I would love to go on this tour when we are vacationing in Sept.

:cool1: :cutie:

dbprimeaux

08-11-2008, 03:53 PM

Hope they do it again ....we will be there Nov. 22nd-Dec.1st!!:banana:

dvcnewgirl

08-11-2008, 04:07 PM

I signed up for 1:40!:goodvibes

Disney_Daddy

08-11-2008, 04:11 PM

We arrive on the 31st, so I just booked a mid-day tour. My little princesses are going to be THRILLED! :)

cocowum

08-11-2008, 04:12 PM

Thank you so much for posting this! That's our last day in WDW and luckily we have an early evening flight -- so this is a great way to end our vacation.

Thanks for the pm Lisa!

We are booked for 2pm on 8/31!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

janni518

08-11-2008, 04:28 PM

Very cool, wish I was going to be there. Well, maybe another time. Thanks for the heads up, I had no idea that they did those.

Just saw this posted on dvc member site:

Register for Aug. 31 Cinderella Castle Suite tour

Disney Vacation Club is pleased to present a limited opportunity for Members to tour the Cinderella Castle Suite inside Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom® Park at the Walt Disney World® Resort on Aug. 31.

The Member-exclusive 20-minute tours, limited to 10 people in each tour, will take place from noon-3 a.m. To participate, Members must register online at www.disneyurl.com/CastleSuiteTour. (Each Member may register themselves and as many as four additional Guests.)

The suite, occupying a space once imagined as in-Park accommodations for the Disney family, reflects the styles of French chateaus that inspired the design of Cinderella Castle.

Complete details available at www.disneyurl.com/CastleSuiteTour.

dis2cruise

08-11-2008, 05:28 PM

omg this is so cool we just booked the 12 am while the fireworks are going off!!! i'm loving this dvc thing already and I am such a newbie!!

CarolMN

08-11-2008, 05:31 PM

Just FYI - Merged duplicate thread from the Planning Forum into this one.

BEACHCLUBVILLAS

08-11-2008, 06:13 PM

...this was a prelude to Disney selling DVC points to the castle suite and DVC members can actually book the room sometime in the future?:flower3:

PEANUT1

08-11-2008, 06:22 PM

...this was a prelude to Disney selling DVC points to the castle suite and DVC members can actually book the room sometime in the future?:flower3:

dare to dream:cloud9:

bellazachmom

08-11-2008, 06:45 PM

...this was a prelude to Disney selling DVC points to the castle suite and DVC members can actually book the room sometime in the future?:flower3:

When you wish upon a star ....

I do believe in Fairies, I DO believe in Fairies ....

A dream is a wish your heart makes ....

Oh Please! Oh Please! Oh Please! pixiedust:

Ummmmm .... how would the new reservation policy handle this? :rolleyes1

macman752

08-11-2008, 07:24 PM

We're booked for 7:00!

D&R love Disney

08-11-2008, 07:30 PM

So cool :thumbsup2 Just signed up for the 4:20 slot :banana: :banana:

TenThousandVolts

08-11-2008, 07:32 PM

Aw, man- we are 10 days too early! Have fun to everyone who will be going. Can't wait to see everyone's pictures!

Nftysqrt

08-11-2008, 08:21 PM

we just booked this for the 11:20pm spot! Can't wait!

isyt

08-11-2008, 08:36 PM

WOOO HOOO:banana: [I] just signed up the 2:20 spot!!!

I am suppose to check out of Vero on Aug 30 SO i TOLD MY MY HUBBY that we had to go back to DIsney for 1 more night. He said as long as I can drive to get him back to work on Tuesday it would be fine (not that he had a choice). So I hope there is no traffic on 95 all the way up to NJ, out of my way evryone :rotfl2: , after the Castle I think I can get my car to fly!!!!! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

wildernessDad

08-11-2008, 08:47 PM

Figures. We check in September 1.

Cyndibear

08-11-2008, 08:50 PM

YEAH!!! Dinner at Chef Mickey's and then we booked the 10:20PM spot!!! We are finally going when they have a member perk we can do!!! Now I'm really excited!! If I can't win the stay, seeing it is just as great!! I'm sooooo excited!!

Enjoy !!

Cyndi

tecodis

08-11-2008, 09:07 PM

Holey cow!! I can't believe this special perk! And I just booked my impromptu flights for Labor Day weekend yesterday. And now I find out I can tour the suite while there! Woohoo!!!

:banana: :banana: :banana:

Guess there will be no Dream Suite winner that day ~ well, except for ALL OF US DVC MEMBERS!!!
:dance3:

tecodis

08-11-2008, 09:11 PM

Thank you to the OP for letting us know!!!!! You ROCK!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
:thumbsup2

BTW, this stupid DVC Member news widget thingy I downloaded from the site sure never bothered to tell me!
:mad:

Laxmom

08-11-2008, 09:22 PM

We just booked at 6:40pm. We leave on the Magic the next morning! What an awesome addition to our trip! I registered us for 5 - the limit per member- but there are 6 of us. I sure hope they will be understanding and let our last one come too. Otherwise, there may not be any of us going. Oh, I sure hope this works out!!

dis2cruise

08-11-2008, 09:22 PM

BTW, this stupid DVC Member news widget thingy I downloaded from the site sure never bothered to tell me!
:mad:

yeah i know what you mean

I too am so excited I never thought i would get so gitty about seeing inside the castle :cool1:

Laxmom

08-11-2008, 09:44 PM

5 for WDW

08-11-2008, 10:04 PM

That is so cool!:thumbsup2

I am SO jealous of all you guys that get to tour the Suite. My daughter would be thrilled to do that.

Hanover

08-11-2008, 11:00 PM

drdelsol

08-11-2008, 11:11 PM

We have 3 for 6:20. Should be 2 left.

dolphingirl47

08-12-2008, 06:16 AM

All over sudden I wish I had gone with the 7 day premium hopper with non expiry option instead of the 14 day ultimate ticket. We are flying in from the UK that day as we are going on a DCL cruise the next day. Unfortunately if I use the first day of my pass on August 31st then my pass would expire three days into my actual stay at WDW.

dolphingirl47

wls23

08-12-2008, 06:34 AM

we return home from the world on 8/30 - NEWMAN

Laxmom

08-12-2008, 06:54 AM

I just rechecked our reservation - we are at 6:20 to 6:40. (I had tried several!) DH says he will stay behind if they won't let our 16 yo go. I'd love for him to go but I guess he doesn't want to be a princess.:sad2:

Laurabearz

08-12-2008, 08:32 AM

Kewl! Nice little perk.

kamgen

08-12-2008, 08:37 AM

We are going at 10pm! This is so cool!!:goodvibes

bellazachmom

08-12-2008, 08:54 AM

We taped the show where Samantha Brown toured it. Oh I can't wait! I'll finally be a princess...even if it is only for 20 minutes!!

Just in case, does anyone have the 6:20 on 8/31 that would have room for 1 more so we can all go? Just thought I would check.

I have the 6:00 slot reserved for 5 but there is only me and my 7 month old at this point. I would love for a couple from your group to join me, if you need it. You could always check-in with me at 5 till 6:00 and see if they will let your group of 6 go, if not, a few can go with me.

Let me know!

Litty8

08-12-2008, 12:48 PM

See you there Kamgen!

Anyone still looking, the space seems to be running out as 10pm was the first time that had more than 1 slot open from what I was able to find.

:yay:

Laxmom

08-12-2008, 01:03 PM

squirrlygirl

08-12-2008, 04:56 PM

Oh I wish I'd never seen this thread :( There's no way I can stay up until 3 am, but none of the earlier times can fit 7 people...

tecodis

08-12-2008, 07:19 PM

Looks like we'll be joining you on the tour! We took up 4 spots at 6:40 and I noticed our time slot is now gone!

Whoa! I've got two of them ~ 5+4+2=11 and it's limited to 10 people?

tecodis

08-12-2008, 07:22 PM

AnnetteF

08-12-2008, 11:07 PM

I can't believe this!!!! We will be there from 8/19 - 8/28. In years past we were almost always there for Labor Day weekend, but now that DD is in school, we moved our trip up a week.:mad:

tinkerbelle77

08-13-2008, 12:40 AM

We have 3 for 6:20. Should be 2 left.

Do still have room left for one? I really want to go, and just seen this! Thanks!

tinkerbelle77

08-13-2008, 12:42 AM

I have the 6:00 slot reserved for 5 but there is only me and my 7 month old at this point. I would love for a couple from your group to join me, if you need it. You could always check-in with me at 5 till 6:00 and see if they will let your group of 6 go, if not, a few can go with me.

Let me know!

If you still have room , please let me know!!! Its just me, and I really want to go! Thanks!

funhouse8

08-13-2008, 10:10 AM

I was away this weekend and missed this. If anyone overbooked and has room for two I would love to join in the fun! Thanks, Gina

funhouse8

08-13-2008, 10:16 AM

I have the 6:00 slot reserved for 5 but there is only me and my 7 month old at this point. I would love for a couple from your group to join me, if you need it. You could always check-in with me at 5 till 6:00 and see if they will let your group of 6 go, if not, a few can go with me.

Let me know!
Hi Jennie, Do you still have room? My DH and myself would love to join your group. Please let me know. Thanks

groverdog

08-13-2008, 10:27 AM

Congratulations to all those who will be visiting the castle suite. I've missed it by one week :(

This is the kind of perk that makes DVC even more fabulous :cool1:

Maybe next time!

bellazachmom

08-13-2008, 10:41 AM

I was away this weekend and missed this. If anyone overbooked and has room for two I would love to join in the fun! Thanks, Gina

Just sent you a PM!! -Jennie

bellazachmom

08-13-2008, 10:42 AM

Hi Jennie, Do you still have room? My DH and myself would love to join your group. Please let me know. Thanks

Wow! We must have been typing at the same time!

MEM

08-13-2008, 11:38 AM

DeeCee735

08-13-2008, 11:42 AM

Hopefully this is going to continue. Perhaps they want to see how it goes, if it is in demand (ya think!), etc.

I would LOVE to do this, very very much so, but won't be there until October 9th :(

Maybe by then they'll open up a new tour - for which I would gladly pay:lmao: :lmao: ;)

Fantasmic303

08-13-2008, 11:51 AM

It keeps referring to a field that is required to fill in, but there is no field on the screen, anywhere. I have tried changing the size of my display, tried different computers, nothing!

What am I doing wrong?

Mem,

I think all the sessions are filled. Yesterday when I signed up, there were time slot choices that you had to select, then you were prompted to enter all your info in. My guess is that you're not seeing the rest of the fields to fill in because the slots are no longer available. :confused3

MEM

08-13-2008, 12:05 PM

Mem,

I think all the sessions are filled. Yesterday when I signed up, there were time slot choices that you had to select, then you were prompted to enter all your info in. My guess is that you're not seeing the rest of the fields to fill in because the slots are no longer available. :confused3

I figured as much, as soon as I found out the news came out on Monday.
Thank you.

calypso*a*go-go

08-13-2008, 12:16 PM

Maybe those of you that were unable to secure a timeslot can call your guide and see if there's any type of waitlist.

poohluv2u

08-13-2008, 02:17 PM

I never wanted to be a DVC member more than I do right now! Does anyone have space for two (very nice) people on their DVC tour of the castle suite?

You never know if you don't ask ..right?

cckovach

08-13-2008, 03:46 PM

:sad1:

I'm so upset! I look at Disney website everyday and I didn't find out about this until today at noon. Tickets were long sold out! I called DVC and they said they didn't have a waitlist. I left a message with our guide, but I'm sure every member is doing that.

We were planning an impromptu trip for the 29th - 1st in order to see Ad Club one more time before it closes.

Some guys have all the luck.

Boo Hoo.

bluenosemickey

08-13-2008, 05:22 PM

bellazachmom

08-13-2008, 05:59 PM

I have a question about our "reservation" for the tour. I booked for 5 people but there was only room for specific information on four guests? There appears to be a 5 at the top of my confirmation letter, I'm assuming that is my party size. But for the page asking for guest info it started at "2nd guest" and went up to "4th guest" there was no where to put my last guest???:confused3

Did I miss something?

I don't think you missed anything ... mine looks exactly the same! Registered for 5 people, but only have myself and 3 others listed by name. There is a 5 at the top of my confirmation letter, too. :confused3

Don't know if we need to do anything or not! :confused:

bluenosemickey

08-13-2008, 06:09 PM

Thanks Bellazackmom, makes me feel a little better. It was late at night and I was excited, so I thought I missed something!

LivinInTheCastle

08-13-2008, 06:12 PM

Wow what a cool thing for Disney to do!! If anyone has two extra spots I'd be happy to jump on a plane for that.

cckovach

08-13-2008, 07:50 PM

Could you email me at ckovach at chartercom dot com?

Thanks,
cckovach:yay:

cckovach

08-13-2008, 08:05 PM

Just to let everyone know...

My DVC guide contacted me and encouraged us to keep calling everyday to see if someone has cancelled even though DVC has stated that there is not a wait list.

By the time August 31st rolls around, every DVC representative will know me by name!!!! :laughing:

Laxmom

08-13-2008, 08:20 PM

What number did they tell you to call? MS?

cckovach

08-13-2008, 08:44 PM

What number did they tell you to call? MS?

Yes, just keep calling Member Services.

ADAMANDLISA

08-13-2008, 09:00 PM

Member services isn't handling this.

tecodis

08-13-2008, 09:17 PM

bellazachmom

08-13-2008, 09:24 PM

Member services isn't handling this.

I agree ... when I was calling and frantically looking for a studio so I could take the tour there were no rooms available anywhere for the 31st (except for the last studio that I got at SSR :cool1: ) When I mentioned that it was probaly because so many members wanted to take the Castle Suite Tour the CM I was speaking to had no idea what I was talking about! :confused3 Since then I have called MS a few times to update things on my reservation ... Magical Express, Building Request, etc. and none of the CMs I have spoken with know about the tour!

isyt

08-14-2008, 07:36 AM

I don't think you missed anything ... mine looks exactly the same! Registered for 5 people, but only have myself and 3 others listed by name. There is a 5 at the top of my confirmation letter, too. :confused3

Don't know if we need to do anything or not! :confused:

Same thing happened to me 5 of us but only 4 names listed. I called DVC and no one knew about it, also no one could help.

squirrlygirl

08-14-2008, 08:11 AM

Let's see....about 15 hours of touring, 15 people per hour is 225 guests for the day.

And it booked solid in less than 2 days!! With what I think was very little advertising too!
WOW!!
:eek:

And who is booked in those "wee morning hours" times? Yikes!!

I thought there were 30 through per hour (20 minutes slots of 10)...so that would be 450 guests divided out through 45 members.
And I'm not one of them even though I'm already on vacation there and already have a party to tour with me as opposed to booking 5 and then hoping I can get a room and/or find someone to go with me :sad2: I couldn't do a 3 am booking.

Methinks I'm bitter :scared: That's not what Disney's supposed to do to me!

CandleontheWater

08-14-2008, 10:16 AM

I just saw this right now, and its all full! I'm seriously heartbroken! If anyone has just one spot and would bring along a brokenhearted DVC member I would be forever in your debt! Please, Please Please, if you have a spot free, let me know!

Coach81

08-14-2008, 10:20 AM

I am stuck coaching football, otherwise we were going to make a quick run..

Perhaps there will be another time...

bellazachmom

08-14-2008, 11:49 AM

I thought there were 30 through per hour (20 minutes slots of 10)...so that would be 450 guests divided out through 45 members.
And I'm not one of them even though I'm already on vacation there and already have a party to tour with me as opposed to booking 5 and then hoping I can get a room and/or find someone to go with me :sad2: I couldn't do a 3 am booking.

Methinks I'm bitter :scared: That's not what Disney's supposed to do to me!

Wow, I guess I should apologize because I think that I am the member that you are referring to. I didn't realize that I had done something wrong.

When I first found out about the tour I instantly knew that I had to find a way to go. It was too late in the day to call MS about a room, but I found a flight for my family of 5, which I put on a 24 hour hold, and then I looked online to see what rooms were available through WDW and what the cost would be. ONLY THEN did I get on the site and book the Castle Suite Tour for MY FAMILY OF 5.

Hubby got home from work and I told him about our last minute trip. Unfortunately, he could not take leave from work but volunteered to stay home with our 2 older kids over the weekend and Labor Day. They can both go to a neighbor's for the final day of my trip. I asked both my sisters to join me, no luck. I asked a couple of friends, no luck. So it became a quick trip for me and baby and I bought our airline tickets.

The next morning I called MS at 8:00am and got my room, when I asked about taking some people off my Castle Suite Tour, the CM didn't know anything about it or how to help me. Later that day I came to the Dis and found a few members to offer the slots to.

I apologize again if I did something wrong and I am sorry if I and/or Disney made you bitter.

I hope that you and your family have a wonderful trip.

ADAMANDLISA

08-14-2008, 12:00 PM

The next morning I called MS at 8:00am and got my room, when I asked about taking some people off my Castle Suite Tour, the CM didn't know anything about it or how to help me. Later that day I came to the Dis and found a few members to offer the slots to.

Jennie's right on this. When I signed my family up for this tour, I put in for 4. When it came to #3 and #4, I put in my children's names, but there was no category for infants, only for adults and children 3-9. Mine, as you can see from my siggy, are 2 and 1.

I have called MS twice and WDW tours once to find out what to do. I didn't know if my kids were supposed to count toward the head count or not and I DEFINITELY didn't want to take this away from anyone else.

1st call (MS) - had NO CLUE about this tour

2nd call (WDW tours) - had nothing to do with this tour, but said to keep my infants listed as children

3rd call (MS) - knew about tour. She said that it was full and closed. I told her the situation and after 15 min on hold, she came back, after talking to everyone she could, and told me that my infants would probably need to be listed as part of a head count. Even if this was not the case, that they would not reopen the lines for 2 people.

My DS (2 year-old) will be walking in the tour, but my other DS will be carried. I've already PM'd a member to talk to them about meeting us at specified time to see if they can get in with us. I don't know if it will happen or not, and hate to get anybody's hopes up, but it's worth a shot.

I just want to thank the OP once again. If it hadn't been for you, so many of us wouldn't have gotten the opportunity to do this. Thank you!!!:goodvibes

meghan0106

08-14-2008, 04:38 PM

Wow, I guess I should apologize because I think that I am the member that you are referring to. I didn't realize that I had done something wrong.

When I first found out about the tour I instantly knew that I had to find a way to go. It was too late in the day to call MS about a room, but I found a flight for my family of 5, which I put on a 24 hour hold, and then I looked online to see what rooms were available through WDW and what the cost would be. ONLY THEN did I get on the site and book the Castle Suite Tour for MY FAMILY OF 5.

Hubby got home from work and I told him about our last minute trip. Unfortunately, he could not take leave from work but volunteered to stay home with our 2 older kids over the weekend and Labor Day. They can both go to a neighbor's for the final day of my trip. I asked both my sisters to join me, no luck. I asked a couple of friends, no luck. So it became a quick trip for me and baby and I bought our airline tickets.

The next morning I called MS at 8:00am and got my room, when I asked about taking some people off my Castle Suite Tour, the CM didn't know anything about it or how to help me. Later that day I came to the Dis and found a few members to offer the slots to.

I apologize again if I did something wrong and I am sorry if I and/or Disney made you bitter.

I hope that you and your family have a wonderful trip.

I say never apologize, everything happens for a reason. When you want something go for it. DH booked us a time slot at 1am on 9/1. It was not until after he booked the tour did he realize we don't get to WDW until 10 pm 9/1 well I was not going to let a once in a lifetime opportunity pass us by I got a studio for 1 at SSR before moving to BCV for 13 nights and changed our flight with jet blue using a credit and paid only $80 to go the night before... I am excited for us and all the members who get this chance and hope you and your family have a great time, and just thin of the magic you are creating for those Dis Boarders who without you would not have the opportunity to go at all. :wizard:

mickeymouse1017

08-17-2008, 08:51 PM

I saw the information on AllEars late that night and was only able to get a ressie for 2. I imagine that I was close to the last one to get it because it is for 3:40 am. Problem is that I had to decide if I should take my DD4 and go down for the weekend or give the tour to my parents who always made sure to take my brother and I every summer for a family vacation to Disney World. So, as most of you can imagine, my DD4 and I will be enjoying their pictures when they return. I am a bit jealous but can only hope that they will offer this at another time. I can't wait to hear all about it. Congrats to all the others that will be enjoying this. It is like winning the YOAMD's contest and not even being in the park. :dance3:

funhouse8

08-18-2008, 09:08 AM

I say never apologize, everything happens for a reason. When you want something go for it. DH booked us a time slot at 1am on 9/1. It was not until after he booked the tour did he realize we don't get to WDW until 10 pm 9/1 well I was not going to let a once in a lifetime opportunity pass us by I got a studio for 1 at SSR before moving to BCV for 13 nights and changed our flight with jet blue using a credit and paid only $80 to go the night before... I am excited for us and all the members who get this chance and hope you and your family have a great time, and just thin of the magic you are creating for those Dis Boarders who without you would not have the opportunity to go at all. :wizard:

bellazachmom - I'm glad you booked this tour for your family. :woohoo: Feel bad they can't join you but now I am doing the happy dance. :cool1: Thank you so much!

bellazachmom

08-18-2008, 01:49 PM

You're very welcome!! Just sent you a FYI PM ....

WDWJWEB2

08-19-2008, 01:11 PM

That would be SOOOOOOO AWESOME!!!:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: But i leave on the 27th!!!!!:sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CLOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:darth: :darth: :darth: grrrrrr...

Luv4Disney

08-19-2008, 03:31 PM

I am seriously bummed! I didn't see it until too late. I hope they do this again, preferably when I'm there...:) If this is only for DVC members, and most of MS doesn't know about this...who's doing it?

ADAMANDLISA

08-19-2008, 04:03 PM

If this is only for DVC members, and most of MS doesn't know about this...who's doing it?

Maybe the Dream Team is sponsoring this....who knows. Just so you all know, though, we arrive for our tour at 7:40 and I WILL be bringing my overnight bag.:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Laxmom

08-19-2008, 08:04 PM

:lmao: :lmao:

Wouldn't that be a job you would love; spending your day giving away stuff and watching people smile?

Fantasmic303

08-20-2008, 09:56 AM

I was on the member site yesterday because I needed to call up and book for next July, and it seems that the link is totally gone now from the News section. Maybe it's moved, but I couldn't find it. I thought that was sort of odd, considering older articles are still up there. :confused3

Maybe they just didn't want to get anyone else excited now that the slots are totally filled up, so they removed it completely.

Laxmom

08-20-2008, 09:58 AM

It was gone a day or so after it booked up. Almost like it never existed!! If I didn't have a printed confirmation, I would be a little nervous.

bellazachmom

08-20-2008, 10:52 AM

:lmao: Maybe the Dream Team is sponsoring this....who knows. Just so you all know, though, we arrive for our tour at 7:40 and I WILL be bringing my overnight bag.:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

That was my plan all along, too!! :lmao: Do you think we could share, or do you want to flip a coin for it?!?!?

kendo911

08-20-2008, 11:07 PM

I am hoping to share some room with someone for a tour. We are only a party of 2 and will be down for the whole weekend. Any pixie dust would be great.

PM me and let me know

Thanks

ADAMANDLISA

08-21-2008, 07:44 AM

:lmao:

That was my plan all along, too!! :lmao: Do you think we could share, or do you want to flip a coin for it?!?!?

We'll share. I'll need help kicking everyone out!;) :rotfl:

PEANUT1

08-21-2008, 08:31 AM

I am green with envy:thumbsup2

mickeymouse1017

08-23-2008, 10:17 PM

Now that I have given my 2 ressies away to my parents (could only get 2, not 4), the jealousy is getting very bad. If anyone decides to cancel and would be willing to give up their spots to 2 very sad DVC members, I would forever be grateful. Pixie dust :tinker:

codysmom1990

09-01-2008, 09:11 PM

Has anyone done this tour yet? If so please post comments and pictures!!! Thank you.

mickeymouse1017

09-01-2008, 10:26 PM

My parents just got back last night from doing the tour. In fact, they went to the check in at opening and asked if there were cancellations in any of the groups so that they could go sooner (longer story than that but I will leave it at that) and the two of them were actually given a private tour. They said that it was amazing and they are so glad that they were able to do it. The only thing that they said was interesting was that the room was smaller than it has looked in pictures. They were told that it is only 900 square feet. I will try to download their pictures and attach some but I have never done that before. I wish that it had been me but I will just have to live through their pictures.

codysmom1990

09-01-2008, 10:31 PM

Cool!! I can't wait to see the pictures and hear more about it. Thanks!!!

Hanover

09-01-2008, 11:31 PM

We did the tour last night and it was awesome. We were on the 6:40 tour and checked in right outside the Liberty Square bridge restaurant with 2 DVC guides seated near the tables. They gave us little stickers and took us to the castle near the entrance to CRT. We were led behind a big blue door, where we went to a smaller door on the left. There was a small lobby where the concierge sits and an elevator. We were led up to the suite on the elevator by a concierge named Michael. He told us about each design in the elevator and how basically everything in the suite was planned with lots of details. We had another concierge named Michael (yes 2 Michaels) tell us about the actual suite. As the previous poster said, the room is much smaller than what it appears on the commercials. There are 2 queen beds and then a sitting room that has a fold out couch. There are 2 tv's which at first look like a mirror/picture. He showed us how to turn them on and that they have the same channels as all the other resorts. They can also pipe in the Wishes music straight inside. There are windows in the suite that he said tell the story of Cinderella. He said they are alarmed and if they are bumped or someone tries to open them, an alarm goes straight to 911 to report it. He showed us how an armoire type wall unit hides a refrigerator stocked with sodas and water and a dvd player. Michael said that guests get robes 4 inches thick to wear and can ask them for anything. I asked him what the weirdest request he got was and he stated some college age guys asked for a top hat with motor oil and an apple rapped in tin foil. He told them sure, but why and they said just because they wanted to see if he'd get it. He said the most common thing people want is pizza. They told us that the room will never be sold/rented and will always be a prize given out somehow.

Michael also showed us how the fireplace turned on with a remote and had fireworks bursting in it and how what appeared to be books on the mantle were speakers. There were large concrete colums near the bed with very beautifully carved images of Cinderella's mice sewing her dress. The floor's tile had glitter in it.

The toilet really had a throne top and the shower had a ton of shower heads. There was a glass slipper towel design made. There is a jacuzzi tub and all of the products they had were H20 like on DCL/the resorts, only bigger and more of them.

We were in there for about 10 to 15 minutes. I took lots of pictures but will have to wait to upload them sometime tomorrow.

Disney_Daddy

09-02-2008, 08:30 AM

We were there at 1:20PM and it was really special. My 3 y/o daughter thinks she sat on Cinderella's bed and has told everyone she saw for the rest of the day.

Our concierge told us that many people wait until the park is empty, then put their robes on to take pictures in front of the castle. Sounds like a very original family photo! :)

We also took lots of pics, but won't be able to upload until later tonight.

I'm off to DHS with the family including my wife's two grandmothers...both in their mid 80's. They are having a blast! :thumbsup2

By the way, crowds at MK yesterday will very low. We waited less than 10 minutes for everything, including walking on to splash mountain and thunder mountain.

Hanover

09-02-2008, 01:09 PM

Here are the pictures we took during our castle tour:http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/bb91/Romanoff1996/Castle%20Suite/

The battery on my smaller digital was totally dead after a few pictures (I let ds7 take parade pictures earlier and he left it on) so I had only my long lense/Nikon camera to use for most of the tour. I had to step as far back as I could to get the shots.

Litty8

09-02-2008, 02:05 PM

I too have lots of photos, if I see anything that is missing from the previous poster I will add it a little later today.

It was great hearing our guide Debbie say that there are 60,000 cast members who will never see that suite and we did! I will agree with other posters that I was surprised how small it really is, but still very nice!

Litty

belle1627

09-02-2008, 04:30 PM

We had the 1 pm tour with another couple who were on there anniversary also dissers, hello out there!!!

It was beautiful, attention to detail and a hidden mickey!!! I too took tons of pics, I just wanted to put on the robes and get into that bed!!!!

I consider myself very lucky. The DVC guide said that each year they are given one evening in the suite, last year they had the sweepstakes, this year they wanted to try to have many members enjoy it, we were definately in the right place at the right time.

codysmom1990

09-02-2008, 07:21 PM

Thanks so much to everyone posting their comments and pictures of the Castle!! Keep them coming. Does anyone know if they will be doing this again?

Hanover

09-02-2008, 09:18 PM

Thanks so much to everyone posting their comments and pictures of the Castle!! Keep them coming. Does anyone know if they will be doing this again?

We were speaking to a DVC guide near Space Mountain after our tour (she was going herself at 10:40) and she said the suite tours booked so fast and were so popular with everyone wanting to do it that they were definitely considering doing it again. We ran into a dream squad member at Epcot and she said she was only in the suite once for 2 minutes so we were definitely fortunate to have had the opportunity to tour it.

tecodis

09-03-2008, 07:17 PM

We did the tour last night and it was awesome. We were on the 6:40 tour and checked in right outside the Liberty Square bridge restaurant with 2 DVC guides seated near the tables.

Cool! I was there during that tour also. How did our tour of 5 end up being 7 anyway? Did you catch Michael had a hard time turning on the spa lights like it was his first try "in the dark"? I'm sure that was the upteeneth time that day for him.
:rolleyes:

I also think the suite was smaller than I thought it would be. Very nicely furnished but still small. It was indeed cool to see and was thrilled that it happened during my visit.
:yay:

bellazachmom

09-03-2008, 09:03 PM

Some of the fun tidbits I learned on the tour...

1. There is a grandfather clock in the foyer before the elevator that is stopped at 11:59 -- that way the magic is still in place for everyone and the spell hasn't been broken.

2. The interior of the private elevator was designed to match the interior of Cinderella's coach.

3. Her glass slipper, size 7 1/2, is on display in the upper foyer along with her crown and a beautiful pumpkin.

4. There is a beautiful mosaic of Cinderella's coach, similar to the ones in the pass through of the castle, on the floor of the upper foyer.

5. The story of Cinderella is shown through scenes in the stained glass windows and carvings around the suite.

6. Fresh flowers are delivered to the suite 3 times a week.

7. Out of 60,000+ CMs, 24 were chosen to be Concierge CMs for the suite ... a very select group!

8. The fireplace also has a "fireworks" show in it, which includes a hidden Mickey.

9. The music from Wishes and SpectroMagic are played in the suite.

10. The sunken tub has colorful lights in the bottom and a stary sky above.

It was absolutely GORGEOUS!! princess:

Anyone else?

cherylp3

09-03-2008, 09:07 PM

Yes, So far no one with a Service animal has won the suite.
(Technically the suite is considered same as a hotel room and must be ADA acceptable)

There is also a possible hidden mickey in the sunken tub.

D&R love Disney

09-04-2008, 02:19 PM

It was an unbelievable experience, we took the tour at 4:20. We just got back last night so I haven't downloaded my pictures.

I too was surprised that it was smaller than I expected.

macman752

09-04-2008, 05:30 PM

Our 7:00 tour learned that there is a secret door on the opposite side of the foyer at the entrance to the suite.

Our CM asked one of the children on the tour to knock on the door to see if Cinderella was ready. Each time the child knocked on the door she stepped back and waited. Nothing happened. Our CM was visibly concerned that no one was opening the door.

Finally the CM said "knock louder". The child knocked loudly and stepped back. At that time another door behind the child opened and struck her in the back, startling all of us.

It seems that the door conceals the stairway entrance used by the CMs to get from the 1st floor to the suite. 7:00 was shift change and the now very embarrassed CM who was to answer the door was a bit late reporting for duty.

Laxmom

09-07-2008, 11:57 AM

We also were surprised at how small the suite was. It was lavish but small.

There is an exclusive towel creation to the suite. In the bathroom, at the dressing table was a towel shaped into a pillow with a slipper on it. It was totally cool! Our guide told us it is only done for that suite! The flower arrangements were just beautiful! It really was spectacular. Pictures just don't do it justice but if any of mine come out well, I will post them.

Fantasmic303

09-07-2008, 10:29 PM

Hey everyone!

I thought I'd pop in and share some of our pictures, since we had a magical time too! I agree - the suite was smaller than I expected, but it was still amazing. I could've spent hours in there (at least!) exploring and taking pictures. There are so many nooks, crannies, and details...it was beautiful. My sister actually got to go up in the afternoon while my time was later in the evening, so we got pictures from both times of the day. Obviously, this didn't make much of a difference, except in the sitting room, but it was still a neat experience.

Hope you enjoy the pics - granted, some of them aren't great (it's a lot of pressure to capture the moment and actually experience it at the same time!) but it certainly was a dream come true!

Edit: Just a warning, I just checked the link and the photos are somewhat out of order...sorry for any confusion. If you have questions just ask...I can't figure out how to move them around on photobucket! :)

http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b170/Fantasmic303/Castle%20Suite/

Hanover

09-08-2008, 06:01 PM

Thanks for sharing the awesome pictures. It's always great to see the same thing from someone else's point of view. I could have spent hours in there too! I think I took pictures every 5 seconds so I could "remember" everything through them. I also love hearing the different tid bits told by everyone from different concierge staff.

Tecodis, I didn't know you were a Diser! I wasn't sure if you were all together. My DH took a lot of video during the tour and I'll have to try and get him to upload it on to photobucket to share. I've never done a video upload (other than from my digital camera) so it may take a while!