We were there on Saturday night as well! But get this......there was a winner in our tour group! Yep, that's right. There was a family who had won a stay in the suite on February 6th. They said that they were coming off Mr. Toad when they were selected. I asked if they got any sleep that night, and the mom said she only got about 2 hours - can't say that I blame her. They were fairly local - Van Nuys - and just slept in their clothes. There are robes provided for the winners use. Our tour guide said that they actually have a van just for the winners to take them to their hotel to get the luggage, etc.
Here's some other cool things I didn't see mentioned:
On the inside patio, the trees light up with fireflies similar to Pirates and the background music of Pirates is playing also.
In the master bedroom, the picture behind the bed is of a nice, pretty lagoon in the day and at night (maybe as part of the goodnight kiss?) mermaids come into the picture.
I may have missed this part in previous posts, but when the starry sky comes out in the bathtub, there's a Mickey made from stars. I saw a good pic of it on Mouseplanet. I don't know if DH was able to get a good picture.
In the Frontierland room, when the train comes out of its case and goes around the track, many of the items on the shelf animate. Winner dad said there's a lion that roars, the boat rocks as if on a wave, etc.
Once the park is closed and the guests are gone, the winning family will get their own after dark tour of the park. It doesn't cover the whole park, but they get to see things most of us mortals don't. Our guide mentioned that they get to go the pet cemetery at Haunted Mansion.
The one sad part for the winning family, they have to check out by 9:00 a.m. To make up for it, the Dreams team buys them breakfast. It's not a part of the prize, so the Dream team absorbs the cost.
Based on the day I was having - very cranky, tired 1 y.o. - I contemplated not going on the tour. I can't tell you how happy I was that we didn't miss it. It was truly unbelievable. I probably won't get to stay there, but I'm glad that I got to see it and meet a family who stayed there. I must admit, I was pretty psyched a DVC family won!
