belle's enchanted story time?

[suevee]

I have a six year old granddaughter and eight year old grandson. We have never done this. How hard is it to get in? and will both children enjoy it? We will be going Feb 25 to March 4

 

[IWannaBuildASnowman]

I think they'll like it. Each child gets a "role" and they act out the story with Belle. The lineups aren't as crazy as they used to be but we FP+d it just to be safe.

 

[kiltclan]

We also FP+ just to be on the safe side, but the niece and nephew loved it. We went mostly for the niece who is 4 and falls into the Autism spectrum. The nephew, 7, had a great time. complaining at first about "i dont want to see any more princesses!!" But in the end, he got to play the Part of Belle's father and ended up wanting to do it again! The niece, who is, non-verbal to strangers and usually wont leave more than 2 feet of her 'comfort person' decided she wanted to be one of the dancing silverware and even gave Belle a BIG hug and said thank you. This, after she wouldnt even speak to or hug Anna or ELSA her favorite!

 

[ktlm]

The 6 year old girl will probably enjoy it and the 8 year old boy will probably not. We were there one trip and a Mom made her son of around that age participate in the play (they don't have to participate). He got picked for the beast and the audience was cracking up because the look on his face at certain times made it very clear he was not amused, especially at the end when he posed for his picture with Belle. I'm pretty sure those photopass photos are going to be pulled out at his wedding because they absolutely have to be classics!

I don't know how late you stay in the parks, but if it is too crowded during the day, the line gets short late in the evening...so short that we had friends who actually had to wait about 10 minutes to let a few more people come so they had enough kids for the play. We have been at night and just had to wait about 5 minutes for the group in front of us to exit the "workshop" room part of the show, so the next group could be brought in (i.e. it is haunted mansion style where a group comes in, the door gets closed, there is some entertainment, and then the doors open and you move on to the next area). That night there were not that many kids, so DD got picked to be the Beast. She loved it and we got some great photopass pictures.

 

[Mikie]

My 7 year old son is no particular fan of princesses but is very familiar with them as he has 2 sisters. He got. Picked to play Beast and lists that experience as a trip highlight - above Test Travk, which he looked forward to for months and still loved, and above fighting Vader at Jedi training, which he also loved. I definitely wouldn't categorically assume a boy over age 6 will dislike it.

In the PPs example, maybe the boy would have disliked it regardless, or maybe the issue of head butting with mom just made him determined to not have fun.

There's a great thread here about prioritizing which attractions to use a FP on, and Enchanted Tales counts as a "good" use of FP+. That's what we did and really liked it. Our group had ages 2-67 and we all enjoyed the attraction.

 

[Dawnlight]

I think it is definitely geared towards the younger set- up to 6 or 7.

We did go because we'd never been, waited about 20 minutes, but would not have waited longer. My 13 year old boy, a real pill these days, was chosen by the CM to be a knight. The look on his face was priceless, but he was a trooper and went along with it. Some older moms enjoyed watching him, as I could hear them commenting; I'm sure they remember those teenage years in the trenches.

My girls, 9, did somewhat enjoy it, though only one wanted to have a role (Mrs. Potts), but would not choose to go again if given the chance.

I think it's worth it if the wait isn't long, but I would not use one of my 3 primary FP on it.

 

[prudence64]

We did it with just a 15 minute wait and no fp on Veterans Day weekend. It was very cute.

 

[jeffbear]

The 6 year old girl will probably enjoy it and the 8 year old boy will probably not.

I think that's an over-generalization. Some boys will not enjoy the experience, but I've seen plenty of them loving the heck out of it.

Either way, the whole experience drips with what Disney does best, so I'd make sure to give your family a chance to enjoy it.

 

[CTDisneyfan816]

I have a six year old granddaughter and eight year old grandson. We have never done this. How hard is it to get in? and will both children enjoy it? We will be going Feb 25 to March 4

There is normally a line and I would say this is perfect for them. I first went in December of 2012 to it and once was enough for me.

 

[Crystal824]

I think the 6 year old girl will love it. The 8 year old boy will probably like it. Whether you love being in the play or not, it is really cool just to go and see the cottage and the mirror, etc. Everyone should do it once.

 

[goodgodmrsmolly]

I think that's an over-generalization. Some boys will not enjoy the experience, but I've seen plenty of them loving the heck out of it.

Either way, the whole experience drips with what Disney does best, so I'd make sure to give your family a chance to enjoy it.

My son is 8 and loved it. He got to play the beast and when he was dancing with Belle, he had the most goofy smile.

That boy is going to be trouble in a few years.

 

[Dr Gevil]

We did ETwB the first week of June 2014. It was part of our NFL day at MK, so we had FP+ for it, A&E, and SDMT. We also a had BOG Lunch FP.
We did ETwB around 10am - SB wait was only about 15 min. My DDs 11 and 9 got picked to be Mrs. Potts and Maurice. I got picked to be one of the Knights/suits of armor. Any kid that wants to be in the show gets a part of some sort, and anyone the participates in the show get a bookmark and photo op with Belle in her yellow ballgown.

It was fun to do once. I'd only do it again if the SB was was very low (wouldn't use a FP+ on it for repeat viewing) or if/when I go with my nieces/nephews who haven't seen it yet. I rather see the B&B show at DHS - have and will watch that multiple times. Just my .02.

 

[ForeverAlice]

My DS is eight and DD is 3. She was too shy and did not want a part but DS did and was Maurice. He thought it was great and was glad to do it. After when they took pictures he went on about how pretty Belle was... Lol. My DD who didn't want a party happily met Belle after and had a nice little chat with her. Like others said it all depends on the child.

 

[Lynn2205]

Sorry for going off topic, but can i just ask a question about this show? I don't know much about this show, its not something my hubby 'allowed' me to do (he was more interested in Peter Pan)

I don't have kids and Belle is my favourate princess of all time. I think i must be a little on the spectrum as i don't do interactive shows etc and i wondered if i went and stood at the back, could i just watch the show and meet Belle without acting out in the play?

I saw a few videos where adults being chosen to play parts, but thats just not my thing.

 

[Jrits]

Only those in the show get to meet and take a pic with belle

 

[Lynn2205]

Only those in the show get to meet and take a pic with belle

oh i didn't realise that! Thanks

 

[MikeTaylor]

If you can, go during EMH, I've never seen a long line after Wishes. View the fireworks from the back of the park (even at ETwB stroller parking area) and just walk in. Don't waste a FP if you can feasibly do this on your schedule. Even if the kids are tired, the stimulus should get them up and they'll crash hard (it might take a spin on the carousel) on the bus back to the hotel.

 

[picprincess]

My girls ages 7 and 2 both love it! I have some pictures of the process in my blog post from our MK day if you'd like to look through them.

MK November 2014