Birthdays....

[bouncycat]

Do the dining places do anything special besides sing for a birthday? We're going to Konas for dinner for my dh's birthday, and then CP in the morning for my ds's birthday....they're a day after one another...wierd I know, but that's how it happens! I want them each to have their own experience, since dh will be 39 and my ds will be 11 We are doing a park on DS's birthday and getting him in for free, just wondering what to expect restaurant wise. We'll be on the regular dining plan. Thanks!!!

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

If you are looking for a guarantee that something will be done for your family member's birthday, then I would suggest arranging something directly through the restaurant like a cake, centerpiece, etc. They have some great choices available under the new promo, then you KNOW something special will be done (and there's no disappointment).

Many of the TS restaurants will do something special, but its hit and miss and considered pixie dust if they do. And it varies from place to place.

All that said, my DS celebrated his 13th birthday at Disney this past January, and he had some great surprises from the dining staff at several restaurants. They were:

Chef Mickeys: birthday cupcake

1900 Park Fare: birthday cupcake and a birthday crown

Crystal Palace: birthday card signed by all the Pooh characters

Sci-Fi: huge sundae "on the house", complete with a birthday candle

Mama Melrose: birthday card signed by every member of the Mama Melrose staff, double dessert on a beautiful platter all done up for his birthday, and a commemorative Walt Disney World certificate

He also got a free basketball throw at Dinoland USA in AK, and the bus driver had the entire bus sing happy birthday to him on the way to the park (AK).

Other places did nothing. But he expected nothing, so there was no disappointment!