Buy dress for Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique early or at the location?

[ChanellF]

We have reservations for BBB in MK for my 5-year-old daughter on January 1st. We live in CA and also are Signature Passholders for Disneyland. My daughter and I recently went into the BBB in DL and saw this Ariel bridal dress and she fell in love. I told my husband that I think we should purchase it here in CA and bring it with us to FL when we go on our trip. Mainly because we can use the 20% off with our passes and it will be $80 instead of $100, and because I'm worried they may not have this exact dress in a 5/6 when we go in January as it will be a very busy time. My husband thinks it will be annoying to have to transport the dress while we fly across the country (it's a pretty full dress and may get fairly wrinkled.) Plus, he thinks it will be available in January and $20 extra is worth the hassle of not transporting it.

Any tips or advice? Do you think we should get it here for 20% off or do you think it will most likely be available in FL in her size? We were most likely planning to get her the "Castle Package" for $200 to include a dress, so I feel like if we get this dress early we could get the "Courtyard Package" for $110 and save a bit of money. Plus, I'm not even sure if this Ariel bridal dress is included in the Castle Package as it's a much nicer dress.

 

[Vickie1016]

That is a beautiful dress. Personally, if that is the dress she wants & they have her size, I would not chance getting to WDW & BBB not having it.

DD is now 13, so she aged out of BBB (last summer was her last time there.) We always purchased her choice of dress at home & brought it with us (we drive from NY so packing is not an issue). Last summer, BBB did not have a size in any dress that fit her (she is very tall & would need a size 14/16), so we purchased an adult size Minnie Mouse skirt & top on Main Street.

 

[Bjkandma]

If that's the dress she truly wants, bring it. There are no guarantees that Disney World will have the size you need, when you need it. Especially during the holiday season.

 

[MNDisneyMommy]

I'd buy the dress at home for sure. You'll figure out transport (rolling might work). They have nice changing rooms and its very common to bring a dress from home, so no worries on that front either.

I too don't think those specialty dresses are included in the package.

It's a beautiful dress - she's a lucky girl!

 

[ChanellF]

I'd buy the dress at home for sure. You'll figure out transport (rolling might work). They have nice changing rooms and its very common to bring a dress from home, so no worries on that front either.

I too don't think those specialty dresses are included in the package.

It's a beautiful dress - she's a lucky girl!

I didn't realize they had changing rooms. Thank for the tip! And she IS super lucky!