Castle Dream Suite For A Fee

[Cee]

Maybe they could hold a lottery once or twice a year for someone to win the privilege of staying there. It does seem a shame to have it sit there unused.

 

[lucyem]

Personally I think that only allowing famous people use it is not fair. I think it should be open for anyone to rent.

 

[torsie24]

Personally I think that only allowing famous people use it is not fair. I think it should be open for anyone to rent.

I don't think it's anything to do with fame or not, just money.

 

[2005s4]

I would say for me personally, no matter what the cost I would be interested

 

[mrbghd]

Personally I think that only allowing famous people use it is not fair. I think it should be open for anyone to rent.

Why because they can afford it? It is about money not fame. So by your logic it is not fair that some people can afford a million dollar home or a 50,000 car. The "it's not fair" argument is a huge problem in this country today. Remember a vacation to Disney is not a right...at least until we get that Constitutional Amendment.

 

[torsie24]

It's my fault I don't earn $3m a year, not a rich persons fault for earning a good wage.

If others can afford it lucky them. I wouldn't be a very nice person to begrudge someone who works hard spending what they earn.

I personally admire those who could afford a night in the castle if it does become available for a ridiculously high price. And no amount of me saying "it's unfair" will make me richer, them poorer, or Disney less of a world class business!

 

[PAcpl]

I would have no problem having it rented out at an overly inflated rate during the slower seasons. Myself much like the rest of you thought it would be an amazing experience to stay in the castle........until I read this:

I remember reading that they basically DID lock you in, and they also had CMs to help you if you needed it, and keep you in so you weren't wandering around the park at night.

Now I understand Disney can't have guests walking unattended through the park. But if I were to pay $25k+ to rent a room and I couldn't go and come as I pleased I would be a little annoyed!

 

[TheTXTaylors5]

DH corrected me ... To buy in we paid $110 per point. But, it is only worth $10 a point. So, $2,400 would be more accurate for a "per night" rate of Cinderella Castle Suite.

Jennifer

 

[Brian_WDW74]

I've moved this thread to the Rumors and News board.

 

[Orsino]

Geez, that is nice of you. A kid might have a terminal illness and all they get is a lousy room at the Contemporary instead of a beautiful suite in Cinderella's Castle?

It's not a matter of nice. If you are actually of the opinion that staying at the Castle is a worthwhile dream, while staying at the Contemporary is 'lousy' then, well, we DO have very different views of the world as well as different opinions of what constitutes nice. Seriously, you think giving a child a trip to the Contemporary isn't nice? If a child, and I don't care how sick he is, turned his nose up at a free trip to WDW staying at the contemporary, I would not have a very high opinion of that child (well, more the parents, but that is a different rant tangent).

The Contemporary is hardly lousy. And my point is a deserving child will be just as happy at the contemporary as at the Castle. I can't imagine a child being disappointed at going to WDW by not being able to stay at the castle. This idea that being at the Castle will somehow be significantly better for him or her is ridiculous. Kids wish for a trip to DisneyWorld. The luxury and 'status' of staying at the Castle is an adult's dream. Kids don't care. A child will be just as happy (if not happier) staying at a resort that has an actual pool and other amenities that children enjoy.

Do you really think a kid would rather stay at the Castle with fancy bedrooms or at a full resort, with a pool and arcade?

 

[PAcpl]

It's not a matter of nice. If you are actually of the opinion that staying at the Castle is a worthwhile dream, while staying at the Contemporary is 'lousy' then, well, we DO have very different views of the world as well as different opinions of what constitutes nice. Seriously, you think giving a child a trip to the Contemporary isn't nice? If a child, and I don't care how sick he is, turned his nose up at a free trip to WDW staying at the contemporary, I would not have a very high opinion of that child (well, more the parents, but that is a different rant tangent).

The Contemporary is hardly lousy. And my point is a deserving child will be just as happy at the contemporary as at the Castle. I can't imagine a child being disappointed at going to WDW by not being able to stay at the castle. This idea that being at the Castle will somehow be significantly better for him or her is ridiculous. Kids wish for a trip to DisneyWorld. The luxury and 'status' of staying at the Castle is an adult's dream. Kids don't care. A child will be just as happy (if not happier) staying at a resort that has an actual pool and other amenities that children enjoy.

Do you really think a kid would rather stay at the Castle with fancy bedrooms or at a full resort, with a pool and arcade?

Well said

 

[ThanksForNoticingMe]

It's not a matter of nice. If you are actually of the opinion that staying at the Castle is a worthwhile dream, while staying at the Contemporary is 'lousy' then, well, we DO have very different views of the world as well as different opinions of what constitutes nice. Seriously, you think giving a child a trip to the Contemporary isn't nice? If a child, and I don't care how sick he is, turned his nose up at a free trip to WDW staying at the contemporary, I would not have a very high opinion of that child (well, more the parents, but that is a different rant tangent).

The Contemporary is hardly lousy. And my point is a deserving child will be just as happy at the contemporary as at the Castle. I can't imagine a child being disappointed at going to WDW by not being able to stay at the castle. This idea that being at the Castle will somehow be significantly better for him or her is ridiculous. Kids wish for a trip to DisneyWorld. The luxury and 'status' of staying at the Castle is an adult's dream. Kids don't care. A child will be just as happy (if not happier) staying at a resort that has an actual pool and other amenities that children enjoy.

Do you really think a kid would rather stay at the Castle with fancy bedrooms or at a full resort, with a pool and arcade?

 

[Scrappy_Tink]

Do you really think a kid would rather stay at the Castle with fancy bedrooms or at a full resort, with a pool and arcade?

I don't think my son would have even cared about going to the parks, as long as he could chase the lizards around all day!

 

[sjs314]

1) Make a Wish is not the only organization that sends kids to Disney. Lots of others do as well.

2) My sister went on a wish trip through A Special Wish and I think using the castle for wish trips is a terrible idea. The children all stay at Give Kids the World which is an amazing and magical place. If they let wish kids stay in the castle, that is only 7 a week. Give Kids the World hosts well over 140 kids at a time!!! How do you chose only 7? How do you tell all the others that they just aren't special enough? Many kids are pre teens and even teens. They are old enough to know what is going on. They are old enough to hope they'll get picked for the castle only to be disappointed. Instead ALL kids get to stay at this amazing place which is far cooler than any disney resort. They feel like prince and princesses there. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE the castle room should not go to this purpose.

You made a very valid point that I totally agree with

 

[Lewisc]

I thought the idea was Make A Wish, maybe other charities, would be given a few nights for fund raising. Either a raffle or auction.

I've seen a couple of contests with a night at the Suite being a prize.

Would DVC be offering a night for a lot of cash or for a lot of points?

I could see a wedding night at the Castle being part of a very expensive Disney wedding.

 

[hushupu]

I think it should remain a prize very few could afford it

 

[JoShan1719]

I don't like that idea. I think keeping it as some sort of reward maintains the magic of it. If anyone with enough money can just pay for it it wouldn't be quite as special anymore.

 

[jlewisinsyr]

I'm glad someone brought up Make-A-Wish and Give Kids The World. Make-A-Wish doesn't use Disney facilities in terms of the Resorts and DVC resorts because they are not equipped with facilities that are sometimes needed for those being granted wishes.

I found this out personally because my partner and I were going to donate our points for a Reservation to a Make-A-Wish child for a stay for a week, and Make-A-Wish couldn't use the points/reservation. The reason is the facilities are inaddequate for their purposes. They could use the reservation for a silent auction or a raffle prize at the local level, but other then that, no.

So in essence the only way Make-A-Wish or other similar organizations could really use the Suite is if it was auctioned off for money. Understand though Disney incurs a quite a bit of costs maintaining the Suite because of the staff needed to monitor the Suite at night, etc. So if Disney donated the Suite to charity for raffle/auction, Disney would also need to set aside capital/budget to maintain it and I doubt the charity write-off would offset the cost of former.

Personally I'd rather see them rent the room and use the revenue for other purposes, including charity donations, I think in the end this would be more benefitial in the long run.

 

[christinec68]

I'm glad someone brought up Make-A-Wish and Give Kids The World. Make-A-Wish doesn't use Disney facilities in terms of the Resorts and DVC resorts because they are not equipped with facilities that are sometimes needed for those being granted wishes.

I found this out personally because my partner and I were going to donate our points for a Reservation to a Make-A-Wish child for a stay for a week, and Make-A-Wish couldn't use the points/reservation. The reason is the facilities are inaddequate for their purposes. They could use the reservation for a silent auction or a raffle prize at the local level, but other then that, no.


So in essence the only way Make-A-Wish or other similar organizations could really use the Suite is if it was auctioned off for money. Understand though Disney incurs a quite a bit of costs maintaining the Suite because of the staff needed to monitor the Suite at night, etc. So if Disney donated the Suite to charity for raffle/auction, Disney would also need to set aside capital/budget to maintain it and I doubt the charity write-off would offset the cost of former.

Personally I'd rather see them rent the room and use the revenue for other purposes, including charity donations, I think in the end this would be more benefitial in the long run.

I think it's awesome you tried to do that!

 

[Bell30012]

To my seven year old daughter would give up a week in the resort for a night in Cinderella's suite. She says we can do a resort any day ending with a "y" but the castle once in a lifetime.

I think it should go back the way it was during the year of a million dreams. Make it a prize you can't buy no matter how wealthy you are. The right time, the right place one lucky family per day.