Changes to Celebration buttons.

[MidnightParade]

I am sure this is a dumb question. I never saw a "Happily Ever After" button. Why would you get that button instead of "Happy Anniversary", or "Just Married" button? I guess I can see the reason for it now, but I really never saw one.

I believe the Happily Ever After was for those on honeymoon. I was thinking Just Married was for those that got married at Disney. But that's a pretty blurry line so maybe they gave out either/or for honeymoons.

 

[JennaDeeDooDah]

We didn't get married at Disney, but we did honeymoon there. When we arrived they gave us the "Just Married" buttons so I don't think they were intended to just be for those who got married there.

 

[SureAsLiz]

"Walt Disney World is now urging guests to obtain theirs at retail locations rather than wait in a line at guest relations."
Are they still free or do you need to pay for them now?

They are still free, but now they are available to pick up at stores rather than just at guest relations. At heavy traffic times, there are usually CMs along main street stationed every 3 or 4 trashcans with a basket of buttons.

 

[jmccoy18]

"Walt Disney World is now urging guests to obtain theirs at retail locations rather than wait in a line at guest relations."
Are they still free or do you need to pay for them now?

We always got ours when we checked in at our resort.

 

[Tink575]

I don't see why they couldn't keep Just Married and Happy Anniversary and have generic balloons on them. They could have been made gender non-specific, the combination of buttons seems to be another cost cutting move.

 

[Minniekins]

Wondering if the article has all the buttons on it? My DD25 just got engaged in Dec in MK when her DBF (now DF, lol), flew down in the middle of our trip for one night and proposed in front of the castle! I had been to city hall directly before this to get them some just engaged buttons but they didn't have any, but a CM who was there on a day off came over to help us get some happily ever after buttons and write on them for us(they were busy and she stepped in to help me since I was trying to hurry before I had to get back to DD). Anyway she said that's all they had there in City Hall, but she knew they had new ones with Just Engaged on it at GF so told me to have them ask there to get that specific pin. We were going there for dinner, so they asked for the pins and got them there! They are a med pink, with a minnie bride headband ears and mickey ears with a purple top hat for the pic on it, with Just Engaged under the pic. They were cute and my DD25 was so excited to have that specific one! CM said they were new, I had never seen them before that day, saw them earlier in the day on the bus from DHS to MK, and then the ones the kids got.

 

[BudgieMama]

I wonder if "Just Married" is gone because it's too specific? For example, not all places allow gay marriage yet, but they may have the option for some other sort of legal partnership or maybe have held some sort of personal commitment ceremony (or may have chosen- gay couples in the UK can choose marriage or a civil partnership, and if they've actively chosen not to have a marriage, it's still nice to have something to celebrate with that fits).

We're arriving at WDW on our 6th Wedding Anniversary this summer, and I love the Happily Ever After badge. Really like the design, and I can see that it is more diverse and applicable to more guests.

 

[pampam]

The green "I'm celebrating" buttons would have worked well for that.

 

[Babydreamz]

when we went on our hm, they didn't have the just married ones so we got the happily ever after ones. It's disappointing. I would love the just married one!

 

[lucas]

Guess all my old buttons are now collector's items!

 

[bc7ate9]

I've never seen the "Just Married" buttons. We got married at Disney and took 2 additional trips that same year which they counted at honeymoons. We have a huge collection of "Happily Ever After" buttons. People always asked us what they meant.

I like the new designs and I think the gender neutral design is nice and appropriate. Maybe we will pull out some of the anniversary buttons we've gotten the past few years for future trips, but I doubt it - they're not very important to us.

 

[tlmadden73]

I like the new designs. I guess I will have to go back for my son's birthday again!

 

[Trixie15]

Hm - I can't decide how I feel about the button changes!

 

[helenb]

When we have worn out anniversary buttons in the past, we have received benefits, including a couple of free desserts at restaurants. I'm wondering if making the buttons more 'generic' will reduce this kind of pixie dust.

 

[MaryLovesPoohBear]

I'll probably get slammed for this, but I wish they have left one of the buttons with a Mickey/Minnie or a prince/princess for those couples that are man/woman.

I hate that everything has be all inclusive.

 

[mom2AidanAndEli]

I'll probably get slammed for this, but I wish they have left one of the buttons with a Mickey/Minnie or a prince/princess for those couples that are man/woman.

I hate that everything has be all inclusive.

Why?

 

[MaryLovesPoohBear]

Why?

Because that is how I feel.

When my husband and I go in November to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary, I would like a button that shows Mickey/Minnie or a prince/princess.

On the other hand, it doesn't bother me at all that it will say, "Happily ever after."

 

[mom2AidanAndEli]

I meant why do you hate things being inclusive.

 

[MaryLovesPoohBear]

I meant why do you hate things being inclusive.

That isn't what I said.

I said, "everything being all inclusive."

In other words, there are no longer buttons that show male/female. The only button is now gender neutral/gender neutral. Why not have both?

It is like the colleges that want to do away with "he" and "she" and use some other word that means either one. If someone doesn't want to be called he or she, fine. But why can't I be called "she?"

 

[DexLabDeeDee]

That isn't what I said.

I said, "everything being all inclusive."

In other words, there are no longer buttons that show male/female. The only button is now gender neutral/gender neutral. Why not have both?

It is like the colleges that want to do away with "he" and "she" and use some other word that means either one. If someone doesn't want to be called he or she, fine. But why can't I be called "she?"

I agree with you. It seems like instead of celebrating what makes us us, we are moving into just lumping everyone into a generic heap.

I'm sure that man/man and woman/woman pairings would like to have things specific to their situation just like I like having things specific to my woman/man situation because that is who I am.

I know that we can't have all options for all specific situations: Second marriage, Third marriage, Widowed but married again, etc, but adding just two more categories that are still general enough to apply to a lot of people but also specific enough to make someone feel a little more special doesn't seem like too much to ask to me. But it's not coming out of my bottom line, either, so...