Characters, Crowds and Cuisine-A Tale of the World at Spring Break!

The next princess that would be gracing us with her presence was none other than Belle. This is the princess that Emma was most excited to see, especially since she was dressed like her that night.

Suddenly, the music started, and they were announcing the arrival of Princess Belle. If you remember from my last post, we were sitting at the table that the princesses visted first, so I was so excited that Emma wasn't going to have to wait long to meet her twin.

Belle started toward our table, and Emma jumped up out of her chair. Without saying a word, Belle grabbed Emma up in the biggest, sweetest hug ever.

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After she hugged Emma, she looked over at us. Belle covered her mouth and said "They told me she was out here, but I just didn't believe them. I didn't believe them at all!" I seriously thought she was going to cry. She kept grinning and holding her hand over her heart. It was so precious! Of course, I cried, and tried my best to get pictures while she talked to Emma and signed her autograph book.

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Belle had a lot of other tables to go to, so we knew we wouldn't get to spend a whole lot of time with her. She and Emma talked a few more minutes, and I was able to get a couple of pictures before she had to move on.

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Emma was on cloud 9 from getting to meet Belle. She knew that she was dressed like Belle was in the beginning of her movie, but she had NO idea that they would be dressed alike on that night. She talked a mile a minute the rest of dinner.

Meanwhile, our entrees were brought out. I had the stuffed chicken, and DH had filet (i believe). Honestly, the rest of our dinner was pretty much a blur. LOL

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We finished our entrees, then dessert was brough out. Then they did the "wish" thing which was absolutely adorable.

We finished our dessert and the waitress had just cleared our table when someone started to sneak up behind Emma.

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Belle finished her rounds at all the other tables, and came back to visit Emma again!

She sat down at our table, and began to have the sweetest, most candid conversation with Emma EVER.

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Belle asked Emma how old she was, what her favorite color was, and what her favorite thing to do was. Of course, everything that Emma said, Belle said she liked too! Emma said that her favorite thing to do was read, and Belle was ALL OVER that. She asked Emma what kinds of books she liked to read, and Emma said "princess books". Belle asked which princess she liked to read about. I almost died when Emma said "Sleeping Beauty". But, Belle said "ME TOO! Did you know that I was reading about her at the beginning of my movie?" She started to quote things from the song that she sang in the movie to show Emma that was WAS reading about Sleeping Beauty! I swear, it was the coolest thing ever!!!

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Belle sat there and talked to Emma for quite a while, and one of her handlers suggested that we move to a better spot to get some pictures with her.

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Before we left, Belle gave Emma another great big hug, and a big ole' kiss on the cheek.

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The entire experience there was so wonderfule, but getting to watch Emma spend all that time with Belle was absolutely priceless. I wouldn't trade it for anything. It was such a wonderful moment!

I just couldn't believe that Belle came BACK to our table to talk more with Emma! I'm still in shock about it!

I wish I had a picture of it, but what she wrote in Emma's autograph book was so sweet. It said:

"To Princess Emma, my twin.

All my love,
Belle"
 
I'm loving this TR so far!! Can't wait to read about what happened next!!

I have to say, I used to work at CRT and we all LOVED when girls would come in Belle's "plain" dress or Cinderella's rags...SO CUTE!
 
What wonderful memories to have!! I love all the cute pics of Emma with Belle.
 
I'm loving this TR so far!! Can't wait to read about what happened next!!

I have to say, I used to work at CRT and we all LOVED when girls would come in Belle's "plain" dress or Cinderella's rags...SO CUTE!

Thank you so much! I'm glad you are enjoying it! It really is a blast to write it. It's fun reliving our vacation again!!!

Emma knew that we were having this dress made, but she thought Mommy was getting an early start on Halloween this year. LOL

Cinderella's rags...I bet that is adorable!!!! May have to think about that one for next time, but Emma is SET on dressing as Belle again! =)

What wonderful memories to have!! I love all the cute pics of Emma with Belle.

They really are wonderful memories. It's something we will never forget! It was so fun, and meant so much to us that she came back to hang out with her twin. Makes me tear up just thinking about it!
 

Oh wow I actually cried reading that, what an amazing character experience.

I think the girls who play the Princesses are really special, I hope they know just how happy they make little girls, Emma is going to remember that day forever.

I always liked Belle's blue dress much better than the yellow one, probably because I never liked dressing up when I was a kid.

Oh and your stuffed chicken looks DELICIOUS. I was planning CRT for breakfast as I wanted to see the park early morning but I might have to rethink now. Using 2 credits for dinner would be less of a blow.
 
Oh wow! What an amazing experience for your sweet girl! That is so amazing of Belle to take so much time with her; I'm sure your daughter will never forget that! :love: Great update; I enjoyed it.
 
OMGoodness!!! That evening with Belle was just too precious! :cutie: The pictures of Emma sitting there sipping her drink while chatting with Belle? PRICELESS! :cloud9: What a great memory that she will cherish forever!!!
 
Oh wow! What an amazing experience for your sweet girl! That is so amazing of Belle to take so much time with her; I'm sure your daughter will never forget that! :love: Great update; I enjoyed it.

It was totally amazing. Emma STILL talks about it. She loved Belle before, but now she is, hands down, her favorite. Everytime she sees something in the store that is princess related, she finds the one with just Belle on it and BEGS for it. It's so cute! She just said last night that she can't wait to go back and see Belle again! :love:

OMGoodness!!! That evening with Belle was just too precious! :cutie: The pictures of Emma sitting there sipping her drink while chatting with Belle? PRICELESS! :cloud9: What a great memory that she will cherish forever!!!

Those pictures of her sipping her drink while talking to Belle are my absolute favorite. The girl who was playing Belle was MAGNIFICENT. :cloud9:

Oh wow I actually cried reading that, what an amazing character experience.

I think the girls who play the Princesses are really special, I hope they know just how happy they make little girls, Emma is going to remember that day forever.

I always liked Belle's blue dress much better than the yellow one, probably because I never liked dressing up when I was a kid.

Oh and your stuffed chicken looks DELICIOUS. I was planning CRT for breakfast as I wanted to see the park early morning but I might have to rethink now. Using 2 credits for dinner would be less of a blow.

I agree. They are all so wonderful. This girl just went above and beyond and Emma was completely smitten. I haven't gotten a chance to do it yet, but I'm planning on writing a letter to WDW commending this young lady and how she made our visit to the castle oh so very special. The problem is, that I don't know whether to send an email with the pictures included as an attatchment, or to actually write a letter and include hard copies of the pictures. I would love for "Belle" to have some copies of her own, and I want her to know just how much her interaction meant to us! It certainly was a special night, and one that we will ALL always remember!! :lovestruc
 
WOW WOW WOW!! I am sitting in my office all teary eyed and covered in goosebumps!! What an amazing experience for your little princess princess:princess: Ahhhhh the disney magic!!! Sorry i am behind! i just came home from the world of magic!!!!!
Fabulous updates!! you and emma looked so adorable in your mickey ears!!!!
 
Beautiful pics of your daughter with the princesses! She looks so happy!
We loved Chef Mickey's! We went for dinner. I thought this was one of the best places to get ALOT of 1-on1 time with characters. They kept coming around and even though the restaurant was busy we got to hang with everyone at least twice (some were 3 to 4 times!)
Can't wait for more!
 
OH! GUYS! I've started a new PTR! :woohoo: You'll find the link down there in my siggy. I hope you'll follow me over there and join in on the fun! :yay:

I'm totally in for a new PTR! :woohoo:

Digging your past updates ... and I confess, I cried a bit (in happiness) over Emma and Belle! :cloud9::love::lovestruc I would have thought Belle would have been dressed in her ball gown, but oddly, I see her in her "street clothes" more than anything! Emma looked absolutely precious and amazing dressed up! And you did a great job with her hair! So adorable and so wonderful!!!! I am SO glad that Belle gave Emma such sweet memories!!!!!!
 
WOW WOW WOW!! I am sitting in my office all teary eyed and covered in goosebumps!! What an amazing experience for your little princess princess:princess: Ahhhhh the disney magic!!! Sorry i am behind! i just came home from the world of magic!!!!!
Fabulous updates!! you and emma looked so adorable in your mickey ears!!!!

Girl, I cry almost every time I look at those pictures! ;) Ain't Disney magic the best? How was your trip??? I'm ready to hear all about it!

We LOVE our ears! :rotfl: Actually, mine and Dada's are still sitting in the kitchen on my hutch because neither one of us want to put them up yet! :lmao: I think they add a certain amount of charm to the room. :lmao::lmao::lmao:

Beautiful pics of your daughter with the princesses! She looks so happy!
We loved Chef Mickey's! We went for dinner. I thought this was one of the best places to get ALOT of 1-on1 time with characters. They kept coming around and even though the restaurant was busy we got to hang with everyone at least twice (some were 3 to 4 times!)
Can't wait for more!

Thank you! :goodvibes

We loved Chef Mickey's too! It was so fun, and the characters were so sweet! We only saw them all once, but I think every table was filled when we were there too, and there were a couple of REALLY BIG groups that kept chasing characters down. :laughing:

I'm totally in for a new PTR! :woohoo:

Digging your past updates ... and I confess, I cried a bit (in happiness) over Emma and Belle! :cloud9::love::lovestruc I would have thought Belle would have been dressed in her ball gown, but oddly, I see her in her "street clothes" more than anything! Emma looked absolutely precious and amazing dressed up! And you did a great job with her hair! So adorable and so wonderful!!!! I am SO glad that Belle gave Emma such sweet memories!!!!!!

I am not even kidding...I cry EVERY TIME I look at those pics. It was such a wonderful memory, and we LOVED it!

I love meeting Belle in her "street clothes". I think she is so pretty in them! :cutie: This "Belle" really played the part well too. She had all of her manerism's down pat, and looked SO much like her!

I was really proud of the way Emma's hair turned out. It looked sweet on her like that. Maybe I'll fix it that way tomorrow! LOL
 
I'm way behind on all my TR's, but just read about Emma and Belle! :lovestruc Gave me chills! I love it! I'm a Belle girl myself, and seeing Emma with her and reading how Belle spent that time with her just warms my heart. I sure hope my little Hannah gets an experience like that when she's older! :cloud9:
 
I'm way behind on all my TR's, but just read about Emma and Belle! :lovestruc Gave me chills! I love it! I'm a Belle girl myself, and seeing Emma with her and reading how Belle spent that time with her just warms my heart. I sure hope my little Hannah gets an experience like that when she's older! :cloud9:

I am a Belle girl, too. She's always been my favorite. Beauty and the Beast is my FAVORITE Disney movie too. I've even seen it in Spanish. :scared1: :laughing:

I hope Hannah gets to experience something like that, too. It's so very special, and really makes the magic come alive. DH even got a little teary eyed. Eh...what am I saying? He completely threw his macho out the window during that interaction. :lmao:

Speaking of which. I should totally find the picture from last year that we took with Belle in Town Square Theater. She's HIS favorite princess too. (i.e. - he has a little crush on her). He offered his arm to her in true gentlemanly fashion, and puffed his chest up and everything. It was pretty comical. I made fun of him for weeks. :lmao::rotfl2::lmao:
 
Holy buckets, Belle... THAT IS MAGIC!

What an incredible memory. Reading that felt like I was watching a commercial for Disney come to life. Congrats to have been a part of something so touching and sweet.

Can't wait for what's next :hyper:
 
Holy buckets, Belle... THAT IS MAGIC!

What an incredible memory. Reading that felt like I was watching a commercial for Disney come to life. Congrats to have been a part of something so touching and sweet.

Can't wait for what's next :hyper:

It really WAS magical! DH and I loved it just as much as Emma did. It was so fun!

I'm so glad you're following along! A new update will be coming soon! :thumbsup2
 
Her Belle dress was spectacular and all the attention she got at CT...the pictures almost made me tear up. I have no idea what it is about seeing a girl with a princess, but the mommy's heart in me just melts!
 
Hi Gina,

Loving your trip report! I've been reading it for a few days but had to wait to the end to post. Thanks for adding all of the pictures, you guys are a great looking family.

I also teared up reading the Belle story and completely agree that you need to write a letter to WDW to tell them. It will make someone's day just like Belle made yours.

Off to start your PTR now!
 
Wow, what an awesome dinner and evening all together! I can guarantee you Emma was the envy of all the kids in that room! What great memories! :thumbsup2

gina
 
Her Belle dress was spectacular and all the attention she got at CT...the pictures almost made me tear up. I have no idea what it is about seeing a girl with a princess, but the mommy's heart in me just melts!

Thank you! My friend that made it really did a spectacular job. I was SO pleased with it! I agree, seeing a little girl with a princess is so sweet and heartwarming! I love it!

Hi Gina,

Loving your trip report! I've been reading it for a few days but had to wait to the end to post. Thanks for adding all of the pictures, you guys are a great looking family.

I also teared up reading the Belle story and completely agree that you need to write a letter to WDW to tell them. It will make someone's day just like Belle made yours.

Off to start your PTR now!

Howdy! So glad to have you here! Thank you for the compliments, too! That's so sweet!

I definitely need to get started on writing that letter to WDW. I need to put that at the top of my to do list, for sure!

Wow, what an awesome dinner and evening all together! I can guarantee you Emma was the envy of all the kids in that room! What great memories! :thumbsup2

gina

It was a spectacular night. I get all weepy just thinking about it. LOL :goodvibes
 















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