Cinderella's Suite...so now what????

[belle1627]

Just wondering if anyone is in the know with what the plans are for Cinderella's Castle Suite when The Year of the Million Dreams is over.

 

[WDWFan4Life]

I am thinking they will turn it into one of those special extras that you can book on your Disney trip and charge a huge price to stay in there.

 

[rebecca06261]

According to the CM who was our guide on the KTTKT last week, it will be used in granting wishes for the Give Kids the World and Make a Wish Foundation.

 

[Peter Pirate 2]

According to the CM who was our guide on the KTTKT last week, it will be used in granting wishes for the Give Kids the World and Make a Wish Foundation.

If this is true then the current Disney management gets a great big ATTA BOY for their decision. This would be a true 'Disney' move.

 

[rebecca06261]

You know it would be a PR nightmare for them to do otherwise... My guess is that this is the only way that they could avoid such a catastrophe.

 

[WDWFan4Life]

I think that would be a good move on Disney's part. It would really bring a lot of joy to a child who may be on their one and only Disney trip in their life.

 

[highlander]

I thought I heard that it was going to become the next DVC property. I can't imagine what the points total would be for a week. Once BLT sells out, this will be the next "exclusive" property.

 

[minnie61650]

I could see the room being offered as a "Make a Wish" room or a Complimemtary room for special Disney corporate VIP guests.

I highly doubt it will ever open to the general public except as an occasional contest prize or a promotion like the million dreams promotion.

Most of you are forgetting that the room comes with a private CM "Butler".
The "Bultler's" real job is to make sure the "guests" staying in the "Castle Suite" do not leave the "Suite " when the park is closed.

If the Park closes at 9 PM the guests cannot hop to another park for late park activities. They cannot leave for a late bite to eat etc.

Sure it would be fun for a night but much longer than that I might get to feeling like I was a prisioner in my castle ......kinda like Rapunzel.

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BTW:
My point is I do not think WDW could rent the "Castle Suite" out to the public and legally make them stay in the room.
Also because of liability reasons they cannot let those guests wander in the park after closing because that is when a lot of the park maintainence is taken care of.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[troynkasey]

I could see the room being offered as a "Make a Wish" room or a Complimemtary room for special Disney corporate VIP guests.

I highly doubt it will ever open to the general public except as an occasional contest prize or a promotion like the million dreams promotion.

Most of you are forgetting that the room comes with a private CM "Butler".
The "Bultler's" real job is to make sure the "guests" staying in the "Castle Suite" do not leave the "Suite " when the park is closed.

If the Park closes at 9 PM the guests cannot hop to another park for late park activities. They cannot leave for a late bite to eat etc.

Sure it would be fun for a night but much longer than that I might get to feeling like I was a prisioner in my castle ......kinda like Rapunzel.

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BTW:
My point is I do not think WDW could rent the "Castle Suite" out to the public and legally make them stay in the room.
Also because of liability reasons they cannot let those guests wander in the park after closing because that is when a lot of the park maintainence is taken care of.

Just my 2 cents.

I knew there was a 24/7 butler, but now it all comes together. Sorry, I'm slow... I didn't even think about not being able to leave the castle. That would suck!! Granted...MK almost always closes last, but still...what a challenge. I'm with you. One night would be enough just to experience it. I'm too much into an 11:30 snack at the food court or counter service restaurant (like some ice cream!) to want to turn in early. I guess the advantage is the next morning you'd be the first into the park.

 

[doconeill]

Not having won the castle stay (maybe in a couple weeks though... ), I don't know for sure, but I thought that they did make some sort of accomodation so that people would feel like total prisoners, and be able to go to other locations at least until a reasonable time. Something like they would be escorted to a limo to take them to/from the front gate or something like that.

You definitely couldn't go out for a walk though...

 

[Tam1067]

Our neighbors won in June. Per their story, you're in the castle and cannot even really look out on Main Street because the windows are stained glass. The guests are told that if they open the door, their butler will be there immediately to see what the problem is. No, there's no freedom to explore. But at MK that night, they do get front of the line priveleges, whatever food they want, and a reserved spot to watch the parade and Wishes.

 

[cowza]

I can NEVER see them allowing you to book the Cinderella Castle suite. It just wouldn't work. One room and the millions of people that visit Disney World every year? Crazy! Reservations would be on like a 20 year waiting list haha.

If anything I could see them auctioning it at charity auctions. That could work. Or maybe they'll do something like... you win a stay if you're the millionith person to enter Disney World in 2009.

 

[belle1627]

Those are all great ideas, a DVC guide told me that she thought they would continue picking a random family, and would never offer it as something you could book, she said the stay is priceless.

 

[eeyorethegreat]

According to the CM who was our guide on the KTTKT last week, it will be used in granting wishes for the Give Kids the World and Make a Wish Foundation.

Those are all great ideas, a DVC guide told me that she thought they would continue picking a random family, and would never offer it as something you could book, she said the stay is priceless.

I can see both of these being viable options. I do hope they open it to Wish kids. My daughter's best friend who passed recently visited GKTW and I know the only thing that could have made the trip more magical and memorable would have been a stay in the castle suite.

 

[disney1990]

According to the CM who was our guide on the KTTKT last week, it will be used in granting wishes for the Give Kids the World and Make a Wish Foundation.

This would be a wonderful idea. How great for a "special" child to be able to spend the night at the Castle.

 

[gymnastgirlflips]

I could see the room being offered as a "Make a Wish" room or a Complimemtary room for special Disney corporate VIP guests.

I highly doubt it will ever open to the general public except as an occasional contest prize or a promotion like the million dreams promotion.

Most of you are forgetting that the room comes with a private CM "Butler".
The "Bultler's" real job is to make sure the "guests" staying in the "Castle Suite" do not leave the "Suite " when the park is closed.

If the Park closes at 9 PM the guests cannot hop to another park for late park activities. They cannot leave for a late bite to eat etc.

Sure it would be fun for a night but much longer than that I might get to feeling like I was a prisioner in my castle ......kinda like Rapunzel.

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BTW:
My point is I do not think WDW could rent the "Castle Suite" out to the public and legally make them stay in the room.
Also because of liability reasons they cannot let those guests wander in the park after closing because that is when a lot of the park maintainence is taken care of.

Just my 2 cents.

Actually, I dont think it would be too bad. The butler also has to cater to your every need. I've heard some guests ask for chicken wings or something... and they have to get them for you. And besides, that is a once in a life time oppurtunity to be there and its not like you are actually being held prisinor. You might not have acess to the park, but no one but you has acess to that room. lol I would love to stay there, im hoping that they keep the dream stuff going anyways... or make a wish.

 

[DisFlan]

They'd be nuts to charge for it. I can see it used to good purpose for charity, a contest of some sort or maybe "special tours" when it's empty.

DisFlan

 

[thomas998]

I could easily see them renting it out to guests that can afford it... Sure a lot of people would want to do it... but once they started running the price up to those supper high prices... maybe $10,000 a night... I can see the wait list getting shorter.

You have to remember there are those few super wealthy travellers out there that could and would pay a sky high price that would more than cove the price of a CM making sure no one strayed too far.

As for the make a wish... I don't honestly see that happening... I could see the headlines and bad PR that could come from the first time a very sick kid dies in his sleep in the Castle at Disney... not something you would want to risk and something you would pretty much be sure would happen sooner or later if you had it open to very sick kids.

 

[Justcat]

Per Disney Reservations Center management - the castle stay would be impossible to add to the Reservations system and priceless as well. It will continue to be used as a special give away from time to time and for such events as Make a wish and give kids the world. Right move for Disney I think

 

[minnie61650]

Per Disney Reservations Center management - the castle stay would be impossible to add to the Reservations system and priceless as well. It will continue to be used as a special give away from time to time and for such events as Make a wish and give kids the world. Right move for Disney I think

I agree!

Disney gets a big thumbs up from me!