I need help! This isn't quite the right forum, since it's not a wedding or a honeymoon, but it's close, and I figured that this forum would have a lot of people with some great ideas for the perfect proposal at Walt Disney World!
The short version...I'm going to be taking my girlfriend to Disney World in late July/early August to propose to her...I've picked out a ring, I'm working with Dreams Unlimited to setup the trip, but beyond "at Disney World" I haven't worked out how, where, etc. I'm going to propose. Any ideas would be wonderful - if you got engaged at Disney World, your story would be wonderful help, and if you just want to get engaged at Disney World, your idea of a dream proposal at Disney World would be great help, too!
The long version...I've been dating my girlfriend for almost three years - August 2nd will be three years. Soon after we started dating, I was sent to a conference at Disney World (my first trip to WDW) - it was a bittersweet trip, since we were both really falling for each other and she couldn't come along on the trip, so while I had a good time, I couldn't help but think about how romantic it would've been if she was with me. I always joked about how I was going to wisk her away to Disney World as soon as I could, and about a year ago, last November, I made that happen and we spent at week together at Disney World.
Now, being the clueless guy that I am, what I thought was her just joking about wanted to get engaged on our trip was actually her dropping hints about wanting me to propose at Disney World. We had talked about getting engaged, but last summer we were both pretty set on waiting until she finished college, which was last December, so I thought proposing was off-limits in November. Oops!
I figured it was a missed opportunity and planned to find a way to propose closer to home sometime this spring. However, that didn't work out - we lived in separate apartments, but through a random coincidence, we lived in the same apartment building. Well, in early March, that apartment building caught fire one morning while we were both still home. About half of the building was destroyed by the fire, and the first floor, where both of our apartments were, filled with smoke and water damage, destroying most of our things. Because neither of us had much insurance (our apartment complex requires renter's insurance, but only requires liability, not property coverage), we got to spend the week after the fire dredging through our burnt-out apartments together, trying to salvage what we could.
Needless to say, that delayed my plans to propose by a while. It was a very difficult time, but it showed me just how perfect we are together - we learned more about each other in the weeks after the fire than any other time we've known each other, I think. We're both very skittish about living in an apartment complex after our experience with the fire, so we're scraping together just enough money to move out and into a house together in October.
Luckily I had already saved up the money for her engagement ring and kept those savings off-limits after the fire, which was difficult. I'm finding ways to cut back here and there so that I can save up the money to take her to Disney World, where, on August 2nd, three years since our first date, I want to propose.
I've been to Disney World twice, and our trip together was so romantic and so much fun, but I'm at a loss to figure out a good place and way to propose there. Here's what I know:
1. She wants a fairly private, intimate proposal. Something romantic, nothing too public. Not to say there can't be anyone else around, but nothing like the proposals you see at stadiums where someone pays to have "Will you marry me?" flashed on the jumbotron.
2. I don't mind paying Disney for something special, but I don't have a whole lot of money to put into this beyond the trip and theme park tickets. I asked her soon after the fire if she would rather me propose in some sort of modest, affordable way or if she would mind if I incurred a little debt to propose, and she agreed that it's a once in a lifetime event, so she doesn't want me to scrimp, but we are going to have a house payment to worry about, so I can't spend the tens of thousands of dollars I'd like to spend!
3. She loves Animal Kingdom; that was her favorite park on our trip together last year.
4. I'm set on proposing on August 2nd; that limits the fireworks options. That's a Wednesday during regular season, I don't know which park is usually doing their big evening show on Wednesday nights, but I don't think Wishes is planned for that evening. I still need to find out for sure, though.
Anything else that you might like to know that would help come up with some good ideas, just ask! Otherwise, any tips or info would be a huge help - even if it's just a secluded area or other part of a park, resort, etc. at WDW you've noticed and thought was romantic; the World has so many little hidden treasures that I know even if I read all the guidebooks out there, I won't discover even a majority of them, so I need your help!
I look forward to hearing your stories and ideas!
Thanks...
-Josh
The short version...I'm going to be taking my girlfriend to Disney World in late July/early August to propose to her...I've picked out a ring, I'm working with Dreams Unlimited to setup the trip, but beyond "at Disney World" I haven't worked out how, where, etc. I'm going to propose. Any ideas would be wonderful - if you got engaged at Disney World, your story would be wonderful help, and if you just want to get engaged at Disney World, your idea of a dream proposal at Disney World would be great help, too!
The long version...I've been dating my girlfriend for almost three years - August 2nd will be three years. Soon after we started dating, I was sent to a conference at Disney World (my first trip to WDW) - it was a bittersweet trip, since we were both really falling for each other and she couldn't come along on the trip, so while I had a good time, I couldn't help but think about how romantic it would've been if she was with me. I always joked about how I was going to wisk her away to Disney World as soon as I could, and about a year ago, last November, I made that happen and we spent at week together at Disney World.
Now, being the clueless guy that I am, what I thought was her just joking about wanted to get engaged on our trip was actually her dropping hints about wanting me to propose at Disney World. We had talked about getting engaged, but last summer we were both pretty set on waiting until she finished college, which was last December, so I thought proposing was off-limits in November. Oops!
I figured it was a missed opportunity and planned to find a way to propose closer to home sometime this spring. However, that didn't work out - we lived in separate apartments, but through a random coincidence, we lived in the same apartment building. Well, in early March, that apartment building caught fire one morning while we were both still home. About half of the building was destroyed by the fire, and the first floor, where both of our apartments were, filled with smoke and water damage, destroying most of our things. Because neither of us had much insurance (our apartment complex requires renter's insurance, but only requires liability, not property coverage), we got to spend the week after the fire dredging through our burnt-out apartments together, trying to salvage what we could.
Needless to say, that delayed my plans to propose by a while. It was a very difficult time, but it showed me just how perfect we are together - we learned more about each other in the weeks after the fire than any other time we've known each other, I think. We're both very skittish about living in an apartment complex after our experience with the fire, so we're scraping together just enough money to move out and into a house together in October.
Luckily I had already saved up the money for her engagement ring and kept those savings off-limits after the fire, which was difficult. I'm finding ways to cut back here and there so that I can save up the money to take her to Disney World, where, on August 2nd, three years since our first date, I want to propose.
I've been to Disney World twice, and our trip together was so romantic and so much fun, but I'm at a loss to figure out a good place and way to propose there. Here's what I know:
1. She wants a fairly private, intimate proposal. Something romantic, nothing too public. Not to say there can't be anyone else around, but nothing like the proposals you see at stadiums where someone pays to have "Will you marry me?" flashed on the jumbotron.
2. I don't mind paying Disney for something special, but I don't have a whole lot of money to put into this beyond the trip and theme park tickets. I asked her soon after the fire if she would rather me propose in some sort of modest, affordable way or if she would mind if I incurred a little debt to propose, and she agreed that it's a once in a lifetime event, so she doesn't want me to scrimp, but we are going to have a house payment to worry about, so I can't spend the tens of thousands of dollars I'd like to spend!
3. She loves Animal Kingdom; that was her favorite park on our trip together last year.
4. I'm set on proposing on August 2nd; that limits the fireworks options. That's a Wednesday during regular season, I don't know which park is usually doing their big evening show on Wednesday nights, but I don't think Wishes is planned for that evening. I still need to find out for sure, though.
Anything else that you might like to know that would help come up with some good ideas, just ask! Otherwise, any tips or info would be a huge help - even if it's just a secluded area or other part of a park, resort, etc. at WDW you've noticed and thought was romantic; the World has so many little hidden treasures that I know even if I read all the guidebooks out there, I won't discover even a majority of them, so I need your help!
I look forward to hearing your stories and ideas!
Thanks...
-Josh
It was incredibly perfect. 
It's kinda funny 
personally I would suggest on the beach at Polynesian while watching Wishes??? 
is on the right track! That sounds great, especially with the mini wedding cake! Narcoosee's had great food it was romantic, especially with the fireworks! If you are going to make ADR's get on it, b/c they book up fast, especially around fireworks time. I think we had a 7:45 reservation and the fireworks were around 9 when we went, and it was perfect timing! Although we didn't get a window seat we had an excellent view anywhere they say that you can see it from everywhere in the restaurant since it is basically a circle. (they say window seating is first come basis, but maybe when you get there if you can talk to the host/hostess)
