Princess fantasy fare tip...

[tortugaverde]

If you have a little princess.... and you are going to DL when it is crowded.... get to PFF between 8:15 and 8:30. You will have a wait, but you will be first in line. We did our MM and then went straight to PFF to wait (about 8:20), my prince and my hubby went to toontown and had a blast with no crowds during this time. We were first in line, which the princesses made a big deal about... "Oh, our first princess of the day!!! Tinker bell must have sprinkled magic fairy dust on you to make you the FIRST princess!!!" Which my daughter thought was pretty neat. The wait was pleasant... other little girls to play with and mom's for me to talk with, in the cool of the morning. A CM told me Cinderella, Snow White and Aurora are the first 3 princesses until the 10:30 show... then they leave to perform and 3 new princesses show up, usually Mulan, Belle and Princess Minnie.

I highly recommend it for anyone who is into princesses

 

[DisneylandPlanner]

Thanks, what GREAT advice!!!

 

[tink too]

Thanks for the tip. We might just use your advice in May.

 

[DangerMouse]

In November, I stood with my dd(5) in the pouring rain (we're talking sideways, windy, pelting-you-in-the-face-even-under-your-umbrella rain), for 30 minutes waiting for PFF to open so we could be first (yep, I've got a real problem with needing to be first). By the time they opened and we got to the front, we were so wet and cold I just wanted to primp my dd for a few minutes to make sure she looked good for pics. But I still felt a bit rushed. The CM's were like, oh, she's fine and pushed her along as I was trying to peel off all her raingear. My hands were so cold that I couldn't operate my camera. I finally just gave up and sat back and enjoyed my dd's interactions with the princesses (which ended up being just about as cold as the weather -- go figure) So, we got photopass pics and I vowed it was the first and last time we would do the princess greet at PFFT.

 

[lawyergirl22]

We visited PFF in September and as our EE ended, I headed to get in line for PFF. My mom joined me with the kids about 10 minutes before it opened. I waited 25 minutes total and it was well worth it! We were first, the princesses were very sweet, we weren't rushed. All in all, time well spent.

We will use this plan again to visit PFF in May.

Gianna

 

[SnowWhite12]

In November, I stood with my dd(5) in the pouring rain (we're talking sideways, windy, pelting-you-in-the-face-even-under-your-umbrella rain), for 30 minutes waiting for PFF to open so we could be first (yep, I've got a real problem with needing to be first). By the time they opened and we got to the front, we were so wet and cold I just wanted to primp my dd for a few minutes to make sure she looked good for pics. But I still felt a bit rushed. The CM's were like, oh, she's fine and pushed her along as I was trying to peel off all her raingear. My hands were so cold that I couldn't operate my camera. I finally just gave up and sat back and enjoyed my dd's interactions with the princesses (which ended up being just about as cold as the weather -- go figure) So, we got photopass pics and I vowed it was the first and last time we would do the princess greet at PFFT.

Sorry you had this experience, and I don't mean to sound insensitive, but your description of the cold hands and having to peel off the raingear made me laugh so hard I cried. Guess I'm just having one of those horrible days when I desperately needed to laugh. Other thing is, it so sounded like something that would happen to me!