Not Disney, but in the same vicinty, and just as magical. I was proposed to at Discovery Cove. There have packages and event managers that help every step of the way.(
click here ). He said it was so easy working with them. He planned the whoel thing while oversaes on a military deployment and it went off without a hitch.
Basically, we did the dolphin encounter and at the very end our trainer said, "Well, we reward the dolphins two ways: we either feed them fish or play with their favorite toy. Since we've been feeding them fish all morning, let's go let Cindy bring us one of her favorite toys." She was already at the back of the tank and a trainer was giving her a buoy... nothing to be alarmed about. Next he asked, "Who wants to play fetch with Cindy?" Of course I raised my hand. He pulled me to the front of the group and told me to hol dmy ars out... she would roll the buoy right into my arms. Well, she did just that. Written on the buoy was, "Jill, Let's chase our dreams together. I love you. Will you marry me?" I was completely overwhelmed despite the fact I had dreamed about the exact same scenario a few months in advance (I am very wierd when it comes to that stuff).
Right after I read the buoy
On the beach, there is a real slight of hand pass-off. The event coordinator introduces him/herself and hand you a coupon and explains that you will be receiving xyz number of photos and the VHS video... so it's all on film and tape! It's wonderful to be able to watch. She does this with one hand while he picks up the ring box out of the hand behind her back. So, you, "propose," right there in the sand.
Right after I said, "Yes... now you're really stuck with me."
We were escorted to our private cabana after that... we had a bottle of wine, a box of chocolates, and a dozen red roses. It was so nice to have it as home base. You can see it over my right shoulder in the first picture... we got to watch the dolphins all day. It was so nice.
We were treated like celebrities there, too. All the staff seemed to know... or word travelled fast. Little girls kept coming up and oohhhin and ahhing. One of them said, "Mommy... I want to be engaged." It was a hoot. Poor guy who does end up proposing has some big shoes to fill! It was so nice though. So many of the parents said we just made their daughters' day... and then actually thanked him for his service (he'd only been home 3 days).
I am not trying to persuade you or anything... just wanted to put it out there... seems like many people don't know about the option! He was in contact with someone at Disney to do it at CRT. He was going to have Prince Charming bring the ring out on a covered, silver platter and present it to me. That way, I had two Prince Charmings!
xoxo