what is the wonderland tea party?

[jenseib]

So of course the grandma that was waiting and I both grabbed our cameras and ran like wild paparazzi and followed them. LOL! I’m sure we had a crazed look on our faces.

And Alice brought up the rear.

Out through the lobby of the Grand Floridian.

I asked the guy CM if this normally happens. He didn’t say yes or no, but kind of made it sound like it doesn’t all that time. What he said was “well let me tell you the last time we came out the lobby the Mad Hatter jumped in the bird cage.” LOL! He said he was pretty crazy.

Look at this guys face. He is totally clueless as to what is going on. LOL! I’m sure he had a story to tell later.

The Mad Hatter was also being really loud and obnoxious. It was funny.

And look at the joy on my little girls face!

 

[jenseib]

After the parade around the lobby they went outside to the little court yard. The handler stopped me as I was following (the grandma had already gone through) and asked me if I was with this party. I told her well yes, that my DD. She says well we really don’t want you taking pictures. UMMMMM TOOOO BAD!
Don’t tell me she wouldn’t be snapping pictures of her own DD if she was in the same position.
I turned around and just went out another door and snapped away again. LOL!
The grandma was talking to a manager looking guy from GF and was asking if she was enjoying herself. She went on and on how it was so neat to get these pictures and he said he was so glad that we got to see it. I’m going by what he said. LOL!

So on to the outside pictures.

They then did individual pictures of them. The guy CM took their pictures on a point and shoot digital camera. I, of course, shot some of my own.

And this is the one they took.

Claire has a hidden Mickey on her cheek!
(it was a flyaway strand from the pink hair)

And then it was time to go back in.

 

[jenseib]

After they went in the grandma and I sat and started talking. She said that family had come a few minutes after they had shut the doors and just started banging on the doors. They had an ADR for dinner, but they thought it was for lunch at 1:30. They looked it up and it was for 4:30. I guess these people were really nasty and demanded to be let in, but of course were told a private party was going on and they don’t serve lunch here.
I guess they left really mad.
We also just talked a lot about all things Disney! It was a nice chat. She got a call then, so I went and walked a bit.
I saw this sign that I had missed the night we ate here for dinner, so I took a picture of that.

Skip called me then and asked if we were done yet. It was only 2 and the party wasn’t over till 2:30. I reminded him if that. He said he was already at AK. He grumbled how this was his least favorite park and he was there early and by himself. LOL!
Oh well, the agreement had been that I would call him as soon as we were heading over there. Not my fault he went early.
I told him to go on some bigger stuff that Claire couldn’t ride till we got there.

I went back and chatted some more. We could hear laughing and all sorts of excitement in the room. I tried to peak through the window. It looked like Alice and the Mad Hatter were gone. It also appeared they were playing hide and seek. The kids were having a blast.

Before long the other parents were returning back to pick up the kids.
The guy CM came out to tell us it was time to get the kids, but he had gotten them to sleep, so walk in quietly.

As we walked in the girls were giggling and shaking from holding in their laughter.

Then they all lift their heads and yell surprise! And they have flowers for their parents. It was so sweet.

Look at this baby face. I just love this picture of her. She’s still my baby in this picture.

We then gathered up her stuff. She showed me her picture and her autograph book.

It was worth every penny to do this. To see the joy on her face and the joy I felt seeing it, was just priceless. I also got some pictures that most don’t get as well.

 

[jenseib]

We headed out to the bus stop to catch the bus to AK. I asked Claire about the tea party. She was just so excited about it. She said the Mad Hatter had such bad manners. He would burp and not say excuse me. He took a drink and gargled it, and threw grapes around the room at them. He even hit her, which was a highlight, I guess. LOL!
Alice kept scolding him.
I asked her if she ate anything and she said she tried everything. I couldn’t believe that. We had just had breakfast for one, and I was sure she would be to excited to eat, which is one reason I made sure she ate before we went. I told her I bet she was lying. The grandmothers GDD said “No, she did, she ate a bit of everything, but I didn’t eat a thing”. LOL

And thats where my TR ends about the tea party

 

[ericf70]

Great pics! My daughters would love this.