Where to propose at DL???

KristinU

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Hey everyone, I need your help!

A friend of mine would like to pop the question at Disneyland!!! Being a bigger WDW buff than DL, I cannot offer a good suggestion - so I figured I would come here for some help.

Please offer your best suggestions, he is headed out there next week - 7/31 to be exact.

Thanks in advance!
 
Ohhhh...how sweet and romantic!!:D

If you want a kind of private area...I would suggest the wishing well next to the castle. It's a very pretty area and romantic too!:)

If you want a crowd to gather...right in front of the castle would be cool too!:D
 
Romantic Spots:

The wishing well next to the castle
A red car on the Sun Wheel at DCA at night
The fireplace at Grand Californian - get the pianist involved and have him play their favorite song
Napa Rose
Tarzans Treehouse at Night
The Fantasmic Dessert Buffet
Storybook Land at Night
The rose garden at the Disneyland Hotel
The waterfalls at the Disneyland Hotel
One of the alcoves in New Orleans Square

Fun Ideas:

Their favorite ride - Splash Mountain before the drop, Haunted Mansion Doombuggy, Astro orbitor, Monorail front car

Does she have a favorite character? Get a character involved at a meet and greet or a character meal.
 
You may want to refer him to the Fairy Tale Weddings office at (714) 956-6527. They are very likely to create whatever he needs. (The main focus is Weddings, but they will also setup remarkable Engagements & Honeymoons).

It really depends on budget, to define this moment.
Goofy for Disney is right, The wishing well can be really romantic, just make sure that he knows that they sometimes use it for a Snow White meet & Greet, so it may not always be available.

Some folks will ask to do it before or after certain shows on stage (i.e. Golden Horseshoe/Tomorrowland Terrace (Club Buzz), others choose a quiet place like behind the Waterfalls in the DL Hotel (When open, as sometimes there is so much water on the ground that they close the gates for safety). Restaurants such as the Blue Bayou are also very popular. Certain rides, like the Carousel, and the Jungle Cruise (Be ready for some jokes) are always popular, but it is hard to give explicit ideas, as it is such a personal thing.

You can call Florida's Gifts of a Lifetime to see if she has any cohorts out here on the west coast, and if not, then she may be able to at least give you some of her experiences.

Here are ones that I have heard of in the past, to help give some ideas.
--A gentleman asked his beloved while climbing the last lift on Splash Mountain, she screamed yes as they went down signifying the "plunge" of marriage. Yes...they bought the photo. (If they do this, make sure to tell the cm, so you have a log to yourself, or just them and close friends).
--I heard of a gent arrange this a while back. They were walking around the corner from Adventureland into Frontierland, and he decided that they should make a run for the Mark Twain which was at the dock. It already had people, and the gates were already closed, but he sincerely asked the CM and they boarded the ship. As it started its run, they took a seat out on the front of the boat, where the chairs are. She thought it was odd that there weren't any people. They are typically crammed. So on the front of the boat, as they passed around New Orleans Square, he got down on one knee and popped the question. She said yes, and heard cheering. She looked up to find that he had orchestrated the whole thing with the park, and saw all of their family and friends on the second deck overlooking them. She cried, people watching the boat from Tom Sawyers Island and New Orleans Cheered a bit too. She must have felt very special. Keep in mind that you can't do that at night, because the Twain is used in Fantasmic, but it gives you an idea of some of the major orchestrations that the park may be willing to do for them, especially if it is off season (September is good).
--Scavenger hunt proposals have been done, with many different variations. Sometimes the groom stays with her, and they make it seem like they are a randomly chosen guest to "test" a new "adventure". They'll make her think it is a premium thing, sort of like the Fantasmic Dessert Bar - They'll play up how most individuals when it comes out full force will be charged $XXX, but you will do it for free, and even get some cool things out of it for your time. You can go from place to place either finding items in stores, or taking photos, or riding rides in sequence to find clues, culminating in either the proposal, or a "stuffed"item. (Meaning either a food with a ring, or a stuffed animal holding a ring, or a balloon (but make sure you have LOTS of those weights on it, otheriwse your ring may fly away!)). Others choose to have her do it on her own with a friend or family member, with him not even supposed to be in that park that day. When she sees him for the first time, she will be confused, and even moreso, when he gets down on one knee.

I hope this helps.

~Tina
 

Wouldn't it be cool if they could get several characters unfurl a "Marry Me" banner on the Mark Twain during one of the Fantasmic Shows.

That would definitely get the crowd cheering.

Include that with a Fantasmic dessert Buffet.

Now wait.... He can't........I want to do that when I find the right women. ;)
 
Thanks Everyone! :)

I'm doing a screen print now so that he can look them over today. He doesn't leave unitl next Wednesday, so keep the ideas coming.

Thanks again for all of your great suggestions!
 
bumpity bump bump.
Come on folks at least give the dude some ideas. ;)
Toodles all
~Tina
 
Well a lot of it depends on what parts of Disney the happy couple enjoys.

There are some very romantic spots over at the new Grand Californian Hotel. A dinner at the Napa Rose with a ring on top of a desert might win her over.

Inside DCA, you might try proposing while at the top of the Wonder Wheel.

At Disneyland there are all the predictable spots, you might prolong the moment by taking her to each of them and then proposing somewhere else. For instance, take a ride on the mark twain, then visit snow white's grotto, then take a ride on splash mountain, etc... finally propose at a romantic spot that means something to both of you...
 
I became engaged to my DW at DL. While waiting for a parade I had a set of Minnie ears made, but instead of having her name on them, I had "Marry Me?" sewn on. I then had snuck away and talked with a CM at the Skyway ride, and worked out a "pass" for us to get on the Skyway right around fireworks time. It worked out perfect, just a s the ride started the fireworks began and I presented her with her "gift". As she opened it up, I pulled the ring box from my pocket. She read the message on the hat and began to cry. I made my way to my knee, nearly dropping the ring box in the darkness and proposed. She obviously said yes and we continued our ride. Meanwhile, the CM's at the Tomorrowland Skyway station had radioed over to the Fantasyland station and we were greeted with cheers and had our picture snapped several times on "our basket" (Blue #29).
 
Some great ideas on here for making that moment even more special and something that's meaningful to the people involved. :) :) :)
 
^^ Is it sad that I had to share this link with my boyfriend? :o ;)
 












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