Now Jasmine was a lady IN CHARGE. She made any child (or adult for that matter) that came through pose with her and Aladdin. And not the just stand there and smile pose, SHE would come over and put your child’s feet and hands in the place SHE thought they should be. It makes for a great photograph, and for some reason, M didn’t argue (unlike with Tink, who almost ended up with a black eye, but you’ll have to come back for that one).
So thank you Jasmine, this picture wouldn’t rock as nearly as much as it does-without you being OCD.
And Donald (who I’ve always had a little crush on):
In my opinion, having a birthday at the “happiest place on Earth” cannot be beat. Which is why J and I chose to have M’s 4th birthday week at Disney World.
When you first check into your resort (and even before that when you book your vacation) you are asked if anyone in your party is celebrating an event. If you’re celebrating a birthday, anniversary, just married, just engaged or family reunion, you are given for FREE a button that can be personalized. If you get one of these buttons, a cast member will write your name on it with a sharpie. When they do, request that they cover the name with a piece of scotch tape. This will save you a whole-lotta headache when the rain storms come, ’cause even with a sharpie the name will run. The tape works wonders!
This is a huge ticket to getting recognized by cast members, and can sometimes score you some other freebies. In my experience, it’s also gotten us (when we were married) immediate fast passes to certain rides that you’d otherwise have to come back later on to.
At the GF 1900 Park Faire dinner, M was given small toys and large stickers by the manager, and even our waitress brought her some foil Tinker Bell stickers.
My only suggestion for this is to ask your server to bring he cupcake out AFTER your meal is completed. We ran into a couple of restaurants that brought it out before our meal was even served. Now, you tell me what a preschooler is going to want to eat- the cupcake in front of them, or the meal that will be out in 10 minutes?
