Hi Liz,
Hooray for celebrating birthdays at the Walt Disney World Resort!
We have danced through several birthdays at the Walt Disney World Resort. Celebrating in Magic Kingdom with Cinderella Castle in the backdrop of our photos has been the main incentive! There are a few other ways our days came alive with pixie-dusted surprises. On one last visit, my husband received a birthday call from Goofy in our Walt Disney World Resort Hotel room. Most of the restaurants we have visited have acknowledged the birthday with mini cupcakes or a special birthday card signed by the characters at the restaurant! To make sure everyone knows we are celebrating, we pick up celebratory buttons to wear during our visit and we note the birthday on all of our
advanced dining reservations.
If you want to do something extra special, try ordering one of the
Cakes from Walt Disney World Resort. We have also ordered balloons from
Disney Floral & Gifts. Our girls adored those balloons each time we ordered! Since we usually fly and often cannot carry a lot back with us, I have started planning special tours in lieu of gifts. We enjoy the
Enchanted Extras Collection, particularly the nature experiences. The
Caring for Giants and
Up Close with Rhinos tours were fascinating and within our budget.
Liz, we always pick a special dining experience to celebrate birthdays. For my husband's, we dine at
California Grill atop Disney's Contemporary Resort. We make our reservation during the Happily Ever After fireworks so that we can enjoy the show while dining. When our girls were your daughter's age, they loved
Cinderella's Royal Table. In fact, we still dine there on special occasions!
No matter what, the best part of celebrating a birthday is doing it with family and friends that we cherish. Wishing your princess the happiest of days!
Magic and memories,
Donyell