Walt Disney World is the perfect place to celebrate any occasion. Guests can focus their celebration on favorite characters, favorite attractions and favorite stories to create a custom celebration. Celebrations can occur at Walt Disney World Restaurants or at the theme parks.
While there are often magical moments associated with celebrations, there is not a guarantee that special treatment will come to you. Remember that you are having fun at the happiest place on earth. Take anything extra as special pixie dust on your day. Additionally, use the suggestions below to create a customized celebration.
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Walt Disney World Celebration Options at the Resorts
Whether you want to mark a birthday, send special congratulation wishes, or just give your family a magical “vacation welcome,” the Walt Disney World Celebration Options can start right in your resort room. If you will be celebrating a special occasion at Walt Disney World, be sure to note it on your room reservation! You never know if a little magic may happen!
Let Disney specialists create the perfect setting by decorating your Resort Room with surprise presents, magical treats, banners, confetti, personalized signs, and more. Call (407) WDW-GIFT or visit the Walt Disney World Florist web site to customize the picture-perfect look for your stay or have the perfect occasion present or floral arrangement waiting in the room for your arrival. Contact them for information on other select delivery locations. Disney World Florist party planners can also provide you with decorations specifically created for kids, romance, or birthday fun.
Save money and decorate your resort room yourself! Or, let everyone know you’re celebrating by decorating your resort room window. For a child’s birthday, post a sign in the window with streamers and an arrangement of his or her favorite stuffed animals on the window sill. However, do not use tape or any material that may cause damage. Window clings are a great option. The decoration possibilities are endless! Resort window decorations are common at Walt Disney World during Christmastime.
Capture Your Moment Portrait Sessions: Preserve and personalize your fond Walt Disney World memories by scheduling a special 20 minute session with a Disney PhotoPass Photographer. These sessions cost $99, include up to 8 people in your party, and can be booked online 60 days in advance. You can choose any of the four theme parks as your location.
Walt Disney World Celebration Options at the Restaurants
If you will be celebrating a special occasion while dining at Walt Disney World, be sure to note it on your dining reservation (and also on you room or vacation package reservation)! You never know when a little magic may happen! Disney table service restaurants have been known to treat those celebrating a birthday or anniversary to a free celebratory cupcake after their meal. In some cases, you may even find confetti sprinkled on your table when you arrive.
Special celebration cakes can be ordered to be delivered while you dine by selecting the option in the My Disney Experience app when booking your reservation, or by visiting the restaurant’s podium at least 4 days prior to your reservation. This option is available at most table service restaurants across Disney World property.
Erin McKenna’s NYC Bakery, located at Disney Springs, offers specialty cakes to order. They specifically cater to special diets and allergies, including refined sugar-free, gluten-free, wheat-free, casein-free, soy-free, egg-free, Kosher and vegan items. Guests can order a 6-inch cake starting at $88.60. To order, contact them at least 48 hours in advance at cakes@erinmckennasbakery.com.
Walt Disney World Celebration Options at the Parks
If you’re in the Parks celebrating a special occasion and would like everyone to know what you’re celebrating, stop by guest relations to pick up a complimentary Celebration button and wear it proudly throughout the day. Guests have reported extra attention from park Cast Members and at Disney restaurants and live shows while wearing celebration buttons. You never know when a little magic may happen!
Celebration buttons are available at most Guest Service locations in the parks. Disney resort front desks and at some restaurants can also provide buttons. You can even get a general “I’m Celebrating” button with a blank that allows you to fill in almost anything. Whether you’re celebrating a high school graduation to being cancer free, celebration buttons are a great way to share your event.
Nothing puts the fun in a birthday celebration like Disney’s super-silly Birthday Hat that’s shaped like a cake. The candles adorning the cake light up and flash, adding to the festivities. Hats are available at many merchandise locations.
You can personalize mouse ears, character T-shirts, and pins. Specifically, you can personalize mouse ear hats at the “Create Your Own Ears Hat” boutique located inside Disney’s Wonderful World of Memories at Disney Springs. Mouse ears can also be purchased on Main Street U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom and at Gateway Gifts in EPCOT.
Personalized Christmas ornaments are also a great option to commemorate a vacation. Disney’s Days of Christmas at Disney Springs Marketplace offers a treasure trove of ornaments. Additionally, Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe in the Magic Kingdom and several World Showcase locations throughout EPCOT sell ornaments.
A Disney’s artist can create a framed silhouette portrait. In the Magic Kingdom, you can find artists on Main Street U.S.A. near Uptown Jewelers and the Market House. At Disney Springs, silhouette artists are located at Silhouette Portraits.
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique: Little girls become royal princesses at this glamorous boutique. Fairy Godmothers-in-training apply your selections for hairstyle, make-up and a flowing princess gown. The picture-perfect transformation is perfect for any celebration! Located in the Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom, packages start at $99.95 plus tax.