Magical Moment: An Anniversary to Remember
by DisneyDiary (Steve)
My
wife and I honeymooned at Walt Disney World close to 20 years now.
Although we were on a budget, it was a magical honeymoon we won't
forget.
But our most magical moment was celebrating our 19th wedding anniversary at
Disney World in March 2011.
This
time we were able to bend the budget a bit for dinner and wine pairings
at the fabulous
Victoria & Albert's. The wine pairings will be
important later.
Usually
we only pack t-shirts and shorts for Disney World, but this time we got
all dolled up -- me in my cement colored suit and my still young bride
in an ankle length red dress and four-inch gold sling-back heels.
The
V&A experience is everything it's cracked up to be: a wonderful
meal served in a lush, intimate setting with warm, personal service and
phenomenal food. The restaurant is an oasis of calm in this crazy,
crowded World. Truly this is the quietest room for miles around.
We
were especially charmed by the service. The pair of cast members who
served us were a married couple -- perfect for a setting that sees so
many anniversary celebrations. And especially perfect for us because my
wife and wife and I worked side-by-side in journalism for many years.
And here's where the night got really magical. Remember those wine pairings.
We
made the mistake of driving to the Grand Floridian rather than taking a
cab from our resort. We were not anticipating the wine. So, to give
ourselves some time to let our meal digest, shall we say, we did the
only responsible thing: we hopped the Monorail to the Magic Kingdom.
Mind
you, most of the time going into the Magic Kingdom the most anyone does
is check out your t-shirt. This time was different. This time everyone
stared.
As
we walked down Main Street, posing for every Photo Pass photographer we
saw, people turned to watch -- no doubt wondering, "Who are they?"
People in the know recognized the long-stem red rose my wife was
carrying and knew we had been to Victoria & Albert's. Others heard
us tell the photographers it was our anniversary and wished us a happy
day.
We
weren't quite brave enough to stay for the fireworks -- my wife was
afraid she and her 4-inch heels would be trampled by the post fireworks
stampede -- so we caught them from the boat dock.
All
those Photo Pass pictures? Well had taken the Wild Africa Trek tour
earlier in the week -- another anniversary bending of the budget -- we
got every last one of them on a CD.
So, if you had an amazing Magical Moment at Disney, or your child/children had a Great character
experience, or something wonderful happened at Disney with your WHOLE family and you would
love to share this Magical Moment with others...Now you can:)
Email: magical_moments24@hotmail.com
...and tell my wonderful readers about your magical moment at Disney!
Can be a few paragraphs, can share a photo of two of the moment.
And every Saturday and Sunday, I'll SPOTLIGHT Magical Moments on my DisneyBlueFairy Blog:)
Hope everyone has a Magical Day!
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