Enchanted Tales with Belle

I like the idea of meeting Belle at the castle. I enjoy watching the faces and reactions of little ones as they see the characters. It gives me as much enjoyment as the little ones.

I was so excited to get to participate in Enchanted Tales with Belle while I was in the Magic Kingdom last week. Becks, her fiance and I were exploring the New Fantasyland when we decided to stand in line to visit Maurice's cottage. The detail is fantastic, and though it was late at night when we went through the queue there was a lot to keep your attention with special touches you'll remember right out of the movie.

Inside the cottage is fun to explore and there's even a sort of scavenger hunt to help you pass the times as you wait by finding special items that pay homage to other Disney Princesses. It was obvious to us that we would be moving forward in our journey with a mixed group of adults and children. Once in the workshop you could feel the excitement building as we all gathered in front of the work bench and in front of the mirror that was a gift from the Beast. With a few magic words suddenly the mirror sparked to life with glittering power and began to transform into a portal to the castle.

The cast member opened the gate and welcomed us to walk through the magic portal and discover the world beyond. We found ourselves in the wardrobe room where she greeted us and explained that we were going to be part of a wonderful surprise for Belle, but that first we would need to be assigned parts and to practice a little. Though we didn't have any children with us we were having a lot of fun. I even got picked to portray the Wardrobe in the little play, other adults were chosen to be suits of armor.

Into the Library we went where we were greeted by Lumiere! I loved hoe they did Lumiere, it was really neat, the mechanics are hidden within plain site but through excellent lighting and a little extra fabric unless you're straining your eyes to figure out what's going on the effect is seamless and you really believe that he's come to life before you. Outstanding! Then we got to meet Belle, who was luminous as always.

We put on the play for her, and afterwards the participants had their pictures taken with her and received a special book mark for participating. We were then ushered out and the people who participated were given photo passes with pictures of their parts in the show with Belle.

Over all it was a lot of fun! Even having the experience without my own kids I found myself and my companions laughing and singing our way through the experience. There's no reason at all an adult shouldn't head straight for this attraction. The play is fun and funny, the cast members are friendly and the magical details are truly worth the time.

So excited to do this in 23 days

Inside the cottage is fun to explore and there's even a sort of scavenger hunt to help you pass the times as you wait by finding special items that pay homage to other Disney Princesses. It was obvious to us that we would be moving forward in our journey with a mixed group of adults and children. Once in the workshop you could feel the excitement building as we all gathered in front of the work bench and in front of the mirror that was a gift from the Beast. With a few magic words suddenly the mirror sparked to life with glittering power and began to transform into a portal to the castle.

The cast member opened the gate and welcomed us to walk through the magic portal and discover the world beyond. We found ourselves in the wardrobe room where she greeted us and explained that we were going to be part of a wonderful surprise for Belle, but that first we would need to be assigned parts and to practice a little. Though we didn't have any children with us we were having a lot of fun. I even got picked to portray the Wardrobe in the little play, other adults were chosen to be suits of armor.

Into the Library we went where we were greeted by Lumiere! I loved hoe they did Lumiere, it was really neat, the mechanics are hidden within plain site but through excellent lighting and a little extra fabric unless you're straining your eyes to figure out what's going on the effect is seamless and you really believe that he's come to life before you. Outstanding! Then we got to meet Belle, who was luminous as always.

We put on the play for her, and afterwards the participants had their pictures taken with her and received a special book mark for participating. We were then ushered out and the people who participated were given photo passes with pictures of their parts in the show with Belle.

Over all it was a lot of fun! Even having the experience without my own kids I found myself and my companions laughing and singing our way through the experience. There's no reason at all an adult shouldn't head straight for this attraction. The play is fun and funny, the cast members are friendly and the magical details are truly worth the time.