Crt

jenbarnwell · 03-21-2005

We just got back and I have to say that I was a little bit disappointed with our breakfast at Cinderellas Royal Table. The food was fantastic as was the service. But the Princesses didn't really spend anymore time or interact more with my daughter than they did when she saw them other places. In fact Belle interacted more with her at the Storytime with Belle than at the breakfast. They came over to our table said something nice posed and signed her book. I think that a lot of it had to do with the amount of people that come to each seating. It was weird because I have a 1 year old son also and thought it would be cute to get his pictures with the princesses also and they looked annoyed when I asked them to take a picture with my son also. I know Disney wants to make the money and all but next time I would much rather go to a breakfast where the characters interact more with my child. Don't take this the wrong way because my daughter had a fantastic time. I just think they should have less people there so the princesses don't have to be so rushed. I would have loved to see Prince Charming also

**DisneyTeacher** · 03-21-2005

I know what you are saying but I think that's about what you get at character meals. CRT was about the same last year when we went but we enjoyed it at the same time. Our little princess didn't know what to say so she wasn't upset when the princesses moved on after posing for pictures.

At chef Mickey's the characters are fun but don't stay around long either. My DS didn't know what to say to the characters so they came to our table for a picture and moved on.

Cavey · 03-21-2005

Sorry that it wasn't all it could be. I've heard other people say the same thing about CRT.

When DD visited the princess at Toon Town she was the center of attention for all three (Cindy, Snow White, & Aroura). It was wonderful.

dwoodz · 03-21-2005

I understand your frustration. But if they allowed fewer people, then chances are you may not have been able to get a PS. There are many of us with "little princesses" that want to see the characters. Unfortunately there are sooooo many little ones and sooooo few princesses to go around.

Sorry it didn't go as you would have expected. But I do agree that they should have graciously took pictures with your DS.

jenbarnwell · 03-21-2005

Well we also did Crystal Palace and that was wonderful. The characters on their own interacted with my son even though he is small. Crystal Palace felt a lot more welcoming than CRT to me. Like I said my daughter had a wonderful time. It was very nice to eat in the castle and I loved the food. At toontown, the princesses seemed to interact more with my daughter than at the breakfast.

tink74 · 03-21-2005

My DSister (23) and I (30) went to CRT as a "girls morning out" a couple of trips back. We also had very short amounts of time with each of the characters, but we just chalked it up to being over 5!

However, we did notice that even the under 5 set was not getting an overly doting amount of time. Kind of surprising....but there certainly were alot of people for the characters to get around to seeing! Maybe they should add a few more characters, maybe more princes!

EmpressJenny · 03-21-2005

Hmmmm I'm 26 and Pete is 31 and we never felt rushed. Perhaps it's all related to the time of year you are visiting. We usually go in VERY low crowd times, so that must be it.

**Dana** · 03-21-2005

I am sorry to hear of your not so magical experience with CRT. I have always had a great time there and the princesses have always been great with my DD. I think Jenny is right and it may have something to do with how busy it was. I have never been rushed there or encountered miserable princesses. I hope you give them another shot. This is one of very few bad reviews I have ever read about this place.

Cavey · 03-21-2005

I think the face characters have a tougher challenge than non-face characters. I mean, if Winnie the Pooh's "best friend" is having a bad day, he doesn't have to put on a cheery disposition. But if a Princess just got dumped by her boyfriend before coming to work, it would be terribly hard to be magical.

I KNOW it's not an excuse, but we all have days where it's better if we just work quietly in the corner rather than interact with others. What's a princess to do?

queensmama · 03-21-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by tink74

Maybe they should add a few more characters, maybe more princes!

Doesnt every little girl dream of her prince coming one day! Heck at 27 I still dream of mine.

Wouldnt it be great to have a pic with him!

jenbarnwell · 03-23-2005

I am sure I will and I am sure my princess will want too
:)
I want to try the Princess tea party next year though, since I have heard that it was fantastic from stusbabydoll. I also want to try the superhero one for boys for my ds

03-21-2005	#1 (permalink)
jenbarnwell I need to get a life besides MouseBuzz!! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,688	Crt We just got back and I have to say that I was a little bit disappointed with our breakfast at Cinderellas Royal Table. The food was fantastic as was the service. But the Princesses didn't really spend anymore time or interact more with my daughter than they did when she saw them other places. In fact Belle interacted more with her at the Storytime with Belle than at the breakfast. They came over to our table said something nice posed and signed her book. I think that a lot of it had to do with the amount of people that come to each seating. It was weird because I have a 1 year old son also and thought it would be cute to get his pictures with the princesses also and they looked annoyed when I asked them to take a picture with my son also. I know Disney wants to make the money and all but next time I would much rather go to a breakfast where the characters interact more with my child. Don't take this the wrong way because my daughter had a fantastic time. I just think they should have less people there so the princesses don't have to be so rushed. I would have loved to see Prince Charming also __________________ Jen # 2 http://www.myspace.com/jenvance1 2009 ~ Jan ~All Star Sports ~ On our Own! 2008 ~ Feb ~ Caribbean Beach and off-site ALL by ourselves!! 2007 ~ Sept ~ Coronado Springs Resort with family and Mom 2007 ~ Jan. ~ Pop Century with the family 2006 ~ Caribbean Beach Resort with DMIL 2005 ~ WDW ~ off-site with my sisters My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Back to the World! 65 days 18 hours 56 minutes

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DisneyTeacher Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: WDW in my dreams Posts: 18,310	Re: Crt I know what you are saying but I think that's about what you get at character meals. CRT was about the same last year when we went but we enjoyed it at the same time. Our little princess didn't know what to say so she wasn't upset when the princesses moved on after posing for pictures. At chef Mickey's the characters are fun but don't stay around long either. My DS didn't know what to say to the characters so they came to our table for a picture and moved on. __________________ ~Stephanie~ 1993 Caribbean Beach Resort ~ 1996 Caribbean Beach resort ~1997 Caribbean Beach Resort ~2003 Wilderness Lodge ~2004 Beach Club Resort/Shades of Green/Pop Century~ 2005 Wilderness Lodge Resort/Beach Club Villas ~ 2006 Saratoga Springs Resort~2007 Port Orleans French Quarter/Beach Club Villas/Boardwalk Villas ~ 2007 Port Orleans Riverside~ 2008 Wilderness Lodge/Beach Club Villas~2008 Beach Club Villas~2009 Hilton Head Island~ 2009 Beach Club Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Beach Club here we come 237 days 19 hours 56 minutes

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Cavey MB's Rabble Rouser® Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Carlinville, IL Posts: 6,144	Re: Crt Sorry that it wasn't all it could be. I've heard other people say the same thing about CRT. When DD visited the princess at Toon Town she was the center of attention for all three (Cindy, Snow White, & Aroura). It was wonderful. __________________ . . Cavey, Tigger, BossMouse, Soundgod Erin, and Lil'pocohantas in association with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Juicy Juice are proud to present Cavey-Fest III December 13, 2008

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dwoodz Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 214	Re: Crt I understand your frustration. But if they allowed fewer people, then chances are you may not have been able to get a PS. There are many of us with "little princesses" that want to see the characters. Unfortunately there are sooooo many little ones and sooooo few princesses to go around. Sorry it didn't go as you would have expected. But I do agree that they should have graciously took pictures with your DS. __________________ 2004 Caribbean Beach Resort 2005 Contemporary Resort 2006 Animal Kingdom 2008 Disney Carribbean Cruise

03-21-2005	#5 (permalink)
jenbarnwell I need to get a life besides MouseBuzz!! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,688	Re: Crt Well we also did Crystal Palace and that was wonderful. The characters on their own interacted with my son even though he is small. Crystal Palace felt a lot more welcoming than CRT to me. Like I said my daughter had a wonderful time. It was very nice to eat in the castle and I loved the food. At toontown, the princesses seemed to interact more with my daughter than at the breakfast. __________________ Jen # 2 http://www.myspace.com/jenvance1 2009 ~ Jan ~All Star Sports ~ On our Own! 2008 ~ Feb ~ Caribbean Beach and off-site ALL by ourselves!! 2007 ~ Sept ~ Coronado Springs Resort with family and Mom 2007 ~ Jan. ~ Pop Century with the family 2006 ~ Caribbean Beach Resort with DMIL 2005 ~ WDW ~ off-site with my sisters My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Back to the World! 65 days 18 hours 56 minutes

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tink74 Mouse Meister Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Serka Zong Posts: 1,234	Re: Crt My DSister (23) and I (30) went to CRT as a "girls morning out" a couple of trips back. We also had very short amounts of time with each of the characters, but we just chalked it up to being over 5! However, we did notice that even the under 5 set was not getting an overly doting amount of time. Kind of surprising....but there certainly were alot of people for the characters to get around to seeing! Maybe they should add a few more characters, maybe more princes! __________________ MBer's I've Met: alilmagical32 Off Site 1979 Off Site 1986 All Star Sports January 2003 All Star Sports August 2003 Pop Century January 2005 Coronado Springs June/July 2005 Port Orleans FQ December 2006 Port Orleans FQ December 2007 Coming Up....French Quarter October 2008 Grail, Grail, Grail, HUH! My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Celebrating My Cousins Wedding!! All Adults Trip!! Off to have my 1st Lapu Lapu!!

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EmpressJenny MB's Half-Yard President Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Pete, FL Posts: 2,399	Re: Crt Hmmmm I'm 26 and Pete is 31 and we never felt rushed. Perhaps it's all related to the time of year you are visiting. We usually go in VERY low crowd times, so that must be it. __________________ Grand Floridian: Honeymoon 2003 - Coronado Springs: Spring 2004 - Polynesian: Sept. 2004 - Animal Kingdom Lodge: Jan. 2005 - Grand Floridian: April 2005 - PORiverside: May 2005 - Beach Club Villas: May 2005 - Boardwalk Concierge: Sept. 2005 Rescuer of MK Froggies

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Dana Super Mod/Packen' Kracken Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Joisey Posts: 23,782	Re: Crt I am sorry to hear of your not so magical experience with CRT. I have always had a great time there and the princesses have always been great with my DD. I think Jenny is right and it may have something to do with how busy it was. I have never been rushed there or encountered miserable princesses. I hope you give them another shot. This is one of very few bad reviews I have ever read about this place. __________________ ~82 off-site~91 off-site~97 ASMusic~ ~00 ASMovies~02 Wilderness Lodge~04 Animal Kingdom Lodge~ ~05 Animal Kingdom Lodge & Polynesian~ ~05 Port Orleans French Quarter~06 Old Key West~ ~07 Port Orleans French Quarter~08 Old Key West~ ~09 Saratoga Springs~10 Port Orleans Fench Quarter~ My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 10 day do all or die trying trip. 268 days 14 hours 56 minutes

03-21-2005	#9 (permalink)
Cavey MB's Rabble Rouser® Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Carlinville, IL Posts: 6,144	Re: Crt I think the face characters have a tougher challenge than non-face characters. I mean, if Winnie the Pooh's "best friend" is having a bad day, he doesn't have to put on a cheery disposition. But if a Princess just got dumped by her boyfriend before coming to work, it would be terribly hard to be magical. I KNOW it's not an excuse, but we all have days where it's better if we just work quietly in the corner rather than interact with others. What's a princess to do? __________________ . . Cavey, Tigger, BossMouse, Soundgod Erin, and Lil'pocohantas in association with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Juicy Juice are proud to present Cavey-Fest III December 13, 2008

03-23-2005	#11 (permalink)
jenbarnwell I need to get a life besides MouseBuzz!! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,688	Re: Crt I am sure I will and I am sure my princess will want too :) I want to try the Princess tea party next year though, since I have heard that it was fantastic from stusbabydoll. I also want to try the superhero one for boys for my ds __________________ Jen # 2 http://www.myspace.com/jenvance1 2009 ~ Jan ~All Star Sports ~ On our Own! 2008 ~ Feb ~ Caribbean Beach and off-site ALL by ourselves!! 2007 ~ Sept ~ Coronado Springs Resort with family and Mom 2007 ~ Jan. ~ Pop Century with the family 2006 ~ Caribbean Beach Resort with DMIL 2005 ~ WDW ~ off-site with my sisters My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Back to the World! 65 days 18 hours 56 minutes

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