Originally Posted By Zwitek If I had kids, and we as a family won the suite, I'd send them back to the hotel, and pay for grandma to fly down and babysit.
Originally Posted By fkurucz Say one wins a night in the suite, does it include next day's admission to the park? Or is one escorted out of the park upon checking out of the room?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I think all these suites are very garish and over-the-top. That one in Cinderella Castle is also claustrophobic and dark and sort of creepy. I don't want to be locked in a hotel room overnight -- I don't care if it's in Disney World or not.
Originally Posted By Mr X I was wondering what would happen if the winner happened to be a smoker... Trapped up in the castle (I assume there's no indoor smoking place available), what would happen? I agree with Jim, I'm not interested in being stuck in a room overnight...I don't care to be confined like that (although I suppose if I won the Castle thing, as long as I had internet, I could chat on LP all night long and make everyone jealous lol).
Originally Posted By TP2000 I had assumed they would rent it out for big bucks in '09 and on. They rent out the Pirates Suite and the Princess Suite. Now that the Dream Suite is open, do they still award the Mickey Mouse Penthouse? Or is that now being rented out per night now? For what it's worth, I loved the special effects and over-the-top design of the Mickey Mouse Penthouse. In that location it really worked, and looks like lots of fun. In NOS in the Dream Suite, the special effects and techno stuff just seemed a little tacky to me.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I'd like to sit on that balcony again I don't think I'd feel comfortable in the parlor, to me it looks like a "look but don't touch" room.
Originally Posted By 1disneymom3boys The rules state that the Dream Suite must be used the night it is awarded. Should everyone come to Disneyland with their toothbrush just in case they win? Do they provide pajamas? What about a change of clothes for the following morning? If you have young kids who wake up very early and want something to eat, then what? Even though it would be interesting to actually see the inside firsthand, I don't think it would be a comfortable night without everything a person would pack to stay overnight at a hotel.
Originally Posted By USCSurfer I like it better as the Disney Gallery too. For me, guests staying overnight inside the park seems kind of out of place. That's just my opinion.
Originally Posted By Elderp I miss the Disney Gallery, to me this is just another place at Disneyland I can't go. I really don't like this promotion. I am sure for those who win the big prizes it is really nice, but there are so few of them. I don't even see many small winners. I was at the park over the last two days and I hardly saw anyone with dream passes (not that they were worth much on a very uncrowded day) or dream ears.
Originally Posted By debtee I thought the suite looked ok. I too just don't like this whole concept. Only one family gets to experience this whole suite, it seems such a waste and I bet they won't select families that don't have children with them. Also as on our last trip we were paying $425 a night at the GCH, do they refund you that money for a night in the Dream suite, or do you pay for a night when you are not there at the hotel?
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Originally Posted By wingednike I third the opinion about being cooped up at the suite. I love Disneyland but being locked in the park overnight, next to the HM seems a little creepy to me...
Originally Posted By Disneyland Guest The bed looked like they found a way to use up old extra bed linen. And I can't make out what the stained glass is-is that a Disney theme? And if not-why not? I was hoping for an elegant DISNEY theme. This did not do it for me.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros "The design was kept very close to what Walt Disney himslef saw and approved before his death." And we all know that the 60's was known for having extremely great and not tacky taste when it came to interior decorating...
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka Ha! Good point, FerretAfros. I was just thinking that I need a starry sky above my whirlpool bathtub. Maybe a music show.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "Instead, it looks like they went to the Las Vegas Home Show with a blank check and got into a bidding war with the folks from Ceasars Palace." My understanding is that the decor is from the original designs and illustrations for the apartment as it was planned for Walt Disney back in the 60's. I think it looks quite nice. The furnishing alone must be worth a fortune.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "I was hoping for an elegant DISNEY theme." What does that mean exactly?
