Prince Charming's Regal Carousel and Cinderella's Favorite Horse

by: Barbie

Originally called Cinderella’s Golden Carousel the name was changed to the Prince Charming Regal Carousel in 2010.

The Carousel, a familiar sight in Fantasyland as you come through Cinderella Castle, was originally built in 1917 and was originally located at Olympic Park in Maplewood, New Jersey. Cinderella's favorite horse has the golden ribbon wrapped around his tail.  Look for her favorite in the second row.  It's the only horse with a ribbon around his tail.

1900 Park Fare

Editors Note: I posted a very similar article to this yesterday, but my friend Gaylin sent this the day before I published mine, and she did not have prior knowledge of that article.
Despite having never met, and living thousands of miles apart, we share a love of Disney, and are very much on the same wavelength. As they say, great minds think alike.-Nick

by Gaylin

I do love Walt Disney World dining and do try to go someplace different at least once a vacation. I also am a fan of buffets as I have found Disney makes it easy to get safe allergy friendly food! When you arrive at the front podium to check in, let them know you have allergies and once you are seated a chef comes out and does a walk through of the buffet and shows you what is safe.

That being said, really I love the buffets where I get to interact with characters! 1900 Park Fare at the Grand Floridian is one such restaurant. We had dinner reservations for the first seating and got to the resort early to walk around, enjoy the ambience and take some photos.

Then it was time to check in, shortly after we had our first plates from the buffet, a grand announcement goes up and Prince Charming and Cinderella come out! Very exciting. As they start to circulate and take photos, out comes Lady Tremaine with her daughters, Drizella and Anastasia.

Me and the Prince, and yes he was very charming!

I always feel like a scruffy step-daughter beside Cinderella in all her finery. She was so sweet!

 

I did try but I just can't do the Lady Tremaine face, must be the make-up . . . and that hair!

Anastasia was quite happy that we were in matching pink, see her beautiful smile . . .

Drizella was not so impressed that I matched her sister, sorry. I did try complementing her on her lovely make-up but she informed me that she wasn't wearing make-up, this was her natural beautiful state. Oops, my bad.

We did have a great meal, I got a special dessert made just for me, we left full and happy.

Dinner at 1900 Park Fare at the Grand Floridian

By: Nick Maglio

This is going to be a different type of dinner review as I'm not really going to go into detail about the food at Cinderella's Happily Ever After Dinner at 1900 Park Fare at the Grand Floridian.
The food is good, and includes a salad bar, several soups and stews, Smoked Beef Strip Loin, Pork Roast, salmon filet, paella, vegetable alfredo pasta, chicken marsala, mashed potatoes, green beans, jasmine rice and several desserts.
The kid's station includes Roasted Chicken, Cheese Pizza, Whole Grain Elbow Pasta, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Broccoli and Carrots.
The real reason to eat here are the characters.
Cinderella and Prince Charming are very nice.

 Barbie, Cinderella, and our friend Kandi.

Barbie, Prince Charming, and Kandi.

But the highlight is Cinderella's evil stepmother, Lady Tremaine, and stepsisters Anastasia and Drizella. They are truly hilarious, and really made our evening. Make sure to pose for a photo with them!

Kandi, Lady Tremaine, and me.

Lady Tremaine making a snide remark about Kandi's Disney Marathon medal.

Barbie, Anastasia, and me.

Anastasia asks if the pink ring on Barbie's hand was an engagement ring, 

and says she'd love one just like it, as it matches her dress prefectly.

Drizella, and her prettiest smile!

There may be better buffets, but this interaction alone may be worth the trip to 1900 Park Fare!