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Old 10-05-2003, 05:42 PM   #1
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Plaza Inn Birthday party mini-TR

I shouldn't be posting this, since I still haven't finished my August TR, my bad! (Blame it on my instructors!!)
Just wanted to post a quick review of the Plaza Inn Birthday Party.
Warning, spoilers ahead.


We were a party of nine. I checked in at the cart before noon, where I paid and got my reciept. I was told that we should line up about 15 minutes prior to the scheduled 2 o'clock party.
The price is $10 pp and you can use your PAP to get a 10% discount. You can also purchase the birthday buckets there. They have Sorcerer Mickey, Princesses and Buzz Lightyear. They are $20 each and the discount is also applicable. Our DD and DS have been waiting forever for their birthdays to arrive to get one!
We showed up about 10 till 2 and were near the end of the line. It was a Saturday, so there were a lot of people there. Get there earlier, since shaded seating is at a premium. As soon as you sit down, a swarm of CM's descend to pass out the souvenir sippy/straw cups filled with punch. The punch was good. Refills of punch were not available to all, but there was ice water. That seemed kind of cheap to me, since $5 more of punch concentrate would have gone a long way in terms of customer satisfaction.
A photographer came to take a group picture, which we ended up buying.
Patrick Edward Cake came out and did a good job of warming up the crowd. He went from table to table and talked to guests and birthday people while the CM's descended upon us again handing out the Mickey shaped plates with a giant cupcake, three colors of icing, (the flavors differed, as well,) and three little cups of various sprinkles. He then gave us five minutes to decorate our cake for a "contest." Everyone wins, of course, and we got blue ribbon type stickers to prove it. Then he had all the kids come up so that we could sing happy birthday to them. Big 'kids' were there, too, which was so cool. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] He can't get the tune right, and it ends up being Mickey Mouse March, and who should appear?! Mickey and Minnie joined us, and led a parade of the birthday kids. The non-birthday kids should have been included, too, IMO, and some people sent them anyway. Darn us rule-followers! The "parade" winds around the patio and ends at the backdrop for pictures. The kids are already conveniently lined up by the parade. A professional photog is there to snap a picture of the birthday kid with Mickey and Minnie.
Then the CM's hand out plastic to go containers and plastic bags so that you can take your cake with you if you want. I never did get a chance to eat my cake, so I took it with me and it ended up in the trash at the hotel. I heard it was good, though, and the icing was yummy.
And that, it that, as they say. It's a good deal for the price, IMO. It felt a little rushed, but it could just be me.
The kids thoroughly enjoyed it, and I guess that is what matters most.
Okay, that and it was 1/3 the price of the Pizza Port party. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

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Enjoyed hearing about the birthday party - it sounds like a great deal for the $$.

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HOw fun. I'm sad we didn't get a chance to do this for Kylor's birthday last May. Maybe next year!!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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Thanks for the description! I've been thinking about doing this, but couldn't figure out what exactly it involved. You answered every question I had!!
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