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After a bit of discovering a few little things we had never noticed in the MK, it was time to make our way to the castle and check in at CRT. Finally, the moment of all moments on this trip had arrived for Kiara. She was about to mingle with some of her most beloved princesses. We made our way to CRT, gave our name and waited to be called. And as we waited, I got a huge kick out of all the other little girls dressed in their princess attire.

We were called into the waiting area and invited to get in a short line for a moment with the princess of all princesses. Cinderella! When our turn came, I foolishly handed the CM taking pictures my Photopass card. He told me that was not necessary and someone would come to our table with our pictures during our lunch. I knew then that I was going to be another $30 lighter. Kiara’s turn came and while I took a few shots of her with Cindy, the professional’s shot came out better.

Kiara was thrilled with her few brief moments with Cinderella and was more than ready to meet more princesses. We were instructed to make our way up to the dining floor and Grumpy had the brilliant idea to take the tiny elevator up rather than the stairs. I second the idea fearing the spiral staircase would have been a disaster for Kiara in the sea of a dress she was sporting. We stepped out of the elevator, were greeted by a CM and within a few moments, escorted to our table.

And what a lovely table it was. A window seat with a perfect view overlooking Fantasyland. As we marveled at our view, our server arrived to take our drink order and discuss the menu. While the new prices for CRT had not gone into effect, the new menu changes had. Lunch would include a table appetizer, an entrée of our choice and desert. Grumpy ordered the medallions of port, I selected the Major Domo pie and Kiara went for the pasta. Our server disappeared and quickly returned with our drinks and appetizer. While the appetizer has a lovely presentation, it seemed a bit small and between the three of us it was gone in no time. While I don’t remember everything that was on the plate, I do remember we finished it all off and everything was very good. Our entrees appeared shortly thereafter and we all dug in. Or tried to.

Within moments of our food hitting our table, the princesses also arrived. While Grumpy and I had a bit of time to take a few bites of our food, Kiara spotted the parade and couldn’t touch hers. Her attention was fixed on the princesses making their way towards her. And soon, the first one graced our table with her presence. The Fairy Godmother!


And before I could put my camera down and take a bite of my lunch the next one came. None other than the lovely Aurora.


Following closely behind Aurora, was Belle. As soon as she saw Kiara, she commented on her dress and even made a comment about how her hair looked just like hers did when she wore that dress. Kudos to Grumpy for picking up on the hair detail earlier in the week!!!


Next was Mary Poppins and I realized she was the same Mary Kiara and I had met in Epcot. And what a perfect Mary Poppins she was.


And last but not least, was Snow White, And like Mary, she was perfect.


At last, the parade of princesses came to an end and we could concentrate on our lunch. My Major Domo pie was cold by now, but still quite good. Good enough to finish every bite. But as I looked at the smile that was plastered on my daughter’s face, it didn’t matter that my food was cold. She was beyond happy, and that was all that mattered.

Our lunch dishes were cleared away and dessert soon arrived. Grumpy and I were each served what appeared to be a lemon crumb muffin surrounded by fresh berries and Kiara was presented with a scoop of ice cream topped with sprinkles and a chocolate crown.

I’m not sure what she wanted to do more. Eat it or wear it on her head!


Before we finished dessert, a CM appeared at our table with the picture of our darling daughter with Cinderella. Much as I predicted, it was beautiful. And besides the 8 x 10 and four 4 x 6’s of the two of them together, it also included a beautiful picture of Cinderella’s castle all dressed up for the HCOE. It took a less than 1/100th of a second after seeing the pictures for both Grumpy and I to say yes to purchasing the package.

Our lunch came to a close and Grumpy and I were both happy we had done this meal. It wasn’t that the food was all that amazing. It was good, but we had had far better meals on property. But what made it so worth the price was the pure joy our daughter got out of it. This meal was worth every penny spent and then some.

This picture sums up what this meal was to the three of us. Priceless.