Be Our Guest

We had plans to see Beauty and the Beast this afternoon. But before it began, we had reservations for the Be Our Guest package for before the show. Marina and I were both looking forward to the day.

Marina had a tough time choosing what to wear. She was torn between her yellow Belle dress and Enchanted Christmas costume. She finally decided on the yellow ball gown. She used her Belle palette for makeup and I put a rose in her hair.

We arrived and went into “the Beast’s Castle” for the pre-show activities. The activities started with s local librarian telling the story of Sleeping Beauty. We had lunch and Marina visited the craft tables. She made a Belle bookmark and a red flower. We took a shield home for her to decorate as well.

After lunch, many of the cast members joined us. Marina had her picture taken with Belle, the Beast, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Babette, Mrs. Potts and Chip. After the meet and greet was over, Belle told a story to all the children. Then everyone had the chance to take a group photo with the cast.

We left the “castle” and went to the theater to get ready for the show. When we arrived at our seats we found that most of the girls in our row were dressed as Belle! Marina fit right in! She was excited as the lights dimmed at the start of the show. We both really enjoyed it. After it was over, we went into the lobby to get more pictures with the cast. This time Belle was in her yellow gown with her Prince. And we also got to meet Gaston.

Once our photos were taken, we went back into the theater for a backstage tour. Marina participated in the question and answer part. Then we got to go on the stage and look at the set. It was a fun experience!