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Theme for a dream
A theme park wedding can make for a magically
memorable occasion, says Sara Macefield
T
heme parks offer a perfect solution
for couples looking to add a little
fairy dust to their nuptials with a
totally one-off experience.
Disney Resorts has long offered special
wedding and engagement packages at
Walt Disney World in Florida; but it
also offers similar romantic packages
at Disneyland in California, although
these are not sold by the main UK
wedding operators.
Theme park weddings tend to
appeal to couples who are younger
or have children and they can cater
admirably for such family occasions.
However, the vast choice of overseas
wedding destinations means demand
is not that high, particularly as they
tend to cost more than the alterna-
tives.
“In our experience, couples tend to go
more for New York or the West Coast; most
of the bookings we get for Disney weddings
tend to be direct,” said Kuoni specialist sales
manager Sophie Parker.
However, Thomas Cook long-haul product
manager Michael Thurston felt that the
popularity of ceremonies at Disney’s
Florida park had been fuelled by the
strength of the pound against the dollar
in recent years, while Jo Dewhurst,
Cosmos Dream Weddings co-ordinator,
said Disney that weddings tended to appeal
to couples who knew the Disney theme
parks well.
Virgin Holidays product co-ordinator
Carla Reed said there is an average spend
of between £2,000 and £3,000 on the
Tying the knot in front of Cinderella’s castle at Walt Disney World (above) or Hard Rock Hotel at Universal Orlando (inset) operator’s Disney wedding packages.
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