WDW discovers Quinceañera parties

[disney9752]

Girls now can hold their Quinceañera parties at Walt Disney World, with specially-planned packages at prices that start at between $1,800 to $20,000, Disney announced this morning.
Disney event planners, who've had decades of experience packaging weddings, now are turning their princess resources --ranging from fairytale linens to Cinderella coach rides -- toward the traditional coming-of-age celebrations for 15-year-old Hispanic girls, their families and friends.
Disney launched the new program May 1 with a special party for 15 girls selected from throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. The ensuing party was taped and will be broadcast by "Show de Cristina" on the Univision Spanish language network on May 28.

Disney is offering the parties in venues ranging from ballrooms to intimate spaces in resort hotels to one-of-a-kind locations at the Disney’s MGM Studios and Epcot theme parks.
Among packages:
§ A Reflection of You – A Quinceañera in the midst of the fireworks displays during "Illuminations: Reflections of Earth" at Epcot, starting at $1,800.
§ Dancing with a Star – A Quinceañera celebration dazzles at a designated Disney hotel or theme park with a multilingual DJ, a variety of menu options, with a starting price of $6,900.
§ Belle of the Ball –A Quinceañera ball for groups of 100 or more celebrants, starting at $20,000. :animwink:


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[Lee]

Oh, no.
Next they'll be having those horrible, spoiled girls from that terrible MTV show having "Sweet Sixteen" parties on property.:brick:

 

[mkt]

Dios mio, todo lo que necesito... unas nenas malcriadas tirando su quinceañero en los parques.

"¡Pero yo soy una princesita... jodete y muevete en fila!"

 

[wdwfanatic2004]

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[JWG]

Oh, no.
Next they'll be having those horrible, spoiled girls from that terrible MTV show having "Sweet Sixteen" parties on property.:brick:

Yup... thought most of them would probably not find Disney "cool" enough in that respect. And if they couldn't entirely close the park for them, what's the point, right?

 

[JimboJones123]

Wow, that's really neat. Great Idea Disney. And no, this has nothing to do with the Sweet Sixteen.

 

[WDWFigment]

Sounds cool...I never knew these types of parties existed until I read this thread...I'm still not exactly sure of what they entail.

 

[WDWBro]

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I have an idea, but FreeTranslation says...

"God, everything that I need... some spoiled girl throwing her quinceañera in the parks.

'But I am a princess... you s**** yourself and move you in row!'"

 

[magic cait ball]

Sounds cool...I never knew these types of parties existed until I read this thread...I'm still not exactly sure of what they entail.

A quinceanera is a huge party that hispanic girls have when they turn 15. A lot more extravagant, and much more of a big deal than the typical sweet sixteen. The birthday girl picks her own court, who usually have to wear all the same dress (think bridesmaids) and all of the ones i've gone to involved a huge poofy white dress. It pretty much reminded me of a wedding without the groom. Quinceanera are celebrated to mark a girls transition into womanhood. Too me, they just seemed like another extravagant party that pretty much lost the traditional values and meaning it used to have. Going to high school in Queens, New York lets you know a whole lot about these parties.

 

[The Mom]

It's similar to a debut, I believe, where a girl was introduced to society as a marriagable young woman. Now that women (at least in the US) wait until they're older to marry, it's just another reason to have an elaborate party.

 

[mkt]

I have an idea, but FreeTranslation says...

"God, everything that I need... some spoiled girl throwing her quinceañera in the parks.

'But I am a princess... you s**** yourself and move you in row!'"

actually, it's you F**** yourself and move over in line

 

[cptwife80]

My daughter knows she will be in Disney for her 16th with only one friend and nothing but the trip and a cake (9 years away) and she is fine with that. I have seen the MTV show and these people buying cars that are too expensive for their daughters and then to find out they don't even have a permit... thats great no wonder why kids are dying in cars now. It seems that Disney is focusing more on private parties than their rides that need updating. :hurl:

 

[brkgnews]

I saw they had Disney Quince-however-the-hell-you-spell-it shirts at the Contemporary gift shop when I rolled through it the other day on a whim. Should have known that a party package wasn't far behind. Either way, can't blame Disney for wanting the cash, and a girl for wanting her special day in the parks.

 

[IcicleM]

I attended my best friend's Quinceanera about four or five years back, and it was very traditional, and very sweet. Her parents are both from El Salvador and they wanted it very traditional. We went to Carrabba's (yeah, it's not spanish, but so what? haha), and had a private room in the back, and 15 Guys and 15 Girls were invited. Each girl wore pink, and each guy had to have some kind of red or pink on them. I wore an all black suit (including my shirt) with a red tie. We each got a hand crafted and painted stone ornament at our seat with our name on it. I was the escort for my friend Courtnee, and the other guys took a girl in as well. We came in, and the girls walked in with a candle in hand. It was very sweet, and it wasn't extravagant, and there was a lot of Spanish music and my friend Alyssa (turning 15) danced the first dance with her father. It was really nice, and when we went on a cruise a couple years later, my older brother was invited to some girl's Quinceanera on the boat, but he didn't go because he was a loner and had no idea what it was.

 

[sknydave]

easy money

 

[maelstrom]

Nice. I hope to have a quinceanera for my future daughter someday (my fiance is half Puerto Rican). I just asked him if his mom had one but he has no idea, of course.

 

[JikoMarie]

Most cultures have coming of age rituals for both boys and girls. I think they are great. However, what Disney is offering (especially at the price they are offering it) sounds a little ridiculous.

 

[JimboJones123]

Most cultures have coming of age rituals for both boys and girls. I think they are great. However, what Disney is offering (especially at the price they are offering it) sounds a little ridiculous.

Have you looked into the prices of renting a hall and catering? $40-60 a head. For 200-300 people, these prices seem right in line with going to the Hilton.

 

[JikoMarie]

Have you looked into the prices of renting a hall and catering? $40-60 a head. For 200-300 people, these prices seem right in line with going to the Hilton.

You've got to be kidding! 200 to 300 people?! We're inviting 100 to our wedding and it will be $30 a head at one of the nicest hotels in our city. And that's for a wedding!! I think this extravagent party is an Americanized version of what used to be a simple, celebratory gathering.

 

[bellanotte]

Actually, quinceañeras have always been as big as the family can afford. Traditionally, it was the mark of a family's status, like American women in the mid-nineteenth century having ridiculously large dresses to show they could afford the fabric.
Also, traditional quinceañeras are a mass followed by a party. The quince is given her first pair of high heels by her father and then they dance the first dance. Obviously the party has changed quite a bit, but the mass is the same.