What are your overall thoughts on Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique?

[HouCuseChickie]

Most girls I have seen don't have make-up, or it's light enough I haven't noticed. Is it an add-on?

That's what's puzzling to me. We've done it several times and I've never seen any of the kids coming out of there with loads of makeup. We've also been by the DTD location, been to CRT a number of times, as well as Akershus...i.e. we've been around a bunch of little girls who had recently come from one of the BBB locations... plus most of my friends have booked it for their girls at least once...and nothing has ever made me do a doubletake and say "whoa- that's a lot of makeup." The FGMiT also have pretty strict rules from what I understand on keeping it all within certain standards...so, I'm inclined to believe that some moms bring extra makeup to kick up the color several notches. I mean, I bring fine grade cake glitter with me in case my girls need any extra pixie dust...so it wouldn't shock me if people brought in extra makeup.

@englanddg 's post reminds me a lot of my girls. To them it's all just fun...I'll let them into my makeup bag at home and let them do makeup on mommy and all I can say is WOW! Seriously, some insane makeup work from those girls. Still, it's just good clean fun (well, minus the cleanup ).

 

[Sumrdog]

I have enjoyed reading all the differing opinions on this and it made me realize that I didn't really have an opinion beyond it looked like a fun thing for my daughter to do. Since we live in rural Montana and have chickens, snow and very little glamour in our lives I surprised her with it on her 5th birthday. She didn't get any makeup put on beyond a little lip gloss. She came out with a bedazzled bun and tiara. And she wore the hair-do proudly for two days. Its not the hairstyle I would've chosen, but she thoroughly enjoyed the experience and we enjoyed watching how happy it made her. I never once worried that it would create in her a feeling that she needed to live up to an unrealistic feminine ideal, or that she would grow into a woman that thinks she has no value unless she is pretty. All I really thought was that my daughter wanted to play dress up and we were giving her the gift to imagine herself a princess for a day.

Most people don't send their sons into the pirates league for makeovers and fear that they will grow up to think its ok to rape, pillage and steal. Its all in good fun and I don't think one day of imagining is going to change the outcome with our children, hopefully our kids are all learning to be strong and intelligent people from us at home. And in my mind experiences like this although frivolous and expensive are completely harmless. And I have pretty feminist leanings.

So now I have an opinion. I would like to add one more thing, and that is I totally agree with the OP's thoughts on the face painting. It is my favorite! It's whimsical, imaginative and artistic. I would much rather my kids choose that over a pirate or a princess any day!

 

[melmood2000]

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[party like it's 99]

my parents are so lucky this wasn't around when i was a little girl. we go almost every other year and i would've expected it every year (well until i was older...maybe not). i think it's great! whenever i see girls with the hairstyles i think they're so cute! but as a ballerina, i must say, the bun is my favorite.

 

[DJMoore2011]

When we went to WDW we saw a couple of girls who's makeup was over the top. But we also saw Mom/Aunt/Grandma adding MORE makeup once the sweet girls came out of BBB. When they first walked out they were nicely done with subtle make up. As we walked by I heard one woman say "I thought they were gonna put makeup on her, Auntie add more and make her look like a real princess". The rest of the girls we saw were all very nicely done.

I just wish there wasn't an age limit, I would love to take my daughter in for a magical make over.

 

[tare]

I know most people love this. But I think it's way too expensive and I get pretty sick of all these little girls dressed as princesses. My daughter idolizes the princesses. But she has never paraded around all dresses up in all the 9 times she has been there. Sorry don't hate me.

 

[ShookieJones]

Personally I don't think overalls are fashionable anymore and if they're offering them at BBB then they've really
got a bad sense for what kids would want to wea..........oh oh oh....Sorry I misunderstood the thread title. NEVERMIND.


My daughter got it done the first year we were there and I think it was 15-20 minutes after she got it done before she wanted to jump in the pool.

I was P.O'd because we'd spent all the money, but we were on vacation -- What kind of dad keeps his kid out of a WDW resort pool???

I did make her sit on the edge of the pool with her feet in the water for 10 more minutes before I let her jump in.

 

[dopeylover]

We're doing it for our DD who will be 4 next visit, and we're doing the full out BB experience. She loves when I do my make up daily, and loves princesses and dress up, so it's right up her alley. This is her first time though, and second and third times will not involve the full experience, maybe just the hair or something much, much less expensive.

 

[disneyfriend32]

When the time comes my 6 yr old son will be on a pirate adventure cruise and I will take our 3 yrold daughterto Downtown BBB. Then we will all meet up at 1900 Park Fare for dinner, then head to MK for the night show and some cast member attention. This way whenits hot during the day she can swim and nap, and enjoy being a princess all night long!

 

[ferbtones]

We booked the full package for our DD at Easter last year when she was 4, very nearly 5. She chose Ariel as her princess, and the bun and pink hairy bobble thing.

It was a traumatic experience for her. Her head was tugged and pulled terribly, and she cried because it hurt. She is not normally a cry baby. She was quiet all the way through and did not enjoy it, refused any make up.

The cast member that did it was an elderly lady from Puerto Rico, who was not very understanding of the fact that she was hurting her.

Our DD looked so different with the hair even without make up. I much prefer her natural pretty look.

We washed it out that evening and she had a bald patch and lots of shorter hairs where it had been pulled out.

I felt so bad at putting her through it, I thought she would like it but I was very wrong.

Now she says "if we go back to Disney, I want to wear my dress, and eat in the castle, but not have that lady hurt me".

Needless to say that our upcoming trip has everything princess, except for BBB.

Other children in there looked to be having a blast though, so we were maybe a one off bad thing.

Do they not do a mermaid makeover at pirates league now with a more natural hairdo?

 

[disneyfriend32]

I would have complained, 1st of all you spend at least a few thousand dollars to go to Disney, and BBB is not inexpensive, if there is something I am not haappy with, I want to be comped,. Especially when it comes to the kids!You wont get it if you dont speak up. Not to mention , you ARE entitled to it.

We booked the full package for our DD at Easter last year when she was 4, very nearly 5. She chose Ariel as her princess, and the bun and pink hairy bobble thing.

It was a traumatic experience for her. Her head was tugged and pulled terribly, and she cried because it hurt. She is not normally a cry baby. She was quiet all the way through and did not enjoy it, refused any make up.

The cast member that did it was an elderly lady from Puerto Rico, who was not very understanding of the fact that she was hurting her.

Our DD looked so different with the hair even without make up. I much prefer her natural pretty look.

We washed it out that evening and she had a bald patch and lots of shorter hairs where it had been pulled out.

I felt so bad at putting her through it, I thought she would like it but I was very wrong.

Now she says "if we go back to Disney, I want to wear my dress, and eat in the castle, but not have that lady hurt me".

Needless to say that our upcoming trip has everything princess, except for BBB.

Other children in there looked to be having a blast though, so we were maybe a one off bad thing.

Do they not do a mermaid makeover at pirates league now with a more natural hairdo?

 

[FormerFairyGodmother]

Simply put the correct answer is that the fairy godmothers do have to stay within the design of the 4 hairstyles they offer. The makeup set is a pastel set of eyeshadow, light blush, and almost sheer lipgloss. Make up is included in each package, the most basic to the full package.

Parents are more than welcome to ask the godmother to "go easy on the make up" or to just take the nail polish home. A good number of parents will add on things like more make up that godmothers do not provide. If your daughter would like a more loose bun, just ask! There's a certain way it needs to be done, but the godmother should be able to help a little bit with the tightness. It's kind of each godmothers own style of creating their princess, but they welcome the princesses to say if it hurts or what they want their colors of makeup to be.

I have no children, but from the other side of the makeover, I can say that the joy and wonder that little princesses experience in the BBB is priceless. To see a child's imagination and personality come out throughout the makeover is amazing. BBB is not meant to just be a makeover experience. It is meant to show that dreams can come true, to share in princess stories with the girls, and to further create a world where these little girls can feel beautiful and smart and brave and empowered through the values that each Disney princess represents.

 

[Gabe1]

I took my DD to WDW for her 16th Birthday. She got a cute pointy princess hat as we entered the MK in honor of her Birthday along with a Birthday pin. She noted how many tiny little girls were made up like happy little hookers.

Now think that this was coming out of the mouth of a 16 year old teen. I believe sometimes we need to take a big step back and think, is this what we want our little girls to parade around a theme park looking like, an episode of Toddlers & Tiara's reality TV?

I like the princesses as entertainment in movies, draw the line at primping little girls up this way.

 

[MMDVC]

I would probably never spend the money for this Magic Makeover...I still remember high school prom hairdo with the upsweep and hairspray glue. Trying to brush out my hair was very painful and had many broken ends. I can't imagine this experience being fun as a child on vacation at WDW. Hopefully somebody will tell me the "hairspray and glitter wash-out afterwards experience" was not traumatic cause I relive that pain every time I see a BBB makeover...

 

[MickeyisMyBestFriend]

I think it would be nicer to buy the dress at their store and if wanted the accessories (wand,tiara) and you can always due a nice no pulling your hair out bun.