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| The Fouch Family of
DeWitt, Mich., is the first family receive an overnight stay
in the Cinderella Castle Suite at the Magic Kingdom® theme
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| (Jan. 25, 2007):
Lisa (far left) and Jim (far right) Fouch of DeWitt, Mich.,
flank their children Brad, 16, and Hannah, 8, while being
escorted by Cinderella through the
Magic Kingdom® in Lake
Buena Vista, Fla. Jan. 25, 2007 after being randomly awarded
the very first overnight stay in the brand new Cinderella
Castle Suite as part of Disney's "The Year of a Million
Dreams." (Gene Duncan, photographer)
The Fouch family of DeWitt,
Michigan, a small town near state capital Lansing, gained
the key to the brand new Cinderella Castle Suite Thursday
during "The Year of a Million Dreams," a Disney spectacular
celebrating the dreams of guests at Walt Disney World Resort
in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California. Jim and Lisa
Fouch and their children, Brad and Hannah, were to spend
Thursday night in the regal dwelling place -- the world's
most exclusive resort, with only one room available and no
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| Brad was in the
right place at the right time -- seat 8 in row 2 of
simulator 4 in the Star Tours attraction at the Disney-MGM
Studios theme park around 10 a.m. Thursday -- the location
and time a computer had designated a single guest to be
awarded the Castle Suite dream-come-true experience for his
family. As part of their royal treatment, the Fouch family
was scheduled to act as grand marshals in Thursday's "Dreams
Come True" parade at the Magic Kingdom before dinner at
Cinderella's Royal Table and their magical evening in the
suite. During "The Year of a Million Dreams" more than one
million dreams will be awarded at Walt Disney World and
Disneyland resorts throughout 2007. To date, more than
303,400 have been awarded at Disneyland Resort in California
and Walt Disney World in Florida. |
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| Pictured, Hannah
is wearing a 62-carat, Harry Winston diamond tiara valued at
$325,000. The Fouches became the recipients of the
opportunity to become honorary Disney royalty for a day and
night because 16-year-old Brad Fouch was sitting in seat
eight in the second row of Simulator 4 of the Disney-MGM
Studios' Star Tours attraction at 9:50 a.m. Thursday. That
was the randomly selected location and time determined by
the Disney Dreams Giveaway computer to award the Cinderella
Castle stay. (Diana Zalucky, photographer) |
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Harry Winston
Tiara and Steuben Glass Slipper Celebrate Opening of
Cinderella Castle Suite...
Befitting a princess, this Harry Winston tiara is an
exquisite, one-of-a-kind piece is made of platinum and 18K
white gold and features 366 diamonds totaling more than 62
carats. It is valued at more than $325,000. It is pictured
inside the new Cinderella Castle Suite with the custom-made
Cinderella Glass Slipper, crafted by Steuben Glass Company,
that will be a featured piece in the Cinderella Castle
Suite. The piece was created exclusively for Walt Disney
World to be on display for guests staying in Cinderella
Castle during Disney Parks’ “Year of a Million Dreams”
celebration. (David Roark, photographer) |
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| FIT FOR
ROYALTY Rich
furnishings, fabrics, stained glass and other appointments
lend a regal air to the new Cinderella Castle Suite in the
Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena
Vista, Florida. Custom-designed headboards feature the royal
crest of Cinderella. Most days during Disney’s “Year of a
Million Dreams” celebration in 2007, lucky guests will be
chosen at random to spend a dream-come-true night in the
suite, the first-ever overnight accommodations inside the
Magic Kingdom’s iconic castle.
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Centerpiece
of the Cinderella Castle Suite...
FIT FOR ROYALTY – Centerpiece of the Cinderella Castle Suite
is an antique limestone fireplace – 17th century Gothic
molded from an original wood fireplace from France. The
fiber optics create the sensation of a fire giving off
embers. Above the fireplace an image of Cinderella magically
changes into a television. |
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| The sitting room
inside the Cinderella Castle Suite is anchored by a custom
sofa bed – a one-of-a-kind creation with French carved
details. In the entertainment center, a mirror magically
transforms into a television. |
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| Under a starry
constellation and surrounded by beautiful mosaics, guests of
the Cinderella Castle Suite can luxuriate in the royal bath. |
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