Get engaged at Magic Kingdom, Orlando

Walt Disney World is becoming a very popular place to "pop the question". Center stage is Cinderella's Royal Table restaurant inside the iconic Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom. Cinderella's Royal Table offers a fairytale dining experience that culminates in the marriage proposal.

Cast members actively participate in the experience, treating the couple as royal subjects throughout the meal. Oversized stained-glass windows, gothic arches and colorful hanging banners create a romantic and majestic ambience within the restaurant. And where better for a royal proposal than inside the storybook Cinderella Castle itself?

Following the meal, the restaurant staff serves up a surprise course on a rose petal-covered silver platter: a miniature glass slipper cradling the engagement ring.

This service has been gaining popularity, with three to four engagements scheduled on an average week. During early fall and the holiday season -- considered the "busy seasons" for engagements at Walt Disney World Resort -- restaurant cast members host at least one engagement every day.

The special slipper dessert, offered with lunch and dinner packages, takes the form of a luxurious chocolate slipper filled with mousse and served on an angel food cake pillow with assorted berries.

Guests who desire a more private venue to pop the question may consider booking a romantic cruise -- either on Seven Seas Lagoon outside Magic Kingdom or on another Walt Disney World waterway. Guests can book a variety of watercraft: a private pontoon boat, a luxurious 45-foot Sea Ray yacht, or a reproduction of a 1930s mahogany Chris Craft Runabout. Fireworks cruises are also available during the nighttime spectaculars "Wishes" at Magic Kingdom and "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth" at Epcot.

Walt Disney World Resort offers other assistance for those proposing marriage: The Walt Disney World Florist can provide the perfect full-service floral touch to make the moment even more magical. Disney Event Productions Photography & Video can capture the big moment utilizing a professional photographer or videographer.

Guests can personalize their own engraved glass slipper, or other creations, hand-made by Arribas Brothers, fourth-generation crystal cutters and glass blowers at Downtown Disney.

To schedule a proposal using the Cinderella's Royal Table engagement package, guests may call 407/824-4477.