MAGICAL DISNEY BIRTHDAY PARTY STAYCATION

After the pandemic halted travel, staycations started trending to have a travel experience while remaining safe and following guidelines. This mindset came to Joe when thinking about what to do for his wife’s 40th birthday. They were planning on going to Orlando for an epic Disney and Harry Potter World vacation. However, travel wasn’t looking like the best idea for them in Fall 2020 so they decided to cancel their plans. Joe still wanted to do something special for Colleen to give her the vacation pampering and experience she deserved. And that’s when he called in Naturally Yours Events to help conceptualize how to bring Orlando to Chicago.

After planning their wedding a few years ago, we were thrilled to work with Joe again to surprise Colleen for her birthday. We quickly got to work, brainstorming ideas for themed rooms around the house that corresponded to different areas or rides of the Disney and Harry Potter theme parks.

As she walked up to the house, Colleen was greeted with a large, “Welcome to Orlando” sign and a colorful balloon display. Colleen loves balloons so we teamed up with Kio Kreations on this project to create all the balloon installations as well as the floral arrangements.

Inside, Colleen found a birthday party dreamland of all of her favorite Disney parks, rides, and experiences. From getting pampered in the Bibbidi Bobbidi Birthday Boutique, to exploring the lands of Peter Pan, Pirates of the Caribbean & Alice in Wonderland in her living room, to going on an Epcot inspired It's a Small World tour for dinner, and celebrating with Butterbeer in the basement version of Harry Potter World's Diagon Alley & Leaky Cauldron pub.

A custom printed map based on the house’s floor plan would help lead the birthday gal throughout all the different lands of her Orlando staycation. One of Colleen and Joe’s favorite things to do is collect pins from their Disney trips. So he gave Colleen her own lanyard to go on a scavenger hunt and find all the pins around the house.

• What People Ate

  DocTamal created a multi-course, cannabis-infused menu that incorporated flavors from around the world.

• What People Drank

  Butterbeer!

• Desserts

  Dole Whip, Harry Potter Honeyduke's Snack Mix

• Party Favors

  A magic wand, lanyard to collect Disney Pins,

• Activities / Games

  Exploring different lands, getting pampered in the princess boutique, tea time in Alice & Wonderland, the multi-course dinner with private chef, late night hang in Harry Potter World.

• Kio Kreations

  Decorations

  http://kiokreations.com/

• Ingrid Bonne Photography

  Photographer

  http://www.ingridbonnephotography.com/

• DocTamal

  Caterer

  https://www.instagram.com/doctamal/

• Cake Chicago

  Cake designer

  https://cake-chicago.com/