Disneyland rolls out a new coach for weddings
Pumpkin-shaped, horse-drawn conveyance is just the thing for your $180,000 ceremony
A ride in a new Cinderella-inspired, pumpkin-shaped royal coach during a fairy tale wedding in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle will cost the father of the bride about $5,000 — but that's chump change when you're dropping $180,000 on a Disneyland wedding.
The new Cinderella Platinum Coach joins a fleet of royal carriages available for couples who spring for the wedding of a lifetime at the Anaheim theme park, according to Disney Weddings.
Disneyland has not yet announced a price for the Cinderella Platinum Coach or a date when the conveyance will be available to rent.
Disney Weddings rents the current Crystal Coach for $4,500 per ceremony, according to the Married at Disneyland website. That's more than double the $1,900 that brides spend on average for a wedding dress, according to The Knot.
The newest wedding carriage pays tribute to Disney's 1950 “Cinderella” animated film and the magical pumpkin coach that transported the servant-turned-princess to and from the Royal Ball.
The new Cinderella Platinum Coach — which can be used exclusively by marrying couples arriving at and departing from their Disneyland wedding ceremony — takes its platinum name from the Disney100 celebration of the company's 100th anniversary.
Disney designers looked to reallife royal carriages for proportional, decorative and structural details and studied 18th century rococo designs to evoke an era of aristocratic elegance.
The new coach joins a fleet of Disney Weddings carriages that include the Crystal Coach and vis-a-vis carriages. The existing Crystal Coach features ribbed glass in the shape of a pumpkin with sweeping navy blue suspension and ivy-covered wheels.
The new coach looks a little bigger, with an open-air, gold-trimmed carriage and brocade upholstery with scrollwork and dangling lanterns atop a white curved suspension perch and wheels. The new horsedrawn conveyance is accompanied by a driver and two footmen in full fairy tale regalia.
Disneyland weddings start at $15,000 and quickly climb above $100,000 for perks like symphony string trios, fanfare trumpeters and Mad Hatter cakes. An appearance by Mickey and Minnie during your nuptials will set you back $1,700, according to This Fairy Tale Life.
The ultimate Disneyland wedding package costs at least $180,000 for a Sleeping Beauty Castle ceremony with a King Arthur Carrousel pre-reception or Small World Mall reception, according to This Fairy Tale Life. In-park weddings take place before Disneyland opens or after the park closes.