
NEW YORK TIMES / Fri, Aug. 15, 2003
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - ... the wedding business has become so popular at Disney resorts worldwide, it has begun booking ceremonies for its Hong Kong park, which has yet to be built....can run more than $200,000 for an extravaganza in the Magic Kingdom theme park. That was the cost when a couple married last year in the rose garden in front of Cinderella's castle ...
..."I now present to you Mr. and Mrs. Shinichi Sawa," the minister announced afterward to no one in particular; the pavilion was largely empty. (The service was Christian; the couple were not.) After an awkward kiss and photographs...Mickey and Minnie burst through the doors with a flourish. "Mickey!" gasped Takahashi, her excitement palpable as he embraced her. The giddy couple danced with the Disney characters, who tripped over outsized shoes. Takahashi beamed when Mickey got down on his knee and kissed her hand. When asked why she did not hold her wedding at Tokyo Disney, which also has a booming wedding business, Takahashi said,
"It's more real here."
