One of my peeves is when parents take babies or toddlers to major amusement parks. I apologize, but your one-year-old is not going to remember that trip to DisneyWorld. Take kids to amusement parks when they’re old enough to enjoy them and remember the trip! Which is exactly what the Duke and Duchess of Sussex did. They waited to take Archie and Lili to Disneyland until they were old enough to really enjoy themselves and have a real experience there. Apparently, the Sussex fam went to Disneyland for two days for Lili’s fourth birthday. Meaning, while whole-ass media outlets were having meltdowns about Meghan and Harry’s dancing-in-the-birthing-suite video, the Sussex fam were riding the teacups and taking Lili to meet Elsa.
As Meghan wrote in her caption, they were there for two days! And no photos or videos were leaked, at least not that I saw. It’s possible the Sussexes rented out the whole park, but I doubt it – it’s far more likely that they purchased a VIP package which probably would have gotten them in the front of every line, along with their security. They definitely bought some kind of special package though, I just don’t think it was “renting out the whole park.” Disneyland even gave Lili a Little Mermaid cake! And there were four Mickey Mouse hats (well, two Mickeys and two Minnies). The funniest part, to me, is that everyone is like “oh, what a sweet thing to do for Lili’s birthday,” but look at Harry’s face. That man was having THE BEST time at Disneyland. I think he wanted to get a photo with Elsa too!!
Photos courtesy of Meghan’s IG.
Sweet photographs of sussex,family time at Disney
Poor Harry! Look at him. He looks so miserable! It’s obvious he’d rather be back in England, drinking with his bros at the pub. /s
It really is bizarre the false narrative they try to paint with palace sources and anonymous ‘friends’ of Harry when the reality is so clear to anyone with a brain. What small, sad lives those rota rats and Leftover Royals lead to still be obsessed with the Sussexes. And to be proven wrong over and over again and still be pushing that crap is pathetic. You’d think they’d be embarrassed to keep churning out that garbage only to be proven wrong the next week. Again.
I love that Harry – and the entire Sussex family – is happy, healthy, fulfilled, booked and busy. And free!
This looks like such a fun trip. I’m so happy Meghan is back on IG and sharing so many fun photos and videos with us.
Exactly! Harry really looks like he jumped right into the spirit of the place. Lili with Elsa is squeezing my heart.
Came here to say this. Poor Harry, so trapped, so tortured! 😭🙄
Agree! They never take into consideration that a photograph is worth a thousand words. Their words are lies and the photos words speak to happiness and fun and love.
@boxlady you took the words right out of my mouth. I was about the write that!! this whole time Harry is living it up and being a kid again with his kids.
@sussexwatcher it is just wishful thinking on William’s part. He can’t believe he chose his wife over him. He was promised for 5 years that any time Harry would return because he needed them but he has shown he doesn’t. William and Charles could never survive outside of the gilded cage.
I look at them the same way I see when someone leaves a cult. The people still in the cult will berate and dismiss the person calling them mentally ill or crazy. They themselves cannot imagine why anyone would just leave.
I can literally hear dozens of rota rat heads exploding right now.
Not to mention dozens of pillows being thrown in Peg and Lazy’s house…
And at Buck House, the Charlie misses his grandchildren and thinks of reconciliation has started. As if anybody would believe that…
I am honestly getting whiplash. I could have sworn that just after the baby mama dance video dropped the vultures were writing that “there is no way back for the Sussexes” bla bla bla.
The most unbelievable part from my POV is Meghan is wearing white jeans!! WHITE!!!! To a park!! The woman’s obvs lost her mind!! Truth is, I could NEVER….even w/o children!! She delights me every day w/her off beat choices.
I’m more blown away by her shoes. I can’t get through a day at an amusement park without my comfiest sneakers, I don’t know how she did two days in flats lol.
Maybe it’s because I’m happiest being barefoot, but sneakers kill my feet. The laces hurt the tops of my feet and I feel like Frankenstein’s monster clomping in giant squishy plastic. I can wear flats all day long with no problem.
This is what I came here to say. LOL.
No idea how she’s managed to keep those jeans so pristine. I know Disneyland has an army of people keeping things clean, but it’s still outside and there’s so many kids everywhere!
Those white jeans, at DISNEY, with TODDLERS, and they stayed CLEAN, feels like a personal attack on me.
Cue the keens taking the children to an amusement park.
This. Lol. You know it’s coming, complete with Keen in a pair of white jeggings.
The lady that lost her eyebrows was on Australian TV trying to make a big deal about the baby mama video, and the deceitful hosts were disagreeing with her, calling it a fun video.
Even Faux News had a pregnant host on saying it was fun video and being pregnant is not sick, and she is still jogging and will have her baby in a few weeks, while the old geezer on the show wanted Harry to move out of the way, so he could see Meghan.
Old piss Morgan was having a mental breakdown, even the Disney pictures were doing him in.
Morgan needs a psychiatric hold. Private family go to Disneyland for kid’s birthday and post on their personal insta. What opinion does he get to have?
Look like they had an amazing time and it probably brings back memories for Harry of his joy when his own mom took him to amusement parks. The rides they are on look empty except for those guys who are probably their security people. Disney must have decided to forgo a security nightmare and let them in front of the line and alone.
Disney sells VIP passes and other deals.
My family has done the VIP Tour – worth every single penny (and there were a lot of them) to get to the front of all the lines.
Or maybe an hour or two before official opening times?
What sussex did was amazing and the kids will forever remember this moments. I remember that former miss usa Alyssa campanella certified meghan hater used to drag her months old child to different countries. The poor child look so exhausted. Again children are accessory to some derangers like their idol kate who used her kids not to work.
I can only imagine the trip brought back the happy memories of Harry going to amusement parks with Diana. I found it very touching to see.
I am hoping to go to Disneyland in the next few years (when my oldest graduates High School) They definitely looked like they had a blast. I agree it’s best to take your kids to Disney when they are old enough to appreciate it. My husband and I took our kids to DisneyWorld last year and they loved it!
Meghan’s instagram is the best thing! I love how she has regained control over her story again and I love how much the rota hate it.
I agree, Meghan’s use of instagram has been masterful and has truly given her a powerful tool to amplify her own positive voice and POV.
I don’t remember other famous people’s disney visits getting photographed by other people either. I think, other families visiting there don’t care or are kind enough not to disturb famous people while they are with their children. The photos are so sweet though 😭😭 Princess Lili meeting another Princess. It must be amazing for both children to enjoy this at their age. Harry loves all kinds of physical activities, so I am not surprised he was also a big fan 😂 Again, the media that apparently knows about inner thoughts / feelings of Meghan didn’t know sh*t about this either.
Remember in California there is a law against taking pictures of children, that are not yours.
@Jan, isn’t that for the media, like they can’t publish? People can still share the photos they took in public place on their social media I assume? Also, is this in California?
@sevenblue I dont know the details of the law but yes this is in california.
Disneyland (one word) is in CA.
Disney World (two words) is in FL.
@Becks1, ah thanks, I assume everyone goes to the one in FL since it is the bigger one.
I think there’s a Disney world in California in additon to Florida.
@duchess of hazard, no, that’s Disneyland in CA. There’s actually only one Disney World and that’s Florida.
Disneyland is in Anaheim CA and it was created first.
Disney World is in Orlando and has Epcot and other parks and the monorail.
For any normal person, privacy means that parents decide what, when and where they show which photos of their children. It also means that adults who are not civil servants decide how much of their lives they reveal, where and with whom. After all the violent press action and fuelled hatred in the UK and the complete lack of any protection for the Sussexes by the London billionaire and tax collector family, they will never trust Londoners again, nor will there be any sharing of photos and information with these institutions.
There is also a Disneyland near Paris.
@Jan,
The law regarding photography of Children was signed in 2013 by Gov Jerry Brown. But it is not a law regarding ALL children. It is a law benefitting mainly celebrities Children (the term celebrities also includes public officials and anyone in the news) . Jennifer Garner and Hallie Berry were champions of the bill. The bill is actually written to address the behavior and manner in which the photos were obtained, such as shock and awe attempts, car chasing, and other actions by paparazzi that might terrorize the child. Regarding “ordinary” children in public spaces there is no law banning it and photography/video of anyone in public spaces not illegal in any state as there is no expectation of privacy when you are in the public sphere.
The law SB 606 is really more about the tactics utilized by paparazzi in attempting to photograph celebrities children.
We were at Disney in November and honestly, it’s so much going on and visually stimulating that everyone becomes a blur. You wouldn’t recognize anyone unless they were right there. We bought the lightening passes that get you in the faster line, which is well worth it. I’ve heard of the VIP where they get you around the park and on rides without dealing with crowds. That’s probably what they did.
My Mom gifted yearly passes to me and my brothers when our kids were all little, and we happened to be there when they were filming Saving Mr. Banks, and you wouldn’t even know something was happening that was different that day unless you came upon the part of the park where they were actively filming. Disneyland is insanely good at dealing with very famous people with little to no fuss to the rest of us normies.
I do feel sorry for the employees that have to deal with the VIP guests, that uniform is the ugliest one in the entire park, and that’s actually a pretty wide open field at Disney.
How do they have the park to themselves? Real question not snark. Those rides are empty other than their security and if there had been people there, there would be other photos floating around. Does Disneyland allow people to rent out sections of the park privately?
I don’t know if they did or not, but generally speaking yes, disney (and universal) will let you rent out the whole park. Its expensive obviously, but it happens. It’s more common to see a park rented out for an evening by a private company (I have a friend who worked for microsoft and their corporate retreats for several years in a row were in orlando and they got a night or two at universal and/or disney.)
Disneyland would have a hard time shutting down during summer vacation time. I know they have done it at night, but during the day would be crazy.
One of the photo was taken from Club 33 (which is in the New Orleans section of the park). We were able to have dinner there one time because a friend is a member. There are many places all over Disneyland that VIPs can go and hang out in and tunnels everywhere to move VIPs from area to area so they don’t have to walk in the crowds.
Yes I was in Los Angeles at an Oracle conference several years ago and we got Universal one night. It was pretty fun.
@Bean yeah i’m sure they “just” had super VIP service. there are other people in some of the pictures so its clear they didnt rent out the whole park. Those VIP services are worth every penny based on what i’ve seen (but never experienced whomp whomp.)
as a heads up to people – the VIP experience at Universal is a lot more affordable than disney.
I think, Disney has a protocol for famous people. They allocate some hours to them for the activities, not totally shutting down the park, so there is no crowd around them for security purposes. A lot of famous people visit there with their kids and it is always like this.
Yeah if you look at some of the pics, there are obviously other people in the park, so they didn’t rent the whole place out.
A relative used to manage VIP guest services (or whatever it’s called) for one of the disney parks. My sister and her husband took their kids one time, and reached out to him to see if he wanted to meet up for lunch one day they were there and ask for his advice on where to park, which gate is best to come in and he casually said, oh not sure about lunch that day but I’d love to see you that morning Meet me at Y place. Can you get there by X oclock? (A little earlier than they’d planned but they were happy to get to see him).
They got there and he had a giant grin on his face and swept them into the park with passes and perks for everything. No lines, some meet and greets for characters, off hours access to some stuff that doesn’t open to the public till later, etc … and met up with them for lunch too. They said it was amazing and the kids had the best time.
So there are ways the parks can handle limited access or VIP stuff without disrupting everything.
I doubt Disney let’s people rent our sections, but the Sussexes aren’t just people.
So sure, I bet they could have rented the entire park for 2 days. Tbh, I would have thought Disney would have gifted them the entire holiday.
The publicity alone is worth it. Any company would kill to be in Megs Instagram.
Weird Elsa knows more about Lili in those few moments than the RF. What a pathetic family they are.
There are plenty of people visible in other pics and on the carousel. They may have had some rides solo? But definitely not the whole park.
Our LA archdiocese had the park reserved during a convention. I will always remember two nuns in full habit riding in a Dumbo chair with their wimpels blowing behind them!
I doubt the park was shut down for the Sussexes. They probably had the VIP package and multiple hosts escorting them through the back lots to get to each ride. The VIP experience allows them to skip the line. In some cases, they were probably allowed to do some rides solo. Maybe the rides that take pictures to maintain the privacy of their security staff.
There’s no way they did. Disney is not going to close down the park for one family and lose the money literally thousands of people spend daily. The amount they’d have to pay for Disneyland to even consider that is insane and I don’t think the Sussexes are that frivolous with their money. They probably had the VIP package.
No – you cannot rent the park. Especially not the first week that school is out all over the country. VIP’s use guides, back entrances and the operators hold rides so that the group/family can go solo and then exit through employee portals.
They do use a group of crowd wranglers to allow VIP’s to move through the park without the masses getting too close — in much the same way they escort the characters, slowly move people out of the way for the parades, and escort the bands and dancers around California Adventures. Disney has mastered the art of manipulating and herding huge crowds without people even being aware.
I bet the adults had more fun than the kids LOL. They all looked like they were having the time of their lives – as they should in Disneyland. As for actress who was Elsa on the day – she must have been thrilled to meet a real little Princess, who looked thrilled to meet her 🙂
When I see these photos/clips – I am reminded of just how awkward the Wales kids can be around their parents, esp in public.
There are a ton of people in the background of the carousel pic. They definitely didn’t rent out the whole park.
Meghan really committed to that Minnie Mouse hat. Lol! Goofball.
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Awww I love these pictures. dont know if this is how it played out in real life, but i love how it went from just Meghan in the ears to all four in the ears by the end.
And yes I’m sure that they had the VIPest of VIP packages to skip to the front of the lines with security. But that’s not uncommon in Disney.
I will take a moment to defend babies at Disney. I went to disney as a child when i was 6 and barely remember anything, so I doubt Lili will remember a lot besides a few very core memories. but also, parents create memories too. the way we celebrate a first birthday or a first christmas. I took my boys to disney for the first time when the oldest was 3 and the youngest was 9 months. We’ve been several times since then but that first trip will probably always be my favorite, even if it did involve baby wearing in florida in august, lol.
Kids under 3 are free at Disney – so you better believe I brought my babies there 😹. Although they may not have clear memories of those trips, family memories were definitely made and the happiness of that family time surely made an impression. Besides, I’ve found that there are different ways to enjoy the trip with younger kids vs. older ones – less thrill rides for the younger set, but more character experiences, shows, dining, etc.
Okay yeah, the free under 3 makes it v appealing to take the younger kids. Will they remember? Probably not. But still.
That cake! WOW, what a perfect birthday blowout💗
This has to be my favorite Celebitchy coverage ever. You really made me smile on a very difficult day here in Southern California.
Now I want cake.
As a parent who just took her children to Universal (their first amusement park EVER) a few months ago, the ability to take your children on that kind of experience, is a core memory for them and us. My boys talk about it periodically (and even though there were some natural hiccups during the trip) that part is gone in the retelling. Kudos to Harry and Meghan!
Disney can be a massive headache, but when you get it right, taking kids — especially for the first time! — can be SO AMAZING. I was fortunate to get to go along with my now-stepdaughter on her first trip to Disney World for her 6th birthday (perfect age to do it, BTW), and though I’d been many times before, experiencing it with her was totally different and an absolute blast. I’m sure Lili and Archie had the time of their lives, and the photos definitely show that their parents did as well! It’s great to see the Sussexes doing things like this and giving their kids a chance to be, well, normal kids.
For those asking, you make arrangements for the VIP pass (they don’t close the whole park). There is a service road that goes behind the park that employees use. Your guide will drive you in a golf cart around via the service road to the things your party wants to do or see, then out you head back out to the cart and go to the next stop. When I did this, it was in the evening or after dark, so no one can really tell who anyone is. No one noticed or bothered our party. This was at Disneyworld btw.
According to Hugo Vickers, Harry is deeply happy. These photos say otherwise. I think it’s funny that while the British press and royalists were melting down about the video, Harry, Meghan and the children were having such a lovely time as a family in Disneyland.
Deeply “unhappy”.
Good lord, what a gorgeous family. I have no concept of how Disney operates, but along with VIP-type passes to skip the queues, if you’re staying at the park as they did, do you potentially get early/late access to rides when fewer people are around?
Security in general must be very strict I assume, in relation to child safety. I imagine anyone attempting to film random families/children (famous or not) would get shut down pretty quickly?
Disney also has a whole system of underground tunnels that they use to move employees and things about the park without being seen. Perhaps they leveraged those as well.
Such happiness and fun and sunshine and freedom.
Awww, I love imagining what a wonderful time the Sussex’s had at Disneyland! They are getting really good at living their lives without the British press knowing anything about it, good for them!!
These pictures made my day: a fun filled 2 day vacay b day for Lili. The BM had their meltdowns, claiming Harry and Meghan are hypocrites for wanting privacy. They’re mad the Sussexes didn’t make deals with them for exclusive rights to the photos and access to their lives in exchange for favorable press. Side note: these images made the news worldwide so it got back to KP and BP. I don’t recall William and Kate taking their kids to an amusement park or pictures to back it up. (Someone on X pulled up an article for a theme park royal visit.) The only time Charlotte, George or Louis are at kid
friendly event is when it’s marked in the Couet Circular from what I’ve seen. I wonder if the Wales kids if asked they can go to Disneyland now that the Sussex video is out. I don’t think William and Kate will make it happen even with George’s birthday coming up next month. Royal protocol bs will be cited and they don’t want look like they’re copying the Sussexes.
Am I the only who noticed Archie wears glasses?
I went back and watched the video 3 times and I didn’t see it anything, except when Lili was talking to the other princess he turned his head slightly. I thought there could be something around his ear from the back but I couldn’t tell. I noticed Harry had sun glasses on in one photo.
What photo did you see them in?
When on the carsousel and when walking in to meet Princess Elsa. You can see his glasses on both sides of his head as he turns his head. (Notice in both pictures that his family members, who are present are not wearing eye gear.)
Not in most of the pics. It could be sunglasses if they’ve just come in from outside, some kind of merch they’ve just picked up or something from a ride they’ve just come from (eg. 3D glasses)?
It would cost multiple multiple millions of dollars to rent Disneyland for the day, so they didn’t do that. VIP packages, being driven in golf carts, using the underground tunnels are all ways to keep themselves unseen.
It looks as if the entire family had a great time at Disney. As parents there is nothing more fulfilling than being able to share special experiences like this with your children and being able to also relax and enjoy the moment is just as important for your children. The playfulness and childlike spirit in the parents makes it even more special for the children. I see that in every photo and in the video. Harry and Meghan looked so proud in sharing this with their children and Meghan being able to share that through Instagram has to be a full circle moment for her because I think that these are moments she would have wanted to share with her friends, family and fans when she joined social media long before she met Harry. Her pre royal posts were always joyful and including sharing special trips, moments and experiences with those she loved so as a parent I can imagine her joy. I also think that Harry fondly remembers his own Disney experience and has spoken about wanting to share such experiences with his own children one day. I’m happy these two get to share these experiences with each other and give their children the childhood they always wanted them to have.
Cute cute cute. What a sweet video. I love seeing what songs Meghan will pick. She does a lot of oldies. My parent kept the radio firmly on the oldies station so I grew up on just about everything from the 50s and 60s.
I love this for the BM, as soon as they lie about the Sussexes, out pop pictures disproving their BS.
I wonder if Lili got the Disney princess breakfast or beauty parlor https://www.myfamilydisneytrip.com/blog/disney-princess-breakfast-adventure. The beauty parlor is called the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique https://disneyland.disney.go.com/shops/disneyland/bibbidi-bobbidi-boutique/
I don’t care much for amusement parks, but I would love to have that Little Mermaid cake for my birthday in a few weeks! It’s so pretty!
Can I just say? This is why the Royals here on Salt Island are losing the plot. They take themselves waaaaaaay too seriously and the irony is, the last person who took the job more seriously than she took herself would have been thrilled to bits to see Lili and Archie gallivanting around an amusement park this way. I can just picture the late Queen grinning over these photos, the way she was visibly thrilled to meet Archie in that photo of him from his first few days. But also? This is just a lesson in the alternatives to method acting. To glide onto a tangent: these current royals clearly don’t do the work that Elizabeth II did — work that isn’t a blend of vanity projects, self-promotion, and hype. So they have to play the part like their lives depend on it. Kind of the way “method” actors now are just pretentious people who have more ego than talent. As Lawrence Olivier mocked Dustin Hoffman, on one film they shared, “My dear boy, why don’t you just try *acting*?” …that is the essence of what separates Meghan from Kate, if you want to probe the existential gap in perception. Meghan understands that there is good acting, bad acting, and just plain acting. The first and the last depend on the actor being honest about the nature of the human predicament in general, and about his / her self in real time, that is, not playing a part *in life.* bad actors tend not to be any better in real life, hence, ironically, all the drama.
“The little princess that saved Disney, goes to Disney!” ❤️❤️🤗🤗
Going to Disneyland while the Baby Mama gate meltdown was still on going, was definitely a Spencer move. If only lady Diana had lived long enough to enjoy moments like these with the Sussexes. 🥹🥹
Remember Dianey used an old law about the youngest descendant of the English monarch (that’s Lilibet) to defend itself against the governor of Florida harassment. They owe Lili🤣
The cousins – back in England – are literally losing their minds with jealousy. What kid doesn’t want to go to Disneyland? And those kids have not been. William and Kate are gonna have to find a way to make that happen!
So happy to see the Sussexes having such a great time at Disneyland celebrating Princess Lili’s birthday. Makes me remember that Disney Florida rousted Ron DeSantis with this clause that invokes KCIII and his youngest descendant (Princess Lili) at the time of the filing:
“The agreement includes a royal clause that dates back to 1692 in Britain and would extend its term limit for decades.
This “Declaration shall continue in effect until 21 years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of King Charles III, King of England, living as of the date of this declaration,” the document said. This kind of clause is most often used in the U.K., typically when it comes to trusts, and provides a buffer against perpetuities.
“So, as long as one of those grandchildren makes it 80, this clause would be there for 100 years,” explained Robert Lord, senior advisor on tax policy at progressive group Patriotic Millionaires.”
PJ, this is brilliant!!! LOL. In a life-affirming way, and in another bit of good news, here is an editorial from the Independent that *finally* calls out the people who keep this smear campaign in motion. https://inews.co.uk/opinion/the-embarrassing-truth-about-people-who-hate-meghan-3730671
If you are local or local-ish, Disneyland with littles is great. You aren’t in every line because they aren’t there for the big rides. We started going when ours was 1 or 2 lots of Pirates, Jungle Cruise, Small World, Tea Cups, Dumbo, Peter Pan and Toontown plus shows and meeting characters. You get the Southern California pass or tickets from employee friends and you go lots. On half day from primary grades you’d run into school friends waiting in line. Lots of memories, less pressure to make this one visit everything.
i doubt they rented it out, the photo with the carousel seems to show that the park was packed
Left the rota rats behind to folic with Disney Mice and Princess.
Way to go H&M . Disney does offer some very exclusive VIP options, didn’t Diana have the boys at Disneyworld ?
Can see the merry go round is full of people, and the park throngs in the background of that pic.
This was such a cute post. Lili was so excited to meet the princesses. Look at Harry’s face! The whole family looks like they had a blast. I think the pic of the corn dogs and pickles was for the Brits, lol. They spent two days there and were able to have a great time with no leaks. What a great way to celebrate Lili’s birthday.
They probably had regular VIP treatment with a guide and cutting lines, etc. To be honest, I don’t think average American would recognize them, though they’d probably realize they’re “somebody” because of security, etc.
There may be some social media stuff from people who hear about it later and see that they’re in the background of their holiday snaps.
Rota must be going nuts trying to find Disneyland employees to say something nasty about them.