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Capitol Heights

Cinderella's Table

AS A SEASONAL cast member at the Walt Disney World resort, I am not eligible for any of the wishes in the Year of a Million Dreams promotion, so I was very interested in the article about the Cinderella suite ["At Disney World, a Real Cinderella Story," Dec. 23]. While the story was wonderful, there was one small mistake. The name of the restaurant in Cinderella's castle was changed many years ago, from King Stefan's Table to Cinderella's Royal Table. I understand that it is a wonderful character dining experience.

Robyn Edelheit

Oak Hill, Va.

Cirque Security

MY HUSBAND and I recently attended the Kooza Cirque du Soleil show in San Francisco with two friends. Because one of the members of our group was handicapped, we got up quickly to leave as soon as possible -- even before the performers took their bows or received first applause.

Consequently, we were some of the very first people at the exit to the fairgrounds when my husband realized that his wallet was missing from his pants pocket. Most likely it had fallen out while he was sitting on the bleacher benches. We left our friends waiting and turned to return to our seats and search for the wallet.

However, even though other people were just starting to leave their seats, the security staff would not let us return to our back-row seats (the nearest to the exit stairs and the easiest to reach) to search for our property. The head guard called another guard on a walkie-talkie and told us the security guard would search our seats.

Within two minutes, the other guard reported that nothing was found in or around our seats. We were very upset not to have been allowed to do our own search. We should have been allowed back in the seating area to search for our property for as long as we needed. Even though I gave the security staff our names and phone numbers, no one ever called us to say whether more of a search was done.

People who go to Cirque du Soleil should be cautioned about their personal belongings. Do not bring anything to a show that may inadvertently be left behind, because it will vanish into oblivion with no recourse by the owner to return and reclaim it, and zero communication with security.