Make a Wish (and other organizations) ~ Wish Trippers UNITE! Volume FOUR!

[mommy2girlswv]

HUGE QUESTION???? I been planning that MAW wouldn't get Kaitlyn a seat on the plane because she under year old and she would be lap baby!! but I really don't know. Did anybody with MAW travel with child under 2? Did they get them a ticket or were they a lap baby? We are going to call next week and see if Kaitlyn has a ticket or lap baby. We never plan on Kaitlyn having a ticket. but the trip so close I would like to know. Take a car seat or not. That would be a pain in the butt to carry all the carry-on bags plus a car seat around ATL airport.. Any info would help

 

[mommy2girlswv]

You MUST come check out the THINGS we got in the mail today!

We had an awesome party today... and the photos r up!!!

Date are so close!! Hope you have great and safe trips!!

 

[mom2pixies]

Hi everyone,

We've been discussing dates as it seems that early summer is becoming less likely (we still haven't heard from wish grantors) and we're not all that certain high summer will work either scheduling-wise (plus, I've never been to Florida in July and August--but I imagine it's very hot and humid!--and the crowds would be crazy), so we were thinking maybe late September or early October (around Canadian Thanksgiving might be a good time to go) if we are given an option. Brooke's birthday is in early Oct (mine is later that month), so it would be awesome to celebrate her b-day there.

What do people think of that time of year in terms of crowd, weather, etc?

I know Disney has Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at that time (is that a different ticket or is that just a seasonal event included in regular park hopper tix?) and that they have a special Halloween parade at Sea World, but what about Universal Studios or GKTW--any specific Halloween events? I figure GKTW must have a costume party or a trick-or-treat event close to Halloween, but because they already have so much going on, I thought I'd ask.

Thanks

 

[xanphylus]

Hi everyone,

What do people think of that time of year in terms of crowd, weather, etc?

I know Disney has Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at that time (is that a different ticket or is that just a seasonal event included in regular park hopper tix?) and that they have a special Halloween parade at Sea World, but what about Universal Studios or GKTW--any specific Halloween events? I figure GKTW must have a costume party or a trick-or-treat event close to Halloween, but because they already have so much going on, I thought I'd ask.

Thanks

We went in late Sept and it rocked! Not as crowded, but still hot enough to swim. It was actually really hot when we went, but that changes year to year. It was great though! The Halloween party is a separate ticket- about $50 each, but very worth it! They had rare characters out, like all 7 dwarves with Snow White and Cinderella's carriage and stuff. And Villians galore- oh and the fireworks show was AMAZING!! Great parade too with the headless horseman and everything. Overall great night!

And if you do it right- you can use that as an extra Disney day too. Like visit Sea World that morning- since it might not take as long, or just spend the day at GKTW and go to disney that night, and you only use that halloween ticket, not a park hopper too.

Dunno if I made sense there, but then you could have 4 Disney days if you buy those tickets for much less than a reg one day disney ticket.

 

[alexwyn]

Totally a dumb question but how do I get to the wish part of Disboards from the main Disboards page? I am new to the boards (obviously ) and I normally just google disboards wish trippers and somehow find my way. i posted a pre trip report but it is hard to find that too! Help! Thanks so much

 

[brookerene]

Totally a dumb question but how do I get to the wish part of Disboards from the main Disboards page? I am new to the boards (obviously ) and I normally just google disboards wish trippers and somehow find my way. i posted a pre trip report but it is hard to find that too! Help! Thanks so much

You can access it thoug the disabilitis forum....

In regards to finding my posts,I just add them to my favorites in my favorites tab and use that to get there!

I saw that you had a PTR but the link wasn't complete.... More info is available on post 2+ of this thread.....


and WELCOME... this is the right place for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Brooke

 

[maroo]

rosieari9197 (Ari) Wish Trip! May 9-15, 2011 MAW/GKTW


I just wanted to make sure everyone saw Ari's pre-trip report!!!!

 

[maroo]

Totally a dumb question but how do I get to the wish part of Disboards from the main Disboards page? I am new to the boards (obviously ) and I normally just google disboards wish trippers and somehow find my way. i posted a pre trip report but it is hard to find that too! Help! Thanks so much

!!! I am so glad you found us!

I found your pre-trip report, too and put a link on the first page of the wish trippers thread!


PS...you can, if you want, change the title of your pre-trip report - you don't have to have it in the format that we have on the first page of this thread...you can name it whatever you want.

If you want to change the title (you can add things like "updated 4/10/11" and stuff like that if you want, too, by doing this...

But if you want to change the title, go to the first post and go to Edit and then Advanced and it will let you type over the title that you have now. It was perfect for the way I have it listed (and was easy to find)...but I just want to make sure you know you can put whatever you want for your title - it doesn't have to match the format I have on page one - which was started way before I was helping keep this thread going.

 

[alexwyn]

You can access it thoug the disabilitis forum....

In regards to finding my posts,I just add them to my favorites in my favorites tab and use that to get there!

I saw that you had a PTR but the link wasn't complete.... More info is available on post 2+ of this thread.....


and WELCOME... this is the right place for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Brooke

Thanks so much Brooke! I feel like cancer has giving me so many new lessons and now I have to add computers to the list. lol I think the link is working now and thank you for the 'how to find it' tip. Take care

 

[alexwyn]

!!! I am so glad you found us!

I found your pre-trip report, too and put a link on the first page of the wish trippers thread!


PS...you can, if you want, change the title of your pre-trip report - you don't have to have it in the format that we have on the first page of this thread...you can name it whatever you want.

If you want to change the title (you can add things like "updated 4/10/11" and stuff like that if you want, too, by doing this...

But if you want to change the title, go to the first post and go to Edit and then Advanced and it will let you type over the title that you have now. It was perfect for the way I have it listed (and was easy to find)...but I just want to make sure you know you can put whatever you want for your title - it doesn't have to match the format I have on page one - which was started way before I was helping keep this thread going.

Thank you very much! I am such a rule follower lol I will attempt to change it with something a little more creative. By the way I wanted to let you know you are a born writer. I read your report like a best selling novel

 

[maroo]

looks like it was a fun send off party!!! i was wondering, im trying to plan our days in disney gktw what day to do what and what parks can u do two in a day? we will have tickets to the disney parks two universal and sea world. how do u fit it all in? and from what i have read on the posts gktw is a park all in itself!! is there away to get the pamphlets to the park befor hand so we can plan?

you have two options on this...


The first will take some time...Basically google Magic Kingdom park map and check out the rides listed...and ask your kids which are their favorites and "don't miss" ones...Do that for each park. That list will be your "master" list...you will find that lots of rides overlap...Do that for each park...and you have a long list...

For example...at Animal Kingdom, I think many families can get away with only doing the Safari, Lion King Show or the Nemo Show (which is my favorite!), Expedition Everest roller coaster and a few other rides...and therefore you can make that a half day park...and Epcot can be the same way...if you don't plan to do the countries then you can probably do most of Future World with a half day, too.

BUT if you child is totally into animals or loves to visit all the countries...then Epcot can take two days, really. It took us two days on our last trip!

Magic Kingdom is really an all day park for just about every family because there are so many things to do there and parades, fireworks, etc, etc.

DHS seems the same to me...because there are so many shows...it takes a while to get it all done. We spent two half days at DHS on our Wish Trip. We were only able to get MK and DHS done on our trip. And never went to Universal...so each family is totally different, anyway.

Many families have gotten a TON done by going early or staying late during the day.


The other option is to just guess what their favorite parks would be and go there...you can even eliminate one if you think you just won't have time to do them all.

You definitely can't do all of Disney on any trip - even a 6 day long one...so you just gotta find out what your kids are really, really wanting to do and make sure those get basically done. ???

One more tip...

Plan your NIGHTS first...For example...if you want to do a certain party at GKTW then mark those down on your schedule first. I know you guys are Jewish...so I assume you are not into celebrating Christmas?? I am not sure if you would want to avoid Christmas at GKTW? It is actually supposed to be Winter Wonderland or something like that...even though we all call it Christmas on here...I think they try to be holiday neutral on an official level...but you may want to avoid that party? Or you may be excited to go to it...either way is totally fine...but whatever party you want to go to...put those down on the schedule first...

Then add in Fantasmic (if you want do that one)...because it usually happens only a few times a week. Then add Wishes/Electric Parade after that, since it isn't every night, too.

Then...you will sorta know which parks you have to be in on certain nights...

A family that wants to do the Christmas party, for example, may schedule something short that day (like Sea World or Universal Day 2 or a GKTW day) so that they can be back in time for the party.... (same for any other GKTW party night event)...

 

[maroo]

i have to thank u so much for all the help u have given me. dont know if u saw but i did figure out how to post pics but the tracker------------not working. hmph! i want to be able to share more of our story whats the best way- is it to keep posting or start a new thread or how can i get a linkto or from the wish united 4 page were people can click and follow our whole experience. may 9th will be here befor u know it- we are so excited! is there anyone u can think of that has a good idea on howi can make a cute countdown for rosie and ari to follow with at home?
p.s did u get a chance to see the pics i posted? i hopeu did because it makes this a little bit more personal. again cant thank u enough! thank u maroo!

I have added ya on the first page!

Hi,
My name is Jennifer, I had a nice long introduction prepared but I guess it took too long and when I tried to post I had timed out and lost it all So, I'm just going to get right down to my question because I could really use some help figuring this out. Our MAW representative pointed out to me that because my son, Andrew, our MAW child, is unable to sit upright we will need a seat that is FAA approved in order to fly. This didn't occur to me at all, I really didn't put much thought into it, I assumed I could put him in his tomato seat because it would be easier to carry than his car seat plus we wanted to have it anyway. Since I've learned that's not acceptable and that his car seat is not FAA approved I'm at a loss and was curious if anyone else has dealt with this issue and how it was handled.

Thanks!
Jennifer

Oh no on losing your intro! That has happened to me before! Bummer!!!

We had to buy a seat for Lauren that was FAA approved. I think we got one at Walmart. I can't remember if MAW paid for it or not? I think they would have if we asked. But we use it for other traveling now, too...like if she travels with the church on the "big bus".

It really does have to be FAA approved, though. They will check.

hey gang!

here is a link to our local news coverage of evan's presentation. if you read it, it says ev's mom and dad are going with him...OOOPS!

http://wboy.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=97408

COOL!!! I gotta check this out!

Hi everyone,

We've been discussing dates as it seems that early summer is becoming less likely (we still haven't heard from wish grantors) and we're not all that certain high summer will work either scheduling-wise (plus, I've never been to Florida in July and August--but I imagine it's very hot and humid!--and the crowds would be crazy), so we were thinking maybe late September or early October (around Canadian Thanksgiving might be a good time to go) if we are given an option. Brooke's birthday is in early Oct (mine is later that month), so it would be awesome to celebrate her b-day there.

What do people think of that time of year in terms of crowd, weather, etc?

I know Disney has Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at that time (is that a different ticket or is that just a seasonal event included in regular park hopper tix?) and that they have a special Halloween parade at Sea World, but what about Universal Studios or GKTW--any specific Halloween events? I figure GKTW must have a costume party or a trick-or-treat event close to Halloween, but because they already have so much going on, I thought I'd ask.

Thanks

I love this time of year at Disney! The Halloween party is my favorite and I don't really "celebrate" Halloween at home. It is a fun party!

We used this as an "extra" day...using our other three Disney days on different days and getting to the MK at 4:00 and staying late.

The best part about doing this on a wish trip is that it is the only time you can go to Disney and break character lines - which is a huge bonus for these parties because they normally have very long lines to visit characters.

Plus it gives you a 4th day for less than the price of a regular full priced full day. The tickets are approaching $60 these days, but still cheaper than a one day ticket.

Thank you very much! I am such a rule follower lol I will attempt to change it with something a little more creative. By the way I wanted to let you know you are a born writer. I read your report like a best selling novel

You are so sweet!

I spent quite a lot of time on that TR. I don't write that well for most anything else. lol

If you like that...you should check out All7ofUs - her writing blows me out of the water!!! GREAT TR writer! And there are a bunch more on the DIS - I am a total DIS addict now.

I had set up my first pre-trip report exactly like you did to get it listed on this thread forever ago...so I recognized it.

 

[rosieari9197]

thank u maroo- u have been so helpfull- so full of info- im deff gonna print the park maps and talk to rosie about what she want to do because ari is very easy- for him its all about the charachters ! our wish granters said they would be coming around with the gktw sechedule and maps and stuff but i have no clue when- but in the meantime is there somewhere i can go to see the upcoming sched. for gktw and party nights and so forth?
also do u know anything about sign interpeters at disney parks? because ari signs i thought it might be good to have someone with us at the charachters so he can "talk to them" i mean, we know signs and stuff but alot of disney signs .................no clue and ari learns the signs so fast it would be great learning for him too. just dont know if they do that sort of thing.
now secondary i just felt the need to comment that i have been reading around the forum and i came across ur trip with lucas. reading it just gave me goosbumps and brought me to tears! i hope one day to meet u and be able to thank u in person. just ur info alone has calmed me down a bit!!! and im begining to not feel so overwhellmed. thank u.

 

[rosieari9197]

we made this today and rosie and ari were so excited! it was something so small but made such a difference and excitement in the house. rosie added her music sticker and ari the crayon and everyday we hope to countdown!

 

[brookerene]

That is awesome.... I never would have thought about a countdown calendar until I came to the boards....and my kids have LOVED it!!!! Have fun filling up the stickers!

 

[newdrama12]

but in the meantime is there somewhere i can go to see the upcoming sched. for gktw and party nights and so forth?
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http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2661802&highlight=gktw+entertainment

 

[jj0plin]

We are home and I am planning to post Day One tomorrow! (it's typed and ready to go but I have to do it from home) I was originally planning to just continue posting in my PTR, do people often do that? I remember reading that the Mods usually move it to the TR section but I noticed that redwavess did this and her report has not been moved.

 

[angeque143]

We are home and I am planning to post Day One tomorrow! (it's typed and ready to go but I have to do it from home) I was originally planning to just continue posting in my PTR, do people often do that? I remember reading that the Mods usually move it to the TR section but I noticed that redwavess did this and her report has not been moved.

Welcome Home!! I hope it was EVERYTHING you wanted it to be and MORE!!!! I cant wait to read about your trip!!

 

[rosieari9197]

welcome home hope the trip was the best ever! cant wait to hear all about it!

 

[chelleydi77]

We are home and I am planning to post Day One tomorrow! (it's typed and ready to go but I have to do it from home) I was originally planning to just continue posting in my PTR, do people often do that? I remember reading that the Mods usually move it to the TR section but I noticed that redwavess did this and her report has not been moved.

Welcome home!!! I hope you all had a fabulous time! I can't wait to read your TR