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  1. Amy Ewell

    Make a Wish (and other organizations) - Wish Trippers UNITE! Volume SIX!

    My top tips for Make A Wish Disney World: 1. Because of the genie pass, Sea World quick que, and universal studios front of the line escorts you can finish a whole park in half a day. We did Disney World and Epcot one day, animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios one day, Sea World and Cirque de...
  2. Amy Ewell

    Make a Wish (and other organizations) - Wish Trippers UNITE! Volume SIX!

    I just got back last week. Ask away...
  3. Amy Ewell

    Make a Wish (and other organizations) - Wish Trippers UNITE! Volume SIX!

    I hope your trip is going fabulously!!! Don't forget to ask for Cirque De Soleil tickets one night - it was so cool!
  4. Amy Ewell

    An Irma Make A Wish Trip!

    After a little stress this morning we have finally confirmed our flight home today. Phew! Though we'd love to stay forever, we do need to get back to real life!
  5. Amy Ewell

    ***Riding out the hurricane at a Disney resort? Post your experiences here!***

    Artist palette is open and has salads, pizza, subs, sandwiches etc.... Grandstand and Congress pools should both be open now. The arcade is still free and there are fun games and characters in the performance hall.
  6. Amy Ewell

    An Irma Make A Wish Trip!

    We are about to head out on a walk around the resort. We did just hear back from gktw and we will not be returning there. They lost a couple gazebos and had some other damage. Everyone will be staying at Saratoga Springs for the remainder of their stay. We are so sad not to be able to go...
  7. Amy Ewell

    ***Riding out the hurricane at a Disney resort? Post your experiences here!***

    They relocated everyone there to Saratoga. Just heard we will be staying here for the duration of our trip as gktw sustained a bit of damage. We are sad to not go back but determined to have a great time.
  8. Amy Ewell

    ***Riding out the hurricane at a Disney resort? Post your experiences here!***

    We are at Saratoga Springs in a 2 bedroom villa. We were evacuated here from Give Kids The World village due to power and safety concerns. The staff here are great and even had fun games and raffles for the kids yesterday and Saturday in the community hall. They opened up the arcade for...
  9. Amy Ewell

    Staying in DVC resort during Irma- getting to main resort lobby

    We are at Saratoga Springs. There are trees down and some other landscape damage. They've asked that we stay within the resort and if you choose to walk outside that you stay aware of your surroundings. We did have activities yesterday in the community hall until 7:30pm. My guess is that...
  10. Amy Ewell

    Make a Wish (and other organizations) - Wish Trippers UNITE! Volume SIX!

    FYI: Give Kids The World just posted this. I really feel like they will open back up quickly as the damage around us is much less than expected.
  11. Amy Ewell

    An Irma Make A Wish Trip!

    Currently playing clue in the bathroom with the kids. There is a tornado possibly headed towards us!
  12. Amy Ewell

    Make a Wish (and other organizations) - Wish Trippers UNITE! Volume SIX!

    Yes and I honestly think it's the very best perk! We got every ride photo and character photo for free.
  13. Amy Ewell

    Make a Wish (and other organizations) - Wish Trippers UNITE! Volume SIX!

    You link them to your park tickets, credit card, photos, dining reservations and fast passes. You touch the bracelet to the photo kiosks, entry stands etc... and it saves your info. Obviously we don't need the fast pass option but if we ever do Disney again we could. The kids each got their...
  14. Amy Ewell

    Make a Wish (and other organizations) - Wish Trippers UNITE! Volume SIX!

    Everyone was evacuated, and all the volunteers left as well. There may be a skeleton crew of staff who stay on but they weren't sure. We are scheduled to stay here at the WDW Resort through Tuesday. They will make a determination if we can go back to GKTW on Tuesday after the storm passes...
  15. Amy Ewell

    Make a Wish (and other organizations) - Wish Trippers UNITE! Volume SIX!

    Yes they evacuated us as a precaution because they do not have generators in every building - only the middle/front villas have them. The middle/front villas also are made of concrete walls and ours wasn't. Initially they were going to move all of us to the concrete villas but then they...
  16. Amy Ewell

    Make a Wish (and other organizations) - Wish Trippers UNITE! Volume SIX!

    I will say that I was told that the last major hurricane that hit GKTW only caused a few shingles to be lost and a couple panes of glass to be broken. Hopefully that's the extent of it his time as well. Stay positive.
  17. Amy Ewell

    Make a Wish (and other organizations) - Wish Trippers UNITE! Volume SIX!

    I'll let you know what's happening with GKTW as soon as they let us know. We've been worried about everyone with wishes scheduled for this upcoming week. I hope it works out for you to still come. Disneyworld Parks are scheduled to reopen on Tuesday. Seaworld said some of their animals won't...
  18. Amy Ewell

    Make a Wish (and other organizations) - Wish Trippers UNITE! Volume SIX!

    We were evacuated from GKTW yesterday to the Disney World Saratoga Springs resort Villas. GKTW was concerned about the loss of power and damage to the property. Here each building has a generator and the buildings are stronger than those at GKTW. We are expecting hurricane Irma in just a few...
  19. Amy Ewell

    An Irma Make A Wish Trip!

    We were evacuated from GKTW yesterday to the Disney World Saratoga Springs resort Villas. We are expecting hurricane Irma in just a few hours. The resort staff are going above and beyond in trying to keep us safe and even entertained. We played fun games last night and today in the...
  20. Amy Ewell

    An Irma Make A Wish Trip!

    A little more about us: our daughter Baylee was granted a Wish just 2 weeks before her 18th birthday. We weren't made aware of Make A Wish until her last cardiologist appt. Baylee has a severe congenital heart defect called LTransposition. She also has Epstein's Anomoly and has had heart...




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