We won!!!! Magic Kingdom "Dream Hour"

[CathrynRose]

My son and I got back last night, after 4 WONDERFUL days at the world! It was a *suprise* trip for him - I asked him to come with me early Thursday morning to pick my boss up at the airport!

I wanted to let everyone know about a "prize" that is availible that I hadnt seen mentioned yet - a "Dream Hour"

We were just exiting Haunted Mansion and the ride stopped - when we got to the hallway a Dream Team'er handed us a button! My son and I were PSYCHED! We never win anything and we thought we won a button!!! We were giddy! YAY! :hyper: WE WON A BUTTON!

The CM told us to "make sure we get our wristband!"

Wristband? Wristband for what?

The park was open a whole hour after close for a small amount of people. We met in Tomorrowland at closing time. They had a DJ and the Captain of the Dream team there, who asked "Ever dream you could have the whole park to yourself?" They played some music and then you-know-who came out and announced the park was open only for us!!! We literally ran from ride to ride to ride! In that hour we hit:

Pirates
Big Thunder, twice
Haunted Mansion
Peter Pan
Dumbo
Carousel


It was AMAZING! And so cool, and so crazy! Everyone was running around, giggling and laughing! It was TOTALLY cool! No lines, no people.... pixiedust: The park was ours!!!

And when the park finally closed up, this is what we had waving goodbye to us:

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h207/catcathryn/100_1861.jpg

Couldnt have been more special!!! :thumbsup2

[prfctlyximprfct]

Wow that's so lucky! It gives me goosebumps to even think of having the park to myself! Peter Pan! That's always a three hour wait when I'm there.. :(

[MomPOM]

That is amazing!!!!! How incredibly special for you guys. Congrats!

[poohs_hunny]

Wow - sounds awesome! About how many other people were chosen for this also? Do you know how often they do it (once a week, etc.)?

[CathrynRose]

Wow that's so lucky! It gives me goosebumps to even think of having the park to myself! Peter Pan! That's always a three hour wait when I'm there.. :(


I KNOW! My son has NEVER been on it, until Saturday! We went specifically on "long lined rides"

Peter Pan queue line, that night:

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h207/catcathryn/100_1844.jpg

[soupy11]

so cool! Congrats. At your best guess, how many other people were there?

[wdwfanatic80]

WOW!!! That is so awesome!!! What a wonderful dream surprise!!

[DISNEYFAMILYOFFOUR]

My son and I got back last night, after 4 WONDERFUL days at the world! It was a *suprise* trip for him - I asked him to come with me early Thursday morning to pick my boss up at the airport!

I wanted to let everyone know about a "prize" that is availible that I hadnt seen mentioned yet - a "Dream Hour"

We were just exiting Haunted Mansion and the ride stopped - when we got to the hallway a Dream Team'er handed us a button! My son and I were PSYCHED! We never win anything and we thought we won a button!!! We were giddy! YAY! :hyper: WE WON A BUTTON!

The CM told us to "make sure we get our wristband!"

Wristband? Wristband for what?

The park was open a whole hour after close for a small amount of people. We met in Tomorrowland at closing time. They had a DJ and the Captain of the Dream team there, who asked "Ever dream you could have the whole park to yourself?" They played some music and then you-know-who came out and announced the park was open only for us!!! We literally ran from ride to ride to ride! In that hour we hit:

Pirates
Big Thunder, twice
Haunted Mansion
Peter Pan
Dumbo
Carousel


It was AMAZING! And so cool, and so crazy! Everyone was running around, giggling and laughing! It was TOTALLY cool! No lines, no people.... pixiedust: The park was ours!!!

And when the park finally closed up, this is what we had waving goodbye to us:

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h207/catcathryn/100_1861.jpg

Couldnt have been more special!!! :thumbsup2

As my DD7 would say "sweet".

[CathrynRose]

so cool! Congrats. At your best guess, how many other people were there?


I know, I know, I know.... I wish I knew EXACT number..... Gosh, my son and I even talked about it, trying to figure it out.

SInce we all met in Tomorrowland, by the stage - I was looking around, and trying to judge and I'd say 200, maybe 300 people? Seriously NOT A LOT. It was insanly cool...

Think of it this way - no wait, for anything, what-so-ever, at all - no kidding!!!

[Twingle]

oh, WOW! Thanks so much for sharing! So nice to know about all the magical things Disney is offering!

[doodlebugs]

How fun!!!! What a great "dream come true". Congratulations on the magic!pixiedust: :cool1: pixiedust: :cool1: pixiedust:

[Kimberly815]

That is just awesome! Congrats! How wonderful!! Gotta love the Disney Magic!!

[maslex]

What a special memory that will stick with ya for a lifetime!!!!

[ppiew]

Now THAT IS a dream come true!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations and thanks for sharing!!

[NMAmy]

I am SO happy for you! What a cool dream.

I'm just so tickled that someone I feel I know won a totally cool prize!

Congratulations! Was the rest of your trip great, too?

[CathrynRose]

I am SO happy for you! What a cool dream.

I'm just so tickled that someone I feel I know won a totally cool prize!

Congratulations! Was the rest of your trip great, too?

It really, really was! My son was SO crazy suprised - it was super awesome! This was pure icing on the cake - for real.

Like I said - I know everyone ALWAYS says "we never win anything" but we really, really, really dont. So, it was PURE bliss!!! We were excited and alllllll jumping up and down...when we thought we JUST won the button!!! :laughing:

BUt thank you so much! It was SO very cool!!! pixiedust:

[Disney4Drew]

Wow!!! How awesome! I had goosebumps just reading about it! :cool1:

[meeskamouska]

How exciting for the both of you!!!! It seems like you guys were really able to take advatage of the hour alone!!!

[lazydazy8]

I'm so happy for you guys!! Thank you for sharing the magic with us!!

[C.Ann]

That would have been me - jumping up and down, so excited because I won a "button"..:lmao: :lmao:

That is just sooooooooooooo cool!!

Congrats! :)

[NMAmy]

It really, really was! My son was SO crazy suprised - it was super awesome! This was pure icing on the cake - for real.

Like I said - I know everyone ALWAYS says "we never win anything" but we really, really, really dont. So, it was PURE bliss!!! We were excited and alllllll jumping up and down...when we thought we JUST won the button!!! :laughing:

BUt thank you so much! It was SO very cool!!! pixiedust:


:lmao: The part about thinking you won just the button cracked me up. I would have been tickled with just the button, too!

pixiedust: Now I'm really looking forward to our March trip. Maybe I'll win a button. :rotfl2: DD is thinking I'm going to win a cake. That's all I ever win--I rock at the cakewalk. Hey, I like cake, so that'll be good if it happens.

Congrats again! I'm so happy you had a great time.

[HSMndLKfan92]

Congrats!

I, too, would have been in the Jumping for Buttons club.

:)

[prfctlyximprfct]

I KNOW! My son has NEVER been on it, until Saturday! We went specifically on "long lined rides"

Peter Pan queue line, that night:

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h207/catcathryn/100_1844.jpg

Omg, I would die to see Peter Pan like that! Congrats on winning! Your son is so llucky to have a parent as good as you :) I would love Disney as a surprise! I gotta go get on my mom haha.:stir:

[WDWBetsy]

That is so cool! Thank you for sharing it with us! pixiedust:

[DawnMarie]

Congratulations! Thats sounds like a perfect evening.

[Dreamseeker]

Ohh wow, that just sounds amazing :)
I am glad this surprise trip for your son worked out so well. I can't even how psyched he must have been, first mom takes him to the world, just like that, without a "warning" ....and next thing you know the two of you had the park all to yourselves....pixiedust:

[Cinderella2004]

That's so awesome!!! What a great dream!!!

Your son is very handsome...that's him in line, right?

Thanks for sharing!

[jessica52877]

We sat next to a lady at MGM that won the same thing (I assume the same night), she said she was on the Keys to the Kingdom tour and the guide knew at such and such time at the Haunted Mansion they were handing them out and took them over for that ride. She said the tour guide said 2000 were handed out.

I was wondering because that would be an awful lot of people in one place and I knew you met back up at a certain time. I wonder if they really give that many assuming most won't stay or come back, they had already left the park and weren't planning on going back!

[deekaypee]

Wow--what a cool dream! :wizard: Thanks for sharing.

[disneyaggie]

In your picture I, of course, recognize Mickey and Minnie . . .but who is the gentleman in between them? :confused3

Congrats on such a cool deal! Whohoo!

[Panotchr]

What an amazing gift! So glad you got such a cool thing.

Thanks for sharing!!!

[stargrazer]

:banana: :banana: :banana:
That is cooler than dancing bananas! How exciting!!!!

Gotta love Disney...GOTTA.
:love:

Thanks fer' sharin'
:goodvibes

[simba928]

That is very cool! You and your son are SO lucky! I am seriously tearing up reading that. LOL.

[Luv4Disney]

That is so incredibly awesome! Congrats! :)

[OhMari]

Thanks for sharing with us-haven't seen you in awhile, but I don't get over to the CB to much anymore.

I don't think you will ever forget that night.

[valenrandy]

if this was saturday night, count me in! I stayed around the castle taking pics, but I did see a burst of fireworks twards the front. Did the fireworks have anything to do with the dream hour?

[Rachie0507]

That must have been so much fun:)

[dznyacct]

DS (17) and I are headed to WDW in 51 days, and I would LOVE for something like that to happpen to us. I don't think he would enjoy a night in the castle, but an extra hour of having MK (practically) all to ourselves?? Now that would be "magic"!! Congratulations!!

[bytheblood]

WOW! That is awesome. I am very happy for you. How's that for Disney magic? :)

[JazzySteph]

How neat is that!!! You lucky duck congrats!!!:thumbsup2

[ransom]

Woah..that is so cool!! Congratulations on winning something wonderful!

[fivefordisney]

Wow! That is so amazing...I just sat here thinking of the fun of it all! It must have been surreal. Congratulations! I hope you have more pictures!!!

[SlightlyGoofy]

It could not have happened to nicer folks.:love:

With my luck I would win that on a day when I was dead dog tired and wanted nothing more than to go back to the resort.:rotfl:

The only thing I have ever won in my life is a case of whiskey and I don't drink. Nuff to drive me to drink though. :scratchin

Thanks for sharing the magic with us and hope you get a whole lot more.

Slightly Goofy

[ms_mckenna]

That is so awesome congrats!

[rie'smom]

Now that's what I call Disney Magic!!!!!!!

[CaptHook34]

WOW, congrats!

[LoriMistress]

Ahhh...you guys are so lucky! I want to be there so badly!!!

[CathrynRose]

if this was saturday night, count me in! I stayed around the castle taking pics, but I did see a burst of fireworks twards the front. Did the fireworks have anything to do with the dream hour?


YES!!! That was Mickey letting the rest of the Magic Kingdom know that the Dream Hour has begun!!!pixiedust:

And if they indeed handed out 2000 *buttons* then not even close to 10% of the people showed up - it was CRAZY empty!! IT WAS SO COOL!

Thanks for all the Congrats! Even when I was sitting at work this afternoon, I was thinking "I cant believe that happened, and we won!"

[scrappinmom]

See Cat, everyone loves you!!!!!!

It really is a great story! & I'm sooooo happy for you & ds!

[Bubbley4Disney]

This is so cool Thank you for sharing w/ photos! Now I am hoping that my family might get this DREAM when we get there,:mickeyjum :mickeyjum :mickeyjum I haven't really been to excited about pins or fast passes, But This is truely an awesome Dream come true! Congrats!

[CathrynRose]

That's so awesome!!! What a great dream!!!

Your son is very handsome...that's him in line, right?

Thanks for sharing!

Yes - thank you! Thats "Post Main Street Hair Cut"! :thumbsup2

In your picture I, of course, recognize Mickey and Minnie . . .but who is the gentleman in between them? :confused3

The man in the middle is the "Captain of the Dream Team" I couldnt tell you his name I was too FREAKED OUT and excited to pay attention.

It did seem SO surreal. I was looking around thinking "You gotta be KIDDING me!!!"

And I never run - ever. My mom used to say the only time I'd run is if someone was chasing me....and maybe not even then, and Ill tell you I was a running FOOL that night. Jogging, running, laughing and giggling from ride to ride. Running past other running people who were laughing - it was really, really, really NEAT!

I was super jealous of all the "Dream Ears" I saw walking around - and Ill tell you, *this* was the BEST dream I could have ever dreamt up! pixiedust:

[Idroveallnight]

That is so awesome!!!

[Tinkerbell424]

omgosh luckyy!:p

Congrats!:)

[pbharris4]

Awesome! Congratulations!!!! Sounds like fun!!!

[Brer_Mike]

thats so awesome:thumbsup2

[luvmyboys]

That is amazing! Definitely a memory you and your son will cherish forever!!!

Thanks for sharing it with us!!!! :goodvibes

[kimberh]

What a memory!!!!

[Tinks_gang]

WOW...what an experience! Thanks so much for sharing...

[Bouncing4Tigger]

Wow, how cool! In October I won a dream fast pass in the Animal Kingdom, but didn't really get to use it. Lines were not long that morning and then I met my 2 friends at 1pm and of course they did not have one. So I basically have it for a suvineer.
I would have loved winning the dream hour! Congrats!

[foxfire]

I had not heard anything about this particular Dream...thank you for telling us about it and sharing your wonderful experience! It's something you will always remember and how special that you got to share that magical time with your son on his surprise trip....wonderful memories for him and for you! :goodvibes

[MsDisney23]

Wow, I am so happy for you and your DS, that was great! What a nice way to end the day at MK, great pic! :thumbsup2

[Pixiedust34]

That would be SO WONDERFUL to have the park to yourself! WOW!

Just wondering--is anyone else reading this who is thinking that there is no way that their kids could stay up that late? Dd would crash by 10, with ds following short after. But it is such a fun prize!

[gabbyrosebud]

Congratulations! That is such an amazing dream! :cloud9:

[jessica52877]

That would be SO WONDERFUL to have the park to yourself! WOW!

Just wondering--is anyone else reading this who is thinking that there is no way that their kids could stay up that late? Dd would crash by 10, with ds following short after. But it is such a fun prize!

The park closed early that night, I think 8. Possibly even 7, so it wasn't super late like it would be in the summer time!

[Pixiedust34]

The park closed early that night, I think 8. Possibly even 7, so it wasn't super late like it would be in the summer time!


That makes a big difference. We're going in August, and I imagine that the park closes at 11 some nights. After being in the summer heat and parks all day (even with an afternoon break), my kids would struggle to enjoy the extra hour prize. But, it really is a dream to have the park to yourself!!

[beattyfamily]

Congrats, CathrynRose! How exciting!

Its great to hear of fellow DISers winning things at WDW! :cool1: :cool1: :banana:

[cabanafrau]

So happy for you & thanks for sharing w/ all of us! Good luck to all DISers headed to the world during the dreams -- I hope we hear about lots of magic!

[DISNEYLOVER70]

That is so special!!!!!!!!! Woo hoooo:cool1: Thanks for sharing it with us!!!

[wdwlvr629]

WOW & I thought that the EMH was cool!!! You were so very lucky, glad you got that excellent magic!!!

[TammyNC]

Congrat's. A wonderful way to end a day at MK.

[FINFAN]

:cool1: pixiedust:
AAAAAAAAAAWWWESOOOOOOME!
I have to say, as incredibly exciting, amazing and sureal as that extra hour was in the MK....the lifetime memory of you and your son being together for it is the REAL "dream"....you two will forever have that time, so VERY cool!That photo you have in front of PP needs to be framed and set out to see, the sheer happiness in your DS's eyes is the real deal. I'd even put the button in there too, like a shadow box, maybe your room key etc.
I think when guests receive a surprise that they are not aware of, like this, makes it even more thrilling! This couldn't have happened to a nicer family, thanks for sharing, and again, :bday: party:

So, are you planning your NEXT trip?:hyper: People always say "this will be hard to beat"...this was a keeper trip, let it be the star on, and plan the next one as it's own amazing WDW experience!

Have a great day!


Pam

[auntread]

wow good for you!! i love hearing about these prizes for people.
what an excellent memory you and yourDS have now.::yes::

[Drizzo67]

Congrats....first you suprise DS with the trip, then Disney suprises you.

I too would have been overjoyed with thinking I just won a pin LOL.

Again, congrats and thanks for letting us know about your "Dream" win.

Dina Marie

[lucas]

That was so great!! :wizard: What did your son do when he found out he was going to Disney World?

We won something on our last trip, too. We were at MK in December and dh and I were picked to be Grand Marshalls of the Family Day Parade!! Even though it was super exciting while we were doing it and we were laughing the whole time, it wasn't until we got home that it really hit me how special it was. WOW - that was once in a lifetime! It makes me so happy whenever I think about it. :goodvibes

[Magickndm]

We got this same Dream at the end of December for MGM. It really was a special thing to have happen.
Congrats.

[DisneyInLove]

That is just awesome!

[Mickeyistheman]

I LOVE hearing good things!!!

How wonderful for you and your son!!!

Keep spreading thatpixiedust:

[AdventurerKat]

Way cool!

Closest thing I ever had to having the park to myself was the 999 people at the original Happy Haunts Ball. But I had to pay $125.00 for that. :guilty:

Great to know this prize is out there!

[Hedy]

Awesome.

[kaysmommie]

That is awesome! congrats to you and DS. So glad you won a good prize especially since I know you also mail the postcards too. :)

[bar1jp]

oh that would be AMAZING! Congrats :):)

[DisneyWisher]

We also won the Dream Hour that day, It was while we were exiting off Space Mountain. A few hundred people winning seems about right. But if anyone out there wins on future trips leave Tomorrowland when it begins, the lines there were longer than they were during the day. DD13 just wanted to ride Space Mountain, we rode about 4 times and once on Buzz.

Make sure to ride the rides, we heard on the radio on the way up that the first person selected to stay in the castle was pick by a computer for sitting in a certain seat on Star Tours, at that precise moment. That when he exited the ride the CM held him back to tell them what they won. Just think what could be won for riding that certain ride.

[Hope73]

That would be a dream for me. I would love that

[curiouser]

That's so cool!! I got chills reading about it -- I would be over the moon if that happened to us!! :thumbsup2

[Fantasmic303]

Thanks for sharing - sounds like a truly magical experience!! :thumbsup2


Do you think they split up families? Like, if they were doing this coming off of Space Mountain or something, my mom doesn't ride it. Would she be allowed to share the magic hour with us?

[Stitchfans]

That is so awesome! Talk about a great dream!! You two were so lucky!!

[CathrynRose]

Thanks for sharing - sounds like a truly magical experience!! :thumbsup2


Do you think they split up families? Like, if they were doing this coming off of Space Mountain or something, my mom doesn't ride it. Would she be allowed to share the magic hour with us?

You know, I wondered about that too - I dont know what would happen if someone was waiting for you outside the ride. :confused3

And we did leave Tomorrowland - we went running towards BTMR! :banana:

[Dawn77]

That must have been exciting....wish i was there

[Magickndm]

Do you think they split up families? Like, if they were doing this coming off of Space Mountain or something, my mom doesn't ride it. Would she be allowed to share the magic hour with us?

No they don't split you up. When we won that same dream at MGM, my daughter and I were on the Back Lot Tour, my husband wasn't feeling well and was afraid to go knowing it would be a while before he could get to the restrooms, so he stayed behind. I told the CM who was putting on the wristbands and giving out buttons that my husband was in the park, just not on the Tour with us and she had us go see another CM who simply gave us an extra wristband and button, and told us not to lose it. :)

[jensen]

We have some friends who won the extra hour at MGM in December. They said there were 1,000 people given wristbands to stay in the park. The way the won was coming off of RNR a CM stopped my friend and asked how many people were in his party. They were a group of five. They weren't all on the ride, but they all got to stay with him that evening. He kept going back and fourth between TOT and RNR and rode both about 4 times that hour.

[Fantasmic303]

Thanks, Magic and jensen!! It's quite a relief that if we were lucky enough to win a Dream Hour our entire party could enjoy it.

(Mostly because there'd be no living with anyone who WASN'T with the winning group if we couldn't all win!!)

[bar1jp]

I love the added fun with all the wishes happening! makes it even more exciting:):wizard:

[Nicoal13]

My friends and I also won this dream on 1/27.

It was the first day of our trip, we were getting off of Space Mountain, our first ride of the day. The Dream Team pulled us aside, gave us buttons and wristbands for the extra hour later that night.

We talked to a couple CMs later and were told that they had given out 2000 wristbands, but it sure didn't seem like there were that many people.

We rode every ride at least once and stayed on Big Thunder 6 times in a row!

[MelanieC]

That is so exciting!!!!! Congrats!

[CanadianGuy]

First off -- CONGRATS.. that's amazing..

Given what's being posted about the lackluster attendance for P&P parties.. maybe they should give away 1000 tickets for that?! :)

J

[Bunchkin]

Congrats CathrynRose!!!
What a awesome suprise for you and your son!! :cool1: