~ Disney Does it AGAIN! ~ Matty and the Gingerbread Men! ~ 12/30 I cheated! A link!

[maroo]

How many of you guys remember Lucas? The Make a Wish child that was able to "meet" the Steam Train (Lilly Belle) and be the Family of the Day at the MK?

If you missed that magical morning... check it out HERE! (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2279281)

If you remember Lucas (or have checked that out above)... Well... It happened AGAIN!

Another Make a Wish child made a very specific wish - and Disney helped grant it!

You will want to meet Matty and his family -

Here's Matty!

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DSC_0488-1.jpg

(Have you EVER seen a cuter Gingerbread Man?)


Matty's Mommy, Pamela has done a great job introducing her family in their Make a Wish Pre-Trip Report...

Matty's Make a Wish Pre-Trip Report! (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2325607)


This is a total teaser...as I am not quite ready to start yet... But SOON, I promise! I don't want you to miss it!!

I just wanted to make sure you guys were all able to subscribe to this little trip report! It will only cover a few hours in the life of this little boy - but I promise it will be worth your while to stick with us!

The pictures are uploaded...The story is basically ready to be told...

His Mom has given me permission to tell you guys about his SWEET evening!

So...subscribe. Tell your friends. Post Matty some notes here!

Trip Report Links:
A Little Background Info (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34750672&postcount=12)
Is it going to RAIN?!?! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34752121&postcount=20)
The Parade Begins! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34752376&postcount=21)
A special Christmas Eve Update - The Gingerbread Men and Santa! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34754055&postcount=29)
Merry Christmas! Matty's Private Meet and Greet with the Gingerbread Men! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34756849&postcount=38)
Can there be MORE Magic?? (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34802514&postcount=70)

[All7OfUs]

I'm ready, I'm ready!!!!

[that's nice]

I'll be eagerly waiting to hear this story!!!!

Let me get my popcorn ready while I wait! ;)
popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::

[adsrtw]

Me too! I'm ready!

[yinyanggirls]

Oh, Maroo, you're evil!!!! You can't do this to us! No more teasers!!!!!

[TarzansKat]

I'm here, and I can't wait. What a cute little gingerbread man. :goodvibes

[pacrosby]

Hey......I know that little sweetie......he's MY baby!!!!!!!

I like your title. I've already decided to entitle my TR "Mom, Dad, 3 kids and a gingerbread man!!" :rotfl: (I know, I know....I'm my biggest fan). I look forward to reading all about all that magic from your perspective.

As an aside, I got the sweetest pm from a woman who's daughter knows one of those Gingerbread Men and had heard all about the evening (both before and after it occured). Wild huh?

ok, I'm on the edge of my seat. Get crackin' there girl!!

Pam:santa: (and Matty:love:)

[pipersmom]

I'm here!! Can't wait to hear all about it!!

[jessica52877]

I agree with Matty's mom! Get crackin'! No more waiting! This is your Christmas gift to us! I cannot wait to here about Matty as the gingerbread men are one of my favorite things in the Christmas Parade. The other being the toy soldiers!!

[LuvClarice]

Maroo, Pam, and of course Matty - I can't tell what a present you've given all us by sharing. :hug: Thank you so much! What a very Merry Christmas this is turning out to be.

Kathy

[cantwaittoseemickey]

Im in too!! Can't wait to read about your awsome trip. He is such a cutie!! I love the costume.

[maroo]

I won't keep you guys waiting any more! I just needed a bit of sleep before I got my fingers to writing!

First of all...a little background as to how this all came together. popcorn::

Pamela - Mom to Matty (pacrosby on the boards) - found the boards just a few weeks before her son's Make a Wish Trip. There is a lot of information on her pre-trip report about how her son was approved to make his wish - but it was his specific wish that caught my eye. :santa:

We have dozens of children going on wish trips that are DISers and Disney grants their wishes all the time :love: - children meet Mickey, the Princesses, eat with Cinderella, play with Stitch and "go to Disney World!" every single day as part of the Make a Wish Foundation. The characters needed to grant those wishes are almost always easily accessible to the children.

But occasionally a child comes along that makes a specific wish about Disney World - in this case Matty's wish was "to be a Gingerbread Man in the Disney World Christmas Parade." Honestly, I am not exactly sure how he came up with this. :confused3 Maybe Pam would want to give us a little more background about where this fascination with the Gingerbread Men was born? :yay:

But when Make a Wish granted his Wish Trip - they contacted Disney about having Matty be IN the Christmas Parade as a Gingerbread Man and Disney (wisely) said that would not be possible. :sad2: Maybe it was not so safe to put him IN the parade - and as someone that has been in a few parades...it is fun for about the first 10 minutes...but 60 minutes later your hand hurts so bad and your mouth is aching from smiling :laundy: ...but it was not to be for Matty to be IN the Christmas Parade.

But his Mom had him all ready to thoroughly enjoy the Christmas Parade. Before she even discovered the DISboards, she had purchased tickets to the Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party and a Gingerbread Man costume for Matty which he planned to wear during the Christmas Parade. And it is so cute....

Wanna see Matty decked out in his costume?

Of course you do!

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/mattyandhisgingerbreadcostume.jpg

Oh my gosh, he is so cute!

Ok...so back to the story. Because his wish was so specific...and because I knew he would probably really not be able to go near the Gingerbread Men without a little help... I contacted our Angel on the DIS. There is a VERY nice DISer that set up Lucas' wish to meet Ed the Steam Train Engineer and the Lilly Belle - so I emailed her to see if she had any more contacts in Disney that would be willing to help Matty meet the Gingerbread Men. :cool2: And she DID! She emailed several of her contacts there and a very nice CM in the Entertainment Division named Mike set up this wonderful evening!

So, once he said that they could set something up, he needed the date that the family would be at the Christmas Party. I PM'd Pamela to find out...her trip dates were the 10-16th...so I figured her party date would fall in those dates. I was going to Disney around the same time, but our party date was not until the 17th - so I figured I would miss them by just a few days......:rolleyes:

But when I contacted Pamela, I found out that they had extended their trip on their own dime and had purchased tickets for one of the nights AFTER their stay at Give Kids the World was complete.

And I almost fell out of my chair....when she PM'd me back.... that they were ALSO going on the 17th!!!!! :cheer2: :woohoo: :yay:

Oh my gosh! It is happening AGAIN! I can be there! I can take pictures! This is the coolest thing EVER!

So I sent the information on to Mike. He said it would be fine for me to take some pictures and gave us instructions about where we should go. We were told to watch the FIRST Parade from Town Square - close to City Hall - and they would "find us" from there. He said that he would make sure that Matty could meet a few of the Gingerbread Men! I sent Mike the picture that Pamela had posted of Matty in his outfit so that they could recognize him!


Up Next: Is it going to RAIN??!?! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34752121&postcount=20)

[maroo]

I'll be eagerly waiting to hear this story!!!!

Let me get my popcorn ready while I wait! ;)
popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::

He he! The first installment is already here!! :)

Me too! I'm ready!

:welcome:

Oh, Maroo, you're evil!!!! You can't do this to us! No more teasers!!!!!

He he!

Nah. I would never do that! :laughing:

I'm here, and I can't wait. What a cute little gingerbread man. :goodvibes

I can't wait to share it all with you guys!! :)

Hey......I know that little sweetie......he's MY baby!!!!!!!

I like your title. I've already decided to entitle my TR "Mom, Dad, 3 kids and a gingerbread man!!" :rotfl: (I know, I know....I'm my biggest fan). I look forward to reading all about all that magic from your perspective.

As an aside, I got the sweetest pm from a woman who's daughter knows one of those Gingerbread Men and had heard all about the evening (both before and after it occured). Wild huh?

ok, I'm on the edge of my seat. Get crackin' there girl!!

Pam:santa: (and Matty:love:)

Great title!! :) I love it!

I am on it now! I am hoping to do a LOT of writing this weekend and crank this report out since I have so much time over the next couple of days.

I'm here!! Can't wait to hear all about it!!

I can't wait to tell you all about it!!

I agree with Matty's mom! Get crackin'! No more waiting! This is your Christmas gift to us! I cannot wait to here about Matty as the gingerbread men are one of my favorite things in the Christmas Parade. The other being the toy soldiers!!

Merry Christmas!! It has started!
If you love some Gingerbread Men...you are going to LOVE this!

Maroo, Pam, and of course Matty - I can't tell what a present you've given all us by sharing. :hug: Thank you so much! What a very Merry Christmas this is turning out to be.

Kathy

:hug:

I am so glad to be able to brighten your Christmas! I will be writing some more soon...so stay tuned! :)

Im in too!! Can't wait to read about your awesome trip. He is such a cutie!! I love the costume.

They are a neat family and he is so cute! Both in and out of his little costume!

[jessica52877]

Hey! That was a teaser! He IS quite adorable in his gingerbread costume!

[thatkid]

i'm so excited to read more!

[maroo]

Hey! That was a teaser! He IS quite adorable in his gingerbread costume!

Isn't he cute!

More coming soon, I promise!!!

Before the day is over, I will have ANOTHER update up! :goodvibes

i'm so excited to read more!

Hi darling! :) I can't wait to share it with ya!

[Momofwishkid]

Im here! Good job so far Maroo but your really leaving us hanging arent you :) I cant wait to hear more.

[maroo]

Well, it is raining here in Arkansas - where I am for Christmas - so there is not much to do but hang out and watch TV. ;) And DIS. Of course. So...maybe I will put something up pretty soon.

Can you believe we have gotten almost TEN inches of rain in the last two days here and it is STILL raining?!?!

[kimmylaj]

maroo , you know i love you but i should be cooking not checking for updates. ;)
oh well, i 'll be back for more later, i only have about 50 boxes to put ribbons on while i wait

[maroo]

Where were we? :scratchin

Oh...Well...I suppose we really have not even started! :rotfl: Sorry about that! :laughing:


For weeks before our trip, I had been studying the weather. :teacher: Particularly paying attention to THIS night. December 17, 2009. I was quite concerned for our trip because the young lady I was traveling with has a severe reaction to cold weather and the weather forecast had been showing a low of 41 degrees (wind chill in the 30's) and highs in the low 60's on December 17th. That forecast really freaked me out - so much so that I shipped a bunch of very warm clothes to our resort in case we needed them for this night. :santa:

But as we got closer to our trip, the forecast began to change and the low temperatures got up in the 50's and then even showed a LOW in the 60's! :woohoo: This was a huge blessing for us! But as we neared this day, the rain started to show up in the forecast with the warm weather. The morning of the big day the forecast showed a low of 65! :woohoo: But also a 70% chance of showers and thunderstorms. The forecast even warned of heavy rain and high winds. Great. :rolleyes:

But we got up that morning and packed our ponchos and by that evening it had rained some, but seemed to be clearing up. I was checking the radar with my iPhone about once every 5 minutes. But the storms seemed to be gone. :confused3

My grand plan had my group of 7 arriving to the Magic Kingdom at 4:00 sharp with our tickets so that we could eat and get everyone settled before the first parade. I figured we would all - Matty's family included - watch the first parade from Town Square that way we could all basically stay together for the evening.

For reasons that will be revealed later my other trip report, my group did not make it to the Magic Kingdom until...almost SEVEN. :eek: I needed to get my group settled with a plan, we all needed to eat and I needed to get to Matty's family ASAP. So my group had a quick meeting with the MVMCP Map and decided that they would do things in a different order and watch the second parade. So we split off pretty quick and I called Pamela to meet up with them.

It was so cool to meet Pamela, Steven, Matty and his brothers and sister! They were so sweet! :hug: This was a little different than some of my other meets, because this was really the first time that we had talked (besides a few short conversations about where to meet, etc) - but I felt very comfortable with them instantly! :hug:

We wanted to make sure and get a great spot for the parade, so we lined up VERY early near the bend of the street on Town Square - right by City Hall.

When we lined up we were one of the only people on the street. :scared1:

Here is a picture of where we ended up (these pictures were taken later when some people had lined up!)

Looking to the left...

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1738.jpg

Looking to the right....

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1739.jpg

Steven and I walked over to Casey's to get some supper for the whole crew - Yummy Casey's! (But I really wish they would bring back the OLD hot dogs! Who wants to be healthy on vacation?!? But I digress!)

At 8:15 the parade was starting in Frontierland.

And at 8:15 THIS is what the "crowds" looked like by us waiting for the parade...(not a great picture, but you will get the idea)...

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/photo-33.jpg

Can you believe that?!?! It was barely one person deep - on Town Square! - and this was the FIRST parade! :eek:

I think that the threat of bad weather kept a lot of people from braving the "weather" for the party.

Our weather, though, was PERFECT! I don't recall any more than sprinkles the whole night! And it was in the upper 60's all night, too! PERFECT weather!

At 8:15 Matty put on his costume and got settled for the parade!!!

Isn't he cute! :cloud9:

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1737.jpg


Up Next: The Parade Begins! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34752376&postcount=21)

[maroo]

It was not long before we started hearing the music and then saw THIS!

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay11236-1.jpg

Matty's Dad was stationed on his right side and was able to get pictures of his face and from the front of him, so I decided to get behind him and try to capture any character interaction from there.

In order to grab this spot, a very nice couple behind me offered to shift spots with me. The couple asked if this child was mine - I explained that he was a Make a Wish child that was going to be able to meet the Gingerbread Men tonight. They were thrilled. :thumbsup2

Here was my view from behind Matty...

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1745.jpg

It was not long before the Magic began...I am not sure if the entire parade route was aware of the Wish - or if they just thought he was so cute?! Could have been either, probably!

But I will let the pictures tell most of this part of the story....


Donald pointing directly at Matty! :woohoo:

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1755.jpg


These guys were completely enamored by Matty!

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1782.jpg


And came over to say hello!

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1787.jpg


I guess patting his head is just about as good as pinching his cheeks! :goodvibes

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1788.jpg


Beautiful ladies waving directly at him!

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1807.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1808.jpg


She is totally blowing him a kiss! :love:

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1853.jpg


See....

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1853-1.jpg and http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1854-1.jpg



Goofy was pointing at Matty, too!

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1877.jpg


Then I looked up and see Matty has jumped to his feet!!

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1898.jpg


Because he sees.......

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1916.jpg

A Gingerbread HOUSE - which must be followed by................



















well...we will just have to see. ;)



Click here for Gingerbread Men and Santa Singled out Matty! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34754055&postcount=29)

[maroo]

Im here! Good job so far Maroo but your really leaving us hanging arent you :) I cant wait to hear more.

Ok, Ok! You twisted my arm!! I wrote some more for ya!

But you guys are going to have to wait a bit for the next installment...

Hopefully these pics will hold you guys off for a little bit! :goodvibes

maroo , you know i love you but i should be cooking not checking for updates. ;)
oh well, i 'll be back for more later, i only have about 50 boxes to put ribbons on while i wait

Sorry about that! :laughing:

I hope you don't burn anything!

My mother just "messed up" the boiled custard... Which basically just means it isn't PERFECT...and we all said...Woo Hoo! More for US!

[jessica52877]

OMGosh! I refuse to read this again for atleast a week so there are no more cliffhangers! LOL!

Leaving off right there is just so so .... WRONG!

Great spot you got there! I have been surprised at the lack of people around that area for parades the past 2x we have been.

[reelmom]

Just subbing for now. Will come back in read in a little while.

[maroo]

OMGosh! I refuse to read this again for atleast a week so there are no more cliffhangers! LOL!

Leaving off right there is just so so .... WRONG!

Great spot you got there! I have been surprised at the lack of people around that area for parades the past 2x we have been.

If you wait a whole week...it will be over. :)

This is going to go pretty fast...so strap in! :thumbsup2

Just subbing for now. Will come back in read in a little while.

Awesome! See you then! :)

[TarzansKat]

I have a love/hate relationship with cliffhangers. ;)

popcorn::

[yinyanggirls]

If you wait a whole week...it will be over. :)

This is going to go pretty fast...so strap in! :thumbsup2



Awesome! See you then! :)

Awww, I'm teary-eyed already! It's like his own personal parade! Little birdies must have spread the word about him, because that is just crazy cool how everyone spotted him! I'm actually glad you took a little break, cause I still got some presents to wrap! Uh oh!

[Momofwishkid]

Im with Melissa teary eyed already. I know this was the perfect night for Matty and cant imagine what it was like to be there. Thanks for the update Maroo :goodvibes

[maroo]

Matty saw the Gingerbread House - and maybe the Gingerbread Men themselves! And he was so excited!!

Here they come!!

I will let the pictures do most of the talking on this, too... They really speak volumes for themselves!

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1937.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1944.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1947.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1950.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1953.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1955.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1959.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1972.jpg

Waaaaahhhh! It is time for them to go already! I know I took a lot of pictures...but that whole sequence took seconds.


I LOVE this next picture...

I think I captured Matty telling his Mom all about those Gingerbread Men that all came up and talked to HIM! He has turned all the way around and is talking to his Mom - and his hands are just a waving! :cloud9: :love:

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay1984.jpg

:love:


It is hard to see in this next one...but these elves are so animated! And all of them are waving and looking at Matty!

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay11007.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay11009.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay11038.jpg



And this guy seems to be wanting to recruit Matty for the Army! :laughing:

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay11057.jpg


And he is STILL pointing at him! He pointed at Matty for a while! :goodvibes

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay11064.jpg


And in preparation for the Big Guy himself - :santa: - His reindeer stopped by to say hello to Matty, too!!

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay11138.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay11141.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay11144.jpg


Those of us watching...especially those of us in the back that knew the whole story ... well, there was not a dry eye in the house!

But nothing prepared me for what happened next...

In fact... I was so unprepared that my pictures really reflect it!

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/marooTR/2009/Matty%20Pics/DisneyWorldRay11159.jpg

I am sure you guys are like...Uh...that is a really blurry picture of Santa Claus! And you would be right.

If I had been really prepared, I would have had the camera set to "video" - because it is not as much what Santa did ... as what he said...

Out loud...Loud enough for EVERYONE around us to hear... Santa said, "Merry Christmas, MATTY! You are the best Gingerbread Boy EVER! Merry Christmas Matty!!!"

Directly to MATTY! Santa called him by name! :cloud9:

And THEN there really were NO dry eyes behind sweet Matty!

So, in honor of Christmas Eve - I post this update - Since Santa is now out and about filling up all of those stockings and putting presents under the tree. Matty should be super excited! Because out of ALL of those boys and girls at the Christmas Parade - it was Matty he was saying Merry Christmas to!

Happy Christmas Eve, Matty!

Next Up: Matty and the Gingers Meet! (Which would be perfect for Christmas Day, ya think?)

Matty's Private Meet and Greet with the Gingerbread Men! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34756849&postcount=38)

[maroo]

I have a love/hate relationship with cliffhangers. ;)

popcorn::

He he.

I deserve that popcorn!

Awww, I'm teary-eyed already! It's like his own personal parade! Little birdies must have spread the word about him, because that is just crazy cool how everyone spotted him! I'm actually glad you took a little break, cause I still got some presents to wrap! Uh oh!

You should really grab tissues for the next update!

Im with Melissa teary eyed already. I know this was the perfect night for Matty and cant imagine what it was like to be there. Thanks for the update Maroo :goodvibes

You are welcome! And you get another one! 3 updates in one day..... :)

And we will make sure there is a special Christmas Day update, too. :)

[pipersmom]

Eeek..sitting here crying as I just finished reading the updates! Matty must have been so thrilled with everything..and to be singled out by practically everyone in the parade.. :lovestruc: I can already tell I'm going to have to come on tomorrow night so I can see what happens next. You've outdone yourself once again, Maroo.

[jessica52877]

I couldn't stay away! You would make a great writer! Especially a suspense novel! I love how EVERYONE in the entire parade know of Matty! It is so nice to see these type's of wishes come true.

[kimmylaj]

loving every minute. and yes a meet and greet update would be great for christmas. you know it is officially 12;30 AM in ny so technically i am ready for my next update:goodvibes
seriously though have a merry christmas

[cantwaittoseemickey]

Oh man. The tears are seriously flowing. Happy tears of course! But tears non the less. How precious this trip was. God Bless all of you people that came through for Matty. What a darling little boy.

[p00h4me]

Maroo, that is such a neat thing that you did for Matty! So glad that everything worked out so that you could be there to join in with the special way the people at Disney World granted this wish to Matty. You are such a blessing to the many wish families that come to the disboards. You have a heart of gold! That last picture and description of what happened had me in tears too!

Can't wait to hear more about the Gingerbread Men meet with Matty after the parade!

Got to get cooking but I wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas and will check in again to read about the rest of this special night.

[pooh'smate]

Matty is so cute!!!! I too am crying as I read the updates. Looking forward to reading about what happens next.

[maroo]

Eeek..sitting here crying as I just finished reading the updates! Matty must have been so thrilled with everything..and to be singled out by practically everyone in the parade.. :lovestruc: I can already tell I'm going to have to come on tomorrow night so I can see what happens next. You've outdone yourself once again, Maroo.

You will definitely have to check back very soon! Because we have a little Christmas magic to deliver today!

I promise I didn't do anything! This was all due to a wonderful DISer and Disney Cast Members! :goodvibes

I couldn't stay away! You would make a great writer! Especially a suspense novel! I love how EVERYONE in the entire parade know of Matty! It is so nice to see these type's of wishes come true.

He he! I knew you would have to come back. :laughing: A writer? I don't think so...but you are so kind! A suspense novel! :rotfl2:

I can't decide if they knew about him and sought him out or if he was just so stinking cute in his costume that they could not resist! :cloud9:

loving every minute. and yes a meet and greet update would be great for christmas. you know it is officially 12;30 AM in ny so technically i am ready for my next update:goodvibes
seriously though have a merry christmas

I was so asleep at 12:30 AM! I guess I am technically LATE for my friends oveseas, too... Maybe I can get this in before Noon my time and make it in time for Christmas night somewhere. :)

Oh man. The tears are seriously flowing. Happy tears of course! But tears non the less. How precious this trip was. God Bless all of you people that came through for Matty. What a darling little boy.

He is so precious! A very neat family!

Maroo, that is such a neat thing that you did for Matty! So glad that everything worked out so that you could be there to join in with the special way the people at Disney World granted this wish to Matty. You are such a blessing to the many wish families that come to the disboards. You have a heart of gold! That last picture and description of what happened had me in tears too!

Can't wait to hear more about the Gingerbread Men meet with Matty after the parade!

Got to get cooking but I wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas and will check in again to read about the rest of this special night.

I promise I didn't do anything!

I am very thankful I was able to join them!

More is coming soon! You are so sweet. :)

I hope you had a great time cooking! (And eating, of course!) :)

[maroo]

I don't know about the rest of you guys...but after watching the Disney Parade on TV this morning...I am starting to think that Matty met some celebrities, too! :goodvibes

So...the parade has ended and Matty must be on cloud 9! I sure am...just watching it!

It was a trip watching the other guests come up to him after the parade...

They were all talking about how cute his costume was. I am sure some of them were wondering why this little boy was suddenly being called out by Santa himself! :goodvibes

My favorite Matty "fan" was this little girl...

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She would not even walk up to him at first. I think she thought he was one of the real Gingers from the parade!

It was not long before our CM host, Mike, found us. He was AWESOME in putting all of this together for Matty!

Here is a picture of them together!

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Can you see how bright Matty's eyes are?

Then it was TIME!!!! :woohoo:

We followed Mike into City Hall...

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And into a special room in the back...

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Where Matty was able to meet ALL of the Gingerbread Men from the Parade!!!!!

He hugged each one of them! Santa, one of his elves and the Fairy Godmother also joined in the Meet and Greet activities!

After he was able to hug each of them, they had a special Disney Photographer take his picture with ALL of the Gingerbread Men!

I will let the pictures speak for themselves and am leaving them big so that you guys can really see them!

*** ETA: All of the following pictures were taking by the DISNEY Photographers - not me! ***

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Merry Christmas to all of you guys!!!!


Can there be MORE Magic?!? (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34802514&postcount=70)

[pacrosby]

Gee....who do you think is crying now???????

Thanx so much for posting those great px! Having professional photos is just icing on the cake.

We are suddenly a house enamored with Gingerbread Men and they seem to be showing up EVERYWHERE. We found a Xmas lawn ornament (the very last lighted sculpture way up high on a top shelf in a corner) of a gman balancing on 3 gumdrops on one leg Wednesday night and he is now proudly gracing our back patio (so WE can enjoy him....forget the passers by:laughing:). When I went up to the attic to get wrapping paper to wrap gifts I found a couple of rolls of wrapping paper I had bought during the after Christmas sale last year...........you guessed it.......Gingerbread Men!! We went to a local discount store the other night for last minute deals and found ONE leftover Xmas stuffie.......a Gingerbread Man! I think Elmo may have been replaced:scared1:

And just 30 minutes ago dh presented me with a Limoge box (which I collect) for Xmas. Whattya think it was it? A gingerbread man and on the inside it says "Matty's Wish 2009"

ok....I'm crying again

Thanks again.......oh so so so so much! Here's hoping your day is extra special merry and bright:hug:

Pam:santa: (and Matty :love:)

[thatkid]

That's Awesome!! Those pictures are adorable, I think Matty is the cutest gingerbread man ever.

[JPFamilyMom]

Thanks for sharing, that was a beautiful story, not a dry eye in this house either.

[that's nice]

Maroo-

Great pics! How awesome that everyone was paying attention to Matty while the parade was going on... even Santa calling his name! :santa:

The pics at the meet & greet are great!! He looks sooooo excited!:goodvibes

[maroo]

Matty is so cute!!!! I too am crying as I read the updates. Looking forward to reading about what happens next.

I almost missed your post! :eek:

I hope you saw the latest update! :goodvibes

Gee....who do you think is crying now???????

Thanx so much for posting those great px! Having professional photos is just icing on the cake.

We are suddenly a house enamored with Gingerbread Men and they seem to be showing up EVERYWHERE. We found a Xmas lawn ornament (the very last lighted sculpture way up high on a top shelf in a corner) of a gman balancing on 3 gumdrops on one leg Wednesday night and he is now proudly gracing our back patio (so WE can enjoy him....forget the passers by:laughing:). When I went up to the attic to get wrapping paper to wrap gifts I found a couple of rolls of wrapping paper I had bought during the after Christmas sale last year...........you guessed it.......Gingerbread Men!! We went to a local discount store the other night for last minute deals and found ONE leftover Xmas stuffie.......a Gingerbread Man! I think Elmo may have been replaced:scared1:

And just 30 minutes ago dh presented me with a Limoge box (which I collect) for Xmas. Whattya think it was it? A gingerbread man and on the inside it says "Matty's Wish 2009"

ok....I'm crying again

Thanks again.......oh so so so so much! Here's hoping your day is extra special merry and bright:hug:

Pam:santa: (and Matty :love:)

Bless you!

Of course, you guys are going to get a CD from me with ALL of the pictures on there...plus a few that I didn't post (duplicates, mostly)...and I still have a video to post.

Funny how I keep seeing Gingerbread Men everywhere, too! I went shopping for about 20 minutes yesterday and noticed 6. :rotfl:

And I certainly noticed SEVERAL people and Gingers in the Christmas Parade that was on TV today! Including the elf waving from the top of the toy horse!



That's Awesome!! Those pictures are adorable, I think Matty is the cutest gingerbread man ever.

Isn't he cute!!

Thanks for sharing, that was a beautiful story, not a dry eye in this house either.

Aw. I love these special wish trip moments! :goodvibes

Maroo-

Great pics! How awesome that everyone was paying attention to Matty while the parade was going on... even Santa calling his name! :santa:

The pics at the meet & greet are great!! He looks sooooo excited!:goodvibes

Glad you are enjoying the pics!

He really had a good time with all of it!

[jessica52877]

Wow! Those pictures were wonderful and capture his smile and beautiful eyes all lit up! So so wonderful this was able to happen! I thought of Matty today while I watched the parade.

[Momofwishkid]

I just had to jusmp on line today (even though I have a house full of people) just to check on Matty updates and I definetley wasnt dissapointed. How amazing to have a meet and greet with all the Gingies and Santa!

[twinmum]

Oh my. I've just had the most wonderful cathartic cry. It hasn't been an easy day here, but watching Matty's Wish come to life has brought such a wonderful end to my day. Thank you, thank you to Maroo for being part of Matty's Wish, and thank you to Matty (and family) for showing us that Wishes do come true.

Long story made short, but we had a busy Christmas day, stressful to be hosting dinner and heartbreaking to see my mother's dementia continue to take her away from us. I have to wonder if she will know us by next year - it's been so fast.

But this is not a time for sadness, it's a time for hope, for wishing, for dreams come true...and the magic of Disney is not a commercial kind of thing...no, it's the spirit that lies within those who believe in wishes and making wishes come true for our children. What pleasure we take in seeing the joy of wishes granted reflected in the faces of children like Matty.

This is the day that the angels sang to the heavens of Jesus' joyous birth. Maroo, for the Wish Parents on this thread, you are an angel, embracing our children and our families and bringing great joy. Thank you.

Merry Christmas, everyone!
Alison

[yinyanggirls]

What a wonderful evening full of memories! I think it's so cute that he wished to meet those guys. :lovestruc Thanks so much for sharing!!!

[All7OfUs]

I was finally able to get on after the Christmas hub-bub, and sat here crying for the last 30 minutes- well, actually it was a double whammy for me; I found a copy of UP here and am watching that at the same time. I cry during the entire movie!!

What an incredible story of mirth and laughter.

Disney does it again...

[Joanna71985]

Thanks for sharing! What a great thing Disney did for him (I loved the pictures).

[Sandy321]

perfect! :goodvibes

Its such a warm fuzzy feeling knowing Disney can help fulfill such random wishes!! (a Gingerbread man! How sweet is that!!)

I shared the pictures and the story with DH and DD!! and I'm so glad you gave me the head's up before you went!! I kept them all on my prayer list - and am so glad there was no rain to interfere with such magic!! :wizard:

Now - if anyone has prayers to spare - add me to the list to help me over this pain in my hip so I can go the Distance Jan 9 in the Half Marathon - in the scheme of life - it matters so little! Perspective is a beautiful thing! :wizard::wizard:

[maroo]

Wow! Those pictures were wonderful and capture his smile and beautiful eyes all lit up! So so wonderful this was able to happen! I thought of Matty today while I watched the parade.

I thought of him, too!! The whole time I was looking for the Gingerbread Men! :goodvibes

I just had to jusmp on line today (even though I have a house full of people) just to check on Matty updates and I definetley wasnt dissapointed. How amazing to have a meet and greet with all the Gingies and Santa!

Bless you! You will just have to share this with all of your company! I showed my friend that came over today and she was amazed!!

Oh my. I've just had the most wonderful cathartic cry. It hasn't been an easy day here, but watching Matty's Wish come to life has brought such a wonderful end to my day. Thank you, thank you to Maroo for being part of Matty's Wish, and thank you to Matty (and family) for showing us that Wishes do come true.

Long story made short, but we had a busy Christmas day, stressful to be hosting dinner and heartbreaking to see my mother's dementia continue to take her away from us. I have to wonder if she will know us by next year - it's been so fast.

But this is not a time for sadness, it's a time for hope, for wishing, for dreams come true...and the magic of Disney is not a commercial kind of thing...no, it's the spirit that lies within those who believe in wishes and making wishes come true for our children. What pleasure we take in seeing the joy of wishes granted reflected in the faces of children like Matty.

This is the day that the angels sang to the heavens of Jesus' joyous birth. Maroo, for the Wish Parents on this thread, you are an angel, embracing our children and our families and bringing great joy. Thank you.

Merry Christmas, everyone!
Alison

You are so sweet. :hug:

I am so sorry to hear about your Mom. :hug: And I am so glad this thread could provide some Disney magic to your Christmas! :)

What a wonderful evening full of memories! I think it's so cute that he wished to meet those guys. :lovestruc Thanks so much for sharing!!!

Me, too! Thanks for reading and for posting!!! :)

I was finally able to get on after the Christmas hub-bub, and sat here crying for the last 30 minutes- well, actually it was a double whammy for me; I found a copy of UP here and am watching that at the same time. I cry during the entire movie!!

What an incredible story of mirth and laughter.

Disney does it again...

Oh...this makes me sad - You guys, Liesa lost her Grandpa only hours after posting this...:hug::hug::hug:

Thanks for sharing! What a great thing Disney did for him (I loved the pictures).

Thanks so much for posting!! :)

perfect! :goodvibes

Its such a warm fuzzy feeling knowing Disney can help fulfill such random wishes!! (a Gingerbread man! How sweet is that!!)

I shared the pictures and the story with DH and DD!! and I'm so glad you gave me the head's up before you went!! I kept them all on my prayer list - and am so glad there was no rain to interfere with such magic!! :wizard:

Now - if anyone has prayers to spare - add me to the list to help me over this pain in my hip so I can go the Distance Jan 9 in the Half Marathon - in the scheme of life - it matters so little! Perspective is a beautiful thing! :wizard::wizard:

I am so glad the weather was good for us, too!

You can do it - you can do it! Let the Wish Kids inspire you!

[eandesmom]

so wonderful!

Those last pictures just warm the heart. What a wonderful wonderful gingerbread boy and wish. thank you so much for sharing!!!!!!

[TarzansKat]

I definitely have tears in my eyes now! What a great story, and special experience for a special little boy. I can't believe Santa called him by name and then he got to meet all the Gingerbread men! So wonderful. :goodvibes

[kimmylaj]

thanks for sharing, it is so wonderful to see how thoughtful everyone was. i loved reading every minute of it, and the pics are phenomenal

[Sleepingbooty]

Just clicked over from your link in Liesa's TR. What a sweet story, Maroo! You are just an angel to help put things together like this. Thanks for sharing this story with us!

[dmbfan]

Oh this is great.....:cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1: Reminds me of Jakers when the Bell Hoppers at The Tower of Terror took Jake "behind the sceans" of the ride cause of his obession with the TOT....:worship::worship::worship::worship: They really do great things with MAW kids that is for sure.

Still loving the gringerbread costume, it is just too cute...:wizard: WTG Matty on having your trip made that much more special....:cheer2::cheer2::cheer2:

[adsrtw]

So wonderful. Box of tissues necessary. I know Mattie loved it and I bet some cm's did too.

[tinytreasures]

what a night to remember
I am glad I found it now so I could just cry all at one time :lovestruc

[Matt1026]

Oh Matty and family what a wonderful day that must of been. I am Lucas mom and it brought back alot of precious memories for us today! I am so glad you wish was to come to true. The folks at Disney and of course Maroon are some special people. I am still amazed at all they do to make children's dreams come true. Your story was amazing and I am so happy for you all!

Maroo you are one amazing woman and such a blessing! Chris was looking over my shoulder and noticed where the pictures of Matty and his family was taken. He said look it was almost right where Barbara picked us up that day to start Lucas on his magical morning! We all thought that was special. Lucas wanted to ask if you where able to see Barbara, Kent, or Ed while you were at Disney. He had their cards ready to send to you to take but everything started happening with Chris' dad that we were not able to get those to you. We have something special coming your way. I just love how you tell the stories you have such a gift that way. Even though I knew Lucas' story you still held me captive. Thank you for sharing Matty's story it was amazing! I really needed alittle pixie dust this Christmas season.

Thank you for all you do! I needed some good tears!

[pipersmom]

What an awesome end to a wonderful day for Matty! I loved all the pictures, it's just amazing what a little pixie dust can do.

[buzz for boys]

Gosh this trippie should have a tissue alert im crying my eys out !!
Amazing story and the icing on the cake is Santa shouting Hi !!
Just fantastic - thanks so much for sharing !!

[maroo]

so wonderful!

Those last pictures just warm the heart. What a wonderful wonderful gingerbread boy and wish. thank you so much for sharing!!!!!!

You are very welcome! :)

I definitely have tears in my eyes now! What a great story, and special experience for a special little boy. I can't believe Santa called him by name and then he got to meet all the Gingerbread men! So wonderful. :goodvibes

It was an awesome evening!!

thanks for sharing, it is so wonderful to see how thoughtful everyone was. i loved reading every minute of it, and the pics are phenomenal

Thank you! :) I enjoyed getting the pics of the parade and it was WONDERFUL to have a Disney Photographer at the meet! :goodvibes

Just clicked over from your link in Liesa's TR. What a sweet story, Maroo! You are just an angel to help put things together like this. Thanks for sharing this story with us!

I am so glad I put a link on there! :) Thanks so much for posting!!

I promise I am not the angel! There IS an angel on the DIS that keeps doing this...but I am not she! (Is that right? It is she and not her, right?! :rotfl:)

Oh this is great.....:cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1: Reminds me of Jakers when the Bell Hoppers at The Tower of Terror took Jake "behind the sceans" of the ride cause of his obession with the TOT....:worship::worship::worship::worship: They really do great things with MAW kids that is for sure.

Still loving the gringerbread costume, it is just too cute...:wizard: WTG Matty on having your trip made that much more special....:cheer2::cheer2::cheer2:

Hi there!! :goodvibes You have just described one of the other awesome Wish Trip Moments that I think about often! :goodvibes

So wonderful. Box of tissues necessary. I know Mattie loved it and I bet some cm's did too.

I should probably put a warning on there, huh...? And YES...I am positive that some CM's were blessed by it, too. Positive.

what a night to remember
I am glad I found it now so I could just cry all at one time :lovestruc

Awww...you are so sweet!

Oh Matty and family what a wonderful day that must of been. I am Lucas mom and it brought back alot of precious memories for us today! I am so glad you wish was to come to true. The folks at Disney and of course Maroo are some special people. I am still amazed at all they do to make children's dreams come true. Your story was amazing and I am so happy for you all!

Maroo you are one amazing woman and such a blessing! Chris was looking over my shoulder and noticed where the pictures of Matty and his family was taken. He said look it was almost right where Barbara picked us up that day to start Lucas on his magical morning! We all thought that was special. Lucas wanted to ask if you where able to see Barbara, Kent, or Ed while you were at Disney. He had their cards ready to send to you to take but everything started happening with Chris' dad that we were not able to get those to you. We have something special coming your way. I just love how you tell the stories you have such a gift that way. Even though I knew Lucas' story you still held me captive. Thank you for sharing Matty's story it was amazing! I really needed alittle pixie dust this Christmas season.

Thank you for all you do! I needed some good tears!

You are so sweet! You guys were the first family that caught the DIS angels attention...so you guys played a big part in this!

I did not see Barbara, Kent or Ed on my trip. I am hoping to go out of my way in Jan to see them, though! I have still not been able to ride the train (except for that magical morning!)

I can't wait to see what you guys have sent me! Did you send me a copy of your Christmas Card picture? :goodvibes

I am so sorry about Chris' Dad...how hard that must have been - especially here at Christmas. :sad1:

What an awesome end to a wonderful day for Matty! I loved all the pictures, it's just amazing what a little pixie dust can do.

Very true!!

[maroo]

Gosh this trippie should have a tissue alert im crying my eys out !!
Amazing story and the icing on the cake is Santa shouting Hi !!
Just fantastic - thanks so much for sharing !!

I suppose I should add that...huh?!

Or supply kleenex!

:sad:

[pacrosby]

I just had to come on and make sure everyone knows that all this love has not been lost on me. Just the interest, the support, the prayers, the kind words.......................this is an amazing community of folks. Thanx to all of you who have chosen to share in my Matty's magical evening.:love:

Matty's Mom (Pamela:santa:)

[MJAJmom]

What a wonderful experience for Matty!! I love the parade, Santa's comments directly to him, and the special meet and greet with all the gingerbread men. Those are some awesome pictures. What a truely magical trip if was for all of you. Thank you for sharing. Hope you had a fabulous christmas!

[kdzbear]

I finally found this mini report and read it from the beginning. I am now crying! That was the most amazing interaction with Matty and the Gingerbread Men! Disney really knows how to make wishes come true! :wizard:

[Disney4nonah]

OH my Gosh, i'm crying now...so precious :) Thanks for posting...:lovestruc

[dmbfan]

Hi there!! :goodvibes You have just described one of the other awesome Wish Trip Moments that I think about often! :goodvibes


Please do not make start to get teary eyed right now...still blessed how Awesome the TOTO CM were...I am just so glad to see sweet Matty in his totally cool gingerbread costume got to get the speical treatment as well I just LOVE IT...:thumbsup2

[maroo]

I just had to come on and make sure everyone knows that all this love has not been lost on me. Just the interest, the support, the prayers, the kind words.......................this is an amazing community of folks. Thanx to all of you who have chosen to share in my Matty's magical evening.:love:

Matty's Mom (Pamela:santa:)

You are so sweet!

My next update on here is going to tell everyone to go check out your TR for updates on more magic with Gingerbread Men!

What a wonderful experience for Matty!! I love the parade, Santa's comments directly to him, and the special meet and greet with all the gingerbread men. Those are some awesome pictures. What a truely magical trip if was for all of you. Thank you for sharing. Hope you had a fabulous christmas!

I had a great Christmas and I think Matty and family did, too! :goodvibes Thank you so much for posting!!

I finally found this mini report and read it from the beginning. I am now crying! That was the most amazing interaction with Matty and the Gingerbread Men! Disney really knows how to make wishes come true! :wizard:

Aw! Disney really does know how to make wishes come true! (Is anyone else hearing the song to Wishes in your head right now?)

OH my Gosh, i'm crying now...so precious :) Thanks for posting...:lovestruc

You are so welcome! And thank you for posting!

Please do not make start to get teary eyed right now...still blessed how Awesome the TOTO CM were...I am just so glad to see sweet Matty in his totally cool gingerbread costume got to get the speical treatment as well I just LOVE IT...:thumbsup2

Aw. The CM's at Disney are so awesome!!! But, I know you know that! :goodvibes

[maroo]

This may be sort of a "cheating" update....

Because I won't be writing much...

But you guys are getting a two for one deal and many of you guys may not even know it!!

Matty's Mom has been working on her TR and has lots of background info about how Matty became obsessed with the Gingers and some other magical moments with MORE Gingerbread Men!

Mom, Dad, 3 kids and a Gingerbread Boy.... (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2356739)

There probably should be a tissue alert on that TR, too. :rolleyes1

[PrincessShea]

This is such a great TR. I'm crying reading it. How magical, and how wonderful of you and everyone involved to set it up.

:disrocks:

[jordanyosh]

okay gotta read, but first gotta find the Kleenex.

[All7OfUs]

When did you make yourself that brand new, fancy, shmancy ticker with all kinds of cool trips on it?? ;)

[Sleepingbooty]

I promise I am not the angel! There IS an angel on the DIS that keeps doing this...but I am not she! (Is that right? It is she and not her, right?! :rotfl:)


Hmmm... actually, I think it IS her - but, I'm definitely no english teacher. Anyone?:confused3


Matty's Mom has been working on her TR and has lots of background info about how Matty became obsessed with the Gingers and some other magical moments with MORE Gingerbread Men!

Mom, Dad, 3 kids and a Gingerbread Boy.... (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2356739)

There probably should be a tissue alert on that TR, too. :rolleyes1

Heading over there now!

[adsrtw]

I'm heading there too!

[jordanyosh]

GREAT STORY! Tearjerker for sure, although I was a man....:rolleyes1

[maroo]

Ok...this is from Lauren...


"When you answer the phone and say, "This is she." It is the same thing. It should be she and not her..."

Ok...THEN she started talking about Nomnitive Case or some junk like that...and TOTALLY lost me...But she is the grammar freak that calls me a Disney freak!

[maroo]

This is such a great TR. I'm crying reading it. How magical, and how wonderful of you and everyone involved to set it up.

:disrocks:

There are some really wonderful people in the Disney community, at Give Kids the World (the resort for wish kids) and at Disney that really change these kids lives...

okay gotta read, but first gotta find the Kleenex.

:thumbsup2

When did you make yourself that brand new, fancy, shmancy ticker with all kinds of cool trips on it?? ;)

He he. I was bored one night pretty late over the holidays. :goodvibes

Hmmm... actually, I think it IS her - but, I'm definitely no english teacher. Anyone?:confused3

Heading over there now!

See Lauren's Notes above...

She is still in school and is a grammar expert...????

I'm heading there too!

Woo Hoo! You won't be disappointed!

GREAT STORY! Tearjerker for sure, although I was a man....:rolleyes1

??? Huh? I was a man? You are killing me! :laughing:

[jenb1023]

:wave2: I'm here! Love reading about Matty and his magical parade and meet! What a way for me to jump back on the DIS!