A Wish Granted - One Magical Morning Photopass PICS! 10/12

[All7OfUs]

What more could Disney possibly have done to make this little boy's dream come true?? Gives me chills!

Can't wait for the rest of the story...

 

[Tink rules]

Wow... if that's not magic...

 

[jessica52877]

Oh my! I am loving this. This really is a wish turned into a dream come true! I am glad you were there Mary to pass along all the magic. It is just joy to see and hear about the joy that Lucas and family experienced that day!

 

[Matt1026]

at DHS on the 9th. My own special needs little guy was getting an Ice Cream Sundae made at the ice cream counter next to Tower of Terror, and I got to chat with Lucas, his mom and his brother for a few moments. They told me about the train and how wonderful Give Kids the World is. Glad it was all going well.

Oh how cool!!!! That is awesome how our paths have crossed. That was cool!

 

[Matt1026]

This should be their Christmas card photo!!

Trust me it will. It will also include the incredible Maroo with us!!!!! Like it not Maroon is now family

 

[Matt1026]

Man...oh MAN!!! I'm sitting here at work reading this and bawling my eyes out!!! Lucas looked sooo stoked when he saw that train pulling up!!

For anyone who ever wanted to know what makes Disney so special to all who love it, read stories like this and the people involved...like Maroo...and you'll know exactly why!! This is why when most of us hear Disney..we just smile and shed a tear or two!!



Maroo-You are a WONDERFUL person and believe me..you inspire A LOT of people to do good in this world!! You are the kind of person that gives other people hop that there still are good people out in this world. And to any of the Cast Members who may read this, without you...NONE of this would be possible!!!! You guys are...is what makes Walt Disney World!!! Please keep on doing what you're doing!! You have MILLIONS of us behind you!!!

You have that right!! Maroo is an incredible person. I could tell by talking to her via email, the boards and phone but when you finally get to meet her in person oh WOW!!. After the magical morning she hung with my family for a while. Lucas took right with her. He wanted to ride all of the rides with HER. He thought she had come along just for him. Bless her heart the very next day we were at DHS and went on our very first ride of the day and guess who was getting off Maroon and Sharon. Lucas was so excited that he got to see her again. So we were able to spend some time together that day. I will tell you how all of this worked out we were suppose to meet her at MK for a breakfast with Pooh. Got on the Monorail and guess who should appear Maroo and Sharon. It was like it was meant to be. Lucas was again excited to see her. We can not express to her our apprciation for what she had done for my family. She went the extra mile to take care of us. Also I was glad to have her along that morning with us. We were so overwhelmed and she guided us right through everything. She made the morning so extra special and took such good care of us. It would not of been as magical without her.

Oh the CM's they are the most incredible people in the world. They made us feel so special. I could not believe it!! I wish I could use the right words to express my appreciation to them and what they all have come to mean to my family. We were in line at Sea World to ride a ride. We were talking to the worker there and the way were treated - I looked at my husband and said we are not in Disney anymore. Disney and their CM's are some of the most incredible people in the world. I know Thank you is not enough. I promise I will be started my TR soon but it has been a wild week. We are having to road trip again to take Lucas for his testing and we have had alot going on in our family too. I promise I will be starting it soon.

 

[Matt1026]

I wanted to say thank you to all of you for coming along on this Magical Ride with us. It was truly magical. Lucas is still carrying his spike around to show everyone. We are still glowing!!!!

 

[MagicMomentsMom]

wow--I'm sitting here with the tears just streaming down my face. What a wonderful day, I love that pic of Mickey with his arms wide open and the group shot is amazing, it will be a great Christmas Card pic!

 

[heaven2dc]

OMG - I am sitting here with tears going down my face! (looks like I'm not the only one) What an amazing story - all the characters there to greet the boys Plus Lucas getting to have his dream fulfilled - what a very special little boy

 

[eandesmom]

Tears streaming down my face!

What a special, magical morning! What a special family and little boy.

So much magic. Magical Maroo, CM's, Engineers and Trains. Golden Tickets. And oh, the Mickey moment!

 

[kimmylaj]

come on i have to pick up ryan from school and i have tears running down my face again....just so magical

 

[maroo]

Following the awesome surprise character interaction...they led us…with all of the characters…to the train. WE were going to ride in the train! To the front of the park…….

Have you guys seen the opening ceremonies at the Magic Kingdom?

Lucas and his family – were going to get to be THAT FAMILY! The family that opens the whole park!!!!



All of the characters got together and took their places on the train.

We were told by the coordinator that we would board the train with Mickey, stay on the train, even though it will stop for about 5 minutes or so. Then it will get going and we will have to closely follow Mickey right out of the train...then move fast and then follow the instructions of the Cast “on stage”…..

And I am thinking…REALLY??? You want us to get on that train and go to the front of the park and be THAT FAMILY…the very lucky Family of the Day? I was shocked. Stunned. Amazed. Honored. Excited. Scared. And it all went by so fast. I am glad we have pictures!

We boarded the train with Mickey.

This was so cool. It was so laid back. Yeah…we are just hanging here with Mickey Mouse. He sat and “talked” to us. He showed the kids their autograph books which had been made special for them by a generous DISer – they were all filled out with each character’s signature.

I was glad I had my iPhone...because Barbara (our awesome CM photographer) still had my camera!

These pics may be a little strange, since they are from my phone.

He asked how old each of them were. Which was interesting to figure out since he has only 4 fingers on his hands! It was a wonderful interaction!



When the train stopped for a few minutes, Mickey got out and got behind the boys so we could take some more pictures.

Then the train got going again….

It was time!

Oh my gosh…look at that crowd! It was Labor Day morning, so there was quite a crowd out there!

What a morning!!!



The AUDIO Version....

 

[maroo]

I just want to make sure you guys know that Matt1026 is Lucas' MOM!

Trust me it will. It will also include the incredible Maroo with us!!!!! Like it or not Maroo is now family

<--------- Good tears.

You guys are so sweet!!!

You have that right!! Maroo is an incredible person. I could tell by talking to her via email, the boards and phone but when you finally get to meet her in person oh WOW!!. After the magical morning she hung with my family for a while. Lucas took right with her. He wanted to ride all of the rides with HER. He thought she had come along just for him. Bless her heart the very next day we were at DHS and went on our very first ride of the day and guess who was getting off Maroo and Sharon. Lucas was so excited that he got to see her again. So we were able to spend some time together that day. I will tell you how all of this worked out we were suppose to meet her at MK for a breakfast with Pooh. Got on the Monorail and guess who should appear Maroo and Sharon. It was like it was meant to be. Lucas was again excited to see her. We can not express to her our apprciation for what she had done for my family. She went the extra mile to take care of us. Also I was glad to have her along that morning with us. We were so overwhelmed and she guided us right through everything. She made the morning so extra special and took such good care of us. It would not of been as magical without her.

Oh the CM's they are the most incredible people in the world. They made us feel so special. I could not believe it!! I wish I could use the right words to express my appreciation to them and what they all have come to mean to my family. We were in line at Sea World to ride a ride. We were talking to the worker there and the way were treated - I looked at my husband and said we are not in Disney anymore. Disney and their CM's are some of the most incredible people in the world. I know Thank you is not enough. I promise I will be started my TR soon but it has been a wild week. We are having to road trip again to take Lucas for his testing and we have had alot going on in our family too. I promise I will be starting it soon.

Lucas and his brother Alex are both very special young men!

I was very happy to be hanging out with them and am very, very thankful my vacation crossed paths with yours!

Hang in there...I know you guys have a long week ahead.

Once you start your trip report, let me know and I will post a link here!!

I wanted to say thank you to all of you for coming along on this Magical Ride with us. It was truly magical. Lucas is still carrying his spike around to show everyone. We are still glowing!!!!

I am still glowing, too!!

 

[TarzansKat]

Awesome! I love that Lucas was part of the opening ceremony. What a wonderful experience for the whole family. And that one on one time with Mickey must have been priceless.

 

[maroo]

I just loved that group shot. What an amazing morning it has been so far.

I know. Simply amazing!! And I am so glad I got to share it with you guys!

i did a fairly good job of controlling myself (reading this at work ) until the part where Mickey bent over and opened his arms....out came the kleenex

I know...me too! That is when I lost it! And still cry every time I see those pictures!

Ditto. And I've been keeping it together pretty well, considering I'm pregnant and cry at everything.

Aww!! Congratulations!! You can cry anytime you want!

How Sweet!

I know!

Ohhhhhh, I can't see the pictures at work (stupid firewall). I have to wait until tonight to see them. But, I do have a pretty good imagination!

Oh no! That is torture!!

Now you even got me tearing up. That was just amazing. All the characters came just to see Lucas and his family! That is just awesome.

Juliana was looking at the pictures with me and said 'WOW'. After she studied the picture for a minute she asked 'Where's Goofy?' LOL

Now she wants to type so here she goes:

xfrxqxkwfqwhsgcxc hj vxzxhh
juliana j

Aw! Tell Juliana that I loved her note! And I know...where was Goofy?? And Minnie?

Same here....gonna see if I can pull them up on my phone!

Oh no!! I hope you were able to see them eventually!

I did see the pictures on my phone!! They are great ! I can't wait to read about what happened next. I just can't imagine it getting any better

Oh, there you are!! It did!!!!

I should know better than to read this particular TR at work. Thank goodness everyone is at lunch or I would have to try to explain why I am sitting at my desk crying and no one would get it.

That picture of Mickey with his arms open to the boys. !!!! Now I am going to start crying again thinking about it. I don't know how you guys held it together as well as you did. Maroo - I love the photo Daisy hugging you too!

What an amazing group photo!

I can't wait to read more!!!

You will like this next update...Mickey has the autograph books that YOU made for them and is showing them all of the autographs they got!

Wow Mary, what a story!! Now I have to go fix my makeup. I'm all emotional just reading this, I can't imagine being there, I'd need oxygen.

I have a very good feeling of what will happen next, but I'll keep quiet. Can't wait for the next installment! I'll have the kleenex ready.

Let's see...were you right?

That's just incredible. Can't imagine how you wouldn't have been bawling.

I was. Trust me. I totally lost it.

Thank you for this wonderful story and bringing back some wonderful memories. My sister received a "Make a Wish" Disney Family vacation back in 1992 and it was truely wonderful. She passed away in 1995 and I am very grateful we all got to have this last family trip together.

What a wonderful experience for this brave little boy and his family

I am so, so sorry about your sister. I know you know how important these trips are to the family. Thanks so much for posting.

WOW! I'm also drying the tears! It's absolutely unbelievable and truly magical to see these pictures and think how special this must haven been!!

I too have a feeling I know where this is going But, I'm keeping my lips sealed!! Of course, I can't wait for another update!

I bet you were right!

 

[maroo]

This should be their Christmas card photo!!

Great idea!!!!

All I can say is WOW!

The tears are flowing, just when you thought the day is full, there's more.

I know! And there is more to come!

Thanks so much for sharing this story. Does Disney know how to do magic or what!?!?

now I'll try to dry my keyboard!

Disney does it RIGHT! They can make some magic happen!

How spectacular!

Maroo, I would have been right there with you bawling! Heck I was bawling at your tweets...if I was there in person, I would have been a mess!

Thanks for sharing!

Lynn

It was awesome!! And I am happy to share it with you guys that get it!

Okay, Maroo, you finally hit my soft spot.

I mean as if it wasn't wonderful enough that the train was his very favorite, that whole bit about Mickey opening his arms and the kids just running to him. Oh, lord, did my waterworks begin.

It just makes me so happy, and so teary to read about that.

Oh, shoot, here I go again.

This is just one of those stories that gets you, and I'm really enjoying it.

Yeah. I lost it, too!

It makes me cry almost every time and happy!

Man...oh MAN!!! I'm sitting here at work reading this and bawling my eyes out!!! Lucas looked sooo stoked when he saw that train pulling up!!

For anyone who ever wanted to know what makes Disney so special to all who love it, read stories like this and the people involved...like Maroo...and you'll know exactly why!! This is why when most of us hear Disney..we just smile and shed a tear or two!!

Maroo-You are a WONDERFUL person and believe me..you inspire A LOT of people to do good in this world!! You are the kind of person that gives other people hop that there still are good people out in this world. And to any of the Cast Members who may read this, without you...NONE of this would be possible!!!! You guys are...is what makes Walt Disney World!!! Please keep on doing what you're doing!! You have MILLIONS of us behind you!!!

Aw. I hope this inspires someone to get involved with Make a Wish, Disney and Give Kids the World. They are all wonderful to our wish kids!

Oh my gosh, I'm blubbering like a baby. That is so awesome!! Wow, just wow!!!!

Thank YOU for what you do for these kids, too!

What a wonderful story! I can't wait to see more pictures!

More pictures are up!! It will be a while before I get our photopass...which has even more pictures!

Okay, the tears are falling for real now. What an amazing surprise and incredible experience!!!

It was incredible! Completely incredible!

The WHITE rabbit was there!!

(he's usually running late somewhere... )

We were running a little late!

I finally got to see the pics. Wonderful, absolutely wonderful. Did you notice how Snow White is holding Lucas' hand in the group picture?

Did you notice that you mentioned the white rabbit a few pages ago! You are smart!!

I had NOT noticed that...so sweet!

I love the group shot. What awesome memories, which I am sure will not be forgotten.

I know some of what is coming up... I can not wait to see the pictures.

I will never, ever forget that morning.

I can barely see through the tears to type this. What an awesome experience. I can't wait to see what happens next.

The next post is up!!!

It is moments like this that really enstill for me what Walt really wanted Disney to mean to us....MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE!! What an amazing story for Lucas and his family! I'm so happy that you have shared this with us and have taken us along so that we might share in this joyful moment!!!!

I can't wait for more!!!

YES! Disney does mean so much to all of us...because they get it!

I can't ever watch/listen to WISHES quite the same...that is for sure!

subing

Thanks for subbing in!!! I hope you enjoy the report!

 

[maroo]

Oh Mary, I'm just sitting here balling and everyone in the house thinks I'm crazy. What a truly beautiful wonderful magical morning.

Aw. I don't think you are crazy! It was a wonderful, magical morning!

Wow. I love that picture of Mickey with his arms open wide! Now I am crying too. Can it get any better?

I think it just did...see my last post!

And there is one more surprise left!

Beautiful! I love Mickey with his arms reaching out. Love it.

I know. I love that we actually caught it with our cameras!

I'm speechless. I just cannot believe what Disney did for this little boy and his family. Words cannot begin to describe. What an incredible, incredible morning.

I am having a hard time describing it, too! I keep using words like awesome, magical....but they don't really do the morning justice!

WOW!!!
The Lilly Belle!!! How awesome. I am amazed that Disney did all that just for this little boy. That speaks volumes for them.
I love Mickey bending down with his arms open for the boys. Priceless!

I am, too!! Disney is wonderful and it does speak volumes for Disney!

What more could Disney possibly have done to make this little boy's dream come true?? Gives me chills!

Can't wait for the rest of the story...

There is more.....

Wow... if that's not magic...

Exactly!

Oh my! I am loving this. This really is a wish turned into a dream come true! I am glad you were there Mary to pass along all the magic. It is just joy to see and hear about the joy that Lucas and family experienced that day!

Yes it did!!

wow--I'm sitting here with the tears just streaming down my face. What a wonderful day, I love that pic of Mickey with his arms wide open and the group shot is amazing, it will be a great Christmas Card pic!

OMG - I am sitting here with tears going down my face! (looks like I'm not the only one) What an amazing story - all the characters there to greet the boys Plus Lucas getting to have his dream fulfilled - what a very special little boy

You are definitely in good company!

He is a very special little boy!

Tears streaming down my face!

What a special, magical morning! What a special family and little boy.

So much magic. Magical Maroo, CM's, Engineers and Trains. Golden Tickets. And oh, the Mickey moment!

The Mickey Moment was awesome! Very special family and little boy!

come on i have to pick up ryan from school and i have tears running down my face again....just so magical

Sorry bout that! But you have a few minutes in the carpool line to dry your eyes.

Awesome! I love that Lucas was part of the opening ceremony. What a wonderful experience for the whole family. And that one on one time with Mickey must have been priceless.

It was SOOOOO awesome!

Priceless. Good term to describe it. Priceless.

 

[mickeysmyboy]

WOW! I was right! How unbelievably magical that such a special family got to be family of the day!! That must have been such a cool experience and I'm sure something you'll never forget!!! WOW!!!

 

[2cutekidz]

AMAZING!! I'm balling my eyes out!! What a magical memory!!

 

[HeatherSue]

Thank YOU for what you do for these kids, too!

Thank YOU for saying thank you. Without you, we wouldn't be able to find all of the wish families on the boards. So, thank you for helping us out!
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Oh my gosh, they got to be the family on the train!!!

I love the picture of you and Chip or Dale!

Your phone takes great pictures!

So cool to see the special autograph books in Mickey's hands!

Oooh!! This is so exciting!

I wish you had video!! Is there any video of the moment when you pull up to the train station?? It's so exciting!!