Guess what happened to us????

[PRINCESS VIJA]

Our family was picked to open Magic Kingdom!!!! It was so much fun. My DD got a wand, we all got Pixie dust to throw at the end of the countdown, and our family got a certificate. VERY COOL!

FYI, we were first in line at the turnstiles (sp?) We weren't trying, it just happened that ours was the first bus there. What a magical start to our day!

 

[benebire]

What a magical start for you all. sounds like a wonderful memory for your family. thanks for sharing with us.

 

[shelleybell]

Sprinkle some pixie dust our way! We would love to do that! We did get to open EPCOT once and we still have the certificate hanging on my DS's wall.

 

[TammyNC]

That would be such a wonderful experience especially for the kids. I don't think we'll ever get to do that part, as we usually don't hit the parks until around lunch time.

I guess our dream would be to get to be a flag family at the WL.

 

[Shells9]

We did this on 12/7 and DD was thrilled. I had e-mailed and sent letters to every address I could find requesting to do this, and I got a response. All of the CM's we encountered were super nice.

 

[goofy4tink]

How very cool for you all. I'm jealous!!!!!

 

[lagirl]

How wonderful! I know my children would love to do that. The only downer for our trip is that each morning we are going to be at MK we have a PS someplace before the park opens.

 

[Twigs]

How very special for you! We never get moving quite that early, but we got to open the Liberty Tree Tavern once, we went up on the balcony DS's rang a bell and we had a script to read that started out "Hear Ye Hear Ye..." and we also got a certificate. But how cool to open the Magic Kingdom, that is a very special Magical Moment!!

 

[chirsty'smom]

very cool!!!!

That's something no one will forget...even the adults!

Soooo jealous!!!

 

[Dan Murphy]

How cool is that, Vija!!!!! Neat!!!!!

 

[strawberryblonde]

( no clapping smilie, this is as close as I could get) Good for you!! Should make a fun memory to recall years later

We didn't make opening for any park this last trip (first week of Dec.). We slept in every day and took it easy. On our day to AK we all wore matching Disney t-shirts and I had a secret hope of being picked to be in the parade (I'd read you don't have to show up right at opening to be picked). We weren't picked to be in the parade but what happened my kids enjoyed even more, I think. We arrived to the Tarzan show about 20 min. early. We had not yet seen this show, always missed it somehow. A CM asked if my kids would like to do a "Tarzan yell" up at the rail at the beginning of the show. In the Tarzan show at Disneyland Paris, about 30 kids are asked to go up and bang pots and pans during a part of the show - so I thought about 20-30 kids would be doing a "tarzan yell" up at the rail. So we smiled and said yes but didn't feel extra special or anything. Next thing you know, we are moved to prime seats (skaters skate right in front of you), kids are given magical moment certificates declaring them "King and Queen of the Jungle", a free happy meal coupon for each child and a frozen treat of their choice after they did their yell ! DH videoed us at the rail, while the CM announced my kids names and had us yell into the microphone while a spotlight shines on us. Special indeed . I have never read or heard about this so it came as a total surprise so I enjoyed it all the more. My wish is for every vacationing family to get a "special moment" whatever it may be. If it doesn't happen this vacation, perhaps next. My kids have never recieved a certificate before, even though we have celebrated birthdays at Disney ect., somehow we were overlooked, this just came out of the blue. I am going to frame their cert.s for their rooms

 

[lagirl]

Strawberryblonde,

How wonderful for your children. I'm jealous!

 

[pewing]

Originally posted by Shells9
We did this on 12/7 and DD was thrilled. I had e-mailed and sent letters to every address I could find requesting to do this, and I got a response. All of the CM's we encountered were super nice.

Yet another bit of Disney Magic...that I didn't know about

Who did you email and write. My boys would LOVE this!! Oh...if my youngest could open MK on his birthday!!

Please, please, please share

 

[Zippa D Doodah]

Congratulations! What a great experience

 

[KathyFP]

What a wonderful honor!!

 

[jimmytammy]

We were there on 12/7 and saw you guys opening up the magic!

Jimmy

 

[Shells9]

Oh, how cool Jimmy!
If I would have know, I would have waved, lol!

 

[Shells9]

I didn't keep a good record of who I sent to, but I sent an e-mail to guest relations, a fax to the resort I was staying at (AKL) addressed to The One with the Biggest Bucket of Pixie Dust, and snail mailed letters to some MK folks whose names and addresses I got from this board, but am now not able to locate (?????). I know I wrote the WDW General Manager, MK Operations Manager, and two VP's of the MK. I am not sure which letter did the trick. I was contacted by e-mail to confirm that we would be able to participate. I send the requests about 10 days out.

Hope it works out for you, too!