Has YOAMD been officially extended?

[MotoXPrincess99]

Yay! I'm going in January! Maybe I'll get to stay in Mickey's Suite!

 

[CandleontheWater]

This is the greatest news ever! How did Disney know that extending the Year of a Million Dreams was my dream! I guess now we have to start calling it the 2 years of 2 million dreams. It doesn't have the same ring somehow.

 

[Brian_WDW74]

It's official. From the Orlando Sentinel:

Another year, another million dreams

posted by ScottPowers on Aug 7, 2007 11:19:46 AM

As Walt Disney World moved from the millenial "2000 Celebration" to Walt Disney's birthday "100 Years of Magic" celebration to Disneyland's 50th anniverary "Happiest Celebration on Earth" to this year's "Year of a Million Dreams," it seems the celebrations almost never end.

With four major celebration/promotional campaigns spanning most of the past eight years, the obvious question is: what's next?

How about another year, of another million dreams.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has decided to extend its popular "Year of a Million Dreams" promotion through the end of 2008, spokesman Rick Sylvain announced. The program is highlighted by daily, numerous giveaways of prizes, which can be as simple as FASTPASS tickets or seats on parade floats, or as grand as around-the-world vacation packages or a night in Cinderella Castle. All are awarded to randomly selected visitors.

Since the "year" debuted in Oct. 2006, the campaign has been credited by everyone from local park officials to Walt Disney Co. President Bob Iger with helping drive a strong and steady surge in customers at Disney World's four theme parks over the past year or so.

"This has been a huge success with our guests and our cast members – to date more than 846,000 dreams have been awarded to our guests at Walt Disney World and at Disneyland," Sylvain said. "We expect to hit a magical one million dreams late next month."

"Because it has so resonated with guests, Year of a Million Dreams has helped drive a strong year for Disney Parks and Resorts," Sylvain said.

Word went out earlier this month to Walt Disney World passholders.

The campaign has shined new luster onto a customer-service image that Disney Parks and Resorts officials insist they always have fostered: that visitors may expect unexpected pleasures at any moment. I've seen people picked to march in parades. And I've seen two little girls invited to make cookies at the Main Street Confectionery The girls, about 6 and 8, were starstruck. But most times I've been to Disney in the past 10 months or so -- and I pretty much go weekly -- I saw no giveaway moments. Magic Kingdom alone draws 16 million people a year, so the vast majority of the millions of people who come to Disney during the celebration, of course, won't win, and might not see anyone else win.

Still the campaign also has garnered Disney widespread, localized publicity from hometown media whenever someone has been selected for one of the big prizes, such as when an Ohio family won the right to have the Magic Kingdom theme park all to themselves one morning.

There may be new wrinkles coming. Sylvain said he couldn't yet provide details of the next year of dreams, but said they had "plans for exciting new awards in 2008."

 

[Tinkergurl20]

I'm so excited they decided to extend it into 2008...now I'll get a chance to win something...and whats even better I'm now going twice! I can't wait!

 

[KYCruiseCrazy]

cool reset those dreams i want to be in a parade and video tape it. hech to open a park and video tape it!!!!!! WDW here we come!!!!!!!

 

[ericamcl]

It is official. We received our Mickey Monitor today. YOMD ends 12/31/2008.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what exactly is the Mickey Monitor?

 

[Eeyore's My Favorite]

I'm doing the Happy Dance - just heard on local ABC affiliate (WDW is in their backyard) that YOMD is extended through the end of 2008. At least now with my FRSP maybe I'll have a chance to get a dream while we're on vacation. Good luck everyone!!

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what exactly is the Mickey Monitor?

The Mickey Monitor is the newsletter that goes out to all the DVC owners

 

[adisneynut]

Hopefully many of us can Have Our Dreams Come True!!!:

 

[wdwgirl03]

Sooo excited the YOAMD is extended! Now I get another chance at those dream mouse ears!

 

[BeckWhy]

That's really great! Just curious though, I thought there were only a certain number of "dreams"? Have they added more?

Thanks!

I want to know too!

 

[zdesiree]

Maybe now can be called "The years of millions of dreams"

 

[Mariposa]

The Mickey Monitor is the newsletter that goes out to all the DVC owners

Do DVC owners get it too? Everyone with APs does.

A 2nd set of dreams? Awesome. We won't be doing Disney next year, but it's still really cool.

 

[valenrandy]

Do DVC owners get it too? Everyone with APs does.

A 2nd set of dreams? Awesome. We won't be doing Disney next year, but it's still really cool.

I just got an AP in early july and I did not recieve the newsletter What do I have to do to get it? who do I call.

 

[IcePrincess467]

Yeah I am sooo happy that the YOMD will be on for my next trip!!! I am sooo happy!!