Have you ever won a trip to WDW?

[mom2twinz3]

I did! In 1999 I won a trip to WDW from Nestle and Giant Food. They put us up at the old Disney Institute and we had a great week.

Before that though, I had won a trip to Universal Studios (pre-IOA, pre any Universal-owned hotels) We added days to it and went to WDW as well.

Then I also won a Universal trip for my nephew shortly after his father died. That one was particularly special.

As one who used to do sweepstakes for a hobby, my recommendations are to actively search for local or regional contests and sweepstakes. Your chances are much better than they are with national, and especially heavily promoted national sweepstakes. Also, anything you have to jump through hoops for also cuts down on the competition.

The one I won for my nephew, you could only get the entry form by going to a car dealer and then watching the AM news at 6:00, you then had 10 minutes to call back. The more difficult it is to enter, fewer people will bother.

Good luck and winning wishes to all of you trying!

Mary

 

[milmore104]

I of course have never won anything! I enter every contest I can. But my great uncle however did win a nice trip to WDW. I don't know if you all remember it but for the BIG 25th celebration you were asked to send in an incredible letter on your love for WDW and what the trip would mean to you. they picked 3 families to win a 7 day trip to WDW for the celebration, they had them all on TV. My uncle was one of the ones who won. Because he road his bicycle to WDW every year from Mass. and he was 70 years old!

 

[erikthewise]

Originally posted by milmore104
I of course have never won anything! I enter every contest I can. But my great uncle however did win a nice trip to WDW. I don't know if you all remember it but for the BIG 25th celebration you were asked to send in an incredible letter on your love for WDW and what the trip would mean to you. they picked 3 families to win a 7 day trip to WDW for the celebration, they had them all on TV. My uncle was one of the ones who won. Because he road his bicycle to WDW every year from Mass. and he was 70 years old!

Wow that is a tough way to win a contest! I'll just pay my way, thank you!

I think YOU may have won the contest for the longest countdown on a countdown timer! I figured it as 4 years, 3 weeks, right? Hey, we may actually be there at that time -- we typically go first or second week of Dec! Maybe we'll take you up on your invitation! Remind us, though

 

[milmore104]

erikthewise,
You are right! We always take our vacations to WDW. And of course our families just role their eyes at us and think oh why do you spend so much money and all your vacations in WDW. So we always planned on renewing our vows on our 10th Ann. and we thought we should do it in WDW this way we can make our families go and get them hooked on it as much as we are! If you knew my family you would understand why we have to plan this this far in advance! But everyone is invited to our event. We will renew our vows in front of the castle in the MK and then take the monarail over to EPCOT and party in the world showcase at a couple of different countries and then head over to PI for the nightly events! EVERYONE is invited to attend!

 

[Cathy K.]

Thanks everyone for these great stories. It has been a lot of fun reading them.

My son and I won a 7 day cruise on the Disney Magic. We were on the Magic for February school vacation in 2001 and my son got pulled out of the audience to play "Who Wants To Be A Mouseketeer" which was one of the big evening shows. If a kid got selected the parent got to go up too because you had to be 18 to win. Well, being the Disney Freak that I am I knew all the answers and we won the grand prize which was a free return cruise.

I posted all about it on the trip report board when I got back with all the questions we were asked because at the time a lot of people were wondering about what types of questions they asked. I printed it out with all the nice reply posts I received and have it in my memory book with a picture of my son with the big winner's sign.

It was so great for him because he was like a celebrity on the ship after that and everyone was congratulating us all week and recognizing him.

Cathy K.

 

[ProfGoofy]

My nephew didn’t actually win a trip; he earned it. Proud of some of the stuff he had done around his community, I nominated him for the Millennium Dreamers search that was conducted by Disney and McDonalds back in 1999/2000. You may have seen this featured on Oprah. Imagine my nephew’s surprise when his mother showed up at his school with a letter telling him that was selected with 2000 other kids from around the world to visit WDW with their families. He had a blast meeting other Millennium Dreamers, being the one of the 2000 Grand Marshalls of the Main Street Parade, dancing with the CMs in the Millennium Celebration at EPCOT, and basically getting all the McDonald French Fries he could eat. His name was also placed on a scroll and presented to the United Nations. Here’s a link to the Oprah’s show on the Millennium Dreamers… Amazing kids.

http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/tows_2000/tows_past_20000501.jhtml

 

[KristaTX]

I love all these stories . Keep 'em coming!

 

[Scottish-Helen]

I won a 4 night stay at the All Stars plus 2 4 day park hoppers.

I work in a travel agents in England and we went to a USA evening where travel agents get to talk to all the suppliers. There were lots of different companies and they had a quiz and for each round 3 people got to go up to win the prize, which could be a mug or a beach towel etc.

I said "I really wish I could win the Disney prize" I somehow managed to get in the hotseat for the Disney round (I shouted and screamed to get in!!) and one of my co workers had already been up and told me that the buzzer was not working too well and to half hold it down as they asked the question.

Anyway her advice paid off and I won the trip.

The spooky thing was my horoscope for that week had said "destiny sees prize for 4 to US" weird or what?

 

[nativetxn]

I've never won a trip but I keep trying

 

[TheShellys]

I did have a lucky streak for a while--Guess that's why my wife married me.

In the year after we got married, I attended a TV convention at WDW. We planned ahead to spend a couple days early and call it a honeymoon.

That trip was memorable. I won TWO trips. One to be on a Fox TV show and another was a 3 day cruise. But the best was yet to come.

I won one more trip shorly after that--An all-expense paid trip to France to see EuroDisney (before they named it Disneyland Paris).
We were treated like royalty, we stayed at the equivalent of the Grand Floridian. Plus we were able to spend our April in Paris with some cool sightseeing.

It is a year I'll never forget. The cruise was the only really "chance" winning. The other trips were work related and judged on creativity. Go figure a tv person being creative-Ha!

Well, I still hope that I win another Disney trip, but I don't that's ok. I had a trip of a lifetime for a smalltown guy from Wisconsin.

BTW, I am off to WDW in a week. My kids get to sample the World for the first time and I'll be in 7th Heaven.

Congrats to all the other winners. Plenty of great stories!!!!

Dave

 

[eelderm1]

I recently entered a super soap weekend sweepstakes sponsered by colgate. The grand prize was a trip for 4 to WDW during super soap weekend. i was not lucky enought to win the grand prize but i did win a second prize. My prize was a super Soap weekend/ Walt Disney Logo t-shirt, super soap/ Walt Disney mug, a super soap / Walt Disney photo album, 3 toothbrushes, and toothpaste. I thought it was cool , I never win anything!

 

[AdventurerKat]

I enter to win all the time, but haven't won...YET!

 

[karylrocks]

I have not won, but a few years ago my son's friend, whose house he went to for after-school care, won the Kraft macaroni prize, got her picture on the box, a trip to WDW (Grand Floridian), and a $10,000 scholorship. Her mom indicated that they have also won other great prizes in the past. Some people are just lucky I guess.

 

[tzvdmd]

We enter all the time but have never one. My parents on the other hand did win a week at WDW through AAA. It was only fitting though. The big fans of WDW that they are. (sarcasm)

 

[honeymom]

I haven't won a trip to Disney, but I just won $10,000 in a Kraft contest that is paying for my trip this month.

I have been entering a lot of sweeps for about a year now. I found a sweeps/forum site that is to sweepstakes what this site is to disney. I checked out a bunch of sites and just love it. It is www.online-sweepstakes.com. I've won lots of small things (arv $1-$50), the money mentioned above, a digital camera,$450 worth of black and decker power tools, $120 gift certificate to Ticketmaster and a cell phone.

If you do use the site, I would highly recommend using the mysweeps function to track the sweeps you've entered. Also, I use roboform (I use the free edition). I never click fill & submit - always just fill (gives you a chance to correct any mistakes from the forms being filled out incorrectly).

Good luck to anybody who decides to try it.

 

[LadyTrampScamp&Angel]

No, not to Disney - I'd be in Heaven if I did!

I did win a Hawaiian cruise once.