Logan's Make a Wish Trip 4/29-5/5

[WendyLou]

that is great that they will cover a character meal for you. We didn't do too many characters because my son was not too interested, but the few we did do they did put us in the front of the line. I know that the genie card is technically only for the rides but most of the CM's will put you in the front for the characters or at least let you see them even if they are closing down the line. Good luck!

great news, i was hoping it would help with Character meet and greet lines

 

[WendyLou]

Working on our itinerary and it looks like we need to do MK on Sat. so we don't miss the other nightly parties at GKTW that I think the kids will love. Saturday is the Big splash bash and I think we'll be ok to miss this one, but this is also the busiest day of the week for MK and they have EMH that night as well. Question for any of those Wish families that have experienced busy days at Mk, how bad were the waits on a busy day? I know we have the card to get in the fastpass lines but with the new fastpass scheduling I'm wondering how long the waits will be? I have read about heavy waits in the fastpass lines.Should I try to rearrange the schedule? We are planning on spending the entire day in the park and they are open until 12am? This is really the day that will work best for us but this day is Red or Not recommended on all the crowd tracker sites. only other option is to go on Monday 5/4 but that is our last day and it makes me nervous waiting to do our fave park last, rain, just plain worn out by then , etc. any ideas? Thanks in advance!
Our plan....
4/29 Wed- Arrive, check out the village and orientation
4/30 Thursday - Seaworld, Winter wonderland at GKTW
5/1 Friday- HS, lunch hollywood and Vine, Epcot if time, Pirates and Princess party at GKTW
5/2 Saturday- MK hrs 9-12am
5/3 Sunday- OFF DAY, enjoy the village, Candyland Party at GKTW
5/4 Monday- US/IOA all day

 

[WendyLou]

Hope you all have been doing well. We're all just trucking right along. We have been iced in most of the week, not much snow to the kid's disappointment but about 2 inches of ice on top of about 1/2 inch of snow. So, we have been sledding for several days, talk about tearing up a Mommy's nerves, Logan out there sledding on the ice with 1 kidney! I may not survive, oh, and no school ALLLLLLLL WEEEEEEKKK!!! Enjoying these moments making memories, hey I can catch up on work later, right? No new trip news, hoping we'll hear about airfare soon. We have been watching all the Harry Potter movies and Logan loves them, were going to finidh the 4th one tonight. Tyler has read them all but I was a little afraid they would be too scary for Logan, no way he has been using his pretend wand for weeks now casting spells on all unsuspecting victims. Here's a few pics of our little winter weather adventure.




My little Valentine

 

[nesser1981]

Your little guy is going to have an amazing trip! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Our daughter just celebrated 3 years being cancer free! She's a 2 times Wilms Survivor, and also lost her left kidney.

 

[WendyLou]

Thank you! Loved your TR, beautiful family!

Your little guy is going to have an amazing trip! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Our daughter just celebrated 3 years being cancer free! She's a 2 times Wilms Survivor, and also lost her left kidney.

 

[PJ]

Hi WendyLou - I've had the great joy of being a volunteer at GKTW since November and I'm sure you'll have a fabulous time on your trip!!!! The Village is an amazing place with magical venues and experiences around every turn. (Not the least of which of course is Ice Cream for breakfast...) I'm glad to see that you're planning to include some of the GKTW parties in your plans - I often hear families say at the end of the week that they wished they had allowed more time to enjoy the Village.

Both of your boys sound like amazing kids, and I can assure you that my experience has been that every effort is made to make sure that siblings also feel special. After all - they are also heroes!

Unfortunately my husband and I will probably be back in south Carolina by the end of April so I won't have the pleasure of meeting you guys while you're at GKTW. In the meantime I'll be following your thread and enjoying hearing about your plans as they come together. And looking forward to your Trip Report after you get back!

 

[WendyLou]

Hi PJ, sometimes I wonder if anyone reads these things... The people here are so nice and it's nice to meet people who are going through the same types of things that we are. I hate you won't still be there, I am hoping to be able to meet a few DiSers. Yes, we are doing many night parties at GKTW and also have an entire off day scheduled to just enjoy the village. I really want to experience every last bit of this wonderful place! Glad to hear they are also great to siblings, Tyler has been through a lot and has amazed me turning his misfortune into good. He's working on a new big pediatric cancer fundraiser now ( Alex's lemonade stand) and had the entire community behind him as well. God truly put us on this path for a reason. Thank you in advance for all your volunteer work at GKTW. I have no doubt that we will fall in love with the place and all the Angels.

Hi WendyLou - I've had the great joy of being a volunteer at GKTW since November and I'm sure you'll have a fabulous time on your trip!!!! The Village is an amazing place with magical venues and experiences around every turn. (Not the least of which of course is Ice Cream for breakfast...) I'm glad to see that you're planning to include some of the GKTW parties in your plans - I often hear families say at the end of the week that they wished they had allowed more time to enjoy the Village.

Both of your boys sound like amazing kids, and I can assure you that my experience has been that every effort is made to make sure that siblings also feel special. After all - they are also heroes!

Unfortunately my husband and I will probably be back in south Carolina by the end of April so I won't have the pleasure of meeting you guys while you're at GKTW. In the meantime I'll be following your thread and enjoying hearing about your plans as they come together. And looking forward to your Trip Report after you get back!

 

[ButterflyEffect]

I have been following your ptr for a while and figured I should say hi! Your boys are adorable! I am excited to hear about your plans as you get closer to your trip!

 

[WendyLou]

Thanks!

 

[WendyLou]

Had some great news from our wish granter yesterday.....We have flight times . We leave here on a 9:25 am flight and will be in Orlando by 10:56, our transportation will pick us up at 5:30 am and our return flight is not until 7:20 pm on our last day so its like we just got 2 whole days of vacation added!!!! DH is so excited about the 5:30 am pick up. Needed that news today, this morning Logan had his oral surgery to fix his numerous cavities from his chemo treatments and had to be put to sleep so needless to say its been a rough day. When we arrived home we had a super special surprise in the mailbox, 2 postcards, 1 for Tyler and 1 for Logan from Spiderman and Harry Potters friends at Universal thanks to disneylove69. Helped put a smile on his face for sure!

 

[blondieboo]

Subbing in

 

[WendyLou]

Thanks blondieboo.

 

[WendyLou]

Eeeekk!! 21 days, getting so excited and a little nervous.

 

[blondieboo]

It will be here before you know it!

 

[PJ]

Wow- coming up fast!!!!! Just catching up on threads and looked at your itinerary. My opinion ( as a GKTW volunteer), I agree that the Big Splash Bash would be one that you could miss compared to some of the others. For theming and other extras I would definitely try to make Winter Wonderland, Halloween, and Pirates and Princess. Oh -candy land is cute too! Extra note for P & P - the band of pirates "invades" the castle at about 7:15 to end the princess tea party and lead everyone to the pirates and princess party , so I'd suggest popping into the castle for that.