Make a Wish (and other organizations) ~ Wish Trippers UNITE! Volume FIVE!!

[roach3770]

I just visited Tori's website. My daughter, Mackenzie, was diagnosed with a brain tumor the day after her 8th birthday in September of 2011. Today marks one month since we departed for our Wish Trip to Disney. It seems like it was so long ago but we had a wonderul time. Tori is beautiful and I look forward to hearing more about your trip!

Shawna Roach

Hi everyone, my name is Michelle and I am new. I just posted my "Team Tori" PTR in that forum, I think I did it right.

My daughter Tori is 6 and she is my wish kid. She wants to be a REAL princess at Disney World. We are waiting for confirmation, but I think we are going July 21 to 27th.

Tori has a genetic disorder called neurofibromatosis. She is adopted from foster care and her biological mother has the disorder and passed it on to Tori. Her biological brother Jon was also adopted by us but he does not have it.

I began fostering Tori at 21 months and she was adopted four years later. She is the most amazing little girl! She is always smiling and making friends with everyone.

During an MRI in February, they found three brain tumors. They removed one in an 8 hour surgery in February and now she is undergoing fifteen months of chemotherapy. She has a website which I can't post but if you google Tori Gaga, you'll find it.

I'm looking forward to learning more and more!!!

 

[Moodyzblu]

Based upon our trips you cant rely on past experience to judge the amount of people that will be at the park,it always varies.

-JH

Absolutely ! Especially if you happen upon the Christmas day parade taping.
Most of us can't choose our dates and so we go with what they give us and hope for the best.
Nothing but positive thoughts and pixie dust for our wish kids !!

 

[threelittlebakers]

I have a question for everyone who have just gotten back from your trips. Is it a good idea to leave the parks and drive back to GKTW for naps in the afternoon and then try to head back to the park? We are going in November and most of the parks close at 8. I didn't know if it would be worth it to walk out to our car and drive to the villa, try to get the kids down, try to get them back up and ready, and head back to the park in time to do anything before it closes. On the days we have scheduled to go to MK and DHS, we aren't interested in the parties at GKTW and didn't know if we should just try to stay in the parks as long as possible before the meltdowns start. On our other days we hope to hit IOA and Seaworld early and leave by early afternoon for naps before the GKTW parties. My son will be 6 and I think he will be fine but my daughter will be 3 and can be moody. I'd appreciate any advice!

They have wish lounges that you can rest at in magic kingdom and epcot. Its a half an hour trip each way to get from the village to parks plus getting on the monorial and into the parks. I just recommend taking your time and just enjoy the atmosphere. Then you want over exert yourself and the family. Also don't over book yourself with reservations. They are time consuming, costly, and if you have to adjust you schedule while your down there then its hard to work around.

 

[Moodyzblu]

They have wish lounges that you can rest at in magic kingdom and epcot. Its a half an hour trip each way to get from the village to parks plus getting on the monorial and into the parks. I just recommend taking your time and just enjoy the atmosphere. Then you want over exert yourself and the family. Also don't over book yourself with reservations. They are time consuming, costly, and if you have to adjust you schedule while your down there then its hard to work around.

Yeah ... This !

It sounds good in theory to go back and rest up and head back out again. But much more difficult than it sounds. The wish lounges are wonderful. When we were there we were the only families using them ( both times we visited) so a nap was very doable if needed.

 

[alyssaswish]

I will be there. Do you have dates yet?

Yes, we are going Nov 10-16 and then moving to CBR for 2 nights!


Thanks everyone for your advice! We will try to nap in the Wish Lounge if needed and just try to take it easy on long park days.

 

[Rx774]

New to the boards... this has been a very informative thread. Thanks to the OP for creating it.

 

[Teamtori]

New to the boards... this has been a very informative thread. Thanks to the OP for creating it.

Welcome! I am new too! We are going to WDW on July 21st with my daughter's wish trip!!

 

[Hopem19]

Is it really today? Today is finally here and we are not so patiently hanging out at the airport!

 

[4monkeys]

Hi everyone, my name is Michelle and I am new. I just posted my "Team Tori" PTR in that forum, I think I did it right.

My daughter Tori is 6 and she is my wish kid. She wants to be a REAL princess at Disney World. We are waiting for confirmation, but I think we are going July 21 to 27th.

Tori has a genetic disorder called neurofibromatosis. She is adopted from foster care and her biological mother has the disorder and passed it on to Tori. Her biological brother Jon was also adopted by us but he does not have it.

I began fostering Tori at 21 months and she was adopted four years later. She is the most amazing little girl! She is always smiling and making friends with everyone.

During an MRI in February, they found three brain tumors. They removed one in an 8 hour surgery in February and now she is undergoing fifteen months of chemotherapy. She has a website which I can't post but if you google Tori Gaga, you'll find it.

I'm looking forward to learning more and more!!!

Hi! My son had a playmate with NF when he was a little younger. They started school and went separate ways. We still follow her journey on FB where her father updates Can Mia get 1000000 likes. I just found her website. About to check it out.

You will all have a blast!!!

 

[Rx774]

Welcome! I am new too! We are going to WDW on July 21st with my daughter's wish trip!!

We are going... well we don't know where or when yet, just now at some point we are going somewhere Disney related. We just discovered recently that we even qualified. So i referred my children, yes both of them qualify for Make A Wish, and am waiting to hear back from them. As a family, we are so excited. I'm hoping there isn't a problem granting both kids wishes. I know that sounds kinda selfish, by my one child is a 10 year old girl, whereas the other one is a 6 YO boy, so as you can imagine, their wishes may vary.

 

[alyssaswish]

Is it really today? Today is finally here and we are not so patiently hanging out at the airport!

Have fun! Hope you experience lots of Pixie Dust along the way! Can't wait to hear all about it when you come back!

 

[4monkeys]

Is it really today? Today is finally here and we are not so patiently hanging out at the airport!

Have a super fantastic trip!!

 

[Moodyzblu]

Is it really today? Today is finally here and we are not so patiently hanging out at the airport!

I'm so excited for you guys knowing what you're about to experience !! Have a wonderful trip !!

 

[Moodyzblu]

Welcome! I am new too! We are going to WDW on July 21st with my daughter's wish trip!!

What a beautiful little girl you have !! I wish her all the best and looking forward to hearing about your trip.

 

[LakelannsWish]

I have a question for everyone who have just gotten back from your trips. Is it a good idea to leave the parks and drive back to GKTW for naps in the afternoon and then try to head back to the park? We are going in November and most of the parks close at 8. I didn't know if it would be worth it to walk out to our car and drive to the villa, try to get the kids down, try to get them back up and ready, and head back to the park in time to do anything before it closes. On the days we have scheduled to go to MK and DHS, we aren't interested in the parties at GKTW and didn't know if we should just try to stay in the parks as long as possible before the meltdowns start. On our other days we hope to hit IOA and Seaworld early and leave by early afternoon for naps before the GKTW parties. My son will be 6 and I think he will be fine but my daughter will be 3 and can be moody. I'd appreciate any advice!

My husband is from Dunn. Our wish trip is June 6-June 12. Live in Raleigh currently, but so happy to see someone else from our neck-of-the-woods.

 

[billwendy]

Just dropping to say Hi and I enjoy reading everyone's stories.

I cant believe it has been several years now that we went on Daniel's MAW trip!!! He is still cancer free! Just wondering if anyone else is a few years post treatment, and what effects their child is still having. Daniel is doing well over all, but continues to have balance and speech issues. Anyone else?

 

[LakelannsWish]

Do the restaurants, for say Epcot, have kids menus or am I paying $20 for them to eat? They are not listed on the lunch/dinner menus online.

 

[alyssaswish]

My husband is from Dunn. Our wish trip is June 6-June 12. Live in Raleigh currently, but so happy to see someone else from our neck-of-the-woods.

It's neat to find someone else from our area. We are actually from Spivey's Corner, a few miles down the road from Dunn. Your husband will probably know the area. Hope you have lots of fun on your wish trip!!!!

Do the restaurants, for say Epcot, have kids menus or am I paying $20 for them to eat? They are not listed on the lunch/dinner menus online.

Here is the website I used for menus:

http://allears.net/menu/menus.htm#ak

 

[threelittlebakers]

sorry i haven't been on. And yes i am going to do a wish trip report. i am waiting on the photopass cd to come in the mail and then i will post a thousand photos. well not all photos. i just wanted to tell you all that Matthew was invited to open the Disney Store at Christiana Mall today. Well we were asked two weeks ago but today is when it happened. Since he was the first wish kid this year to go wdw he was choosen to turn the disney key for the grand openning. It was so nice. they gave him and his sister new disney shirts, a small shopping spree, one on one with mickey and minnie, and then he help turn the key to open the store. I was completely shocked. I thought he was just going to turn the key and that was it. But they did so much more than that. Definitly Pixie Dust was spreading all over. Well i will keep more posted soon. Im still in my Disney Comma.

 

[Moodyzblu]

sorry i haven't been on. And yes i am going to do a wish trip report. i am waiting on the photopass cd to come in the mail and then i will post a thousand photos. well not all photos. i just wanted to tell you all that Matthew was invited to open the Disney Store at Christiana Mall today. Well we were asked two weeks ago but today is when it happened. Since he was the first wish kid this year to go wdw he was choosen to turn the disney key for the grand openning. It was so nice. they gave him and his sister new disney shirts, a small shopping spree, one on one with mickey and minnie, and then he help turn the key to open the store. I was completely shocked. I thought he was just going to turn the key and that was it. But they did so much more than that. Definitly Pixie Dust was spreading all over. Well i will keep more posted soon. Im still in my Disney Comma.

Welcome e back ... Can't wait to see the pics !!

That's awesome about the Disney store .. What a fun opportunity !