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

[starienite]

Question for those that have already gone: Did you worry as it got closer about your wish kiddo getting sick? I'm starting to get nervous about it even though besides taking extra precautions there's really nothing I can do. I'm so tempted to keep him out of school a few days before we leave. LOL! Anyone else feel the same way?

The day before we leave is half day of school, but if it wasn't I would probably keep them home the day before just to make it easier as we are staying at my parents the night before we leave for logistical reasons.

 

[sweetmarieT]

OK so I posted Cassie's PTR/wish trip...now what do I do and how do I link it to a spot where other wish families have theirs? I'm so lost and overwhelmed with this stuff but its important to Cassie that I do it.

 

[sweetmarieT]

I am cross posting from my PTR! I spoke with our wish coordinator again, and she said they cannot extend the dates - that it's MaW policy, and it can't be done? I told her we would obviously pay for our own accommodations, food, etc, beyond the wish dates, but she said no go.

That just can't be right, so many other people extend?

We are in the same boat....We want to extend our with us handle the expenses but with the Children's Wish Foundation the won't extend for medical insurance reasons. So we will be coming home and flying right straight back.

 

[sweetmarieT]

Does anyone know how to go about getting some of those adorable outfits for my daughter. I've seen so many and they are breathtakenly beautiful so I'd love to get Cassie one....or two...or three...etc! LOL

 

[sweetmarieT]

Oh yea, one more thing....can I get a character lunch at MK or am I pretty much screwed for not making it a year ago? How do I go about making resorvations if its possible? I feel like a dummy asking all of these questions.

 

[livndisney]

Does anyone know how to go about getting some of those adorable outfits for my daughter. I've seen so many and they are breathtakenly beautiful so I'd love to get Cassie one....or two...or three...etc! LOL

You can order custom made outfits from many people on Etsy. Though if your trip is soon you may want to just make some iron on tees as custom outfits take time to make.

If you go the tee route there is a thread on this board of people who design iron ons.

Many outfits you have seen here are from the Big Give and that is not something you can ask to join. Families are chosen by volunteers as time and materials are available.

 

[livndisney]

Oh yea, one more thing....can I get a character lunch at MK or am I pretty much screwed for not making it a year ago? How do I go about making resorvations if its possible? I feel like a dummy asking all of these questions.

You can make adrs on the phone or online. Basically if there is nothing available that you want, keep trying! Availablility changes all the time.

Some adrs require a credit card hold and some even require prepayment. You may want to take a look at allears.net to see what characters/food is available in each location.

 

[nesser1981]

Oh yea, one more thing....can I get a character lunch at MK or am I pretty much screwed for not making it a year ago? How do I go about making resorvations if its possible? I feel like a dummy asking all of these questions.

I made all ours online, expect Cinderella's Royal Table. Our Wish Coordinator did that for us.

 

[nesser1981]

OK so I posted Cassie's PTR/wish trip...now what do I do and how do I link it to a spot where other wish families have theirs? I'm so lost and overwhelmed with this stuff but its important to Cassie that I do it.

On the first page the person that started the thread has to do it. I think someone said she is very busy right now.

But you could post the link to your PTR here and then in your signature the link to your PTR and everyone that sees a post from you will know to go there.

That's what I've done. We have 40 days until our trip though. I have a good, solid plan for our trip. Please let me know if you'd like a little help, I love planning. LOL!

 

[lorasmom]

Our chapter won't allow people to extend trips because it could be a liability for MAW. I am just assuming things but they must have had a bad experience or they wouldn't have had to make this rule. We had hoped to stay an extra week just because for our big family going to Disney World is not something we will probably ever get to do again. (We live near Seattle so the airfare for this many people to anywhere is definitely NOT in our budge!) But we are just so thankful to have one week for Angelinas MAW trip- in the end it really didn't matter
Blessings,
Sarah
Princess Angelina's MAW PT report
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2797616

lorasmom - I'm sorry you cannot extend but I'm sure just like everyone said it will be magical and wonderful while you are there. I'm somewhat concerned that we will be there too long and the kids will be burned out so I will have to make sure we get downtime as well. Our family will likely not be able to go back for a long long time too so I understand about wanting to see/do as much as possible.

We are in the same boat....We want to extend our with us handle the expenses but with the Children's Wish Foundation the won't extend for medical insurance reasons. So we will be coming home and flying right straight back.

I think this is one of those things that vary from chapter to chapter. All I had to do was fill out a extended stay form.

Thanks, you guys. I KNOW it will be a fantastic trip either way - I think just the way she worded it made me feel a bit nutty, like it was the strangest thing ever, and that the national policy was that they cannot do it.

For us, we grew up in FL, and all of our family still lives there. We pretty much live in Cali by ourselves - we've done all of this alone, all of Gab's treatments, the procedures, all alone. We were really hoping to be able to spend a bit of time with our parents, cousins, etc, and since my H had to stop working, a trip like this isn't something we would generally be able to afford.

I'm just bummed. She just wasn't super nice about it. Maybe I have a bad seed of a wish coordinator .

 

[ALLMama]

Oh yea, one more thing....can I get a character lunch at MK or am I pretty much screwed for not making it a year ago? How do I go about making resorvations if its possible? I feel like a dummy asking all of these questions.

Your coordinator can make some reservations for you. I'm not sure how many they can or will make. We tried to just ask for the things he absolutley wanted (Pirates League, Legoland and meeting Superheros). I'm actually glad that they didn't make a ton for us because they didn't really give us a pick of dates or times for PL, they just told us the time and date so I'm planning around that. The character meals that we are planning though are pretty much open (CM and H&V as well as Mickey's BBQ) but if some are booked solid and your wish kids MUST do a certain one there is no harm in letting your coordinator know.

 

[sgarrity]

I can't wait to read your TR!!!

Yeah, I know I have so much information I want to share. We had a little hiccup the last few days of our trip, my 11 year old son started urinating red. We took him to our pediatrician the first week home, they said maybe he had an infection and prescribed antibiotics and to follow up in a week. So we followed up on Friday and his urinalysis showed serious concerns so they sent us to the ER in Nashville (2 hour drive). Of course I was in shock and terror and thinking all kids of scary things. They kept us all night and came home Saturday then received a call Monday to return ASAP. So we went back on Monday and they did lots of testing. The end result is Kidney stones (Thank God!). I know my thankfulness may seem strange to some but to us after being through a serious illness with one child, kidney stones seems like no big deal. So now this Friday we are having a lithotripsy to break them up and they tell me he should be fine after that. So on to the trip report. I am going to do the whole trip report this weekend. At least I think I am.

 

[nesser1981]

Yeah, I know I have so much information I want to share. We had a little hiccup the last few days of our trip, my 11 year old son started urinating red. We took him to our pediatrician the first week home, they said maybe he had an infection and prescribed antibiotics and to follow up in a week. So we followed up on Friday and his urinalysis showed serious concerns so they sent us to the ER in Nashville (2 hour drive). Of course I was in shock and terror and thinking all kids of scary things. They kept us all night and came home Saturday then received a call Monday to return ASAP. So we went back on Monday and they did lots of testing. The end result is Kidney stones (Thank God!). I know my thankfulness may seem strange to some but to us after being through a serious illness with one child, kidney stones seems like no big deal. So now this Friday we are having a lithotripsy to break them up and they tell me he should be fine after that. So on to the trip report. I am going to do the whole trip report this weekend. At least I think I am.

Oh gosh! Well I'm glad its just kidney stones! How Scary!

 

[sweetmarieT]

I am so thankful to the wonderful people on here that have been so great and helping me figure out how to post and add things and all the stuff that I am so lost on. I'm still bumping arround as I go but figuring things out a little at a time. A huge "Thank you" for all that have been so helpful!!!!


I've learned that I should of been on here months ago to start planning. I found out today that it is to late to try and do a character dinner which my daughter is desperately hoping for. I asked The Children's Wish Foundation about how to arrange a meet with Harry Potter but I guess that probably wont happen as well. So having said that....does anyone know anything about how to get her a wand and a slytherin robe? I don't know if I have to plan this ahead of time or if I can just walk into a store and buy them. I feel so lost and overwhelmed and disappointed that I'm not more organized. I'm OCD so I normally would of started working this out months ago but I guess I just thought that the Children's Wish Foundation was doing all of the planning. I really should of asked questions! I just didn't even know what questions to ask.

 

[Sean's momma]

I've learned that I should of been on here months ago to start planning. I found out today that it is to late to try and do a character dinner which my daughter is desperately hoping for. I asked The Children's Wish Foundation about how to arrange a meet with Harry Potter but I guess that probably wont happen as well. So having said that....does anyone know anything about how to get her a wand and a slytherin robe?

Depending on where you want to eat you may possibly be able to still get reservations. I was amazed at how many reservations are still open for this coming week at most of the restaurants!

In regards to the wand and robe, i know you can buy wands at Olivanders (sp? ) at IoA and i would be totally shocked if they didn't sell robes as well!


Look at Mickey almost all the way across my trip countdown thingymabob! New update on our PTR! Met with wish granters today!

 

[Momto15]

lorasmom - I'm sorry you cannot extend but I'm sure just like everyone said it will be magical and wonderful while you are there. I'm somewhat concerned that we will be there too long and the kids will be burned out so I will have to make sure we get downtime as well. Our family will likely not be able to go back for a long long time too so I understand about wanting to see/do as much as possible.

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Question for those that have already gone: Did you worry as it got closer about your wish kiddo getting sick? I'm starting to get nervous about it even though besides taking extra precautions there's really nothing I can do. I'm so tempted to keep him out of school a few days before we leave. LOL! Anyone else feel the same way?

Oh my. Now that you mention it YES!
I don't think that a week goes by when we don't have at least one person sick with something. I think I should get some zinc and airborne and make sure hand washing is at an all time high the week before we leave!
Sarah
Angelina's MAW PT report
www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2797616

 

[kjpotter]

sweetmarieT - IOU sells robes and wands. Ollivander's sells wands, Dervish and Banges sells wands and robes, and sometimes there is also a cart outside selling wands. Robes are $100 and wands are about $30.

You cannot meet Harry Potter at IOU. I have only visited once, but I'd be happy to answer any other questions you might have.

Also, what character meal are you looking for?

 

[sweetmarieT]

sweetmarieT - IOU sells robes and wands. Ollivander's sells wands, Dervish and Banges sells wands and robes, and sometimes there is also a cart outside selling wands. Robes are $100 and wands are about $30.

You cannot meet Harry Potter at IOU. I have only visited once, but I'd be happy to answer any other questions you might have.

Also, what character meal are you looking for?

$100.00 bucks!!!! Wow I had no idea! I'm glad I have two weeks to let that price tag sink in! That's MEGA MONEY!!!!!

 

[nesser1981]

$100.00 bucks!!!! Wow I had no idea! I'm glad I have two weeks to let that price tag sink in! That's MEGA MONEY!!!!!

You should get money from MAW for some of those kinds of things.

 

[sweetmarieT]

You should get money from MAW for some of those kinds of things.

Cassie's wish giver is the Childrens Wish Foundation so things are different than they are with MAW.