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

[Momto15]

I have a question and I bet that someone can help me.

I am wondering what hotels are near GKTW? My Mom and two aunts are coming for part of Angelinas wish trip and they will join us a couple hours a day and be available to help with the kids etc. They want to stay close to GKTW... does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance for your time. I am always so grateful that I have somewhere to come ask for advice!!

Blessings,
Sarah
Princess Angelina's MAW PT Report
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2797616

 

[nesser1981]

Give Kids the World posted this awesome link to tons of pictures on their facebook page this morning. More than I've seen during my search.

http://www.clickorlando.com/entertainment/social-local/-/2235614/8481244/-/3pjbkoz/-/index.html

 

[livndisney]

I have a question and I bet that someone can help me.

I am wondering what hotels are near GKTW? My Mom and two aunts are coming for part of Angelinas wish trip and they will join us a couple hours a day and be available to help with the kids etc. They want to stay close to GKTW... does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance for your time. I am always so grateful that I have somewhere to come ask for advice!!

Blessings,
Sarah
Princess Angelina's MAW PT Report
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2797616

I always urge caution in saying near GKTW. That area is full of abandoned motels and businesses. The hotels that are open, you may not want anyone you know staying at.

That said, you may want to consider the hotels on Hotel Plaza or Palm Parkway. They are a little farther away, but clean. A little closer to GKTW would be Marriot Village or some would even consider Buena Vista Suites. There is also Vistana.

 

[kayand11]

Hi to you all.

Ill start by introducing myself,,,My name is vicki, I have 2 children. My eldest recently made her wish and she chose WDW!! Im looking for any uk ptrs if there are any out there. Im still getting to grips with the site but will post a detailed introduction soon. Thanks in advance

 

[jon03015]

Hello all! We are going to send in our suggested dates for Austin's trip. Do they do the dates a certain way at GTKTW? LIke do they typically have a sign in day that everyone sings in, or are so they have people come on anyday of the week. Silly question I know. Also has anyone stayed for Christmas? We are looking to go and then extend for 3 or 4 days. Does anyone have any suggestions for going at that time? Like where to stay?
Thanks!

 

[nesser1981]

Hello all! We are going to send in our suggested dates for Austin's trip. Do they do the dates a certain way at GTKTW? LIke do they typically have a sign in day that everyone sings in, or are so they have people come on anyday of the week. Silly question I know. Also has anyone stayed for Christmas? We are looking to go and then extend for 3 or 4 days. Does anyone have any suggestions for going at that time? Like where to stay?
Thanks!

You can arrive @ GKTW any day of the week I believe, we get there on a Monday.

Double check with your MAW chapter now and make sure you can extend your trip. There have been a few people saying they wanted to extend their trips but weren't allowed to.

 

[Moodyzblu]

Hello all! We are going to send in our suggested dates for Austin's trip. Do they do the dates a certain way at GTKTW? LIke do they typically have a sign in day that everyone sings in, or are so they have people come on anyday of the week. Silly question I know. Also has anyone stayed for Christmas? We are looking to go and then extend for 3 or 4 days. Does anyone have any suggestions for going at that time? Like where to stay?
Thanks!

There were a few families from here that went over the holidays .. I'm sure they are full of ideas and advice !

We're arriving at GKTW on a Wednesday .. I think everyone has a different day though. When I put in my dates I just put in months .. I didn't have any particular dates in mind .. I just knew I wanted to go before June since Jayden doesn't do so well with the heat.

We're extending our stay and going over to POP Century for 5 days after we leave GKTW. Where you stay depends on what your plans are after GKTW. We wanted to do just Disney for a few days after the wish trip .. so we chose a Disney resort. Disney is amazing during the holidays and each resort is decked out beautifully as well as the parks. If you end up going during that time you will have a very memorable holiday !!

I went over and checked out your PTR .. looking forward to hearing more !

 

[wbh1964]

Hello all! We are going to send in our suggested dates for Austin's trip. Do they do the dates a certain way at GTKTW? LIke do they typically have a sign in day that everyone sings in, or are so they have people come on anyday of the week. Silly question I know. Also has anyone stayed for Christmas? We are looking to go and then extend for 3 or 4 days. Does anyone have any suggestions for going at that time? Like where to stay?
Thanks!

MAW was great to work around the dates we needed! My hubby only had 1 week he could be off work and it was the week of Christmas. Although it was beautiful...we will NEVER go the week of Christmas again! My 16 yr old dd is in a wheelchair or scooter and she had a VERY difficult time with it being so crowded. We have been to Disney even over the week of July 4th in the past so we didn't think the crowd would be that much of an issue but we were wrong. I also think it depends on what you're child's disability is. With Lindsay's being mobility, that is probably what made motivating the crowds so challenging. We chose not to stay at GKTW just because Linds is older and although it is a WONDERFUL place, it is geared toward younger kids. We asked to stay on Disney property and were lucky that MAW arranged for her to stay at her dream resort. Hope this helps...I think each family is so different, you will just have to plan for what you think will work for your family Good luch and have fun planning!

 

[jon03015]

MAW was great to work around the dates we needed! My hubby only had 1 week he could be off work and it was the week of Christmas...

Thanks for you thoughts on how crowded it was. Our kiddos are on the younger side so I think we will need to bring the double stroller. We decided to request dates at the end of January instead, hope it goes through!

There were a few families from here that went over the holidays .. I'm sure they are full of ideas and advice !

We're arriving at GKTW on a Wednesday .. I think everyone has a different day though. When I put in my dates I just put in months .. I didn't have any particular dates in mind .. I just knew I wanted to go before June since Jayden doesn't do so well with the heat...

Austin doesn't do well in the heat either so we are trying to go in the off season. I totally need to update our PTR, thanks for checking it out!

You can arrive @ GKTW any day of the week I believe, we get there on a Monday.

Double check with your MAW chapter now and make sure you can extend your trip. There have been a few people saying they wanted to extend their trips but weren't allowed to.

I emailed them to ask. I hope they will let us, if not I am just so grateful we can go on the trip! I hope to hear from them soon....

I hope we can go in late January!!!

 

[jon03015]

Hi to you all.

Ill start by introducing myself,,,My name is vicki, I have 2 children. My eldest recently made her wish and she chose WDW!! Im looking for any uk ptrs if there are any out there. Im still getting to grips with the site but will post a detailed introduction soon. Thanks in advance

Welcome to the thread! Cant wait to see your PTR!

 

[nesser1981]

Hi to you all.

Ill start by introducing myself,,,My name is vicki, I have 2 children. My eldest recently made her wish and she chose WDW!! Im looking for any uk ptrs if there are any out there. Im still getting to grips with the site but will post a detailed introduction soon. Thanks in advance

Welcome!!!

I also have 2 kiddos, my oldest is my wish child. We leave in 36 days for our trip!

 

[newdrama12]

I have a question and I bet that someone can help me.

I am wondering what hotels are near GKTW? My Mom and two aunts are coming for part of Angelinas wish trip and they will join us a couple hours a day and be available to help with the kids etc. They want to stay close to GKTW... does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance for your time. I am always so grateful that I have somewhere to come ask for advice!!

Blessings,
Sarah
Princess Angelina's MAW PT Report
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2797616

http://www.hojo.com/hotels/florida/...code&adults=1&checkin_date=01/24/2012&rooms=1

this is the hotel some of the Village volunteers stay at. It is a Howard Johnson, I have stayed here before and never had any complaints. It is 1.1 miles from GKTW

 

[lorasmom]

Hello all! We are going to send in our suggested dates for Austin's trip. Do they do the dates a certain way at GTKTW? LIke do they typically have a sign in day that everyone sings in, or are so they have people come on anyday of the week. Silly question I know. Also has anyone stayed for Christmas? We are looking to go and then extend for 3 or 4 days. Does anyone have any suggestions for going at that time? Like where to stay?
Thanks!

1. Our chapter told us we can choose any day of the week, doesn't matter, so I assume GKTW will allow check in any day.

2. Our chapter also told us that they don't do wish trips to Disney on a holiday - so easter/Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Years were all out.

3. And they also said we cannot extend our stay, even with us paying out of pocket for the additional days.

 

[xanphylus]

Hi to you all.

Ill start by introducing myself,,,My name is vicki, I have 2 children. My eldest recently made her wish and she chose WDW!! Im looking for any uk ptrs if there are any out there. Im still getting to grips with the site but will post a detailed introduction soon. Thanks in advance

I don't know of any that are from the UK, but I have seen a few from Canada and I think they have the extra day just like the Wish Trip you should receive. Here is a link to the first page with all the ptr links on it, maybe that can help. Also, you could check out the UK section on the Dis- it wouldn't be Wish specific, but maybe they can help with the travel questions and such.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2807833
This is the main page with all the links for the Wish Trippers thread. A couple are from Canada and I see one from Puerto Rico..... but dunno about UK

Hope this helps a bit, and can't wait to read more about your family!!!

 

[Sean's momma]

Hey guys! Just thought i would post a short note saying we are here safe and sound. Took a much longer time to get here than we though but we got here on 1/21 and are having the time of our lives! Everyone has been very pleasant to us at the parks, the villa is perfect, gktw is awesome! Those of you arriving over the next month or two be aware that this is also GKTW downtime and the availablility of the different meals is different. Like yesterday the gingerbread house was closed all day and there was no pizza delivery.

Also to the PP who asked about nearby hotels, based on the looks of many around here I would not be tempted to stay there! Call GKTW and ask them for recommendations, they are more than willing to help you and sometimes if you have less than the 7 people per villa they will let your family stay with you. Can't hurt to ask!

Well our disney break is over, we came back to the villa to rest before going back to MK tonight to see wishes tonight!

Have a great day guys!

p.s. does anyone know where i should upload videos to when we get our discs from gktw? just youtube? some other place?

 

[Moodyzblu]

Hey guys! Just thought i would post a short note saying we are here safe and sound. Took a much longer time to get here than we though but we got here on 1/21 and are having the time of our lives! Everyone has been very pleasant to us at the parks, the villa is perfect, gktw is awesome! Those of you arriving over the next month or two be aware that this is also GKTW downtime and the availablility of the different meals is different. Like yesterday the gingerbread house was closed all day and there was no pizza delivery.

Also to the PP who asked about nearby hotels, based on the looks of many around here I would not be tempted to stay there! Call GKTW and ask them for recommendations, they are more than willing to help you and sometimes if you have less than the 7 people per villa they will let your family stay with you. Can't hurt to ask!

Well our disney break is over, we came back to the villa to rest before going back to MK tonight to see wishes tonight!

Have a great day guys!

p.s. does anyone know where i should upload videos to when we get our discs from gktw? just youtube? some other place?

It's great to hear from you !!

Glad to hear you are having a wonderful time !

Hope the rest of your week goes well .. can't wait to see pics !

Thanks for taking the time to say Hi to us ! (is there wifi in GKTW ??)

 

[nesser1981]

That's good to know, do they give you a schedule of when stuff is suppose to be closed when you get there?

I'm so glad you're enjoying your trip so far!!

Hey guys! Just thought i would post a short note saying we are here safe and sound. Took a much longer time to get here than we though but we got here on 1/21 and are having the time of our lives! Everyone has been very pleasant to us at the parks, the villa is perfect, gktw is awesome! Those of you arriving over the next month or two be aware that this is also GKTW downtime and the availablility of the different meals is different. Like yesterday the gingerbread house was closed all day and there was no pizza delivery.

Also to the PP who asked about nearby hotels, based on the looks of many around here I would not be tempted to stay there! Call GKTW and ask them for recommendations, they are more than willing to help you and sometimes if you have less than the 7 people per villa they will let your family stay with you. Can't hurt to ask!

Well our disney break is over, we came back to the villa to rest before going back to MK tonight to see wishes tonight!

Have a great day guys!

p.s. does anyone know where i should upload videos to when we get our discs from gktw? just youtube? some other place?

 

[newdrama12]

It's great to hear from you !!

Glad to hear you are having a wonderful time !

Hope the rest of your week goes well .. can't wait to see pics !

Thanks for taking the time to say Hi to us ! (is there wifi in GKTW ??)

The Villas have wifi as well as the House of Hearts (where you check in). i know that for sure...

 

[Daquita]

Hi guys Im new to the group so Im introducing myself! My name is Daquita and I have four childrens. My second youngest is Elliana she is 4 years old and just got approve for a wish to WDW. She has Bilateral Schizencaphaly where she was born with only one fourth of her brain. my others kids are Destiny who is 12 years old and Jamyrah who is 7 years old with a lot of mental issues due to past experiences and my baby boy Elijah he is 2 years old.

 

[sweetmarieT]

I don't know of any that are from the UK, but I have seen a few from Canada and I think they have the extra day just like the Wish Trip you should receive. Here is a link to the first page with all the ptr links on it, maybe that can help. Also, you could check out the UK section on the Dis- it wouldn't be Wish specific, but maybe they can help with the travel questions and such.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2807833
This is the main page with all the links for the Wish Trippers thread. A couple are from Canada and I see one from Puerto Rico..... but dunno about UK

Hope this helps a bit, and can't wait to read more about your family!!!

We are from Canada. Our wish provider is The Children's Wish Foundation. We arrive at GKTW on Friday Feb. 3rd and depart on the following Friday Feb. 10th We are just a few days away from our trip and I still feel out of the loop as far as information. At this point my plan is to just wing it. LOL If you knew me you would know how hard that is for me since I'm OCD! All I know is that we are staying at GKTW, we have three days at Disney, one at Sea World, one at Universal and one at Bush Gardens. I think we are doing BBB but not even 100% sure on that at this point. Yup I'm panicing just a bit I think....I kinda wish we had a little more time or could start all over and plan things out from when we first heard that she was getting her wish. I thought that they take care of everything and we are just along for the ride. I finally woke up and booked ADR today! Warning don't wait for the last second like I did or you might now get what your child wants.