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

[DelanaAndKyra]

I have been kind of MIA on the boards the lat week. Kyra (my wish child/only child) had neurosurgery on friday, we are still in hospital as things arent going as smoothly as we would have liked. I cant wait to put this behind us and focus on all the positives! will be nice to get lost in the magic of disney! Anyone ever have to deal with restrictions on rides due to neck/brain injury/surgery? Kyra is 4 so i dont know if that would make a difference

 

[GavandGraciesMommy]

I have been kind of MIA on the boards the lat week. Kyra (my wish child/only child) had neurosurgery on friday, we are still in hospital as things arent going as smoothly as we would have liked. I cant wait to put this behind us and focus on all the positives! will be nice to get lost in the magic of disney! Anyone ever have to deal with restrictions on rides due to neck/brain injury/surgery? Kyra is 4 so i dont know if that would make a difference

Praying and hoping the best for you. I would assume since she is little there wont be a whole lot of rides that would be trouble but I would diff double check with the doctor. Best wishes and hoping you get home soon.

 

[GavandGraciesMommy]

Hey everyone!

I know I haven't posted much at all, but I've been reading like crazy and gotten such great info/advice!

Our trip is now only 2 months away- its coming up so soon! I was wondering if anyone knew of a good/cheap place to get personalized/custom autograph books? Bonus points if the pages have spots for photos. I've looked on Etsy, and most of what I have seen are a bit out of my price range (I would need at least 5 of them), and even then, most don't have places for photos. I don't mind making them myself if someone can point me in the right direction of cheap supplies. Thanks!!!

I went to the creative disigns board they have on here and got some autograph pages off of there. Then I just made my own Staples will bind them for you for cheap ($2.00 on average).

 

[GavandGraciesMommy]

Monday and Tuesday are busy days for me - so it may be Wednesday before I can get back on the DIS -

And it looks like we may have ISAAC to deal with.

So...it may be a little crazy for me in the next few days. I am hoping Isaac will go away!

But I will try to drop by here at least a little bit before the storm comes...if it decides not to take my suggestion and just evaporate in the ocean.

Hope you and everyone else stays safe!

 

[carebearkidney]

We received some fantastic news last week about Braden's wish trip! We received our dates, and they were the number one dates we were hoping for! I just updates our PTR.

Yay!!! We just got our dates today too! I shrieked on the phone...and then quickly apologized for bursting our wish granter's ear drum. Oops! My advice on the packing - pack and then re-pack. It makes me feel "real" to pack, but I know it's too early. Have fun!

cant wait for the wish!
I have been kind of MIA on the boards the lat week. Kyra (my wish child/only child) had neurosurgery on friday, we are still in hospital as things arent going as smoothly as we would have liked. I cant wait to put this behind us and focus on all the positives! will be nice to get lost in the magic of disney! Anyone ever have to deal with restrictions on rides due to neck/brain injury/surgery? Kyra is 4 so i dont know if that would make a difference

Oh no - so sorry the surgery isn't going as smoothly as you had hoped! As for restrictions - I would definitely avoid stuff like Big Thunder Railroad or Goofy's Barnstormer (mini-rollercoaster for her age group) But most rides should be fine. The only non-rollercoaster type ride she might have issues with might be Toy Story Mania in Hollywood Studios - it is kind of rough in slinging you around from one area on to the next while you are shooting at stuff. The Buzzlighter Space Ranger ride at MK should be fine though, as it is slower moving and you control any turns you do. I hope you have a magical time too - and get home ASAP!

 

[yeti5353]

Hope things go better! as for restrictions its really going to depend on what they did and how long post op. i would ask the surgeon for sure. HUGS to you.

 

[yeti5353]

My kids are furious that my first stop on arrival is walmart! And Miss Wish thinks it matters where her souvies come from. the budget police has news for her! Stuff from walmart will be just as good or maybe even better!

 

[Threeboysandachickie]

Sorry this is not disney related exactly, i was not sure if i could still post here, let me know if there is a better location!

We just received my son Luke's first convaid easy rider. Does anyone have experience with this type of wheelchair? what brand backpack did you attach to the back of it? Also, we have the anti-tipper attachment on the chair, will a backpack add to the tipping problem? (our son is a chair rocker) if so, is there a better storage solution?

Thanks!

 

[Momtokcc]

and i will have bracelets to give away! we are pretty easy to spot, both my girls are adopted from China and I am caucasian.

Yay! Now I know who I am looking for! I don't know if you would consider us easy to spot or not - My 17 yr old DD looks just like me and Cade looks like my DH - our other son Colton, he looks like my sister's son. I will definately be looking for you!

 

[Momtokcc]

we will be there oct 21-27

I hope we get to meet you too!!

 

[carebearkidney]

My kids are furious that my first stop on arrival is walmart! And Miss Wish thinks it matters where her souvies come from. the budget police has news for her! Stuff from walmart will be just as good or maybe even better!

Hmmm - I think my 6 year old will have similar issues. Might have to make a run once they are in bed, hide the items and bring them out "magically" before they wake up each morning. Woohoo - Hopefully it will work!

 

[alyssaswish]

I was working on our MAW Disney binder this weekend and have a few questions for past wish trippers. Did you find that Universal/IOA took 2 days to tour? My kids will be 6 and 3 yrs old when we go in November. If we only do 1 day at Universal/IOA, we will end up with a free day toward the end of our trip. Has anyone taken advantage on the free tickets at GKTW and gone to Gatorland or Legoland? Would you recommend going?

I also called GKTW about extending our car rental since we will be staying a few extra days. They said we could just fill out a form once we get there and the car rental will be changed over to our credit card automatically. Has anyone else had to extend their car rental?

Only 73 days to go!!!!!!!!

 

[Moodyzblu]

I was working on our MAW Disney binder this weekend and have a few questions for past wish trippers. Did you find that Universal/IOA took 2 days to tour? My kids will be 6 and 3 yrs old when we go in November. If we only do 1 day at Universal/IOA, we will end up with a free day toward the end of our trip. Has anyone taken advantage on the free tickets at GKTW and gone to Gatorland or Legoland? Would you recommend going?

I also called GKTW about extending our car rental since we will be staying a few extra days. They said we could just fill out a form once we get there and the car rental will be changed over to our credit card automatically. Has anyone else had to extend their car rental?

Only 73 days to go!!!!!!!!

For US .. we spent 2 days at Universal/IOA and loved it. BUT I have 2 7yr old boys that are also Harry Potter fans. There's not a whole lot your little one can do at Universal .. the rides are all pretty intense .. and my boys barely made the height requirements for a lot of rides. SO, I think you might be able to do one day. We were done with IOA by 3 pm even with going to Harry Potter World (it's very crowded) but the GAC helped us save a lot of time with not having to wait in lines.

We didn't keep our rental, we used Disney transportation for our extended part.

73 days !! Awesome !!

 

[newdrama12]

I was working on our MAW Disney binder this weekend and have a few questions for past wish trippers. Did you find that Universal/IOA took 2 days to tour? My kids will be 6 and 3 yrs old when we go in November. If we only do 1 day at Universal/IOA, we will end up with a free day toward the end of our trip. Has anyone taken advantage on the free tickets at GKTW and gone to Gatorland or Legoland? Would you recommend going?

If you get the chance, I would recommend LegoLand!! All of the Wish families that I have talked to that have been there, have loved it!! I have done Gatorland once and there isn't a lot to do there.

 

[nesser1981]

My kids were DD 6 & DS turned 4 the day after we arrived. We skipped Universal, not many rides the kids could do, for their ages or size and my DD(wish kid), said she didn't want to go. IOA was not even a full day for us. We went to the right hand side of the park, we did Harry Potter World, rode all the rides in Seuss Landing (which my kids loved, perfect for their ages) and looked around a little. DS didn't want to see the superheros, so we didn't even bother with the rest of the areas of IOA. I think you could do both parks in 1 day, for one thing, they're right beside each other. You only have to park once. I'd suggest researching the rides and see if they're big enough to ride and if they're interested in them.

I was working on our MAW Disney binder this weekend and have a few questions for past wish trippers. Did you find that Universal/IOA took 2 days to tour? My kids will be 6 and 3 yrs old when we go in November. If we only do 1 day at Universal/IOA, we will end up with a free day toward the end of our trip. Has anyone taken advantage on the free tickets at GKTW and gone to Gatorland or Legoland? Would you recommend going?

I also called GKTW about extending our car rental since we will be staying a few extra days. They said we could just fill out a form once we get there and the car rental will be changed over to our credit card automatically. Has anyone else had to extend their car rental?

Only 73 days to go!!!!!!!!

 

[camidges]

My wish kid Ryan met with his wish granters 2 weeks ago, and we still haven't heard anything back yet on whether or not his wish was approved... Is it normal for them to take this long to get back to us? It seems like others are hearing back sooner than we are. Like I said, I am trying to be patient. I just worry a little that he got "lost" in the shuffle, or something. OK, probably not... Just was wondering what the usual timeframe was... We would love to start planning!

 

[LindaBabe]

I have been kind of MIA on the boards the lat week. Kyra (my wish child/only child) had neurosurgery on friday, we are still in hospital as things arent going as smoothly as we would have liked. I cant wait to put this behind us and focus on all the positives! will be nice to get lost in the magic of disney! Anyone ever have to deal with restrictions on rides due to neck/brain injury/surgery? Kyra is 4 so i dont know if that would make a difference

Hopefully all will be well, SOON. You might not want to do the teacups (spinny), Toy Story Mania (jerky), or the coasters. Splash mountain and Tower of Terror should be ok, if she wants a thrill and meets the height requirements.

Hmmm - I think my 6 year old will have similar issues. Might have to make a run once they are in bed, hide the items and bring them out "magically" before they wake up each morning. Woohoo - Hopefully it will work!

That's a great idea!

I was working on our MAW Disney binder this weekend and have a few questions for past wish trippers. Did you find that Universal/IOA took 2 days to tour? My kids will be 6 and 3 yrs old when we go in November. If we only do 1 day at Universal/IOA, we will end up with a free day toward the end of our trip. Has anyone taken advantage on the free tickets at GKTW and gone to Gatorland or Legoland? Would you recommend going?

I also called GKTW about extending our car rental since we will be staying a few extra days. They said we could just fill out a form once we get there and the car rental will be changed over to our credit card automatically. Has anyone else had to extend their car rental?

Only 73 days to go!!!!!!!!

Your 'littles' would probably love Legoland. Maybe gatorland not so much.



Will the mom of the little boy doing star wars weekend please send me a pm? I will have something for you.

 

[carebearkidney]

My wish kid Ryan met with his wish granters 2 weeks ago, and we still haven't heard anything back yet on whether or not his wish was approved... Is it normal for them to take this long to get back to us? It seems like others are hearing back sooner than we are. Like I said, I am trying to be patient. I just worry a little that he got "lost" in the shuffle, or something. OK, probably not... Just was wondering what the usual timeframe was... We would love to start planning!

I was told it usually took anywhere from 4 - 6 weeks, but they flew through ours. I know different chapters have different things going on too. To meet our wish granters, it was a 9 month wait from when we were told he was eligible for a wish. Hope you hear something soon! What dates are you looking at?

 

[alyssaswish]

Thanks guys! I think we may try Legoland while we are there. DS is into legos and has several lego ds games that he loves.

 

[nesser1981]

My wish kid Ryan met with his wish granters 2 weeks ago, and we still haven't heard anything back yet on whether or not his wish was approved... Is it normal for them to take this long to get back to us? It seems like others are hearing back sooner than we are. Like I said, I am trying to be patient. I just worry a little that he got "lost" in the shuffle, or something. OK, probably not... Just was wondering what the usual timeframe was... We would love to start planning!

We met with our Wish grantors in October and didn't get our dates until about the 2nd week of January. But the whole process from start to finish only took us about 6 months. I think it varies a lot from chapter to chapter.