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

[newdrama12]

I was wondering as I am still trying to finalize our planning if we are allowed to do EMH at the different parks?

Unfortuately, GKTW families are not able to use EMH.

 

[Mom2mitokids]

I was wondering as I am still trying to finalize our planning if we are allowed to do EMH at the different parks?

Last time we were able to stay at AK for EMH. I guess it depends.

 

[blessedmom4]

Last time we were able to stay at AK for EMH. I guess it depends.

There have DEFINITELY been stories/instances of Pixie Dust being sprinkled on a family who was allowed to stay for EMH...I thought of your family immediately when I read the question Kris! Your family seems to attract a LOT of Pixie Dust and you CERTAINLY deserve it! You never know WHAT might happen on a Wish trip it seems!

 

[MitoDadMO]

Kade was in the ER last night with restricted airways. They gave him a steroid thinking he may have the croup. Good news is this is the FIRST time he went to the ER and they did not keep him over night!

 

[tinytreasures]

Kade was in the ER last night with restricted airways. They gave him a steroid thinking he may have the croup. Good news is this is the FIRST time he went to the ER and they did not keep him over night!

So glad he got to come home
hope he feels better soon

 

[that's nice]

Kade was in the ER last night with restricted airways. They gave him a steroid thinking he may have the croup. Good news is this is the FIRST time he went to the ER and they did not keep him over night!

My DD had croup in January. After a day or 2 of the steroids the cough got better but it did linger for about a week. 2 things to try are moist air and cold air.

Glad you didn't get admitted!

 

[sparkers68]

We couldn't be more excited!!!! Our trip is officially booked for this May 4-11 at Pop Century, we are driving down from Ontario Canada!!!

 

[Cheshire Figment]

I was wondering as I am still trying to finalize our planning if we are allowed to do EMH at the different parks?

Officially the answer is no.

However, once a person is in the Park during normal operating hours they will not be asked to leave at official Park Closing. There is no problem allowing you to spend money (food, drink, or merchandise). You cannot enter the Park after official closing without having a Disney Resort Key.

As far as the attractions, normally you would have to show a Disney KTTW or a room key from the Swolphin, SoG or the DTD Hilton. However, I do not know of any CM who would stop a family with MAW/GKTW buttons from entering attractions during Evening EMH.

Note that for Morning EMH you must have the room key as well as a ticket to enter the Park

 

[Bill_Lin]

go here http://givekidstheworld.org/
then hover over About Us and select Families
within the text, select the last line that says click here
it takes you to another page, from there select Village Info
then select Village Schedule

Hey, thanks.

 

[Bill_Lin]

We couldn't be more excited!!!! Our trip is officially booked for this May 4-11 at Pop Century, we are driving down from Ontario Canada!!!

Wow, that is a long drive. Time for the fun to start as you get serious about getting psyched up for the trip.

 

[Bill_Lin]

I was wondering as I am still trying to finalize our planning if we are allowed to do EMH at the different parks?

I was interested in this for our trip as well, but found it to be unecessary for a couple of reasons:
1) We did not have the stamina and energy to do more time at the parks than the normal allotment. In fact, we took to getting late starts in the morning after a leisurely breakfast at the Gingerbread House and meeting with the characters that visit the village most days. Most folks spend a lot of time waiting in lines, which is actually sort of restful. We did not have to wait in lines much and so went from ride to ride with little rest.
2) We received such special treatment, access to characters, short wait for rides, that there was no reason to need Extra Magic. When Disney Hotel Guests are in the parks early or late, GKTW Village dwellers are often at the Village doing all the fun things there.

 

[maroo]

I was interested in this for our trip as well, but found it to be unecessary for a couple of reasons:
1) We did not have the stamina and energy to do more time at the parks than the normal allotment. In fact, we took to getting late starts in the morning after a leisurely breakfast at the Gingerbread House and meeting with the characters that visit the village most days. Most folks spend a lot of time waiting in lines, which is actually sort of restful. We did not have to wait in lines much and so went from ride to ride with little rest.
2) We received such special treatment, access to characters, short wait for rides, that there was no reason to need Extra Magic. When Disney Hotel Guests are in the parks early or late, GKTW Village dwellers are often at the Village doing all the fun things there.

This is true!

But I have talked with several families that did take advantage of evening EMH.

Since we only get three Disney Days, some families do a really long day in the parks to fit two parks in one day...

I have also seen a few really cool reports of families that stayed for the late EMH and had a blast!

Having said that...it is not officially offered...but I feel like most CM's (or managers, if you need to ask a 2nd person) will not deny a wish family from enjoying the park. In fact, if it isn't very busy (usually LATE in the night at the end of EMH) the CM's may be able to heap extra pixie dust on a family.

 

[Mom2mitokids]

I was interested in this for our trip as well, but found it to be unecessary for a couple of reasons:
1) We did not have the stamina and energy to do more time at the parks than the normal allotment. In fact, we took to getting late starts in the morning after a leisurely breakfast at the Gingerbread House and meeting with the characters that visit the village most days. Most folks spend a lot of time waiting in lines, which is actually sort of restful. We did not have to wait in lines much and so went from ride to ride with little rest.
2) We received such special treatment, access to characters, short wait for rides, that there was no reason to need Extra Magic. When Disney Hotel Guests are in the parks early or late, GKTW Village dwellers are often at the Village doing all the fun things there.

For us...we are hoping for one EMH and that is at DHS. The night before we don't get in until after 6pm and time we get to GKTW it'll be about 8pm. The next morning we have the orientation at 9am and then we need to eat...BTW..sleep in a little from the exhausting travel day. We won't get to our first park(DHS) until at least 12pm. The park closes at 7pm for EMH. The EMH is from 7-10. Even though we won't be staying until 10pm...I'm hoping we can stay at least 8-8:30pm. This is one of our favorite parks. If we can't we can't and I sure we can get everything done we want, but since we are going at very busy time..those extra hours can help.

 

[Bill_Lin]

For us...we are hoping for one EMH and that is at DHS. The night before we don't get in until after 6pm and time we get to GKTW it'll be about 8pm. The next morning we have the orientation at 9am and then we need to eat...BTW..sleep in a little from the exhausting travel day. We won't get to our first park(DHS) until at least 12pm. The park closes at 7pm for EMH. The EMH is from 7-10. Even though we won't be staying until 10pm...I'm hoping we can stay at least 8-8:30pm. This is one of our favorite parks. If we can't we can't and I sure we can get everything done we want, but since we are going at very busy time..those extra hours can help.

What day of the week will you be there?
Is it during a school vacation period?

Generally, I would recommend Animal Kingdom the first day because it is easier to take in within a short period, although it closes early every day. We were able to do DHS and Epcot both in one long day, although we spent minimal time in World Showcase (not that into shopping) and had to skip some shows at DHS.

Even though you want to sleep in the first morning, adrenaline might interfere with that plan. Perhaps you could leave right after orientation for the park to gain some time. You could have breakfast before that (it does not take much time to get through the line for breakfast since many folks eat and leave as early as possible.

All this being said, it never hurts to ask about extras, though we would not want to give the impression that wish families can expect EMH since it is not policy to do so and Disney tries hard to avoid creating expectations that might not be fulfilled. The rule of thumb on wish trips is ASK... do not hesitate to ASK... it will do no harm. The vast majority of wish trip families will be very polite in how they ask and how they respond to "I am sorry, but no" answers, and Disney knows that. They treat us all like royalty, and I love Disney for that.

 

[Bill_Lin]

For us...we are hoping for one EMH and that is at DHS. The night before we don't get in until after 6pm and time we get to GKTW it'll be about 8pm. The next morning we have the orientation at 9am and then we need to eat...BTW..sleep in a little from the exhausting travel day. We won't get to our first park(DHS) until at least 12pm. The park closes at 7pm for EMH. The EMH is from 7-10. Even though we won't be staying until 10pm...I'm hoping we can stay at least 8-8:30pm. This is one of our favorite parks. If we can't we can't and I sure we can get everything done we want, but since we are going at very busy time..those extra hours can help.

Are you using resources like wdwinfo.com and Birnbaums to help you decide wich parks which days?

 

[Mom2Miracles]

We couldn't be more excited!!!! Our trip is officially booked for this May 4-11 at Pop Century, we are driving down from Ontario Canada!!!

Who is your Wish trip through? Just out of curiosty, how come you aren't staying at GKTW? So exciting, have fun planning!!

 

[kailatilear]

I want to thank everyone for all your help regarding the EMH.

Here are our plans so far.

Thurs 2/24
Arrive in Orlando at 9:20 am
Spend the day at GKTW

Fri 2/25
SeaWorld
Afternoon or evening is open

Sat 2/26
Chef Mickeys @ 7:25 am
AK in the am
DHS in the afternoon

Sun 2/27 Epcot

Mon 2/28
Driving to Daytona
Abby really wants to see Daytona speedway

Tues 3/1
MK

Wed 3/2
Day open
Have to be at the airport at 6pm for our 9pm flight

Any suggestions are appreciated. Also, where are the fairies located now that Toontown is closed. Kaila really wants to see Tinkerbell.

 

[newdrama12]

I want to thank everyone for all your help regarding the EMH.

Here are our plans so far.

Thurs 2/24
Arrive in Orlando at 9:20 am
Spend the day at GKTW

Fri 2/25
SeaWorld
Afternoon or evening is open

Sat 2/26
Chef Mickeys @ 7:25 am
AK in the am
DHS in the afternoon

Sun 2/27 Epcot

Mon 2/28
Driving to Daytona
Abby really wants to see Daytona speedway

Tues 3/1
MK

Wed 3/2
Day open
Have to be at the airport at 6pm for our 9pm flight

Any suggestions are appreciated. Also, where are the fairies located now that Toontown is closed. Kaila really wants to see Tinkerbell.

Are you going to try and take a tour of Daytona? Also, Tink and her friends are doing meet and greets near Mouse Gears at Epcot.

 

[Bill_Lin]

I want to thank everyone for all your help regarding the EMH.

Here are our plans so far.

Thurs 2/24
Arrive in Orlando at 9:20 am
Spend the day at GKTW

Fri 2/25
SeaWorld
Afternoon or evening is open

Sat 2/26
Chef Mickeys @ 7:25 am
AK in the am
DHS in the afternoon

Sun 2/27 Epcot

Mon 2/28
Driving to Daytona
Abby really wants to see Daytona speedway

Tues 3/1
MK

Wed 3/2
Day open
Have to be at the airport at 6pm for our 9pm flight

Any suggestions are appreciated. Also, where are the fairies located now that Toontown is closed. Kaila really wants to see Tinkerbell.

Why not run down to Daytona the first day so you can save another day for a theme park?

 

[Mom2mitokids]

What day of the week will you be there?
Is it during a school vacation period?

Generally, I would recommend Animal Kingdom the first day because it is easier to take in within a short period, although it closes early every day. We were able to do DHS and Epcot both in one long day, although we spent minimal time in World Showcase (not that into shopping) and had to skip some shows at DHS.

Even though you want to sleep in the first morning, adrenaline might interfere with that plan. Perhaps you could leave right after orientation for the park to gain some time. You could have breakfast before that (it does not take much time to get through the line for breakfast since many folks eat and leave as early as possible.

All this being said, it never hurts to ask about extras, though we would not want to give the impression that wish families can expect EMH since it is not policy to do so and Disney tries hard to avoid creating expectations that might not be fulfilled. The rule of thumb on wish trips is ASK... do not hesitate to ASK... it will do no harm. The vast majority of wish trip families will be very polite in how they ask and how they respond to "I am sorry, but no" answers, and Disney knows that. They treat us all like royalty, and I love Disney for that.

We aren't going to do AK this time. We went for my youngest wish trip in 08..so we kind of know the ropes. The last time we didn't go to Epcot, so this time that is a must. Disney World is differently a whole day and so is Epcot. Since we have been to DHS and even though it's one of our favorites..If we don't see everything...that's ok..as long as we ride TSM 5 times...lol. With all of Kylee's medical stuff and SN chair..it's just too hard to park hop.

Oh...we are going March 13th...right in the heart of Spring break. If we get the Pixie Dust...great...if not..that's ok too.