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

[LindaBabe]

Hello.

I just signed up today my son received a make a wish trip and we are going in March 2011. I'm so lost and have no idea what to do first on the website. Would you be able to help me.

What should I do first.

How do I go about signing up for The Big Give.

Do you know if anyone donates disney clothes, camera, video camera or luggage to go on the trip?

Thanks.
Roxanne
MonkeyManMichael

As others have said, you can't "sign up" for the Big Give - it's the luck of the draw if you are selected. My guess is - since your trip is next month - you likely will not be due to lack of time.

First - read the first page of this thread, and some of the pre - trip reports.
2nd - find out what your MAW chapter covers and what arrangements they will make for you
3rd - read the GKTW website (AND the packet you will recieve from them - since you're going next month, it should come soon)

You'll get other ideas from the pre trip reports about what you should be doing.

Things to note - you will be given lots of goodies at GKTW, so be sure you take an empty or nearly empty bag to bring them all home in!

You really don't need "Disney attire" - you will have the single most important decoration - your WISH magic button. But inexpensive disney themed clothing and souvenirs can be had easily at the Walmart at the corner of 192 and the road to GKTW.

If you don't have suitcases, can't borrow any, and money is an issue - check the local salvation army, good will, or other thrift store - mine have tons of them at very good prices.

Good Luck and have fun!

 

[twinmum]

Hello! Someone was asking about where to meet Tinkerbelll. My TA posted the following link on her website

(OK, I'll just posted the article here, and here's the link: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/di...en-opens-for-guests-to-meet-disney-fairies/):

Main | Bill Nye The Science Guy visits Epcot on Wednesday for National Engineers Week »

Epcot’s Pixie Hollow garden opens for guests to meet Disney fairies
A Mom and The Mouse, Kristin Ford — posted by kristin ford on February, 22 2011 12:59 AM
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Tinker Bell and Terence greet guests in the new Pixie Hollow garden at Epcot. (Kristin Ford/Orlando Sentinel)
Though it may look like part of the preparations for the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, the outdoor meet-and-greet area for Disney Fairies is not seasonal.

Tinker Bell and her friends were relocated from the Magic Kingdom to the new Pixie Hollow garden after Mickey’s Toontown Fair closed Feb. 12. Pixie Hollow, which is located between Mouse Gear and the Kim Possible booth, opened mid-week last week.

Guests can meet Tinker Bell and her fairy friends daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. The current schedule, which is subject to change, shows four fairies on guest-greeting duty:

9:30 a.m.: Tinker Bell and Terence

10:10 a.m.: Rosetta and Vidia

10:50 a.m.: Tinker Bell and Terence

11:30 a.m.: Rosetta and Vidia

12:10: Tinker Bell and Terence

12:50 p.m.: Rosetta and Vidia

1:30 p.m.: Terence

2 p.m.: Tinker Bell

2:40 p.m.: Rosetta and Vidia

3:20 p.m. Tinker Bell and Terence

4 p.m. Rosetta and Vidia

4:40 p.m. Tinker Bell and Terence

5:15 p.m. Rosetta and Vidia

There are two queues for Pixie Hollow garden — one for Tinker Bell and Terence and one for Rosetta and Vidia — which should help cut wait times for guests wanting photos with specific fairies.

 

[Corrine 1973]

Hello.

I just signed up today my son received a make a wish trip and we are going in March 2011. I'm so lost and have no idea what to do first on the website. Would you be able to help me.

What should I do first.

How do I go about signing up for The Big Give.

Do you know if anyone donates disney clothes, camera, video camera or luggage to go on the trip?

Thanks.
Roxanne
MonkeyManMichael

First of all congrats on your family being selected for a Make a Wish trip. We went in Sept of 2009 and had a wonderful time. I see you already have been given a lot of advice on lugage and The Big Give so I won't go further into that. As for the camera, as was said there is one you can barrow at GKTW. It is a camera/Video camera duo. My camera was stollen the second day of out trip and I ended up barrowing one. If they are the same one, they are a little bit big and have no flash. You also have to turn them in before the end of the trip so that they can finalize the disc they are on. While it was very nice that they have this available it might be easier to barrow one form someone if you don't have the money to buy one.
I would also suggest looking to see if you have a Disney Outlet store by your house. The one by my house has t-shirts currently available from $3-$5. Hope this helps.

 

[Corrine 1973]

Very happy to say that after much persistance (basically checking for reservations every day) I was able to get Fantasmic! Dining reservations.Very excited!

Plus question for those who have gone to WDW after their Wish trips. Our only knowledge of WDW is our Wish trip and I don't want to be disappointed that we are not going to get the same amount of pixie dust we recieved then. Any advice on how to set our expectations where they should be. TIA

 

[Mom2mitokids]

I posted some pictures on page 42 and page 43 has another awesome Big Give!!

 

[kailatilear]

I just posted the last few BIG GIVES on my PTR. I am sorry it has taken so long to get them posted. Between Tilear's belly, his surgery, the hospital stay and life I got so far behind.

I can't thank everyone who participated in our BIG GIVE enough!!! All of you were wonderful and have made a huge impact in our lives and our trip!!! Thank you all so very very much!!!

 

[shruley]

The Wish granters are coming this Thurs. evening! So excited for her to actually Make her Wish! She's only 4, cross your fingers she actually says Disney World! Once she's made the wish, I'll try to start a PTR. (I did start a Blog entry on it though, here http://www.reachingmylimit.com/2011/02/wishese.html After months of waiting, it's hard to believe they're actually coming!

 

[kailatilear]

The Wish granters are coming this Thurs. evening! So excited for her to actually Make her Wish! She's only 4, cross your fingers she actually says Disney World! Once she's made the wish, I'll try to start a PTR. (I did start a Blog entry on it though, here http://www.reachingmylimit.com/2011/02/wishese.html After months of waiting, it's hard to believe they're actually coming!

YEAH!!!! Keep us updated on how it goes

 

[Mom2mitokids]

Hello! Someone was asking about where to meet Tinkerbelll. My TA posted the following link on her website

(OK, I'll just posted the article here, and here's the link: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/di...en-opens-for-guests-to-meet-disney-fairies/):

Main | Bill Nye The Science Guy visits Epcot on Wednesday for National Engineers Week »

Epcot’s Pixie Hollow garden opens for guests to meet Disney fairies
A Mom and The Mouse, Kristin Ford — posted by kristin ford on February, 22 2011 12:59 AM
Discuss This: Comments(6) | Add to del.icio.us | Digg it
Tinker Bell and Terence greet guests in the new Pixie Hollow garden at Epcot. (Kristin Ford/Orlando Sentinel)
Though it may look like part of the preparations for the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, the outdoor meet-and-greet area for Disney Fairies is not seasonal.

Tinker Bell and her friends were relocated from the Magic Kingdom to the new Pixie Hollow garden after Mickey’s Toontown Fair closed Feb. 12. Pixie Hollow, which is located between Mouse Gear and the Kim Possible booth, opened mid-week last week.

Guests can meet Tinker Bell and her fairy friends daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. The current schedule, which is subject to change, shows four fairies on guest-greeting duty:

9:30 a.m.: Tinker Bell and Terence

10:10 a.m.: Rosetta and Vidia

10:50 a.m.: Tinker Bell and Terence

11:30 a.m.: Rosetta and Vidia

12:10: Tinker Bell and Terence

12:50 p.m.: Rosetta and Vidia

1:30 p.m.: Terence

2 p.m.: Tinker Bell

2:40 p.m.: Rosetta and Vidia

3:20 p.m. Tinker Bell and Terence

4 p.m. Rosetta and Vidia

4:40 p.m. Tinker Bell and Terence

5:15 p.m. Rosetta and Vidia

There are two queues for Pixie Hollow garden — one for Tinker Bell and Terence and one for Rosetta and Vidia — which should help cut wait times for guests wanting photos with specific fairies.

Thank you for posting this. I'm going to print it out. Do you know where the Princesses are and Whinnie the Pooh and characters

 

[Mom2mitokids]

More Big Gives!!! Please Start on page 42 as I posted other pictures today.

 

[jj0plin]

I've also posted a few Big Gives over the past few days. I created a Table of Contents in my first post

 

[Bill_Lin]

Hello.

I just signed up today my son received a make a wish trip and we are going in March 2011. I'm so lost and have no idea what to do first on the website. Would you be able to help me.

What should I do first.

How do I go about signing up for The Big Give.

Do you know if anyone donates disney clothes, camera, video camera or luggage to go on the trip?

Thanks.
Roxanne
MonkeyManMichael

Roxanne,
Once you get to Kissimmee, you can pick up Disney tee shirts and such at the Wal-Mart near Give Kids the World Village. They have a huge section of Disney stuff there. It will not be labeled Disney World, just Disney, but you can get a lot of character shirts or stuffed animals.

 

[Bill_Lin]

The Wish granters are coming this Thurs. evening! So excited for her to actually Make her Wish! She's only 4, cross your fingers she actually says Disney World! Once she's made the wish, I'll try to start a PTR. (I did start a Blog entry on it though, here http://www.reachingmylimit.com/2011/02/wishese.html After months of waiting, it's hard to believe they're actually coming!

Viewing wdwinfo.com or other Disney information sites online might help your child visualize what a Disney World Wish might be like.

 

[Bill_Lin]

To help build excitement for our wish trip we ordered the free trip planning DVD from the Disney website, and viewed the Samatha Brown and other specials on Disney World and Sea World that happened to be showing on the travel channel.BIll_Lin

 

[Bill_Lin]

Thank you for posting this. I'm going to print it out. Do you know where the Princesses are and Whinnie the Pooh and characters

The best place for meeting Princesses is the Meal at the Castle which required advanced reservations (though read on our trip report about the magic we received in that regard) or at France in Epcot. We found Pooh near Splash Mountain.

 

[blessedmom4]

Thank you for posting this. I'm going to print it out. Do you know where the Princesses are and Whinnie the Pooh and characters

Kris, This is direct from the WDW Website
Mickey's Toontown Fair Closed

The Magic Kingdom is beginning an expansion that will nearly double the size of Fantasyland. To make way for this transformation, Mickey's Toontown Fair will close February 12, 2011. Fantasyland construction will be completed in phases with most new attractions open by 2013.

Attraction Changes

In the meantime, you can meet Mickey, Minnie and the Disney princesses throughout Magic Kingdom. Starting Spring 2011, they will greet Guests at the Town Square Exposition Hall.

Tinker Bell and her fairy friends will be joining the cast of Epcot, where they bring magic to the International Flower and Garden Festival in the spring.

The Walt Disney World Railroad will stay open, but the Toontown station will be closed during construction.

We personally saw Pooh and friends at Animal Kingdom

 

[blessedmom4]

In my Magically Speaking Newsletters I just read this piece of info:

Toontown Closed
Mickey's Toontown Fair has been walled off and removed from the park map. Character meet-and-greets have been moved to other locations throughout the park. Currently, the princesses can be found at the Adventureland Veranda. Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse are appearing in multiple places in the park, showing up near the exit of Splash Mountain, at the Tomorrowland Patio near the Carousel of Progress, and inside the lobby area of the Hall of Presidents. Later this spring, Mickey and Minnie will move to the Town Square Exhibition Hall, which has been renamed to the Town Square Theater. The new name now appears on the guide maps.

Also announced, for the first time ever in a meet and greet location, guests who are wanting to meet with Mickey will have the ability to obtain a FASTPASS. Guests will then be able to come back during a designated one hour time window to get pictures and autographs without having to wait in the standby queue. For those who will be waiting in the standby line, an interactive queue will be available to help pass the time.

 

[brookerene]

I'm glad they are doing a fastpass for Mickey. I remember waiting 45 min to get my oldest's photo with tigger (when he was 9 mo's old..). and he screamed and I took the photo anyway...made tigger hold and then I snapped the shot. I need to scan it and post it. It's one of my fave photos...but I wouldn't do it again....I wish Fantasyland was already expanded -I heard the new 7 dwarves mine ride is going to be really neat with rail cars that rock as you go...!

 

[MitoDadMO]

Sorry we have been absent. We have been at Childrens hospital again. A friend of ours has a little boy that was diagnosed with a severe form of epilepsy similar to kade. we went up to visit them last night.

 

[Leeds-Josh]

I've found out last week that i'm going to have my wish granted to go to WWOHP.

We are still in the early process, passport details etc.....but I CANT WAIT. We will most likely be going in October and I probably spend at least 2/3hrs on the internet a day just looking at florida related things.

Because me and my family will probs never do anything like this ever again we will get our own Disney Passes. Its too big of an opportunity to waste.

I have a heart condition but luckily I can go on big coasters Its been a turbulant few yrs lots of ops some with side affects. I have fluid in my stomach. I was told in September that I will eventually need a transplant. But hopefully that wont be anytime soon. Things are starting to get better now I had op in December which strangely (with my track record) went perfectly so to hear about the wish was the icing on top of the most delicious cake in the world.