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

[billwendy]

I've read that it is okay to use the GAC for rides Kade cannot get on because he will be still be waiting for you and that could still tire him out. I have read several trip reports where this was done.

Thats how it was explained to us as well....the idea is not to have the child wait and for the family to have fun!!! Have a GREAT TRIP!!!

 

[fulseasmama]

I Have a question about the GAC and our group. How will the GAC work with rides that Kade would not normally be able to ride, like Rock 'n Rollercoaster? Will we be allowed to jump the line even if he does not ride a ride?

Hi Josh...I don't mean to be contrary to earlier responses you may have gotten but I just thought I would share our experience. We found there really was not much time for extra riding that did not involve the kids when trying to get everything done we wanted them to be able to do but there were two rides I wanted to try...at Universal the Harry Potter one and at Disney the Rock'n Rollercoaster. In both cases we just went up to the person working at the ride and explained our situation. The minute they heard we were on my daughters wish trip they were more then helpful getting us on the ride fast and helping us quickly child swap. They seemed very happy to help us ride and we got to do so quickly. I guess I would say talk to the people a the ride and see how they can help. Time and time again I found them more then happy to help all of us. I really hope you have an amazing trip...it is such a magical experience. Safe travels.

 

[kimmg]

Does anyone have any experience with a wish trip and food allergies? My DS can not eat gluten and I've heard that GKTW will accommodate us but are there many options? He's been really picky about food since chemo. I want him to not spend the whole time sad about what he can't have and prepare to bring things if they don't have many alternatives. I know Disney is amazing about dealing with it but I wonder about Universal or Sea World? Thanks in advance for any info.

 

[billwendy]

Wow, I hope this is true because we were thinking we would be having to wait a long time with Hannah for rides that her brother and sister want to go on that she can't.

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how many things Hannah can do - I've been thinking about that since you posted earlier. I bet she will love the shows -they have such great music - the Nemo and Lion King shows at AK are just AWESOME!!!

 

[billwendy]

Hi Josh...I don't mean to be contrary to earlier responses you may have gotten but I just thought I would share our experience. We found there really was not much time for extra riding that did not involve the kids when trying to get everything done we wanted them to be able to do but there were two rides I wanted to try...at Universal the Harry Potter one and at Disney the Rock'n Rollercoaster. In both cases we just went up to the person working at the ride and explained our situation. The minute they heard we were on my daughters wish trip they were more then helpful getting us on the ride fast and helping us quickly child swap. They seemed very happy to help us ride and we got to do so quickly. I guess I would say talk to the people a the ride and see how they can help. Time and time again I found them more then happy to help all of us. I really hope you have an amazing trip...it is such a magical experience. Safe travels.

Thats just wonderful!!!

Hey - can I PLEASE see a pic of Chelsea and Fuller in their Tigger/Piglet outfits??????

 

[fulseasmama]

Thats just wonderful!!!

Hey - can I PLEASE see a pic of Chelsea and Fuller in their Tigger/Piglet outfits??????

Because you are super sweet and asked so nice....Just a quick few!

Can you tell the kids are beaming...they were treated so amazing but more on that in my TR hopefully starting this week. Three days of pictures edited and ready to go and one day of story typed up. This week it starts I promise. Thanks again for everything.

 

[blessedmom4]

Because you are super sweet and asked so nice....Just a quick few!

Can you tell the kids are beaming...they were treated so amazing but more on that in my TR hopefully starting this week. Three days of pictures edited and ready to go and one day of story typed up. This week it starts I promise. Thanks again for everything.

Looking forward to the report...ADORABLE Photos!!!

 

[kimmg]

Because you are super sweet and asked so nice....Just a quick few!


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Can you tell the kids are beaming...they were treated so amazing but more on that in my TR hopefully starting this week. Three days of pictures edited and ready to go and one day of story typed up. This week it starts I promise. Thanks again for everything.

Those are so precious! I am going through reading TR and they are so amazing. It's so awesome what they do for all the kids.

 

[LVMom23]

For those of you who have stayed at Give Kids the World, are you allowed to have a visitor (close friend) spend a night or two? Obviously they would be responsible for all of their other expenses for the trip, but I was curious if they could stay with us.

 

[jj0plin]

For those of you who have stayed at Give Kids the World, are you allowed to have a visitor (close friend) spend a night or two? Obviously they would be responsible for all of their other expenses for the trip, but I was curious if they could stay with us.

I haven't been yet but I did call GKTW last week with the same question, but to have my mom stay with us over a weekend. They told me that it has to go through your MAW chapter and you cannot exceed 7 people in the Villa. I called our Wish coordinator and saidit would be no problem, but she did have to mail my mom release forms to be filled out and returned and then she will forward them to GKTW.

 

[MitoDadMO]

2 more days!!! it will be nice to get out of this nasty weather in MO and get to some nice weather in FL.

 

[mom2_3girls]

I just wanted to stop by and introduce myself. My name is Rachel..married to a wonderful man Tom and we have 3 girls. Taylor is 15 and is healthy, Olivia (our wish tripper) 8, and Sydney 7 (healthy). Olivia has been sick since birth with chronic GI issues which lead to multiple GI surgeries and then a G tube being placed. When she turned 2 we discovered an Immune Deficiency, then she started in with blood glucose issues (very highs and very lows) along with tiring quickly and muscle pains. Last year our wonderful Neuro (who we had met only once) put it all together and though she had Mito. We just got our diagnosis a few months ago...Mitochondrial Disease Complex V. Olivia was given a Make A Wish application 2 years ago (by a NP in Immunology) for her Immune Deficiency, but her Immunologist wouldn't sign the paper since she could not say what kind of Immune Deficiency she had (needless to say there were a few unhappy people). Her ped and I were talking and was decided we should try send in an application and here we are. We have our dates and we will be going April 27th - May 3rd.

I have been lurking for a few days just reading and I'm so overwhelmed in trying to plan this trip...given that we have so little time to plan. I hope to get some great info from this board. I'm still a little unsure how it all works, so it may take time to get it all figured out.

 

[wishin' on a star]

Hi Josh...I don't mean to be contrary to earlier responses you may have gotten but I just thought I would share our experience. We found there really was not much time for extra riding that did not involve the kids when trying to get everything done we wanted them to be able to do but there were two rides I wanted to try...at Universal the Harry Potter one and at Disney the Rock'n Rollercoaster. In both cases we just went up to the person working at the ride and explained our situation. The minute they heard we were on my daughters wish trip they were more then helpful getting us on the ride fast and helping us quickly child swap. They seemed very happy to help us ride and we got to do so quickly. I guess I would say talk to the people a the ride and see how they can help. Time and time again I found them more then happy to help all of us. I really hope you have an amazing trip...it is such a magical experience. Safe travels.

Similar experience here. On Catherine's wish trip, the GAC allowed us to be able to ride quickly on rides that she didn't necessarily want to ride. We didn't run into a single cast member who gave us a hard time with this. The entire trip, we felt like it was for the whole family, with pixie dust for everyone.

 

[Mom2Miracles]

I wanted to post this here as this gets the most traffic and might be of help to others. I called Disney dinning today, as I wanted to know about how they handle the costs for those who aren't eating. My daughter is tube fed (as many of you know from my PTR), and doesn't really eat orally, so won't be eating at any of the Character meals. She will love the interaction with the Characters and to be honest, food will be secondary to everyone i'm sure. Anyways, I found out that we don't have to pay anything for her to be in the restaurant. If we needed or wanted to, we can bring in our own food or snacks (she can eat tiny amounts of fruit, or suck on suckers), but as long as she doesn't eat anything the restaurant serves (which she won't), she is free. There is no entertainment fee either. This is great news, as I had read different things on this board about being charged full price regardless if she ate or not, or even an entertainment fee because of the characters. So hopefully this helps others who are in the same position as us, with a tube fed child. YAY!!!

 

[kimmg]

I wanted to post this here as this gets the most traffic and might be of help to others. I called Disney dinning today, as I wanted to know about how they handle the costs for those who aren't eating. My daughter is tube fed (as many of you know from my PTR), and doesn't really eat orally, so won't be eating at any of the Character meals. She will love the interaction with the Characters and to be honest, food will be secondary to everyone i'm sure. Anyways, I found out that we don't have to pay anything for her to be in the restaurant. If we needed or wanted to, we can bring in our own food or snacks (she can eat tiny amounts of fruit, or suck on suckers), but as long as she doesn't eat anything the restaurant serves (which she won't), she is free. There is no entertainment fee either. This is great news, as I had read different things on this board about being charged full price regardless if she ate or not, or even an entertainment fee because of the characters. So hopefully this helps others who are in the same position as us, with a tube fed child. YAY!!!

I don't have a tube fed child but that's great news!

 

[mommy2girlswv]

I wanted to post this here as this gets the most traffic and might be of help to others. I called Disney dinning today, as I wanted to know about how they handle the costs for those who aren't eating. My daughter is tube fed (as many of you know from my PTR), and doesn't really eat orally, so won't be eating at any of the Character meals. She will love the interaction with the Characters and to be honest, food will be secondary to everyone i'm sure. Anyways, I found out that we don't have to pay anything for her to be in the restaurant. If we needed or wanted to, we can bring in our own food or snacks (she can eat tiny amounts of fruit, or suck on suckers), but as long as she doesn't eat anything the restaurant serves (which she won't), she is free. There is no entertainment fee either. This is great news, as I had read different things on this board about being charged full price regardless if she ate or not, or even an entertainment fee because of the characters. So hopefully this helps others who are in the same position as us, with a tube fed child. YAY!!!

That's great news!!!

 

[mommy2girlswv]

2 more days!!! it will be nice to get out of this nasty weather in MO and get to some nice weather in FL.

Warm Weather... Have fun and enjoy the weather.

 

[LVMom23]

I wanted to post this here as this gets the most traffic and might be of help to others. I called Disney dinning today, as I wanted to know about how they handle the costs for those who aren't eating. My daughter is tube fed (as many of you know from my PTR), and doesn't really eat orally, so won't be eating at any of the Character meals. She will love the interaction with the Characters and to be honest, food will be secondary to everyone i'm sure. Anyways, I found out that we don't have to pay anything for her to be in the restaurant. If we needed or wanted to, we can bring in our own food or snacks (she can eat tiny amounts of fruit, or suck on suckers), but as long as she doesn't eat anything the restaurant serves (which she won't), she is free. There is no entertainment fee either. This is great news, as I had read different things on this board about being charged full price regardless if she ate or not, or even an entertainment fee because of the characters. So hopefully this helps others who are in the same position as us, with a tube fed child. YAY!!!

This is immensely helpful for us too as Hannah is G-tube fed as well, thank you!!

 

[brookerene]

Well a wonderful Big give came to our house today.... head over to our PTR to see the photos!

 

[MitoDadMO]

what time does GKTW start serving breakfast in the morning? I am an early bird and want to get the fam to the park early before the crowds.