I think this varies by chapter but we saw our wish granters in March over Spring Break and we are leaving Thurs. I think it has to do with when you want to go. Perrin wanted to go for SWW and they wanted to send us last weekend but I wanted him to finish out the school year!
It also has to do with how urgent meeting the Wish is. For children who have limited time, MAW can move very quickly.
and you also need to make sure you ask where to park because we did and were always directed to the handicapped parking..... which we always had awesome parking...
WDW calls it 'Medical Parking.'
If you don't have a handicapped parking permit, it's important to not park in any spots with blue painted lines, a handicapped parking sign or a wheelchair symbol. A handicapped parking permit is required to park in those spots and without one, you could get ticketed.
There are spots in those lots with white painted lines that you can park in without worrying.
The lot at the Studio is small and if you arrive late at the park, there may be no spots. If that happens, part of your group can be dropped off and the driver can go park in the regular lot.
When we went to Animal Kingdom in April, we also found the lot was full, so my husband dropped us off and went to park.
She does appear daily in Morrocco in the World Showcase of Epcot. The times she is available is listed in the times guide. If it rains, there is an inside spot in Morrocco for her too! She is also sometimes out at Magic Kingdom, but it is more hit and miss. Just ask a cast member when you arrive at the park and they will call and find out when and where she will be for the day! You will be able to find her!
Yes, we have seen her a number of times in Morocco. The park schedule for the week has the characters for the week and locations listed, but they don't list exact times.
My daughters will be 4 and 18 months when we go on my eldest's wish trip. We will definitely be getting a stroller (hopefully a double one that reclines!) as they have such little legs and simply can't be expected to walk everywhere. On top of that, Brooke's legs were weakened while she underwent chemo, at the end she had drop-leg syndrome. She seems to have regained much of her balance since she completed treatment, but her legs still tire easily. Who knows if this will be the case come September, but still--better safe than sorry, so a stroller it is!
Just wondering how it works at the parks with strollers? Can you take them into lines or do you have to park them oustside of lines or attractions? I don't want to miss getting photos or watching Brooke on a ride just because Avie is too young and we have to wait outside because of her stroller.
Also, I've heard of ''Stroller as Wheelchair'' tags but I'm not really certain how they work or if we should get one. I think Brooke would be fine getting out of the stroller to go rides when we got there and hoping back in when she's done. What do other parents recommend?
Follow the link in my signature to the disABILITIES FAQs thread ( you can also find it close to the top of this board).
Post #6 of that thread explains about using a stroller as a wheelchair.
Post #3 has information in various categories - one link is a height calculator. Your little one will be able to go on any attraction that she is tall enough for. Children who are too short too ride the 'less gentle' attractions are not allowed in line. For those attractions, you can do a 'Rider Swap' which allows the older child to ride with one adult while the other adult waits outside with the smaller child. After riding with the first adult, the child can ride again with the second adult.
This is not just for kids on MAW trips, but can be used by anyone. One thing you will need to think about is whether riding twice will be too tiring for your child.
We did the stroller as wheelchair at all WDW parks!!!! This is a must!!! Most rides we went down the wheelchair line and park the wheelchair outside the ride!! All the shows that we did we use the stroller as wheelchair! We sat at the wheelchair seats. January just can't walk far without getting tired. (She gets tired just walking around the house.) Kaitlyn had her own stroller and we would park her. Put her in the double stroller with the tag. Some rides don't let stroller as wheelchair tags. You have to change to a reg. wheelchair. On the way to the car, we had to carry Kaitlyn and put January in kaitlyn's stroller because she just couldn't walk that far!! We wish we had a double stroller from the park to the car.
The wheelchair accessible lines are at least 32 inches wide, so if a double stroller is smaller than that, it will fit. The few attractions that won't allow a stroller as wheelchair are either not accessible (like Tomorrowland Transit Authoritiy) or don't have a good way to get personal wheelchairs from the boarding area to the unload area (Pirates).
I don't believe the Disney strollers recline. I am sure I saw pictures of them somewhere on this forum. They are not typical strollers. If you need something for the whole trip, I would look to Orlando Strollers. They were great. Check with your wish organization and see if they will cover it for you. There is a lot of walking once you drop off the wheelchairs at most parks. I also imagine you would want to have one for GKTW.
We used the stroller as a wheelchair tag for DD on our last trip. There were a few attractions she had to walk a little. I would definately get one from what you have shared about her fatigue. I don't know if they give you the tag at GKTW, but any park guest can get one at guest services.
Also, I don't know if a double stroller fits through the lines. Anyone used one of those with the tag?
Meant to put the information about double strollers here , so see above.
The park rental strollers don't recline and are made of a firm plastic. That said, I have seen lots of kids sleeping pretty peacefully in them, especially smaller kids who like to sleep on their sides or curl up. It's not possible to curl up in a reclining stroller and I have seen kids who keep waking themselves up when then try to turn in the reclined stroller.
There is a picture of the WDW park rental strollers in post 2 of the disABILITIES FAQs thread. There is also information about offsite rental places for strollers and special needs strollers in that post.
Having a stroller you can use all the time is helpful though, because then you will have it to get to and from the park and also at GKTW.
Was wondering if anyone know if there is a place to keep my daughter's tube feeding supplies when at the parks? Can I just feed her at the wish lounges? Has anyone gone to Disney with a tubie child?
Thanks
Melissa
Mom to Emily (wish kiddo) and Abby
Each park has a First Aid station with private cubicles or rooms with cots. You can use First Aid for doing treatments, to lie down for a while or just to get out of the heat.
They will store medications, feedings and equipment for you or you could rent a locker at the front of each park.
Didn't know if anyone has heard about this but thought it might apply to a majority of us who are taking kids on MAW trips.
Stroller Rules Changing On American Airlines
Hopefully they will make exceptions for strollers for kiddos that MUST have them to make the trip through the airport but are not classified as "Special Needs Strollers".
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Airlines are required to do things to meet access needs of people with disabilities. This would include gate checking a stroller for a child who needs it because of a disability.
and, just to clarify if people can't read the link, American is stopping gate checking of strollers that weigh more than 20 pounds. So far, the other airlines have not joined in and are still gate checking all sizes of strollers.
I always did "pixie dust" or little gifts and such for the kids that I would find at the dollar store or the Target dollar spot and other random places. You can send anything you think the kids will like or need on there trip, it doesn't have to be sewn or handmade. 
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