Make a Wish (and other organizations) - Wish Trippers UNITE! Volume SIX!

[icecreamforbreakfast]

Does anyone know, is it possible to buy tickets for WDW from GKTW for more than 3 days? Or do we add the days to the tickets at Disney when we get there?

It could be different now, but when we went on our trip and what I have read from others is that because the tickets you get for Disney from GKTW are marked as complimentary you are unable to add any days from them. If you want to go to the parks a 4th day, you need to buy a new full price one day ticket. Like I said, it may be different now, but that was the case in the past.

Hope you have a great trip!

 

[redberyl]

When we wenr i was at first disappointed there were only 3 wdw days, and pkannwd to buy more days. but with the genie pass you get so much done it ends up being plenty! If you think you will add more days, wait until the first 3 are over, because you might change your mind. We did!

 

[redberyl]

Someone asked about toiletries, they provided soap, body wash, toothpaste, shampoo and conditioner. Also, there is a walmarr just up the street, so if you need more ir want different brands you can very easily buy more

 

[Madison Maylynn mom]

Thanks on the toiletries!

 

[jojuvanlaanen]

Hello! I hope this is where I comment with all things MAW. This thread is huge! My daughter was just recently granted a wish and knowing her (she's 6) she'll want to go to Disney. We are just getting started on this process and I am a planner and organizer so I have TONS of questions! We have been to Disney before, but never as a Wish family so I'm thinking this is all new now! I had a running list in my head last night of all my questions so hopefully I'll remember them all.

1. Do you automatically have to stay at GKTW or do you have the choice to stay on Disney Property?

2. Can we change the tickets around, or purchase extra days? (We probably won't do Sea World, so could we ad an extra Disney day instead?)

3. We would like to extend our trip by a few days... is that possible?

4. Can my daughter wish for specific thing(s) at Disney... like Be a princess for a day, or dance with Prince Charming or meet ariel...like a meet and greet. Can part of her wish be the royal treatment at BBB?

5. What is the process like leading up to the big vacation? Like... did you have reveal parties, do the wish granters do fun things for the wish kid during the months leading up to the trip?

6. Can you include extended family during the trip? My mom lives about an hour from Orlando and it would be nice to have her join in on the trip for a day or two, if possible.

7. How do things go at the airport? I've seen reports of special things happening by the airline and the pilots. Is that standard practice?

8. Front of the Line access.... Do you really get "front of the line" or just fastpass line? Is it hit or miss with characters if you can get to the front?

9. Obviously there are 4 parks and 3 day tickets. What parks do you recommend doing on the same day?

10. Can Universal and IOA be done on the same day?

11. Do you go back to GKTW for meals, or just eat at the parks? Is the amount of money giving by MAW addequet


Well... I think that's all for now but I'm sure I'll have many more questions later!

 

[redberyl]

1. You can chose another hotel if it is part of your dsughters wish, not yours. There are financial incentives for maw to use gktw, so they will push hard in that direction 2. They wont let you switch up the tickets, we asked. You would have to purchase tickets using your own money, and they cant be added on to the tickets you are given, you would have to pay full price for a base ticket. 3.You csn but eould have to provide your own accomodations.4be careful here. My daughters wish was to see the floating lights and dance with rapunzrl. They suggested we ccombine that with a trip to disney. They sent us to disney but did not do the floating lights. We asked for other extras and were denied.

 

[redberyl]

4. They give you a prepaid credit card to use on ehatever u would like. We did bbb with that 5. Some chapters do parties, others do not 6they will pay for 2 adults, siblings, or one playmate if there are mo siblings. They will often allow extended family to join in but they pay their own way.7.we were given a leyter to give to the pilot, but our pilot did nothing. In fact, wr got bumped from the flight

 

[redberyl]

8. Front of the line for characters, fastpass line for rides 9. For is hollywood studios and animal kingdom were half day parks 10.yes 11. We went back, more for rest than for meals. They say its 20 min away, but was closer to 40 because of traffic

 

[redberyl]

11. Most families get $500, i hsve heard of as littles as 250 and as much as 1000. So much depends on your chapter. You get so much donewith the genie pass the 3 days was plenty for us, even doing very short days. Plan on extra time for rest.

 

[potsiemom]

just got back from 4 days at nationwide childrens.Brittni had a bit of a rough spell and at one point her blood pressure dropped o 50 over something.While we were there tho we did get our exact disney dates.Our stay at gktw will be from june 27th to july 3rd then we are staying at port orleans riverside from july 3rd till july 10th.They will be flying us into sanford airport tho which has me a little concerned about how we will get back to their from port orleans since we will not be driving.

 

[jojuvanlaanen]

Thanks for the replies, redberyl! So I'm wondering....if we stay an extra few days can we use the tickets they give us, and maybe the complimentary Legoland or Bush gardens tickets (cause I hear you can get some complimentary, or switch them out with one of the tickets you won't use...like Sea World)? I'm wondering if we can just focus on Disney during those 5 days, and then the extra days we stay can we use like the Universal tickets and the Legoland ticket?

And I've never seen anyone post about the return trip. What's that like? Do you get return transportation back to your house?

 

[jojuvanlaanen]

So sorry to hear about your daughter, potsiemom. It's so scary when something like that happens. How exciting you are extending your trip by and extra week!!! What are you plans during that week?

 

[potsiemom]

our plans for now subject to change a million times a day
arrival day june 27th will be almost midnight before we arrive at gktw plane doesnt land in sanford untill 10

june 28th orientation then universal studios
june 29th aquatica then back to gktw intime for halloween party
june 30th universal island of adventures
july 1st sea world
july 2nd wet n wild back to gktw intime for christmas party
july 3rd check out of gktw and check into port orleans then head to holly wood studios hoping to arrive there by noonish lunch at sci fi dinner at 50s prime time
july 4th my birthday magic kingdom breakfast at crystal palace dinner at be our guest
july 5th blizzard beach dinner at hoop dee doo review
july 6th typhoon lagoon dinner at 1900 park fare
july 7th epcot breakfast at akershus dinner at garden grill
july 8th late breakfast at chef mickeys disney quest then cirqua la nouba
july 9th animal kingdom breakfast at tusker house late lunch rainforest cafe
july 10th home

 

[jojuvanlaanen]

So I see you aren't even doing dinner or any character meals until after GKTW. Is that included with your MAW trip or is that done on your own? I love that you are staying so long. Makes for a much more relaxing vacation.

 

[potsiemom]

we are hoping to return to give kids the world for dinner each night while we are there.Tho we may do medevil times one night that we are there.We have the regular dining plan for our extended part but will still be paying for a few meals out of pocket.our wish chapter is supposed to see about getting us lanouba tickets.thye told my daughter she could pick one extra so that is what she choose.

 

[jojuvanlaanen]

GENERAL QUESTION: Where can I find a list of current pre-trip and trip reports for MAW kids? Is there such a place to find these? The most recent on the first post of this thread are from 2013. If I wanted to make one do I just post it right on the general pre-trip/trip reports pages?

 

[blondieboo]

I started a pre-trip report

http://www.disboards.com/threads/bellas-maw-trip.3399051/

 

[blondieboo]

GENERAL QUESTION: Where can I find a list of current pre-trip and trip reports for MAW kids? Is there such a place to find these? The most recent on the first post of this thread are from 2013. If I wanted to make one do I just post it right on the general pre-trip/trip reports pages?

I couldn't find one specifically for MAW kids. I made mine in the general pre-trip area.

 

[Twice_as_Nice]

Is it possible to have something shipped to GKTW prior to your arrival ie. a stroller?

 

[icecreamforbreakfast]

Is it possible to have something shipped to GKTW prior to your arrival ie. a stroller?

We had several boxes sent to GKTW before we arrived, we contacted them and they told us to have the shipper label them with the wish child's name and arrival date. When we arrived they were all in our villa waiting for us I would suggest contacting them and making sure that is still ok, but when we asked we got a very positive yes that's fine response.