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

[redberyl]

Ok, so this isnt the typical post and is going to sound ungrateful. My daughter, now age 6, wanted to see the floating lights from tangled, so i applied for maw. She told the wish lady she wanted to see the floating lights and dance with rapunzel. The wish lady turned to me and asked "ifwe could do the floating lights in disney, would that be utopia?" Well, yes! Then she asked my daughter if she wanted to be in a parade and get tucked in bed by rapunzel. Yes and yes! As the trip neared i kept asking about the plans for the floating lights, since they kept telling us disney plans but nothing about the lighrs. They told me it was being taken care of and "some things were going to be a suprise." Well, it was a suprise. No floating lights, no parade, no goodnight from rapunzel. The trip to disney was nice, but it wasnt her wish and it is something i could have given her myself. Its been a year, and everytime we pass a fountainshe throws a coin and tells me she hopes she gets her real wish. We got a survey and i sent off some emails when we got back, but never received a response. Does anyone know organizations that do a second wish, or have any advice. What really upsets me is we were never told the lights werent going to happen, she was expecting them right up til the end of the trip

 

[WendyLou]

Anyone have any clue what will happen with this? Logan was so excited about feeding the dolphins.

 

[WendyLou]

Sorry....

http://touch.orlandosentinel.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-82893913/

"The tradition of feeding dolphins at a petting area has ended at SeaWorld Orlando.

People have gathered for years at Dolphin Cove to pet the creatures and spend a few dollars on fish for them. Now SeaWorld has revamped the pool. Visitors can still pet dolphins but may not feed them.

Instead, guests can purchase packages that include touching the dolphins and having their photos taken with them under a trainer's supervision. Those 10-minute packages – starting at $15 per person – will not include feeding. Visitors can sign up in advance online beginning March 2. Each session can include five groups of up to 10 people each."

 

[luvlabor]

Anyone have any clue what will happen with this? Logan was so excited about feeding the dolphins.

I was wondering the same thing. My daughter is soooooooo bummed that she won't be able to feed the dolphins!
Jessica

 

[FaithsWish]

Anyone have any clue what will happen with this? Logan was so excited about feeding the dolphins.

Oh no! Faith was really looking forward to that and feeding the sting rays.

I have an additional question for anyone who had been recently....

I know that the Photo Pass/Memory Maker is provided by Disney, are photos included at SeaWorld and Universal also????

FIVE DAYS!!!!!

 

[chcmama]

Oh no! Faith was really looking forward to that and feeding the sting rays.

I have an additional question for anyone who had been recently....

I know that the Photo Pass/Memory Maker is provided by Disney, are photos included at SeaWorld and Universal also????

FIVE DAYS!!!!!

At SeaWorld and Universal you get a coupon for 1 free photo. When we got the free photo at Universal they did offer a discount on any other photos we wanted to buy, I think it was $10 for any other picture, but we didn't buy anymore. At SeaWorld make sure you have your GKTW button with you to use the coupon, I was going to get the pic as dh took the kids on one last ride and I couldn't get it until ds was back with the button. It does say that on the coupon, I just forgot.

 

[jennine]

Hello folks! I am just interested in some WISH trip info and whether or not I should bother applying as I am not sure that my son would be approved. His name is Taylor, he is 8 years old and has spastic quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy. He is in a wheelchair and just came home from the hospital following a surgery to release his hamstrings. He is in full leg casts on both legs for the next 6 weeks. What really broke my heart is that he doesn't have mental capacity to understand why this was happening to him. Days are definitely not easy as we help him to dress, eat, go to the bathroom and other self care. But of course we consider ourselves lucky as things could be much worse! He also has a twin sister with Spastic Diplegia CP. We have had some people ask if we've ever done a wish trip which really didn't occur to me, so I wondered if anyone here has been granted one with similar conditions?

 

[jennine]

I am considering getting a bag to attach to the back of Faith's wheelchair. It would hold her extra clothes and some of her equipment.

My concern is when we are actually on rides, how safe will the bag be? I've heard of backpacks being taken out of strollers and such that are left in stroller parking. Does this happen to bags on wheelchairs also? Did many of you leave the bag attached to the chair?

Hi there! In our experience of being in the park with a wheelchair, the chair will be right next to where you load and unload on the rides. Regular strollers(except for those with a tag saying "use as a wheelchair") are left to be parked outside the attraction in a designated stroller parking spot. So I would say definitely attach a bag. I made one for my son and it is awesome to have that extra space to put things!

 

[chiamarie]

I was wondering the same thing. My daughter is soooooooo bummed that she won't be able to feed the dolphins!
Jessica

Oh no! Faith was really looking forward to that and feeding the sting rays.

I have an additional question for anyone who had been recently....

I know that the Photo Pass/Memory Maker is provided by Disney, are photos included at SeaWorld and Universal also????

FIVE DAYS!!!!!

I would be surprised if they just STOPPED doing anything for the WISH kids; I would be willing to bet they will be doing something to help the kids looking forward to seeing/meeting dolphins that are visiting with the Make A Wish. But I haven't heard anything on what the plans will be for that.

 

[ManyKids]

On the GKTW website for Organizations they talk about families being able to stay at WDW for an addtional fee. Has anyone stayed onsite?

 

[FaithsWish]

Today is Faith's wish reveal party. It is also my mothers funeral. Mom was so excited that Faith was going to be granted her wish. Quite a bitter sweet day.

 

[lanejudy]

Oh, I'm so sorry about your mom! I'm sure she'd want you to carry-on and be excited with Faith and the trip!

 

[WendyLou]

Allison, so sorry for your loss.

 

[hey_jude]

Hello folks! I am just interested in some WISH trip info and whether or not I should bother applying as I am not sure that my son would be approved. His name is Taylor, he is 8 years old and has spastic quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy. He is in a wheelchair and just came home from the hospital following a surgery to release his hamstrings. He is in full leg casts on both legs for the next 6 weeks. What really broke my heart is that he doesn't have mental capacity to understand why this was happening to him. Days are definitely not easy as we help him to dress, eat, go to the bathroom and other self care. But of course we consider ourselves lucky as things could be much worse! He also has a twin sister with Spastic Diplegia CP. We have had some people ask if we've ever done a wish trip which really didn't occur to me, so I wondered if anyone here has been granted one with similar conditions?

Hi Jennine.

The Sunshine Foundation http://www.sunshine.ca specifically says that they grant wishes to children with severe physical disabilities such as spina bifida or cerebral palsy.

Judy

 

[jennine]

Hi Jennine.

The Sunshine Foundation http://www.sunshine.ca specifically says that they grant wishes to children with severe physical disabilities such as spina bifida or cerebral palsy.

Judy

Thanks Judy. I will look into that!

 

[Jennifer Cullimore]

Oh Allison, I'm so sorry! Lifting you up in prayer!

 

[hey_jude]

Thanks Judy. I will look into that!

I'm excited to hear how this works out for your son. A potential wish trip sounds like the best medicine for him right now!

 

[WendyLou]

I so hope you are able to get something worked out for your son, sounds like he really needs a break and you too! Please let us know what you find out about The Sunshine Foundation.

Hello folks! I am just interested in some WISH trip info and whether or not I should bother applying as I am not sure that my son would be approved. His name is Taylor, he is 8 years old and has spastic quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy. He is in a wheelchair and just came home from the hospital following a surgery to release his hamstrings. He is in full leg casts on both legs for the next 6 weeks. What really broke my heart is that he doesn't have mental capacity to understand why this was happening to him. Days are definitely not easy as we help him to dress, eat, go to the bathroom and other self care. But of course we consider ourselves lucky as things could be much worse! He also has a twin sister with Spastic Diplegia CP. We have had some people ask if we've ever done a wish trip which really didn't occur to me, so I wondered if anyone here has been granted one with similar conditions?

 

[WendyLou]

We are 61 days away from our Wish trip and Logan finally gets it!! He is so excited and talks about it everyday. I'm going to get him a countdown calendar to help him better "see" when we leave, it's hard to explain how many days but he keeps asking if we leave tomorrow , till then we will just continue to celebrate everyday! So glad this board is here, no one else gets it.

 

[FaithsWish]

We are 2 days away from leaving and the princess dresses and personalized shirts I bought for Faith from Etsy have been lost by USPS. What can I do at this point but laugh?