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

[jojuvanlaanen]

MamaVonna, I'm so glad you finally heard from your wish granters! I'm excited to hear how that meeting went. Post here when you get your PTR started. I'm still trying to work on mine, too. We met with our Wish Granters last week.

MAW said they could definately get her in at BBB and possibly a character meal as well, but our requested dates are 10/24-10/30, so I'm nervous that we might not get a reservation. Can you mkae a reservation and then cancel if you need to change the date or time? Do you pay at the time of reservation?

 

[jojuvanlaanen]

By the way.... this is my sweet little girl, my wish child.

 

[MSKL]

Thanks! We haven't been on our trip yet. We don't even have confirmed dates...but hoping for Dec. 9-15. We want to experience all the Christmas magic without the Christmas crowds!

We are going the week before for the same reason!

 

[MSKL]

We were chsrged full price even though my daughter doesnt eat. Yiure paying more for the experience than the food. Our maw chapter gave us spending money fir the parks which covered cinderellas castle dinner and bbb. We made our reservations ourselves

Did you call Disney and make the reservations? I am not very familiar with the process. how soon can you make the reservations?

 

[redberyl]

You can get the reservation # off their website, then make them yourself. You can mske reservations up to 6 months out, do it as soon as you can because the castle fills up quickly

 

[jojuvanlaanen]

since we do not know our dates yet...but we are pretty sure we can go the dates we selected (oct 24 - 30) could we make reservations now and then cancel them if MAW gives us different dates?

 

[redberyl]

since we do not know our dates yet...but we are pretty sure we can go the dates we selected (oct 24 - 30) could we make reservations now and then cancel them if MAW gives us different dates?

If you cant get new dates and have to cancel, cinderellas table charges a $50 cancellation fee. I think they are the only restraunt that does that

 

[redberyl]

since we do not know our dates yet...but we are pretty sure we can go the dates we selected (oct 24 - 30) could we make reservations now and then cancel them if MAW gives us different dates?

Just thought i should add, cinderellas was our least favorite of all the places we ate! Food was awful. Princesses were not nearly as friendly as at the other meet and greets we did, which you will get front of the line access to. We were really rushed through the meal, and had to wait to get in for over 30 min after ourreservation time. The restaraunt is nothing special to look at. Be our guest is prettier with better food, beast is always there and belle often is, and the princess character meal at ashkerus in epcot was more fun.

 

[mamaVonna]

MamaVonna, I'm so glad you finally heard from your wish granters! I'm excited to hear how that meeting went. Post here when you get your PTR started. I'm still trying to work on mine, too. We met with our Wish Granters last week.

MAW said they could definately get her in at BBB and possibly a character meal as well, but our requested dates are 10/24-10/30, so I'm nervous that we might not get a reservation. Can you mkae a reservation and then cancel if you need to change the date or time? Do you pay at the time of reservation?

We are meeting the wish granters Friday! Ideally, I'd love to attend MVMCP instead of a character meal and BBB which seems to be what's usually offered. My girls are getting their hair braided, so no cute up-do needed & I've already bought my wish kid the Princess Tianna costume when the Disney Store had them super cheap (score!!); and I'm just not totally sold on the character meals. I actually love the thought of going to Akershus, but I'm terrified of spending too much on food (I'd rather buy lots of souvenirs!) There's so much mystery surrounding the amount of spending $ a family is given. We're planning to order a gift card every week of at least $25, more when we can. Hoping to have enough between those and the MAW $ to squeeze in some fun extras. I have made an ADR at T-Rex Cafe the day we plan to arrive but that's it so far. I believe they only charge cancellation fees if you fail to cancel 24 hours in advance, but definitely check it out to verify. Call them or check the disney dining site.

 

[mamaVonna]

Katyana' s wish granters will be meeting with us this Friday! Now I need to gather all the paperwork they requested. I know, I know...as long as I've been complaining about them taking so long I should have BEEEEN had everything together. Meh. I actually did make copies of all the birth certificates and our ID but of course I "put them somewhere where I wouldn't lose 'em" Back to the drawing board.
Did you guys have to provide birth certificates, licenses, and proof of car insurance too?

 

[mamaVonna]

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By the way.... this is my sweet little girl, my wish child.

She's such a little cutie, thanks for sharing!

 

[MSKL]

You can get the reservation # off their website, then make them yourself. You can mske reservations up to 6 months out, do it as soon as you can because the castle fills up quickly

Thank you!

 

[MSKL]

Just thought i should add, cinderellas was our least favorite of all the places we ate! Food was awful. Princesses were not nearly as friendly as at the other meet and greets we did, which you will get front of the line access to. We were really rushed through the meal, and had to wait to get in for over 30 min after ourreservation time. The restaraunt is nothing special to look at. Be our guest is prettier with better food, beast is always there and belle often is, and the princess character meal at ashkerus in epcot was more fun.

Good to know! And ...
There is a princess meal in Epcot?

 

[MSKL]

Katyana' s wish granters will be meeting with us this Friday! Now I need to gather all the paperwork they requested. I know, I know...as long as I've been complaining about them taking so long I should have BEEEEN had everything together. Meh. I actually did make copies of all the birth certificates and our ID but of course I "put them somewhere where I wouldn't lose 'em" Back to the drawing board.
Did you guys have to provide birth certificates, licenses, and proof of car insurance too?

Lol! Yay!
We had to provide licenses and birth certificates but not car insurance. Are y'all driving down?

 

[mamaVonna]

Make a Wish trip Sep 6th-12th 2015
Hello everyone Im new to the board
My Son is getting a wish trip in Sept were going to be staying at GKTW and Going to the parks. My sons wish is to meet Jake the pirate and since I have no idea what surprises are in store from MAW and GKTW. I made a Reservation at Hollywood and Vine at 10:10 on our Technically 3rd day of our trip. Im nervous about the trip flying for the first time and taking the kids for the for their first huge trip-1st plane ride-1st amusement park visit. Please any and all tips and tricks will be so helpful. My Son Damian is 6 he has Cerebral Palsy and Epilepsy. We also have a 2 year old so this will be a huge fun and stressful time lol. I know well spend Our 3rd day in Hollywood studios exploring and having fun Any other parks that your kids loved ? I know well go to MK and the animal park. Please any tips or tricks would be amazing

Hi Kelly, as this is our first trip as well I may not be much help, but I'll try to answer when I can! We are planning to spend our time at MK, AK, HS, Epcot, Universal and Islands of Adventure; as well as Downtown Disney. Not sure if we will have time for Sea World. YouTube has been an awesome source, pull up videos of the parks, the rides, shopping, even the food! Not sure if we're allowed to post/share other planning websites, but if so check out Kenny the pirate. You won't be disappointed! If that's not allowed I apologize, won't happen again!
Oh we only plan to spend a half day at AK & HS, lots of folks do those parks the same day using the park-hopper pass we receive. Happy planning

Lol! Yay!
We had to provide licenses and birth certificates but not car insurance. Are y'all driving down?

Nope, we're flying.

 

[mamaVonna]

Good to know! And ...
There is a princess meal in Epcot?

YES! Although I was on the fence about booking Akershus...I just happened to be on the site a few minutes ago and snagged a 9:45 ADR. According to one of the many disney blogs "

1. Princesses appear on a rotating schedule. On your visit, you may encounter Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Snow White, Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Mulan, Cinderella, and/or Mary Poppins. If you have a picky eater, head to Akershus for breakfast."

 

[mamaVonna]

Lol! Yay!
We had to provide licenses and birth certificates but not car insurance. Are y'all driving down?

We're flying

 

[redberyl]

YES! Although I was on the fence about booking Akershus...I just happened to be on the site a few minutes ago and snagged a 9:45 ADR. According to one of the many disney blogs "

1. Princesses appear on a rotating schedule. On your visit, you may encounter Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Snow White, Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Mulan, Cinderella, and/or Mary Poppins. If you have a picky eater, head to Akershus for breakfast."

We went for lunch a few years ago with my nieces, there was a lot mire interaction with the princesses than at cinderellas castle. They led all the kids around the room in a parade, my niece got to hold auroras hand ans lead the parade (be sure to display the genie pass when youre thete, so your dd will get chosen for that honor). When we went to cindyd, they stopped ay each table to snap a pic, but didnt try to engsge the kids at all.

 

[mamaVonna]

We went for lunch a few years ago with my nieces, there was a lot mire interaction with the princesses than at cinderellas castle. They led all the kids around the room in a parade, my niece got to hold auroras hand ans lead the parade (be sure to display the genie pass when youre thete, so your dd will get chosen for that honor). When we went to cindyd, they stopped ay each table to snap a pic, but didnt try to engsge the kids at all.

That's reassuring. I was already beginning to question myself. Going to just bite the bullet and spend the money, thanks!

 

[jojuvanlaanen]

MamaVonna - What are your preferred dates again? I know you haven't officially met your Wish Granters yet, but did you tell them anything about your requested dates and did they seem to think that would work out? I've been looking for Character meals to book...but NOTHING is available! It makes me wonder if she'll even get a meal or the BBB? I will definately try and check out the princess restaurant at Epcot.

That is a great idea about the $25 gift cards. I've already been putting money aside for our 5 day extension. Our wish granters said they have some formula that figures out how much $$ to give per person, based on age and other things. I know at GKTW they recommend $45/per person, per day. Everyone I've read about said they had plenty of money for everything...and even came home with extra money.

One thing I wonder.... do you make the ADR and BBB reservations or does MAW do that? Do they pay ahead of time, or do you pay when you get there??