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

[redberyl]

Another question. Does maw make all your reservations? Even BBB? I called today to see availability for BBB and all they had was evening openings at dtd, nothing g at all at magic kingdom. Does maw have connections to be able to schedule things the general public can't? She also would like to do a meal with the princesses, but there are absolutely no openings for those....especially for a table of 7.

No, you have to make your own reservations. We had to do bbb at downtown disney instead of mk, and we were only able to get into the castle to eat at 830 pm, and were lucky to get that

 

[mamaVonna]

Another question. Does maw make all your reservations? Even BBB? I called today to see availability for BBB and all they had was evening openings at dtd, nothing g at all at magic kingdom. Does maw have connections to be able to schedule things the general public can't? She also would like to do a meal with the princesses, but there are absolutely no openings for those....especially for a table of 7.

Ok, I need to tell you this before I forget, just happened upon this last night. Check out a place called Ivy Trellis. It's not in MK, I think it's inside the Grand Floridian Resort. I don't remember all the details BUT it's supposed to blow BBB outta the water! Way cuter hairstyles. I think it's less expensive. Not sure if they sell the costumes, but you can save $$$ by getting them when they run the 40% off sale online. If you are sure you want BBB in MK, just keep trying. Like every day. If you get there still with no appointment just walk in. You will have to wait a while, but they will get to her!

 

[Twice_as_Nice]

I have a question. When did you all get your official dates? How long before your actual trip? We would like to book our extension hotel as soon as possible.

We were given our official dates just after I sent in all the consent forms and our passports etc. to MAW. They then took that info and booked GKTW for us and our fights shortly after and then let us know. It was the next day after I sent the forms that I heard back with the dates but our MAW chapter is VERY quick with responses and doing things I find.

 

[potsiemom]

our plans still subject to change until I walk out the door.I have changed dining reservations every day i think.
6/26 arrive at give kids the world 8pm dinner then bed

6/27 horseback riding at give kids the world at 8 am
breakfast at gktw
orientation at 9
magic kingdom 1030 till 5
dinner at gktw
movie night at give kids the world playing new movie inside out

6/28
breakfast at gktw
universal studios 9 - 5
dinner at give kids the world
candyland party 730 - 830
pool then bed

6/29
disney photos at gktw at 8
breakfast at gktw
seaworld
9 -5
dinner at gktw
halloween party 730 - 830

6/30
nickelodeon characters at gktw 830
breakfast
hang out at village do star
lunch at gktw
downtown disney to see lanouba at 6

7/1
breakfast at gktw
universal studios 9-5
dinner at medieval times 830

7/2
breakfast at gktw
aquatica 9-3
dinner at gktw
christmas party at gktw 630-830
check into disney hotel 930

7/3
hollywood studios
lunch at sci fi
dinner at 50s prime time

7/4 my birthday
lunch at whispering canyon
frtwilderness activities
dinner at hoop dee doo

7/5
breakfast at 1900 park fare
typhoon lagoon
dinner at 1900 park fare

7/6
breakfast at tuskerhouse
animal kingdom 9-3
epcot 4-9
garden grill dinner at 650

7/7
breakfast at ohana
blizzard beach
dinner at mickeys backyard bbq

7/8
magic kingdom
breakfast at crystal palace
dinner at be our guest

7/9
downtown disney disney quest
lunch at trex
dinner at rainforest

7/10 head home at 10 am

 

[blondieboo]

our plans still subject to change until I walk out the door.I have changed dining reservations every day i think.
6/26 arrive at give kids the world 8pm dinner then bed

6/27 horseback riding at give kids the world at 8 am
breakfast at gktw
orientation at 9
magic kingdom 1030 till 5
dinner at gktw
movie night at give kids the world playing new movie inside out

6/28
breakfast at gktw
universal studios 9 - 5
dinner at give kids the world
candyland party 730 - 830
pool then bed

6/29
disney photos at gktw at 8
breakfast at gktw
seaworld
9 -5
dinner at gktw
halloween party 730 - 830

6/30
nickelodeon characters at gktw 830
breakfast
hang out at village do star
lunch at gktw
downtown disney to see lanouba at 6

7/1
breakfast at gktw
universal studios 9-5
dinner at medieval times 830

7/2
breakfast at gktw
aquatica 9-3
dinner at gktw
christmas party at gktw 630-830
check into disney hotel 930

7/3
hollywood studios
lunch at sci fi
dinner at 50s prime time

7/4 my birthday
lunch at whispering canyon
frtwilderness activities
dinner at hoop dee doo

7/5
breakfast at 1900 park fare
typhoon lagoon
dinner at 1900 park fare

7/6
breakfast at tuskerhouse
animal kingdom 9-3
epcot 4-9
garden grill dinner at 650

7/7
breakfast at ohana
blizzard beach
dinner at mickeys backyard bbq

7/8
magic kingdom
breakfast at crystal palace
dinner at be our guest

7/9
downtown disney disney quest
lunch at trex
dinner at rainforest

7/10 head home at 10 am

I'm looking at your plans for breakfast at GKTW. I'm not sure how you can be at the park by 9 since photos at GKTW is at 8 and then eat breakfast before leaving. My understanding is it takes 20-40 minutes to drive to the parks, not sure if you're factoring in the commute to your plans if you are trying to make rope drop.

So on 6/29
disney photos at gktw at 8
breakfast at gktw
seaworld
9 -5

 

[potsiemom]

we are using mears shuttle it picks us up at gktw at 9 and we will be returning at 5

 

[blondieboo]

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.

GKTW recommends $45 per person per day but keep in mind it's the chapter that gives the spending $ and it can vary WIDELY! Someone from my local chapter told me they received $30 per day per adult and $15 per child for 5 days. The other two days which are travel days they received $15 per person. Some give considerably more but others give considerably less than the $45. I thought we would get $45 each and had to rethink some things so I wanted to mention it so you're not making plans based on that figure.

we get no party at all.Our orginization just says you will get the stuff in the mail by this Friday call if you have any questions.I wonder if its because my daughter is older.We had wish granters at the beginning who came to our house but then she moved away and they never assigned us new ones.Brittni is 17 but i know her siblings and her would have liked to have somekinda party.

We're not getting a party either and my daughter is 4.

 

[blondieboo]

we are using mears shuttle it picks us up at gktw at 9 and we will be returning at 5

I see! Sorry about that!

You have some really great reservations and an awesome itenerary!

 

[jojuvanlaanen]

I attended Wish Granter training yesterday!!!! I was so in awe of what this organization did, and really jumped at the chance to give back. I learned so much about the organization and what they do, and what Wish Granters do... although I did already know quite a bit from all the research I did, and all I learned here. The girl who was leading the training was Jilly's wish coordinator, so afterwards I asked her a few questions about Jilly's Wish, so that was nice to be able to do that! I saw a sample itinerary from another wish girl who went to Disney, and saw the breakout of how they gave spending money...so that was really helpful! I also learned of some special things they do, and can do to make things so much easier at GKTW. Like, they will rent a stroller for you and have it at the airport waiting for you, and they will have diapers and wipes in your room if you request them too... so we don't have to worry about packing those. Also they have a great realationship with Southwest and they will know we are coming and do some special things for Jilly, like possibly let her make some announcements, sit in the cockpit, have some little gifts for her...etc. I also learned that our chapter does not like to do big shin-digs for the send off parties. Why??? I'm not really sure, maybe just to keep things simple and low key? But I know they do have a pretty nice budget for it, and they really push to get things like the cake and stuff donated so I'm not sure where they money goes for it.. maybe for gifts for the wish kid? Either way... I'm so excited to start wish granting!!!

Oh AND....I learned that MAW will make the reservations for BBB and/or character breakfasts. I said "But what about the 180 reservation stuff? Everything's booked!" She said..."We are MAW, we make it happen".. as she said it with a smile...haha! Whew... that's one less thing for me to worry about!

 

[Topdogie01]

[Q"jojuvanlaanen, post: 53905283, member: 187528"]I attended Wish Granter training yesterday!!!! I was so in awe of what this organization did, and really jumped at the chance to give back. I learned so much about the organization and what they do, and what Wish Granters do... although I did already know quite a bit from all the research I did, and all I learned here. The girl who was leading the training was Jilly's wish coordinator, so afterwards I asked her a few questions about Jilly's Wish, so that was nice to be able to do that! I saw a sample itinerary from another wish girl who went to Disney, and saw the breakout of how they gave spending money...so that was really helpful! I also learned of some special things they do, and can do to make things so much easier at GKTW. Like, they will rent a stroller for you and have it at the airport waiting for you, and they will have diapers and wipes in your room if you request them too... so we don't have to worry about packing those. Also they have a great realationship with Southwest and they will know we are coming and do some special things for Jilly, like possibly let her make some announcements, sit in the cockpit, have some little gifts for her...etc. I also learned that our chapter does not like to do big shin-digs for the send off parties. Why??? I'm not really sure, maybe just to keep things simple and low key? But I know they do have a pretty nice budget for it, and they really push to get things like the cake and stuff donated so I'm not sure where they money goes for it.. maybe for gifts for the wish kid? Either way... I'm so excited to start wish granting!!!

Oh ....I learned thatwill make the reservations for BBB and/or character breakfasts. I said "But what about the 180 reservation stuff? Everything's booked!" She said..."We are MAe make it happen".. as she said it with a smile...haha! Whew... that's one less thing for me to worry about![/QUOTE]










Congrats Our maw keeps sending us wish refferal cards and "tickets" to fill out for more information to pass out. Planning on dropping off a few tickets with childs cardiologist to have his office give to other families. And speak with the child life specialist (and the family services rep) to give them the cards to give to families that may qualify.

About the no party, maybe do a fast food dinner for the family and have baloons for the children? Our wish granters took us out to eat, and the only thing my child wanted was cheese curds lol.


Sorry if this is jumbled or mistakes, tablet keeps scrolling on the page and trying to jump to random sentences and auto type

 

[mamaVonna]

I attended Wish Granter training yesterday!!!! I was so in awe of what this organization did, and really jumped at the chance to give back. I learned so much about the organization and what they do, and what Wish Granters do... although I did already know quite a bit from all the research I did, and all I learned here. The girl who was leading the training was Jilly's wish coordinator, so afterwards I asked her a few questions about Jilly's Wish, so that was nice to be able to do that! I saw a sample itinerary from another wish girl who went to Disney, and saw the breakout of how they gave spending money...so that was really helpful! I also learned of some special things they do, and can do to make things so much easier at GKTW. Like, they will rent a stroller for you and have it at the airport waiting for you, and they will have diapers and wipes in your room if you request them too... so we don't have to worry about packing those. Also they have a great realationship with Southwest and they will know we are coming and do some special things for Jilly, like possibly let her make some announcements, sit in the cockpit, have some little gifts for her...etc. I also learned that our chapter does not like to do big shin-digs for the send off parties. Why??? I'm not really sure, maybe just to keep things simple and low key? But I know they do have a pretty nice budget for it, and they really push to get things like the cake and stuff donated so I'm not sure where they money goes for it.. maybe for gifts for the wish kid? Either way... I'm so excited to start wish granting!!!

Oh AND....I learned that MAW will make the reservations for BBB and/or character breakfasts. I said "But what about the 180 reservation stuff? Everything's booked!" She said..."We are MAW, we make it happen".. as she said it with a smile...haha! Whew... that's one less thing for me to worry about!

That's awesome, I love your MAW chapter, they seem so willing to interact with their families...I'm interested in becoming a wish granter too and was told when I inquired a few weeks ago that I have to wait until after DD's wish is complete. With your meticulous planning and attention to detail, you will surely make some kids very happy, congrats on making the decision to spread some magic of your own!!

 

[HyperPippi]

Hi. I've been lurking here for a few weeks while my son's MAW trip to WDW gets scheduled. I just thought I'd post now that I've started my pre-trip report for GKTW over Halloween. It's in my signature.

 

[mamaVonna]

Started our PTR last week and never updated this thread. Hopefully I did it correctly, the link should be in my signature.

Working today on all the activities I'm going to include on our countdown links. I'll stagger them so we do a special activity either every 5 or 10 days. Some of the things I have so far include: "K" letter collage for the girls room, work on Disney scrapbook, color a Disney pic, make princess jewelry, write a letter to a favorite character, watch ride videos, buy Disney pj's, watch parade videos, Disney movie (w/ meal), Disney dance party (we'll tune in to our Disney Pandora channel on the tv), play games on www.disney.go.com, play a Disney board game, Disney puzzle, scavenger hunt, picnic with Mickey shaped food, read Disney stories, make pixie dust, make luggage tags, Disney bingo, discuss our "lost" plan and decorate info tags/bracelets, Karaoke, play Disney version of "Would you Rather?", and charades. The movie one will repeat several times.

I've also finished writing Thank You notes for the "Gift Fairy" at GKTW. I found princess shaped cutouts in my craft supplies with castles, tiaras, wands, and unicorns so I just scribbled a quick "thank you for sprinkling us with pixie dust" and other similar notes on each shape. I'll have the kids sign the back.

Does anyone have any ideas for other free/inexpensive activities we can do at home? If we get the days I'd like, we're 168 days out...need lots to do lol! Thanks!!

 

[mamaVonna]

One more thing, great sale on disneystore.com this week. I thought I was done buying pins, but found an Anna pin today for $4.99! They also have awesome Inside Out mugs. I want them all.

 

[jojuvanlaanen]

LOVE your list!! Have you given any thought to character autographs? I've seen lots of cute ideas on making your own books. I've also seen ideas of characters signing shirts, hats, posters or photo framing boards... things like that.

Last time we went I spent LOTS of time and money making each child these really cool autograph books (photo books with a 3.5x5 photo printout of each ccharacter and a place for them to sign.) Great idea in theory...except I had already put all the photo cards they are to sign in the photo books for each kid... so we ended up taking a lot of time trying to find the character page, remove it from each kids book and then put it back in it's place.. plus lugging around 4 big photo books. We will NOT be doing that again. This time I am taking 2 photo frame boards. One for the face characters and one for the other characters. Then when we get home I'll put a photo of us with those characters in the photo frame. Much easier!

 

[mamaVonna]

LOVE your list!! Have you given any thought to character autographs? I've seen lots of cute ideas on making your own books. I've also seen ideas of characters signing shirts, hats, posters or photo framing boards... things like that.

Last time we went I spent LOTS of time and money making each child these really cool autograph books (photo books with a 3.5x5 photo printout of each ccharacter and a place for them to sign.) Great idea in theory...except I had already put all the photo cards they are to sign in the photo books for each kid... so we ended up taking a lot of time trying to find the character page, remove it from each kids book and then put it back in it's place.. plus lugging around 4 big photo books. We will NOT be doing that again. This time I am taking 2 photo frame boards. One for the face characters and one for the other characters. Then when we get home I'll put a photo of us with those characters in the photo frame. Much easier!

I totally jumped the gun on the autograph book. Bought one because it was sooooo cute, THEN saw a bunch of ideas like the photo mat, pillowcases, t-shirts, etc. Right now the plan is to use the one autograph book for all three girls and one photo mat. How do you plan to store it while at the parks to keep it from being destroyed? I figured I'd store it in plastic and keep it in a folder, in a backpack. I'm afraid of it getting creased. How sturdy are they?

Here are pics of their book. Features all the princesses and lots of pages in the back for other characters. Each princess section is about 3-4 pages, with a synopsis of their story, picture, space for 4x6 photo, writing prompts, and space for signatures, and another pic. I'm happy I got it, but there are some ideas that allow for lots of creativity. Maybe next time!

 

[Twice_as_Nice]

One of our friends mentioned that they got one of these character encyclopedias and used them as autograph books. http://www.amazon.com/Junior-Encycl...67&sr=1-20&refinements=p_27:Disney+Book+Group They also used the storybook collection books. I thought it was a great idea, a little heavier but easier to sign and will last longer plus we will have a stroller to carry it anyway.

 

[mamaVonna]

One of our friends mentioned that they got one of these character encyclopedias and used them as autograph books. http://www.amazon.com/Junior-Encyclopedia-Animated-Characters-Disney/dp/1423189140/ref=sr_1_20?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1435174267&sr=1-20&refinements=p_27isney+Book+Group They also used the storybook collection books. I thought it was a great idea, a little heavier but easier to sign and will last longer plus we will have a stroller to carry it anyway.

You know what? I'm happy you mentioned that book, I bought the exact same one a few months ago to get the kids familiar with the characters...it was in the bottom of my disney bag long forgotten! I sure can take that for signatures too, thanks for the suggestion!

 

[redberyl]

I totally jumped the gun on the autograph book. Bought one because it was sooooo cute, THEN saw a bunch of ideas like the photo mat, pillowcases, t-shirts, etc. Right now the plan is to use the one autograph book for all three girls and one photo mat. How do you plan to store it while at the parks to keep it from being destroyed? I figured I'd store it in plastic and keep it in a folder, in a backpack. I'm afraid of it getting creased. How sturdy are they?

Here are pics of their book. Features all the princesses and lots of pages in the back for other characters. Each princess section is about 3-4 pages, with a synopsis of their story, picture, space for 4x6 photo, writing prompts, and space for signatures, and another pic. I'm happy I got it, but there are some ideas that allow for lots of creativity. Maybe next time!
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We used the same books. I glued faux gems from the craft store over the ones on the cover, all the princesses complimented us on it

 

[mamaVonna]

We used the same books. I glued faux gems from the craft store over the ones on the cover, all the princesses complimented us on it

I planned to get some gems but attach them once we got home. I would prefer to have them added beforehand. I was afraid of them falling off from being handled so often at the parks. Did you use super glue or a glue gun to keep them on? Also, were you able to find gems that matched the ones on the book? If so, where? Did you have all the characters sign in that book or just use it for the Princesses?