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

[casper_jj11]

I've started our trip report!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=38075983#post38075983

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Can anyone tell me what would be the closest medical facility near GKTW? I'm filling out the paperwork for our nursing agency, and it asks for that. I did google map it, but not really sure which one would be the hospital to go to. TIA!

The closest, at a little over two miles from GKTWV is Osceola Regional Medical Center on Oak Street in Kissimmee. Florida Hospital Celebration is about six miles from GKTWV.

 

[jbrnhrt]

1. our papers say gktw doesn't provide lunch, only breakfast and dinner. I saw on gktw website that the provide all 3 meals daily. has this just changed? what are we supposed to do for lunch if we're at gktw during that time? are there restaurants near by?
2. we're arriving at mco at 1:00pm and our orientation is at 7:45, will we be able to eat lunch(asssuming they have lunch) and dinner if we don't receive our vouchers until after those times?
3. does gktw have fishing gear to use at the fishing pond?
4. I know Fl has a clean air law, and it's obvious why gktw wouldn't want you to smoke there, but do they allow any smoking at all, such as smoking stations? dh smokes, and even though none of us like it, it is what it is, and he's curious about this
TIA, I may have more ?? later

 

[cantwaittoseemickey]

We are planning on doing Sea World on Thursday too and then doing all the Christmas festivities at GKTW. So glad it worked well for you guys!!

We did Sea World on Thursday and it worked out very well for us!

You're welcome!

Ok, so I need some help. I'm so bad at this kind of thing. Our wish organization (Childrens Wish Foundation) is having their big fundraiser walk in October. Just found out about it tonight. We're going to form a family team to do the walk but I need a team name. I can't register the family until I have a name and I can't come up with one. I'd like to have something with Sydney's name in it, after all, she's the reason for our connection to CWF. Any ideas?

We are walking in Cincinnait Walks for Kids. Our Team name is Walkin 4 Ty and it will be our team name for Walking for Wishes as well. How about Walkin 4 Sydney?

 

[casper_jj11]

1. our papers say gktw doesn't provide lunch, only breakfast and dinner. I saw on gktw website that the provide all 3 meals daily. has this just changed? what are we supposed to do for lunch if we're at gktw during that time? are there restaurants near by?
2. we're arriving at mco at 1:00pm and our orientation is at 7:45, will we be able to eat lunch(asssuming they have lunch) and dinner if we don't receive our vouchers until after those times?
3. does gktw have fishing gear to use at the fishing pond?
4. I know Fl has a clean air law, and it's obvious why gktw wouldn't want you to smoke there, but do they allow any smoking at all, such as smoking stations? dh smokes, and even though none of us like it, it is what it is, and he's curious about this
TIA, I may have more ?? later

I can answer a few for you.

2) We arrived at 1pm as well. We actually made it tothe 3pm orientation so ask as soon as you arrive in case its just started. You could have it over with. Despite that, the kids and DH were given at the front desk for meals. Its actually not included in the orientation package so you shouldn't have a problem.

3) Yes. There was a family asking about it and getting some while I was at the front desk. Just ask there and they'll show you where to get it.

HTH

We did Sea World on Thursday and it worked out very well for us!



We are walking in Cincinnait Walks for Kids. Our Team name is Walkin 4 Ty and it will be our team name for Walking for Wishes as well. How about Walkin 4 Sydney?

I thought of name last night but DH isn't a fan. Starbursts for Sydney... DH says its a candy. I like Walking 4 Sydney. That could work. Any other ideas? Sydney said to call ourselves Tiana's Princesses... somehow I don't think her two brothers would go for that.

 

[cantwaittoseemickey]

I can answer a few for you.

2) We arrived at 1pm as well. We actually made it tothe 3pm orientation so ask as soon as you arrive in case its just started. You could have it over with. Despite that, the kids and DH were given at the front desk for meals. Its actually not included in the orientation package so you shouldn't have a problem.

3) Yes. There was a family asking about it and getting some while I was at the front desk. Just ask there and they'll show you where to get it.

HTH



I thought of name last night but DH isn't a fan. Starbursts for Sydney... DH says its a candy. I like Walking 4 Sydney. That could work. Any other ideas? Sydney said to call ourselves Tiana's Princesses... somehow I don't think her two brothers would go for that.

How about Sydney's Stars?
Sydney's Smiles
Smiles for Sydney
Sydney's Troupers
Smiling Sky High for Sydney

 

[visitingapril09]

I believe Celebration Hospital is the closest one. It's not a children's hospital, but is the closest, and they did have a peds ER area. Disney sent my son there by ambulance from Hollywood Studios when he fell in the bathroom and split his chin open, and at the end of the night it was a pretty short drive back to GKTW.

Oh my......accidents happen even at Disney!

 

[wishin' on a star]

1. our papers say gktw doesn't provide lunch, only breakfast and dinner. I saw on gktw website that the provide all 3 meals daily. has this just changed? what are we supposed to do for lunch if we're at gktw during that time? are there restaurants near by?

2. we're arriving at mco at 1:00pm and our orientation is at 7:45, will we be able to eat lunch(asssuming they have lunch) and dinner if we don't receive our vouchers until after those times?

Unless it's changed, and we were there in May...the Gingerbread House doesn't provide lunch, but Katie's Kitchen is open for lunch, and the ice cream palace is open all day. They will give you your meal card when you check-in, not at orientation, so you will have that the moment you get there. We arrived around the same time. To avoid meltdowns, we actually grabbed McD's in the airport, and they ate chicken nuggets and fries in the car on the way. So the kids were happy and ready to explore (and have ice cream!)once we arrived at GKTW. DH and I had Katie's Kitchen for lunch when we arrived.

3. does gktw have fishing gear to use at the fishing pond?
I know that they do...probably ask at front desk.

4. I know Fl has a clean air law, and it's obvious why gktw wouldn't want you to smoke there, but do they allow any smoking at all, such as smoking stations? dh smokes, and even though none of us like it, it is what it is, and he's curious about this
TIA, I may have more ?? later

We're not smokers, but there was a lady in a villa near ours who walked in the street with a cigarette every day, only to be told every day by GKTW employees that she could only smoke on the front porch of her villa.

 

[wishin' on a star]

Oh my......accidents happen even at Disney!

Yes they do! Thankfully it was towards the end of the day (and close the end of the week)! John didn't think it was much of a "celebration" to be at Florida Hospital Celebration getting 10 stitches in the middle of his sister's MAW trip though!

 

[balloondoggle]

We are walking in Cincinnait Walks for Kids. Our Team name is Walkin 4 Ty and it will be our team name for Walking for Wishes as well. How about Walkin 4 Sydney?

We'll be there as "Kayla's Crew"! We've been doing the CWFK since the first year. If I'm remembering the right crew, you had a really large group there last fall.

We started the same thing using the same team name at Walk for Wishes last spring, too. We do so much of this sort of thing that it's getting hard to find peole who will join us and get pledges.

 

[cantwaittoseemickey]

We'll be there as "Kayla's Crew"! We've been doing the CWFK since the first year. If I'm remembering the right crew, you had a really large group there last fall.

We started the same thing using the same team name at Walk for Wishes last spring, too. We do so much of this sort of thing that it's getting hard to find peole who will join us and get pledges.

Oh We will look for you! Nope wasn't us though. This is a first for us. We did walk in the March of Dimes walk in 09. I need to get in gear and get some more crew members and pledges for us. It has been hard getting pledges here too. Going to keep trying though because they are both for an amazing cause!

Where do we get team t-shirts? I could order them through March of Dimes but I am clueless with this walk.

 

[J'sMum]

I've started our trip report!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=38075983#post38075983

oooOOooo YAY ! can't wait to read

 

[balloondoggle]

Oh We will look for you! Nope wasn't us though. This is a first for us. We did walk in the March of Dimes walk in 09. I need to get in gear and get some more crew members and pledges for us. It has been hard getting pledges here too. Going to keep trying though because they are both for an amazing cause!

Where do we get team t-shirts? I could order them through March of Dimes but I am clueless with this walk.

It's strictly "Make your own" at this one. You can "win" a walk shirt if you as an individual raise enough cash, but for a team thing it's all on the team. We created an image then emailed it to each team member with instructions to iron it onto a purple t-shirt. Plain t's are readily available at Michaels or Hobby Lobby along with the transfer sheets. We also like to encourage members to wear hats - odd, unique, strange, dare I say goofy? It just adds to the party atmosphere.

 

[kayrason333]

I've started our trip report!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=38075983#post38075983

About to go read it!!!

How about Sydney's Stompers???

 

[ALLmom]

I think the more I read on these boards the more I forget and all of the talk about extending GAC's has me confused. I extended our MAW trip by two days and I was assuming we could use the Universal Studios passes at that time or can we only use the various park passes only during our official MAW trip days?

 

[syammt]

Just posted a pre-trip report for my daughters wish trip. Hope I did it correctly and in the right place. I added a link to it to my signature as well.

 

[balloondoggle]

Hey all, we are now at GKTW and getting ready to enjoy our first full day. I'm keeping an active blog at http://balloondoggle.blogspot.com/ so you can follow along. Any questions? Ask here or on the blog and I'll do my best for you.

Be prepared to find alternate internet access at GKTW if that is important to you. There is wireless in public spaces, and they have Sprint MiFi you can borrow, but I wasn't able to get that to work. I'm tethering through my phone courtesy of PDAnet for Android.


See you later!

 

[Haybuggsmom]

Hey all, we are now at GKTW and getting ready to enjoy our first full day. I'm keeping an active blog at http://balloondoggle.blogspot.com/ so you can follow along. Any questions? Ask here or on the blog and I'll do my best for you.

Be prepared to find alternate internet access at GKTW if that is important to you. There is wireless in public spaces, and they have Sprint MiFi you can borrow, but I wasn't able to get that to work. I'm tethering through my phone courtesy of PDAnet for Android.


See you later!

I have a question..
Do they have a gift shop there. Or should we order on line?
We will be there in 2 weeks!!

 

[xanphylus]

Sounds like a great first day boondoggle!!! Very cute pics too! Have fun at Seaworld today!

 

[dlewish]

Hey all, we are now at GKTW and getting ready to enjoy our first full day. I'm keeping an active blog at http://balloondoggle.blogspot.com/ so you can follow along. Any questions? Ask here or on the blog and I'll do my best for you.

See you later!

Love the active blog... can't wait to read more.