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

[sacall]

Stacy,

I am in the same boat as you - need to buy an extra 2 days and its really expensive. Unfortunately it sounds like there is no way around it, but if you find one, please let me know. We are going the end of September.

I will let you know what happens

Stacy

 

[Wee Annie]

Hello. Thank you all for your post, reports, etc. I've learned a lot this past month or so as I read through your posts. We are going on my DD3 wish trip in Oct.(3-9) We also have a DS6. Megan(wish child) has ALL and is currently in LTM. She will be done in April

I'm not one to post on sites (usually the "stalker"), but thought I would come out of my shell. We are Disney newbies. We will be the family walking around looking clueless I hoping someone can help w/ a few ?s.

Do you think we should do autograph books? Can we skip it? I would have never knew people did this if it wasn't for this site.

We are not a GO GO GO family. The kids like animals so we will do SW, AK, MK but I'm unsure of another disney park for day 3 of the disney parks. Should we do MK again or hop b/t parks? Open for sugguestions. What would be good for a 3yo and 6yo? We will probably take 1 day to hang out at the village. If we would go to MK then Epcot would you drive or take monorail over to Epcot?

Thank you.

Welcome! My daughter also has ALL, is in LTM, and we went on her wish trip this past April (she turned 4 on the trip). We loved AK -- found it to be a nice , slower-paced park. There's plenty to do there and look at aside from rides, although my daughter loved the safari. We didn't do SW, but MK is definitely worth two days in my mind. That way you don't have to rush around worrying about hitting everything you want to get to in that first day.

I think autograph books are a great way to get a shy child more comfortable around the characters. Elke didn't want much to do with them at first, but then she got into the autographs, and was eagerly handing it to them at the end. So I would recommend them. You also get fabulous character access with the GKTW button.

As for other parks, HS has Toy Story Mania which was a huge hit with my entire family, and Elke liked Playhouse Disney and the Muppet Movie. Aside from those, there wasn't anything else there she really loved, but she still had a fun day there. Epcot has a GREAT location for meeting the characters, should you find that your children enjoy this. It's a character spot with many of them in one location, and we hardly had to wait at all with our GKTW privileges. Elke also liked Nemo, and the big surprise is she LOVED Test Track (child must be 40 inches to ride -- Elke was a little under 41). She liked the Figment ride, and she loved the ride in the Mexico pavilion (which we dubbed "It's a Small Mexico" because it reminded us of "It's a Small World" just localized to Mexico). She didn't get much out of the country pavilions, and the whole passport thing was a little over her head. She did like Soarin', but again, your child must be 40 inches (don't know if you have a tall 3 year old).

Definitely take a day to hang out at the village. Your children are just the ages to really enjoy this. The pool is wonderful, and there is miniature golf (a little over a 3 year old's head admittedly, and with some slightly scary dinosaur sound effects), a mini train they can ride, an awesome train set, a carousel, and more. Did I mention the ice cream parlor open all day?

Hopefully you are not going during your daughter's steroid pulse.... (But she can eat ice cream all day if she is, if that's something she likes!).

Ann

 

[dlewish]

Thank you Casper jj11 and Wee Annie for the info.

I was able to make a ADR for Crystal Palace for Lunch on Tue. I'm thinking we will go to MK Tue or Wed so we can see wishes. I don't think we will attend the Halloween party. I'm looking into more ADRs. Is it better to call or try on-line? Megan is not too familiar w/ the princesses yet. She knows tinker bell and of course micky and gang. Also Pooh and Tiger. The kids just started getting into Toy story too. I'm thinking they will like any character meal since it is different.

Megan is short for her age (35.5in). She did not grow for 1 year while on chemo. Thankfully she is starting to grow again. So I guess that means we won't be albe to ride Soarian, etc. That is OK. I can take my DS if he wants. I was going to ask if Soarian and Spaceship Earth were ok for a 3yo.

I think I'll go ahead w/ the autograph books and if they don't seemed interested then just stop.

edit: we won't be going on the steroid pulse

Thanks again.

 

[Adrismommy]

Adri's wish party was SO MUCH FUN. It could not have been more perfect for her. Very low key, which was what we wanted. I put lots of details on her PTR!

 

[jen-y]

I have breakfast reservations for a party of 16 at Chef Mickey. They have it listed as 2 parties of 8. I called to have 2 people added and they said they don't have availability. I told them that it was for a wish child and that did not seem to matter. Personaly I find it hard to believe they can't add 2 more chairs to the table or whatever. Chef Mickey is what Nicky talks about the most, and he is going to be bummed if those 2 people can't be included. Not to mention they will also be bummed that they can't be there.

Does anyone know if MAW has any pull with that? Would it help if I ask my wish granter to try?

 

[wish_upon_a_star35]

I have breakfast reservations for a party of 16 at Chef Mickey. They have it listed as 2 parties of 8. I called to have 2 people added and they said they don't have availability. I told them that it was for a wish child and that did not seem to matter. Personaly I find it hard to believe they can't add 2 more chairs to the table or whatever. Chef Mickey is what Nicky talks about the most, and he is going to be bummed if those 2 people can't be included. Not to mention they will also be bummed that they can't be there.

Does anyone know if MAW has any pull with that? Would it help if I ask my wish granter to try?

Hi jen-y! I would talk to your wish granters about it! Never hurts to try! My wish granters tried to get Chef Mickeys for us, but it was at the last minute. (probably less than a week before our trip) and it didn't work out. They had set up breakfast at Ohana's and I had already made those ADR's so we figured we'd try for something different.

 

[yinyanggirls]

Epcot has a GREAT location for meeting the characters, should you find that your children enjoy this. It's a character spot with many of them in one location, and we hardly had to wait at all with our GKTW privileges.

Um, CLUELESS here. Where is this wonderful spot you speak of??? We had a few nice character interactions in WS but they were definitely spread out. What did I miss???

I have breakfast reservations for a party of 16 at Chef Mickey. They have it listed as 2 parties of 8. I called to have 2 people added and they said they don't have availability. I told them that it was for a wish child and that did not seem to matter.

When I made our CRT res I asked about the possibility of getting a window table. I wanted my visually impaired daughter to be able to enjoy the view, as well as the castle, if she wanted to. I told them it was her Wish trip. The nice CM on the phone said that the best thing to do would be to approach the restaurant in the morning before our res. time and let them know. We did, and the person at the counter outside the restaurant said it was no problem. There ended up being a glitch but it had a happy ending so I won't get into it here. I am clueless on Chef Mickey's (clueless tonight I guess!) so I don't know if it's at a park or a resort, but if you can't get there early enough to warn them, I would try calling a day or two ahead. Ask for a manager and explain it to them. I think WDW is just too big to have info like get from the res. line to the people setting up your table that day. I assume parties of 16 are rare and that's why they don't have a pre-set res. for it. I would wager that you will get the tables you need if you give them enough warning.

 

[cajunfan]

I have breakfast reservations for a party of 16 at Chef Mickey. They have it listed as 2 parties of 8. I called to have 2 people added and they said they don't have availability. I told them that it was for a wish child and that did not seem to matter. Personaly I find it hard to believe they can't add 2 more chairs to the table or whatever. Chef Mickey is what Nicky talks about the most, and he is going to be bummed if those 2 people can't be included. Not to mention they will also be bummed that they can't be there.

Does anyone know if MAW has any pull with that? Would it help if I ask my wish granter to try?

It doesn't hurt to ask.

That being said, Chef Mickey's is one of the most popular meals at WDW. It is ALWAYS EXTREMELY crowded. I have not been since they did the remodel, but I can't imagine it is much different. And if it is not, they may not have room to pull up two chairs. But again, it does not hurt to ask...just be prepared with a backup plan.

Melissa...there is a character greeting spot in Future World near the Club Cool/Fountain Bakery/Innovations (the Soarin' Side). It usually has the Fab 5in their own little background...great way to meet all of them fairly quickly.

Lynn

 

[maroo]

I have breakfast reservations for a party of 16 at Chef Mickey. They have it listed as 2 parties of 8. I called to have 2 people added and they said they don't have availability. I told them that it was for a wish child and that did not seem to matter. Personaly I find it hard to believe they can't add 2 more chairs to the table or whatever. Chef Mickey is what Nicky talks about the most, and he is going to be bummed if those 2 people can't be included. Not to mention they will also be bummed that they can't be there.

Does anyone know if MAW has any pull with that? Would it help if I ask my wish granter to try?

I really would not worry about this at all - If you have ANY trouble getting them to seat a Wish Kid - then ask for the restaurant manager - I promise you there will be no trouble with this. Especially with a party that big. Really...don't worry!! I promise they will take care of you. You don't even have to call anymore - I am 100% sure that they will seat you all.

If you had trouble at the restaurant, which I really highly, highly doubt - then at the front of the contemporary lobby there is a Guest Services counter - go there and tell them what happened and they WILL fix it. I promise. They moved mountains for us on our trip.

Um, CLUELESS here. Where is this wonderful spot you speak of??? We had a few nice character interactions in WS but they were definitely spread out. What did I miss???

There is a Character Spot at Epcot that is indoors that has a lot of the big ones (Mickey, Minnie, etc). It is on the right hand side of the fountain as you enter the park. If you were going to Soarin, it would be on your left as you go through a covered walkway between 2 buildings. I can't remember what the building is called - but I like going there because you can use your GAC (even a non wish GAC) and they will get you in line and then you don't have to wait long to see each of them - you can see them all in a short amount of time and it is air conditioned.

But it isn't the same characters that you saw in the WS - the WS is a GREAT place to meet lots of characters.

 

[jen-y]

Thanks Maroo, I'm sure you are right. We will just get there a little early to allow time to speak with a manager if necessary.

 

[jen-y]

OK, its me freaking out about the t-shirts again. I got the design lined up, and I can print out the transfer sheets, but its the ironing on that I am worried about. I heard if you don't do it just right, it bubbles up or cracks and rips. Now I am wondering if a dry cleaners or some professional place can iron them on for us.

 

[jen-y]

What does WS stand for?

 

[casper_jj11]

What does WS stand for?

Probably World Showcase in Epcot.

 

[blessedmom4]

What does WS stand for?

World Showcase

 

[jen-y]

Duh...must be world showcase, although I have never seen any characters back there. Must just not be in the right place at the right time.

 

[casper_jj11]

Duh...must be world showcase, although I have never seen any characters back there. Must just not be in the right place at the right time.

Its actually one of our fav places to see the princesses! If you go to Steve Soares site and look at the activities/characters at Epcot, he divides it between FW and WS. All the characters at WS along with their location and time are listed. Aside from the princesses we've seen Aladdin, Genie, Beast, Mushu ( I think this is Mulan's friends name), Mexico Donald, Alice in Wonderland, Mary Poppins and Pooh and Friends.

 

[cajunfan]

OK, its me freaking out about the t-shirts again. I got the design lined up, and I can print out the transfer sheets, but its the ironing on that I am worried about. I heard if you don't do it just right, it bubbles up or cracks and rips. Now I am wondering if a dry cleaners or some professional place can iron them on for us.

If you got your iron ons from Amymickey, you will not have any problems with ironing them on...it is super easy and really quick...just remember to peel the backing paper off before you iron!, otherwise it sticks really nicely to the backing paper, LOL. If you used another brand, it is still probably very easy, it just may require a little more pressure and ironing. I usually just iron mine on the kitchen counter or my craft room table (or any hard surface that can take the heat of the iron)...coffee tables...just about anywhere I was sitting at the time!. If you are concerned, just do a trial run on an old tshirt...

Duh...must be world showcase, although I have never seen any characters back there. Must just not be in the right place at the right time.

A lot of the countries in WS have characters occasionally...like Belle in France, Alice and Mary Poppins in England, Jasmin and Aladin in Morroco, We have seen Snow White and Dopey near the lake by Italy (I think that was the closet country), we have seen Aurora off to the side of France. A lot of times, they are in truely unique and beautiful setting out there...makes for some nice photo opps!

Lynn

 

[maroo]

OK, its me freaking out about the t-shirts again. I got the design lined up, and I can print out the transfer sheets, but its the ironing on that I am worried about. I heard if you don't do it just right, it bubbles up or cracks and rips. Now I am wondering if a dry cleaners or some professional place can iron them on for us.

My only suggestion, assuming you have AmyMickey's iron ons, is to use less heat at first. If you use less heat, then they won't stick very well, but you won't burn them either. I have used too much heat (setting 6 on my iron) and they bubbled up pretty bad. I have also used to little heat and they look like they are on, but come off very easily once they cool.

Now I use a middle heat setting (which is different on every iron) and make SURE it has NO WATER in it - not even a little bit. (If my iron has water in it or has had water recently, then I turn the iron WAY UP and use the steam on something else until it is all gone. Then let the iron cool all the way off and work on the shirts.

I take the shirt, once I think it is ironed on, and just make sure that every corner is securely ironed on. If it isn't, then I just iron a little more over that place - it won't hurt it if the iron is not too hot.

I hope that helps. If you have trouble, PM me and maybe I can help. I have messed them up in all different ways - so I am pretty good at it now.

What does WS stand for?

Probably World Showcase in Epcot.

So sorry! I forget and use abbreviations too much!

 

[cajunfan]

My only suggestion, assuming you have AmyMickey's iron ons, is to use less heat at first. If you use less heat, then they won't stick very well, but you won't burn them either. I have used too much heat (setting 6 on my iron) and they bubbled up pretty bad. I have also used to little heat and they look like they are on, but come off very easily once they cool.

Now I use a middle heat setting (which is different on every iron) and make SURE it has NO WATER in it - not even a little bit. (If my iron has water in it or has had water recently, then I turn the iron WAY UP and use the steam on something else until it is all gone. Then let the iron cool all the way off and work on the shirts.

That's interesting Maroo...I have a REALLY cheap iron (think under $10 at Walmart...you can tell I iron a lot, and I always set it on cotton or linen when I am doing the iron ons, so I would definitely do a test first as it sounds like every iron is different...Glad you mentioned the steam! VERY IMPORTANT that!

Also, I wash my shirts with NO fabric softener (not even a dryer sheet) before doing the iron...then I iron the shirt before also.

Lynn

 

[maroo]

That's interesting Maroo...I have a REALLY cheap iron (think under $10 at Walmart...you can tell I iron a lot, and I always set it on cotton or linen when I am doing the iron ons, so I would definitely do a test first as it sounds like every iron is different...Glad you mentioned the steam! VERY IMPORTANT that!

Also, I wash my shirts with NO fabric softener (not even a dryer sheet) before doing the iron...then I iron the shirt before also.

Lynn

Very true!