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

[maroo]

You can rent a GPS from the car rental place too...I think I remember seeing it was like 75/wk. I could be wrong.

We used ours alot when we went last year...as it can be somewhat confusing. Didn't have a single issue when using the GPS!!

Great suggestion Maroo!!

Thanks!

How is Bridgitte??? Are you guys still in Club Med?

 

[that's nice]

You can rent a GPS from the car rental place too...I think I remember seeing it was like 75/wk. I could be wrong.

We used ours alot when we went last year...as it can be somewhat confusing. Didn't have a single issue when using the GPS!!

Great suggestion Maroo!!

Not to under mind your great idea!!!

I agree with using a GPS. You can find deals for them all over the place. For about the same price as renting you can purchase your own. Check out http://slickdeals.com for deals or even Best Buy. Here is one I found for $89. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Magellan+-+SE4+GPS/9556303.p?id=1218123845943&skuId=9556303

Also ask your friends & family... many people own GPSs.

 

[pnutallergymom]

Not to under mind your great idea!!!

I agree with using a GPS. You can find deals for them all over the place. For about the same price as renting you can purchase your own. Check out http://slickdeals.com for deals or even Best Buy. Here is one I found for $89. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Magellan+-+SE4+GPS/9556303.p?id=1218123845943&skuId=9556303

Also ask your friends & family... many people own GPSs.

Your right Tim!! That wasn't even on my radar...but, I just remembered ....alot of cell phones have it already on there too!! I checked mine, and it does!!

Maroo, we are still sleeping at the Inn....probably for at least the rest of the week. She's hanging in there!! One tough cookie!!

Ok, here's another ??? for all of you. Anyone done the pirate fireworks cruise and have a review??? My stepmom was thinking about ordering pirate outfits for the kids, and we were going to book a sitting for the older kids at Pirates League...then I thought about topping it off with the Pirate Fireworks Cruise. What do ya'll think???

 

[Thumper321]

Also...a few of you guys will be in the World during the first weekend of March...and I will be, too!

Lauren's Mom - Lisa - and I are both going to be participating in the Princess Half Marathon weekend - we are both doing the half marathon before dawn on Sunday the 7th.

So far it looks like I am arriving in FL on Friday afternoon and will be doing very limited touring on Fri/Sat. Sun AM is the race and I will be at DHS on Sunday afternoon. Not sure how long I will be able to stay awake on Sunday - lol - but I am planning to meet up with as many people as I can that afternoon.

Anyway...enough about me, but if you guys are going to be there when we will, I definitely want to try to run into you guys. I know you are on your special trip and will totally respect your time - but if we are in the same place at the same, we can try to do a mini DIS meet!

I'm going to be there, but we are leaving Sunday afternoon. I figure we'll be at Downtown Disney for a little while before leaving, but we have to be at the airport by 3:30 p.m. at the latest. Of course, the morning will be spent getting packed up and check out of GKTW. We'll probably head to DTD by lunchtime and hang out until about 2:30. If you guys are going to be anywhere close, let me know. We'd love to work something out.

 

[Mtopher4]

Are there any MAW magnet templets anwhere?

 

[cajunfan]

Are there any MAW magnet templets anwhere?

You could probably get some help for this in the Creative DISigns thread on the main disboards...

I know the folks on the thread have some wonderful Cruise DISigns, so maybe one can add the Make a Wish part to it...

Lynn

 

[dmbfan]

WOW....We just got home from our trip yesterday and it was AMAZING...don't get me wrong, Jake's MAW trip was AMAZING, but this trip was right up there.

Our night at GKTW was beyound awesome. We meet so many wonderful wish family's, and so some there were more than ungrateful ( I guess I did not see this as much when we were there as a wish family, vs being a volunteer..) We got to find Jake's star, and they went up on a later and took a close up picture of it.

I hope to get pictures up soon....and they also were able to give us a wish star and Jake got to pick out a wish pillow for his friend Ethan who did not make his trip this week...so it was very touching to say the least...

Hope all is well with everyone...and hey Piper...Jake left you a little something...

 

[maroo]

I'm going to be there, but we are leaving Sunday afternoon. I figure we'll be at Downtown Disney for a little while before leaving, but we have to be at the airport by 3:30 p.m. at the latest. Of course, the morning will be spent getting packed up and check out of GKTW. We'll probably head to DTD by lunchtime and hang out until about 2:30. If you guys are going to be anywhere close, let me know. We'd love to work something out.

Ok!

I will send you my contact info - call me!

We may very well be up for a trip to DTD for lunch! Or at least to go to the World of Disney to shop a bit!

I will send ya my cell phone info!

Are there any MAW magnet templets anwhere?

Not that I know of??

In fact...how do you make the magnets? I need to do those at some point for something else and have no idea how you even do those?

 

[kellyw8863]

WOW....We just got home from our trip yesterday and it was AMAZING...don't get me wrong, Jake's MAW trip was AMAZING, but this trip was right up there.

Our night at GKTW was beyound awesome. We meet so many wonderful wish family's, and so some there were more than ungrateful ( I guess I did not see this as much when we were there as a wish family, vs being a volunteer..) We got to find Jake's star, and they went up on a later and took a close up picture of it.

I hope to get pictures up soon....and they also were able to give us a wish star and Jake got to pick out a wish pillow for his friend Ethan who did not make his trip this week...so it was very touching to say the least...

Hope all is well with everyone...and hey Piper...Jake left you a little something...

Yah! Welcome back! I can't wait to hear all about it. I imagine you're swamped today having just gotten back and all, but we have a snow day so I'm home if you're up for giving a ring.

 

[Momofwishkid]

WOW....We just got home from our trip yesterday and it was AMAZING...don't get me wrong, Jake's MAW trip was AMAZING, but this trip was right up there.

Our night at GKTW was beyound awesome. We meet so many wonderful wish family's, and so some there were more than ungrateful ( I guess I did not see this as much when we were there as a wish family, vs being a volunteer..) We got to find Jake's star, and they went up on a later and took a close up picture of it.

I hope to get pictures up soon....and they also were able to give us a wish star and Jake got to pick out a wish pillow for his friend Ethan who did not make his trip this week...so it was very touching to say the least...

Hope all is well with everyone...and hey Piper...Jake left you a little something...

Im so glad to hear your trip was good. I cant imagine Wish families at GKTW being anything but overwhelmingly greatful
Im so happy they helped you guys get some stuff for Ethan

Maroo, we will be there from the 3-9th. I think I have Epcot/HS split on Sunday though so it will be a busy day. I'll have to double check.

 

[noahsketomom]

Welcome back! Can't wait to see pictures! And I'm so happy that Jake was able to put up Ethan's star.

Sorry to hear about the bad attitudes, though.

WOW....We just got home from our trip yesterday and it was AMAZING...don't get me wrong, Jake's MAW trip was AMAZING, but this trip was right up there.

Our night at GKTW was beyound awesome. We meet so many wonderful wish family's, and so some there were more than ungrateful ( I guess I did not see this as much when we were there as a wish family, vs being a volunteer..) We got to find Jake's star, and they went up on a later and took a close up picture of it.

I hope to get pictures up soon....and they also were able to give us a wish star and Jake got to pick out a wish pillow for his friend Ethan who did not make his trip this week...so it was very touching to say the least...

Hope all is well with everyone...and hey Piper...Jake left you a little something...

 

[Mtopher4]

I can't believe anyone would be ungreatful at GKTW

Maroo.. I know you can buy magnetic paper and print it on the printer

 

[stitchfamily]

We finally got our dates today! Christian (our "wish" daughter) is so excited... it suddenly became real... We are leaving on May 6th and returning May 13th. We will be staying at GKTW, she is getting to have a "play date" with the imagineers and she is having her birthday dinner (her 18th) with MICKEY, that is if we can keep her well enough to go between now and then...

 

[Momofwishkid]

We finally got our dates today! Christian (our "wish" daughter) is so excited... it suddenly became real... We are leaving on May 6th and returning May 13th. We will be staying at GKTW, she is getting to have a "play date" with the imagineers and she is having her birthday dinner (her 18th) with MICKEY, that is if we can keep her well enough to go between now and then...

Having the dates all set is the best!! It sounds like it will be an amazing trip. Hope you start a PTR so we can follow along.

 

[maroo]

We finally got our dates today! Christian (our "wish" daughter) is so excited... it suddenly became real... We are leaving on May 6th and returning May 13th. We will be staying at GKTW, she is getting to have a "play date" with the imagineers and she is having her birthday dinner (her 18th) with MICKEY, that is if we can keep her well enough to go between now and then...

Woo Hoo!!! Dates!

I am so glad she is set up to go.

I will pray earnestly that she stays well enough to go and that you guys have a wonderful time!

 

[Mtopher4]

Stitchfamily... Doesn't having the dates make it all seem more real? How Awesoe to celebrate her 18th birthday there We just got our dates this week too.

 

[cantwaittoseemickey]

Im still around Ok I need some opinions please.

Should I go ahead and start a NEW pretrip report now? We have our dates and ressi's at GKTW but we are waiting to make sure Ty will not need his surgery before we go(that would reschedule it again) so we are holding off on the rest. I should know here in a few weeks. But OH MY I am ITCHING to start a new one

Should I start with a NEW pretrip report since the date has changed and well I rather not go back through the last few weeks again ??

And WHAT SHOULD I NAME IT??? lol

 

[Thumper321]

Im still around Ok I need some opinions please.

Should I go ahead and start a NEW pretrip report now? We have our dates and ressi's at GKTW but we are waiting to make sure Ty will not need his surgery before we go(that would reschedule it again) so we are holding off on the rest. I should know here in a few weeks. But OH MY I am ITCHING to start a new one

Should I start with a NEW pretrip report since the date has changed and well I rather not go back through the last few weeks again ??

And WHAT SHOULD I NAME IT??? lol

I don't know about starting it. Maybe some of the others will chime in on that. But for a title, how about "Good Things Come to Those Who Wait"? I hope that your rescheduled dates work out.

 

[maroo]

Im still around Ok I need some opinions please.

Should I go ahead and start a NEW pretrip report now? We have our dates and ressi's at GKTW but we are waiting to make sure Ty will not need his surgery before we go(that would reschedule it again) so we are holding off on the rest. I should know here in a few weeks. But OH MY I am ITCHING to start a new one

Should I start with a NEW pretrip report since the date has changed and well I rather not go back through the last few weeks again ??

And WHAT SHOULD I NAME IT??? lol

I am not so creative on names - but I do like the Good Things Come to Those Who Wait

You can do it any way that you would like. You can start over and copy and past some of the stuff from your previous one...or you can continue on and keep the history.

Totally up to you!

 

[cantwaittoseemickey]

Thanks Maroo and Kelly! We are back to excited mode!! I guess hearing that we have our dates reserved at GKTW did it for me lol.This trip means even more to us now then it did 2 months ago. We are thinking positive thoughts that Ty will NOT need the surgery and we will be off to Disney before we know it!

Im not sure how to delete the old PTR but I didnt see a delete button on the edit section. Maroo if you can delete that thread I would be so greatful My new thread is in my siggy could you please add it to the list?

I have been looking for an update from Christine and Jakes trip. Has anyone seen anything yet?I cannot wait to read it