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

[Haybuggsmom]

I was wondering if someone here can tell me how to get my grandaughter, Madison's pre trip report on the " We are going and planning" list at the beginning of this thread?

I think Maroo does it but she is on a trip right now.

 

[Mom2mitokids]

I was wondering if someone here can tell me how to get my grandaughter, Madison's pre trip report on the " We are going and planning" list at the beginning of this thread?

Yes...Mary does it and she is in Florida right now. Maybe someone else does it too.

 

[rcq925]

Day 6 edited and illustrated, Day 7 posted.

We're home and happy to be in our own beds, but we fought back tears when leaving GKTW this morning. And not because I dropped the car seat on my toe.

I so enjoyed reading your blog and felt like I was right along with you everyday! You have a beautiful family and a wonderful sense of humor!

I am glad you had a safe and wonderful trip and got to sleep in you own beds last night!

 

[planningcrazymom]

I think Maroo does it but she is on a trip right now.

Okay, thanks maybe she will see Madison's ptr when she gets back and put her on the list.

 

[planningcrazymom]

Yes...Mary does it and she is in Florida right now. Maybe someone else does it too.

Lucky Mary, being in Florida.We can wait til she gets back.

 

[Walker's Mom]

Okay I have found this wonderful board and I LOVE IT! I am new to all this posting stuff so this may be in the wrong place.....and I haven't even started my pre-trip report (I know shame on me) but I will do better I promise.

We just got our dates we are going to be at GKTW the week of Thanksgiving. Myself, DH, DS (14), DS (5 & wish kid) and DD (3)

Now for my "silly" question......I have read that GKTW Fairies (I guess) leave gifts for the kids to find when the return to the villa for the day. If this is true it very nice but I was wondering are there only gifts for the wish kids or all the children.

Before I get ugly comments late me just say that I dont expect them for my other children and i really didnt expect them for our Wish child. But if it is only for the wish kid I want to pack something extra for the other 2. Older son would understand but he has gotten the raw end of the deal alot over the past 5 years I would get him something special and our DD is only 3 and she wouldn't understand....why Walker got a present and she didnt.

I dont expect it for them but if they will receive something I want pack/buy extra gifts.

Please dont think I am ungrateful because I am sooooo far from being ungrateful....I just want to budget my money and space very carefully.

Thank you for all your help I have learned so much from your post

M!

 

[J'sMum]

Okay I have found this wonderful board and I LOVE IT! I am new to all this posting stuff so this may be in the wrong place.....and I haven't even started my pre-trip report (I know shame on me) but I will do better I promise.

We just got our dates we are going to be at GKTW the week of Thanksgiving. Myself, DH, DS (14), DS (5 & wish kid) and DD (3)

Now for my "silly" question......I have read that GKTW Fairies (I guess) leave gifts for the kids to find when the return to the villa for the day. If this is true it very nice but I was wondering are there only gifts for the wish kids or all the children.

Before I get ugly comments late me just say that I dont expect them for my other children and i really didnt expect them for our Wish child. But if it is only for the wish kid I want to pack something extra for the other 2. Older son would understand but he has gotten the raw end of the deal alot over the past 5 years I would get him something special and our DD is only 3 and she wouldn't understand....why Walker got a present and she didnt.

I dont expect it for them but if they will receive something I want pack/buy extra gifts.

Please dont think I am ungrateful because I am sooooo far from being ungrateful....I just want to budget my money and space very carefully.

Thank you for all your help I have learned so much from your post

M!

First I would like to say welcome to the board ! This place has been a wonderful tool in planning, sharing and even making friends. Great place to learn and prepare !

Second I would like to say Don't be so hard on yourself, you did not come acrossed as sounding ungrateful at all. Any of us with multiple children in the houseold know how if there is an ill child in house it effects the others and sometimes the non ill child even more.

Thirdly, I have not been to GKTW yet, however from reading TR's I do beleive they treat all the children wonderfully, for example the wish child will recieve a mickey stuffed animal and the siblings will get a shamu stuffed animal. etc GKTW takes into considerations that the siblings also are effected. I have no fear that my daughter will be treated wonderfully as well as my son by from what I have read.

lastly , to start a PTR if you go to the very first page of this forum , maroo has left instructions on how to do so and it has been a wonderful help in learning how to navigate, learn how to post pictures , and even find soem useful hints and tips etc. and you can ALWAYS ask questions here without fear of feeling stupid or sounding ungrateful some questions have been asked time and time again , and time and time again they are answered with love and care and patience You are in good hands here to have the ability to learn all it is you need to, to prepare for your childs wish trip

 

[maroo]

very quick post!

I am home from Disney...and did a LOT less posting than I usually do when I am in Disney...

I will go back through this thread and catch all of the things I have missed! YOu guys have been busy!

But I am here...and I will catch up tomorrow! For now...i gotta go to bed.

 

[maroo]

Okay I have found this wonderful board and I LOVE IT! I am new to all this posting stuff so this may be in the wrong place.....and I haven't even started my pre-trip report (I know shame on me) but I will do better I promise.

We just got our dates we are going to be at GKTW the week of Thanksgiving. Myself, DH, DS (14), DS (5 & wish kid) and DD (3)

Now for my "silly" question......I have read that GKTW Fairies (I guess) leave gifts for the kids to find when the return to the villa for the day. If this is true it very nice but I was wondering are there only gifts for the wish kids or all the children.

Before I get ugly comments late me just say that I dont expect them for my other children and i really didnt expect them for our Wish child. But if it is only for the wish kid I want to pack something extra for the other 2. Older son would understand but he has gotten the raw end of the deal alot over the past 5 years I would get him something special and our DD is only 3 and she wouldn't understand....why Walker got a present and she didnt.

I dont expect it for them but if they will receive something I want pack/buy extra gifts.

Please dont think I am ungrateful because I am sooooo far from being ungrateful....I just want to budget my money and space very carefully.

Thank you for all your help I have learned so much from your post

M!

i just gotta address this one...

(Yeah...I am addicted to the boards...I so need to go to sleep...but I will so stay on here instead. HA!!)

to the DIS and to the wish trippers thread!

I hope you will find that this thread is a patient group of folks and you won't get any "flames" here...feel free to ask away!

Yes...the fairies will bring gifts for all of your kids. They usually leave stuff on the table in your villa and it may not really say who gets what...and some things are "family" gifts. I won't give them away....(the gifts)...but I don't think you will be disappointed.

One thing I did for Lauren's trip is that I brought a few things that I knew Lauren and William would like just in case we had a night that we didn't really have anything they were interested in...I could sorta add to the fairy loot and they didn't know the difference. That was sort of an above and beyond thing...but you could do that. If you are sly and want to add to the loot to make sure all of your kids feel special from the fairy.

They really DO a GREAT job at GKTW of including all the kids in stuff, though.

More later....

welcome!!

 

[Haybuggsmom]

very quick post!

I am home from Disney...and did a LOT less posting than I usually do when I am in Disney...

I will go back through this thread and catch all of the things I have missed! YOu guys have been busy!

But I am here...and I will catch up tomorrow! For now...i gotta go to bed.

WELCOME BACK!!!
I hope you had a great time and I'm excited to hear about everthing!!

 

[Mom2mitokids]

Okay I have found this wonderful board and I LOVE IT! I am new to all this posting stuff so this may be in the wrong place.....and I haven't even started my pre-trip report (I know shame on me) but I will do better I promise.

We just got our dates we are going to be at GKTW the week of Thanksgiving. Myself, DH, DS (14), DS (5 & wish kid) and DD (3)

Now for my "silly" question......I have read that GKTW Fairies (I guess) leave gifts for the kids to find when the return to the villa for the day. If this is true it very nice but I was wondering are there only gifts for the wish kids or all the children.

Before I get ugly comments late me just say that I dont expect them for my other children and i really didnt expect them for our Wish child. But if it is only for the wish kid I want to pack something extra for the other 2. Older son would understand but he has gotten the raw end of the deal alot over the past 5 years I would get him something special and our DD is only 3 and she wouldn't understand....why Walker got a present and she didnt.

I dont expect it for them but if they will receive something I want pack/buy extra gifts.

Please dont think I am ungrateful because I am sooooo far from being ungrateful....I just want to budget my money and space very carefully.

Thank you for all your help I have learned so much from your post

M!

Hi and welcome to the Disboard. Please don't feel like you are being ungrateful. I had the same concerns on my youngest wish trip. The gifts are for everyone. I can give you some samples of the gifts if you like, but don't worry..it's for everyone. The only different thing the wish child gets is a stuff mickey mouse and the other kids get a shamu when you arrive. It's funny because my wish child wanted the shamu and not the mickey. Please do a PTR as I would love to get to know your family.

 

[Mom2mitokids]

very quick post!

I am home from Disney...and did a LOT less posting than I usually do when I am in Disney...

I will go back through this thread and catch all of the things I have missed! YOu guys have been busy!

But I am here...and I will catch up tomorrow! For now...i gotta go to bed.

back Mary!! I can't wait to hear all the details.

 

[LindaBabe]

Yes...Mary does it and she is in Florida right now. Maybe someone else does it too.

Because Maroo started it, she "owns" the thread and is the only one who can edit her own post. She's back and will be posting updates soon! Meanwhile, you can put a link to it in your siggie, if you haven't already

 

[J'sMum]

very quick post!

I am home from Disney...and did a LOT less posting than I usually do when I am in Disney...

I will go back through this thread and catch all of the things I have missed! YOu guys have been busy!

But I am here...and I will catch up tomorrow! For now...i gotta go to bed.

Welcome Back ! hope you had a blast !

 

[rcq925]

Welcome back Maroo! Hope you had a wonderful trip!!!

 

[rcq925]

Okay I have found this wonderful board and I LOVE IT! I am new to all this posting stuff so this may be in the wrong place.....and I haven't even started my pre-trip report (I know shame on me) but I will do better I promise.

We just got our dates we are going to be at GKTW the week of Thanksgiving. Myself, DH, DS (14), DS (5 & wish kid) and DD (3)

Now for my "silly" question......I have read that GKTW Fairies (I guess) leave gifts for the kids to find when the return to the villa for the day. If this is true it very nice but I was wondering are there only gifts for the wish kids or all the children.

Before I get ugly comments late me just say that I dont expect them for my other children and i really didnt expect them for our Wish child. But if it is only for the wish kid I want to pack something extra for the other 2. Older son would understand but he has gotten the raw end of the deal alot over the past 5 years I would get him something special and our DD is only 3 and she wouldn't understand....why Walker got a present and she didnt.

I dont expect it for them but if they will receive something I want pack/buy extra gifts.

Please dont think I am ungrateful because I am sooooo far from being ungrateful....I just want to budget my money and space very carefully.

Thank you for all your help I have learned so much from your post

M!

to the Wish Tip Thread!!! I hope you start a PTR so we can get to know you and your family!! We will be at GKTW the week before you!

Also as others have said, you will not get any flaming here!! Feel free to ask any questions you have! Also we all understand that siblings a lot of the time get shafted due to the ill child requiring so much extra attention, hospitalizations, ect.

My understanding is what others have said that GKTW really goes out of it way to include all the children and make the siblings feel special too!!

I hope you have a wonderful trip!!!

 

[wishin' on a star]

When we went on our wish trip in May, my wish child was 6, and my other two were 5 and 8. Prime ages for having jealous moments! However, I can't think of a single time on the trip that they felt slighted or as if they didn't get the same treatment as her. As a parent observing, I will say that there definitely were moments where Catherine felt the magic more than the others (an extra hug or wink from a character maybe). But the other two never seemed to notice or feel any less special than our wish child, whether we were at a Disney park or GKTW.

There were definitely moments prior to the trip where the other two expressed disappointment that Catherine got a wish and they didn't. But we talked so much before the trip about how great it was that Catherine shared her wish with the whole family. And, the magic of the Big Give here on the DIS and the special treatment of our wish granters made us all feel like we were getting a wish granted.

It will be an amazing experience for the entire family.

 

[Love_Monkey]

My name is Danielle and my 6-year old was diagnosed with Melanoma last year. Our wish trip is on October 1st and we are very excited! I apologize if my question is not appropriate for a Disney board but I'm not sure where else to ask.

In planning our trip, we were not planning to use the Universal tickets but have since changed our minds because I have recently read Harry Potter Book 1 to them (I also have a 9 year old boy) and now we do want to check out that park.

I know that at Disney the kids get a special star to show they are a wish child and that gets them to the front of the line, but does that happen at Universal as well? Another option we are considering is buying an extra 2-day park hopper and just sticking with Disney parks. Is that possible and does anyone know what the cost for a family of four would be? Could we just upgrade the 3-day park hopper?

The kids would like to see Universal though, but for this trip, we want to stick to places that allow us to get through the lines quickly.

Thanks for the help!

 

[jbrnhrt]

Walker's mom and Love Monkey! Congratulations on your child's wish trip! It's very exciting! You'll get all your questions answered here, and lots of too!
Walker's mom - we leave for our ds6's trip on saturday,and from what we hear everyone involved makes an effort to include all the kids. I think they realize that sometimes the siblings of the wish child can feel left out.

Love Monkey- to clarify, I"ve been told that you don't necessarily go "straight to the front of the line" but get a pass that can allow you quicker boarding, or allows for special needs, such as using the elevator instead of stairs, or lets the cm know that you need extra time to get on or off the rides. Universal offers a similar thing. We had considered purchasing extra days at wdw, but now have decided instead to spend a whole day at GKTW, since this will allow us time to relax,and just play together. we also don't want to miss out on the experience of gktw. you will also receive one day passes for seaworld.

hope this helps!

 

[Love_Monkey]

Love Monkey- to clarify, I"ve been told that you don't necessarily go "straight to the front of the line" but get a pass that can allow you quicker boarding, or allows for special needs, such as using the elevator instead of stairs, or lets the cm know that you need extra time to get on or off the rides. Universal offers a similar thing. We had considered purchasing extra days at wdw, but now have decided instead to spend a whole day at GKTW, since this will allow us time to relax,and just play together. we also don't want to miss out on the experience of gktw. you will also receive one day passes for seaworld.

hope this helps!

Thanks, that does help! I'm going to make a pre-trip report so that I don't dominate this thread for the next three weeks!