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

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My son Kaleb received his new kidney last Tuesday. He's up and running around like nothing ever happened. He told the Dr. that he was going to GKTW and DW and was going to tell Mickey Mouse how he got a new kidney. Needless to say he could probably go run around DW right now but this surgery on my end has left me less energizer bunny and more turtle!LOL! So hopefully, we can start planning our DW trip. I think we are going to try for the April date even though it's busy, since the other two have their birthdays at that time and it would make it extra special for all of them. God Bless!
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My son Kaleb received his new kidney last Tuesday. He's up and running around like nothing ever happened. He told the Dr. that he was going to GKTW and DW and was going to tell Mickey Mouse how he got a new kidney. Needless to say he could probably go run around DW right now but this surgery on my end has left me less energizer bunny and more turtle!LOL! So hopefully, we can start planning our DW trip. I think we are going to try for the April date even though it's busy, since the other two have their birthdays at that time and it would make it extra special for all of them. God Bless!
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Praise the Lord!! Its so wonderful how little children heal so quickly. :woohoo::woohoo: April would be a nice time to fly..I dont know why bu t I just like the month. So excited for you, your family, and especially Kaleb!:yay:
 
My son Kaleb received his new kidney last Tuesday. He's up and running around like nothing ever happened. He told the Dr. that he was going to GKTW and DW and was going to tell Mickey Mouse how he got a new kidney. Needless to say he could probably go run around DW right now but this surgery on my end has left me less energizer bunny and more turtle!LOL! So hopefully, we can start planning our DW trip. I think we are going to try for the April date even though it's busy, since the other two have their birthdays at that time and it would make it extra special for all of them. God Bless!
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Congratulations to Kaleb! We went in April, and didn't find it to be that bad at all. MK was really busy the first day that we went, but they were coming off of several days of torrential rain and coming up on a weekend of grad nights. Otherwise, it wasn't bad at all! Enjoy!

I hope that you all don't mind me jumping back in here! For those of you who don't know me, my daughter Ali went on a wish trip this past April. I almost finished my TR before taking a hiatus. Call it prolongued post-Disney depression.;) At any rate, I'm working on getting my TR finished up and poking around here as time allows!

Kelly
 
HI,
I just wanted to let you all know that I've been inspired by your TR's and stories. I've decided to do what I can to help.
I have signed up to volunteer with our local MAW chapter to be a wish granter. I go for training this Saturday. I'm pretty excited!

Liz:)
 

My son Kaleb received his new kidney last Tuesday. He's up and running around like nothing ever happened. He told the Dr. that he was going to GKTW and DW and was going to tell Mickey Mouse how he got a new kidney. Needless to say he could probably go run around DW right now but this surgery on my end has left me less energizer bunny and more turtle!LOL! So hopefully, we can start planning our DW trip. I think we are going to try for the April date even though it's busy, since the other two have their birthdays at that time and it would make it extra special for all of them. God Bless!
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That is wonderful news!!!:cool1:

I am so glad that Kaleb's transplant went so well! Now you can get back to planning his wish trip!:goodvibes
 
HI,
I just wanted to let you all know that I've been inspired by your TR's and stories. I've decided to do what I can to help.
I have signed up to volunteer with our local MAW chapter to be a wish granter. I go for training this Saturday. I'm pretty excited!

Liz:)

That is wonderful Liz:goodvibes I also hope to be a wish granter some day, when the kids are a little older and I have some more time! Will that day ever come?
 
HI,
I just wanted to let you all know that I've been inspired by your TR's and stories. I've decided to do what I can to help.
I have signed up to volunteer with our local MAW chapter to be a wish granter. I go for training this Saturday. I'm pretty excited!

Liz:)

That is AWESOME!!! How did you get to that point? I filled out a form online for a volunteer position, and then got an email that they were looking for a match position for me - but I want to be a wish granter too!!!!!!! What else could I be doing?:??? HAve a wonderful time!!!:goodvibes

Also - WOO HOO FOR THE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT!!! Now you can enjoy your trip planning!! We were there at the same exact time as Kelly and her Daughter Ali and family - it was a good time to go!! It was definately warm enough for swimming and the beach (if its still you plan to try to go to that!). Daniel was very sensitive to the heat, so it wore him out - so keep cool!!!! lol.....
 
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Woo Hoo! I just made the first post on the 200th page of this Wish tripper thread!!!:banana:

That's a lot of wish trips!:banana:
 
HI,
I just wanted to let you all know that I've been inspired by your TR's and stories. I've decided to do what I can to help.
I have signed up to volunteer with our local MAW chapter to be a wish granter. I go for training this Saturday. I'm pretty excited!

Liz:)

I get inspred by the stories too ;)
You are doing such a marvelous thing!!! You are really making a difference! I am so excited for you! And what a coincedence, this Saturday also, I will be asking my doctor if he will approve me for Make-a-wish. So I guess we're both excited!:woohoo::thumbsup2 I congratulate you!:cool1:
 
My son Kaleb received his new kidney last Tuesday. He's up and running around like nothing ever happened. He told the Dr. that he was going to GKTW and DW and was going to tell Mickey Mouse how he got a new kidney. Needless to say he could probably go run around DW right now but this surgery on my end has left me less energizer bunny and more turtle!LOL! So hopefully, we can start planning our DW trip. I think we are going to try for the April date even though it's busy, since the other two have their birthdays at that time and it would make it extra special for all of them. God Bless!
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That's awesome to hear:cool1::banana:. I was wondering about him. I think April will be a good month to go.
 
Congratulations to Kaleb! We went in April, and didn't find it to be that bad at all. MK was really busy the first day that we went, but they were coming off of several days of torrential rain and coming up on a weekend of grad nights. Otherwise, it wasn't bad at all! Enjoy!

I hope that you all don't mind me jumping back in here! For those of you who don't know me, my daughter Ali went on a wish trip this past April. I almost finished my TR before taking a hiatus. Call it prolongued post-Disney depression.;) At any rate, I'm working on getting my TR finished up and poking around here as time allows!

Kelly

It's always nice to see you here Kelly. I can't wait to finish reading your TR.
 
HI,
I just wanted to let you all know that I've been inspired by your TR's and stories. I've decided to do what I can to help.
I have signed up to volunteer with our local MAW chapter to be a wish granter. I go for training this Saturday. I'm pretty excited!

Liz:)

When things calm down and Kylee is a bit older I want to volunteer too. Right now we do what we can by volunteering as a family doing fundraisers when we can.
 
Do kids need a car seat in a limo? Hayley is 6 years old and just uses a backless booster seat? Will she need one for the limo ride? We will be in the limo 2+ hours to the airport each way.

I am trying to avoid dragging her carseat along if we can. Also if the carseat is not needed for the limo, does the car rental agency have then to rent/use, because she will need one once we arrive in Orlando for all the driving in the rental car between parks. Thanks!:goodvibes

We are almost down to the 30 day mark and so excited!!!!:cool1:


No need to bring your car seat. Let your wish coordinator know what you need and they will make the arrangements. We had a backless booster for our 4 year old in the limo (and the limo company provided it) we let our 8 year old just use the regular seatbelt. Legally I don't know if there is a law pertaining to car seats in limo's or if its just your decision.
They do have backless boosters at the car rentals in Orlando, just gotta let them know so that they set 1 aside.
 
I'm still working on MIchael's MAW trip as I sit here, in pain from having my wisdom teeth pulled 4 days ago-ugh! When will the pain end? Anyways, I put our PTR out under our planning thread. Someone asked if I have reservations set. Here's what I've got, I need suggestions. We get there on a Monday afternoon, they boys want to do Medival Times that night-is this a good idea on the first day? I'm worried that if our flights are delayed or we're tired that we'll wish we didn't have dinner plans. We have reservations for the luau at the Polynesian on Wednesday night, plan on Thursday night at GKTW for Christmas and Friday night we have tickets to Mickey's Merry Christmas Party. That leaves me Tuesday night and Saturday night. I tried to get reservations for Crystal Palace on Friday for lunch or dinner and was unsuccessful, they were booked. I'm cautious to make anymore reservations because I don't want to be too tied down to a schedule. I'm wondering if you need to have reservations for the restaurants at Universal and IOA-does anyone know? I think we'll be there on Tuesday and possibly Sunday.
I feel behind the eight ball with this trip since it was scheduled so quickly. It looks like many of you have months to plan, we met our wish granters in September and are scheduled to leave November 15th. I'm glad that they were able to schedule us so quickly,(we had asked for that because my mom and dad are leaving to move back to Pittsburgh for my mom's 3rd lung transplant and we wanted to do this before she got too high on the list), but the quickness makes it hard to really plan everything to a tee. I need to keep telling myself that no matter what we do Michael will have fun, he will be happy with anything. Thanks

Medival Times is really close to GKTW, so its convenient. As far if its a good idea for your first night.....Only you know your family and what they will tolerate. My kids are 4 & 8. We got up at 3am on the morning of our trip. We got to GKTW around 1:00 and they were ready to go:cool1: We went to Downtown Disney that night and were probably out till 10 or 11:00. Some people might think thats crazy, but it works for us -

For Disney, you may be able to get some last minute reservations when you are there. We went to the reservation counter at Disney Studios about 2:00 one afternoon and asked if they had any openings that day, and they were able to get us in to the Sci-Fi diner at 6:00. Keep the reservation phone number on you and call the morning of to see what kind of openings they have.
I wondered the same thing about the universal restaurants. I did not end up making any reservations for those. I am thinking if you wanted to eat anywhere at Citywalk, like Hard Rock Cafe, Emeril's, Jimmy Buffet, or Bob Marley, then you would probably need reservations. As far as inside the parks, I don't recall seeing any restaurants that looked really exciting.
 
Old Elmer is a tree that is a part of the Castle of Miracles and when you walk by him, you can hear him snore.

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Alyssa thought he was hilarious, but Nicky was a little afraid of him.
 
Does a Wish trip To Disneyland(California) take longer to fulfill if you live reaaly far away from California than a trip to Orlando-closer to you.
 
Some people say its about an hour from GKTW to the parks, but we were just there a few weeks ago, and it did not seem to be that long. Having said that, I would still leave GKTW an hour before your reservation time, just becuase you are supposed to check in for your reservation 15 minutes early anyways.

Its fine to eat somewhere other than your park of the day. We had breakfast at Chef Mickey and then went to MK no problem. It will not eat up too much of your time.

Don't take the busses around. Drive yourself. My extended family was down there with us, but they stayed on the property and took the busses around. It took them so much longer to get around than it took us. You get a free parking pass, so you don't have to worry about that, and they will let you park in handicap, so you won't be in
"the back 40"

Don't even worry about which days are better than others to be at the parks. Just plan what works best for you. With the GKTW button and GAC, you don't have to wait in a single line, so it does not matter. Since you will have your own transportation, you don't have to worry about the busses being crowded and since you can park in handicap, you don't have to worry about that either. Really, its like being in your own little world without hassle:wizard:
I had heard horror storys about the crowds at the wizzarding world of harry potter. It was crowded with lines, but again, we were able to bypass those and get right in and see what we wanted to see and get right out.

The Grand Floridian is 25 minutes from GKTW and Animal Kingdom is 20 minutes away.

Universal is about 25 minutes away.

We found it pretty easy to drive to the disney parks. 30 minutes tops. The directions provided by GKTW are good.

I think it depends on the CM working the parking but we were NOT directed to any special parking at MK. We had to take the tram to the TTC. So I would not count on getting handicap parking unless you have a handicap pass. We got there around 10am. At AK they did tell us to follow the blue line and we were able to park in the front but it still was not handicap parking. HTH.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I really appreciate all the feedback. You all ROCK!!!! :yay::yay::yay:

I made a reservation at 1900 Park Fare and O'Hana. I think the kids will love character meals.
 
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