See What A Little Wishing Can Do?

[WEDWDW]

I'll be there that night...the last time I saw "Wishes" I made a wish that I would soon have a baby of my own to take to Disney. This upcoming trip will be our first trip with our 18 month old son. <3

We'll make a wish, and do as dreamers do,
and all our wishes,
will come true.

 

[WEDWDW]

When I worked in costuming at MK we'd go out to the loading dock during Wishes to watch it. Standard joke was to say "I wish my shift was over," and for the person next to you to say "Just keep believing in that wish for another ___ hours!"

Work humor. Good memories all the same.

How awesome to see WISHES every night!

I know it is going to be so emotional for MK CMs who worked there at some point during WISHES' "run"-especially all the Pyro CMs who have worked on the show since October,2003.

 

[Skywise]

Did they ever get around to selling the Wishes attraction posters?

 

[Accident]

Be in/near the castle hub by 8PM.

to be honest, be in the hub closer to noon if you want to see it the last night from the hub. MSEP had people lined up at noon waiting for it the last night.

 

[DisneyAnytime]

CD with the music - You can get it on the shop disney parks app (doesn't seem to appear on the disneystore.com website)

If I remember correctly you can also purchase the album in the iTunes store.

 

[KT0191]

We'll be there for the last "Wishes" and for the new "Happily Ever After", as well. My best friend and I will be the ones blubbering like big ol' babies the whole time.

I will miss this show. A lot. Love it so much

 

[BridgetR3]

Honestly, I think that the CMs should be giving out tissues anytime from here to the end. We are booked in a couple of weeks (just DH and I) to say good-bye to one of our favorites. I will be the woman sobbing in the old FP area. #dontwanttosaygoodbye

 

[Oswin]

I wish I could be there on May 11 to say goodbye to Wishes! It's the only nighttime show I've ever known at MK, I've seen it my entire life. I keep trying to be excited about the change to Happily Ever After, but it's proving to be really hard. I'm still reeling over the loss of SpectroMagic years later!

 

[Mom2Stitch]

Did they ever get around to selling the Wishes attraction posters?

I was hoping for one of the tshirts that was on the Disney Blog live stream a couple of weeks ago.

to be honest, be in the hub closer to noon if you want to see it the last night from the hub. MSEP had people lined up at noon waiting for it the last night.

Wow, well, I'll have to be squeezed in somewhere, cause we can't get there that early. I'll remember to pack my patience for the crowds.

 

[Kamy04]

Do you think it will be crazy May 8? That is the night we are planning to watch it. I am sure there will be more people but do you think it will be a huge issue? Dh is thinking of staking a spot around 7:30. (We have never seen it)

 

[GPC0321]

I've only seen Wishes once (last spring) in person (and about a million times on Youtube, LOL), and it even makes me a little sad to think of it not being there when we return in December. We had FP+ for it when we went, and had an absolute perfect view sitting on the "grass". It was great.

I wonder if Tink will fly in the new show? Surely she will, right?

 

[WEDWDW]

I wonder if Tink will fly in the new show? Surely she will, right?

Definitely he,I mean she,will fly in the new show!

 

[GPC0321]

Definitely he,I mean she,will fly in the new show!

LOL! I remember hearing that "she" is actually a guy. Makes me chuckle. They should get a 300 pound hairy dude with a full beard and tattoos all trussed up in Tink's gear and fly him. That would be hilarious.

 

[SgtTibbs]

Well foobar, It never even occurred to me to make a wish during wishes. That's a lost opportunity. I guess I'll just have to skip wishing and go straight to "Happily Ever After".

 

[DisFanDad]

Whoa, this post almost destroyed me I think ... But I am going to reply to it through the tears. I don't spend much time here on these threads, I know my stuff. But this attracted my eye.

My mom wished on wishes, She wished twice. Twice she saw this show on two different trips. And I think the first time her wish came true, but the second time I don't think it did. It was the last time she would see wishes, or be to WDW. We started bringing my mom when she found out she had cancer, and we knew we had a limited time left with her. She loved fireworks, and she LOVED wishes. LOVED it. Its why we are so, SO, very sad to see it go. I know, I know, WDW needs to move forward, I get that, I do. But part of me also things it doesn't. Its got the Star Wars show in HS, and rivers of light in AK. I could watch wishes for a week or two every year for the rest of my life, and I think I would be happy doing that. Sure, Coke offers Diet, and zero, and cherry, etc. But it still offers coke. Disney has changed all sorts of stuff, but Small World is still there. A big part of me ... wishes ... they wouldn't take this away. I don't think the new show is going to be as good. I think they are going to try and shove in more light shows and projections and cut back on fireworks to save money. I think thats what this is really all about, and thats what makes this all the worse.

 

[Tomh]

Only time will tell what the new show brings to the table. I like the name, kind of sums up ending the day on a happy note, a nice way to close the park. As long as the substance of the show has as much thought as the name does, it should be fine.

However, no matter how good the new show, after seeing Wishes every summer for the last 9 years, for sure I will miss it!

 

[wishicouldgomoreofte]

We started bringing my mom when she found out she had cancer, and we knew we had a limited time left with her. She loved fireworks, and she LOVED wishes. LOVED it.

I could watch wishes for a week or two every year for the rest of my life, and I think I would be happy doing that.

I don't think the new show is going to be as good. I think they are going to try and shove in more light shows and projections and cut back on fireworks to save money. I think thats what this is really all about, and thats what makes this all the worse.

I agree. I LOVE Wishes, and would be happy for it to stay at WDW forever. And I agree they will replace it with projections, which so limits the viewing spots. Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should do it. And "new" doesn't necessarily mean better.
Wishes is very personnal in the emotions it evokes. Projections actually seek to manipulate your emotions, and on its time schedule as well.
Projections seek to tell you what to feel and when. Wishes allows or guides you in whatever wells up inside each individual.

 

[Sleepy425]

How awesome to see WISHES every night!

I know it is going to be so emotional for MK CMs who worked there at some point during WISHES' "run"-especially all the Pyro CMs who have worked on the show since October,2003.

I worked custodial in Fantasyland in 2004. I would find a family, position them to make sure they could see Tink fly, watch for a bit, and then high tail it to the bathrooms before the finale, even if that wasn't my assignment. My managers always knew where to find me - I hate loud noises and the finale was so loud in Fantasyland. If I wasn't in the bathrooms they knew they could find me in Pinocchio'a Village Haus - even though the restaurant was technically closed, they never locked the doors. If I saw a family with a freakin out child I would take them in there to hide out.
You'd think I'd be thrilled not to have to deal with that after I stopped working there. But for memory's sake I still love watching Wishes from Fantasyland. I'm going to miss it

 

[bizeemom4]

We said goodbye in February. I will be there for the first showing of The new show on 5/12. Then doing the Pandora preview on the 13th.

 

[Animation Fanatic]

to be honest, be in the hub closer to noon if you want to see it the last night from the hub. MSEP had people lined up at noon waiting for it the last night.

Agreed! There might be some people spotting out a spot earlier than that since Wishes is
A. so beloved
B. so well remembered
C. been in MK for a long time (its become a tradition)
D. so emotionally compelling