Whats the NICEST thing that has happened to you at WDW???

On our first group trip we had made reservs. for the character breakfast at GF with Mary Poppins (1989) for 7:30a.m., than we realized no transportation was running than, We called the front desk (Fort Wilderness cabins) and a CM said no problem. What time do you want to be picked up? there was a very pleasant CM waiting with a maxi van to take us to the GF at 7:00a.m..

My niece remembered she left her wallet on the bus as soon as we entered MGM, DW & her went right away to get it and it had ben turned in with all $126.00 inside.


Last March we were on the Rapids ride in AK, there was no one in line so the CM kept waving us thru, never got off just rode around 3 times, we were pretty soaked by than and glad to get off
 
DH and I are not pin collectors, but we stopped by the pin cart in England in the WS on our last trip, and got chatting to the CM running the cart. He had his lanyard on with the pins the CM's swop and I mentioned my love of Pooh and Tigger. I also noticed that he had some pins on the back of his lanyard (you could just see the pin backs) and asked what they were and he told me they were 'mystery' swops and I wasn't allowed to see them until I was ready to swop. I had only just bought a couple of pins from the cart and he confidentially told me that if I 'just happen to choose that pin there' (and pointed to a mystery swop), I would be in for a delightful surprise. So I did the swop and received a lovely Christopher Robin/Pooh pin.

Then he took us over to another CM who was trading pins and asked her to swop another 'mystery pin' for one of mine and I received a Tigger! He then told me that they were both very rare Japanese, Winnie the Pooh pins and I'd done very well and to hold on to them!

Well, I don't know if they are worth a lot or not, but they are priceless to me because they represent the Disney magic and the kindness of CM's and I will never swop them because of that.

I don't know if the CM would get into trouble because of his kindness, so I am kind of glad I don't know his name!

Annie.
 
What a lovely story, UKAnnie! I don't think CMs get in trouble for their random acts of kindness. That is, after all, the biggest part of Disney magic!

More stories! More stories!!

:)
 
I'm soooo glad this thread was started as I have a memory I will never forget and have wanted to share. It was the first time I ran across a character in one of the theme parks, it was Tigger. I ran up and asked if I could have my picture taken and he nodded yes. After the picture was taken I hugged him and said thanks. He gave me one of THE BEST hugs back I have ever experienced. I've often wondered if it was a guy or a girl in the costume but irregardless shall remember that hug forever. Kinda silly I suppose...what can I say???
 

When we were at WDW this past July my son was turning 5. We were at MGM the day before his birthday and in line at the Great Movie Ride. My son and his coiusin got in line while we were parking the stroller. When we got to the front of the line a CM brought over a b-day card for him that was signed by some of the cast members. It also had a personal message about him going to Chef Mickey's the next day on his b-day. Hr loved it! I wondered how she knew all this. Evedently my son and neice had told her while we were parking the stroller. it was probably a less than a minute conversation. But, this CM went the extra mile to make the day special for him. Julie
 
Actually, we just returned, and our nicest thing was when DD was waiting with DH at Tower of Terror when we were doing the kid swap. They were waiting in the area where you can purchase ride photos and my DD was very interested in the locked door that supposedly was to the old dining room. There was a CM named Josh, who spent a good 20 minutes with my daughter exploring the mysteries behind the door. He took her to the gift shop and got one of the souvenier keys to see if it would open the door, they tried magic words to see if it would open, they knocked on the doors, only to have the door knock back at them. They discussed the menu that was by the side of the door. Josh said that DD was a great detective, and gave her a Mickey detective pin from his lanyard. He truly showed her the Disney Magic and made what could have been a very boring wait into an event he will never forget! It was Josh's last night as a CM as his stint in the College Program was ending. He said he was going to school to be an English professor. Some school is going to be very lucky to have him!
 
on the patio at Rose and Crown, my husband looked across the table at me and said "I think we should sell the boat and buy into the DVC"

In May, I took at girlfriend who had never been before. Because she's a cancer survivor and i'm lucky to have her, I wanted everything to be magical. We were lucky - breakfast with the princesses, with no PS!

A couple years ago, I took my 74 yo neighbor. The dapper gentleman greeter at GF flirted with her. The pooh Charactors at Crystal palace were great with her. She glowed.

I've been really lucky in my choice of traveling companions AND the magic that's happened to us.
 
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Its great that so many people have had such great memories--I know that there have got to be more out there-Ü
 
We were visting during the Christmas season,our favorite time of year,and to go along with our festive mood decided to purchase those reindeer Mickey ears.We hadn't had them very long, when our daughter lost hers on Splash Mountain.As we were exiting the ride a CM overhead us talking about losing them,and told us to wait where we were.A few minutes later,she came back with a card for us to receive another pair,for free!!! my DH stuck the card in his pocket and we set out again,enjoying the evening thinking the whole time we would just pick up a pair on the way out .Well, closing time came and we checked every shop on Main Street,no Ears.Finally another CM informed us that they only had those left in Fantasy Land,which was now closed.Instead of leaving it at that, she called a manager who promptly walked to Fantasy Land ,in the rain, opened a shop and brought us the reindeer Mickey ears!!! I still makes me want to cry when I think of how much trouble they went to, to replace something that WE lost
 
I'm always amazed at stories like this-- these CMs are at *work*! It's not a magical vacation for them, it's their job, something they do day in, day out, and yet they manage to keep such a great attitude and seem to understand that it may be just a moment to them but it's a lifetime memory for a guest. Wow.
 
The best thing that happened to us was we met a family from these boards on our honeymoon trip in Oct (our 1st trip). We had been chatting and when we met them at Epcot they had a stuffed animal, a photo album and a badge of honour with my screen name on it for us. Later when we met them on our cruise they had a Mickey and Minnie wedding Christmas ornament for us with our wedding date on it. We had dinner with them at the Coral Reef and I can honestly say that our best day in WDW was the day we spent at Epcot with wdwgoose and her family.
 
I love this kind of thing. So nice to hear great stories. Here are two more. We were in CA for our wedding anniversary a few years back. I had written a letter talking about how tough our year had been and asking if we could get into club 33 for dinner sometime during our stay. Guest relations called on our anniversary and got us reservations. It was a perfect meal and watching the DL fantasmic from the club 33 balcony was nice as well.

At WDW we were going to Victoria and Alberts for our anniversary. We took the bus from the Swan to MK and were going to get on the monorail to go to GF. The bus driver asked where we were headed so dressed up? We told her and she drove us and a bus load of folk out of her way to GF. I often wonder what the other passengers thought about it. It was special for us and not having to push DW's wheelchair up the monorail ramp of death was nice too.:p
 
We were riding the train heading to Mickeys Toon Town. My 5 year old nephew's Mickey ears blew off his head. He was upset but the conductor told us to wait. When the train came around again, he has the Mickey ears in his hands. What a smile my nephew had! And we have it all on tape!
 
I was married in 1994. My husband and I booked the Grand Floridian with the parks and food for a week. Well, about two weeks before our wedding, we get a call saying that they accidentally overbooked, and would we be willing to switch resorts? I was saying, "It's my honeymoon. I'm so disappointed, but what did you have in mind?" They told us that they would put us up in a one bedroom suite in the Key West Resorts (formerly known as just the Vacation Club resort) - and it wouldn't cost us a penny! All we had to do was fax over our credit card bill, and they would take care of it! And, they did. My honeymoon didn't cost us a penny (we had booked air, food, resort, parks, etc., through Disney Club and had one bill). When we got to the Key West Resorts, the manager from the Grand Floridian was there to speak with the Guests who were re-routed, and gave us $50 disney dollars!! We got to our room, and it was full of flowers, bags of food, the refrigerator was stocked, and of course, a Mickey/Minnie frame. They more than made up for their booking error. I was blown away...
 
This is small, compared to many, but when we were there a few weeks ago, I was using a scooter and not going on many rides because my back was flaring. I ended up spending a large part of my time waiting at the exits of the ride for DS, so, instead of having a big pity party, I tried to talk to as many CMs as possible. Every single one that I met told me so many interesting things, and was so very pleasant to me, it still brings tears to my eyes. Many asked why I wasn't riding, and then explained how that ride was accessible to people with disabilities, which was so kind and understanding of them. I especially appreciated the nice CM from England who was at the exit of K. Safari, because she kept reassuring me when it took my family *forever* to get through the ride, and I was sure that I had lost them! Disney CMs are magical, one and all...
Terri the Yoopermom
 
Our family went to WDW when I was 34 weeks pregnant with my third child (what was I thinking??). We went to MK with the two little ones and my son, not quite two at the time, wet right through his diaper. Of course, he was wearing a one-piece romper and of course, I had failed to bring an extra change of clothes (lesson learned!!). I thought, no bid deal, we will just go buy him some shorts and a tee shirt. So I proceed to waddle from Buzz's Spaceranger spin to Main Street to look for shorts for him. None to be found. Then we decide to go the Fantasyland, thinking, kids, kids clothes, right? wrong! Plenty of tee shirts - not a pair of shorts to be found. We finally run into a castmember at Startraders who spent quite a bit of time calling around looking for shorts, to no avail. It was not that big of a deal - the child could have gone around in just his diaper but I felt odd about that. Well, since we had spent about 1 hour traipsing around looking for shorts and since there were none available, this CM gave us a tee-shirt for my son. We tried to pay her for it but she insisted. It really made our day!

The other good thing that has happened was getting upgraded to the 14th floor concierge at the CR. What a treat.
 
Originally posted by Girls Scout Leader
This is just too good of a god thing to not bump it back up. As a previous poster noted, it's nice hearing something other than the grumblings. And keep the hankies handy....some of these are real tear jerkers. Thanks!!

I'm not a CM at WDW, but I am a CM for one of the companies Disney owns - I hear a lot of grumbling, but to be honest, I've worked for a bunch of companies in my field (computer programmer), and it's not a bad place to work.
 
Disney CM's are the best.
When we went to WDW in August, my DD really wanted to ride Test Track. My DS (5) also wanted to ride it for the first time. We went over to Epcot hoping to get FP's; however, they were gone for the day. Since my DD really wanted to ride it and she has ridden it before, I let her go in the single rider line by herself. However, I wouldn't let my DS go by himself. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that the single rider line had a 45 min. wait. While we were waiting, my DS decided that he REALLY wanted to go on the ride, and he was willing to wait in the over 1 hr. standy line. However, we were going to miss our PS for dinner if we did that. To cheer him up, I took him into the store outside of the ride (InsideTracks?) to get a toy and a pressed penny. While I was there a CM named Bob asked Jacob if he was going on the ride, and I explained he really wanted to, but the line was too long. He reached into his pocket and pulled out 3 tickets to ride TestTrack without waiting in line. We grabbed my DD as soon as she got out, and Jacob got to ride TT for the 1st time (and loved it) courtesy of a wonderful CM named Bob.
 
I just got a package from Disney yesterday and had to let you all know about it! When we visited in early July, we had a picture taken of the kids outside the new Journey to Imagination (or whatever it's now called...) The children are photographed and then superimposed with Mickey and Minnie with fireworks -- it's adorable. We didn't want to squish it so we had them send it for pickup at International Gateway.

Unfortunately, at International Gateway there was NO picture waiting. I stayed there a while while a nice CM called around and saw to it that they printed up a new one and sent it right to our room at BCV the next morning. They did, and included an extra copy because of the mixup.

So yesterday, here comes a package from Disney. I thought it was DVC paperwork but it was my original picture! After almost 2 months I guess it turned up SOMEWHERE, and intead of tossing it, they took the time to address it and mail it home to us in Indiana.

I thought this was very special and am pleased to have yet another copy of the great picture.
 

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