Year of Million Dreams -- anyone else get something yet? Post your wishes won here!

[dopeyone]

No dreams on our Apr. '08 vacation, but we got several on our Feb. '07 vacation, including the coveted fast pass lanyard! All other Dreams we received were of the fast pass or go to the front of the line variety. Also we found several dreams (Fast pass invites for certain rides) The Cast Members were leaving them lying around the park. I asked a Cast Member when I found one to be sure it was legit. It always pays to read that scrap of paper you see lying on a window ledge in the POTC Que!!

 

[morgtroy]

Last Sept, on our arrival night my kids were given free mickey ear ice cream from a cart in Epcot, then we won Dream fast passes exiting Space Mountain a couple days later. We were hooping and yelling we were so excited.
Then near the end of our week, my 7 yr old son spotted the Dream Team and ran up to one of them and started chatting, he encouraged us to walk with him as he talked with us and a few minutes later was handing out dream lanyards with 2 pins on each.
An hour or so later we walked back by that way to go to soarin and they were there. They said "Congratulations AGAIN, you've won fast passes" It was a SUPER magical day. The YOAMD really made our last trip. I hope Disney continues the random acts of kindness after 2008. Sure is magical

 

[Fred J]

I was at Disney about 2 weeks and this one boy got to lead the parade down Main Street he was so happy. I am not sure why he go to do this bbut he did

 

[JumpinBrerJenkins]

Thus far, the only thing I have been given is a free fast pass to see the Philharmagic from a Pooh Fastpass machine. Great show by the way. I love Disney movies and it really captures the spirit of them.
I am really starting to think that one of the main reasons I never really get anything else is because I am never there with a family, just with my 2 friends and we walk EXTREMELY fast and pay little to no attention to our surroundings. lol. Thats why those free Fastpasses caught me so off guard.

 

[partyhare]

Whether being in a family helps you win bigger prizes, I don't know. But the little prizes are all about time and place, so it doesn't matter if you are alone or with a hundred people

I was alone walking through Innoventions at EPCOT when I won a dream fast pass.
And I was with one person on It's a Small World in the Magic Kingdom, where the Dream Team was giving out dream fast passes on the exit ramp.

Moving fast and not being observant may make it harder to win. Both times I won, I was being strategic about where I was in the morning.

 

[ILuvCrush]

My Mom and my daughter won dream ears while getting off RRC one early am. And both my daughters got a set of the Tinkerbell pins at our resort POP. It was fun... the girls looked all day for another pair of sisters to give the other ones to. Also at HS we wanted a drink and stopped at a kiosk... we ordered our drinks and their register wouldn't work right..so the guy said Its the year of a million dreams enjoy your cokes! and just gave them to us! all this happened when we went in feb 08... when we went 11/06 right after it started...we didn't see/get anything

 

[closetmousefan]

I have spent a total of 19 days in Disney World during "Year of a Million Dreams". I have not been awarded anything. I always thought it was because I dont have a little girl in a Disney Princess dress. I have had a wonderful time every trip. So, no real complaints. But it would have been nice.....

 

[webster76]

My daughter,one of my sons and I won dream fastpasses in Aug.'7 in Epcot getting off a ride (don't remember which one now). I was totally surprised and really didn't even remember it was the YOAMD. I have been very lucky winning things over the years in local contests (3 trips total, 2 in one year alone!). So anything I win, to me, is great. No win is too small!

 

[lyndrajo3]

WOW! It sounds like tons of excitement and dreams coming alive! I can hardly wait to go there in 19 days (but who's counting really?). POR here we come all 9 grand gatherers of us. We will be okay if we do not win anything but I would like to watch the dream team give a prize to others so I can be excited for them.

 

[robnm]

The family and I were coming off Splash Mountain on Thursday afternoon,
7/17 and all four of us won dream ears. There was one girl cm giving them out to everyone exiting the ride. The kids loved them.

 

[my3princes]

3 of us won dream ears coming off Triceratop Spin last week. We were at WDW for 3 weeks and there were 11 of us for 1/2 of that trip. I guess that just proves how random these dreams are. Since I have 2 boys and only 2 won I gave my ears to the third and they were all very happy

 

[disneyblues]

We had just arrived at the Magic Kingdom and my 5 year old daughter had decided it was time for her first "roller-coaster". It was her 6th trip so had taken a while to pluck up the courage. We went on Goofy's Barnstormer which she loved. As we got off we were all awarded dream fastpasses for the day. RESULT !! Now she is hooked on roller coasters for life! Thanks Disney

 

[Blondie_K22]

My mom, stepdad, and friend won Dream FP at HS while standing in the holding area (right before you watch the little video thing) on RnR. They asked everyone what this year's theme was then everyone went crazy. And I was the nice one that told them to go ahead without me! hehe

 

[MonicaInFlorida]

In Feb. 2008, our DD (4) got a Tink pin and certificate from Captain Jack, a CM who pilots one of the boats in the Epcot lagoon. In Mar. 2008, my DH, DD and I all got lanyards and a pack of pins coming off of the train at the Main Street Station in MK. Sweet!

Now we're pin collectors! Heh, they're certainly making their money back from us on those freebies!

 

[charlinn]

Reading all of these posts...has got me so excited for our trip in December!! I so hope we get a "Dream"!!! Although...seeing DL in December is a dream enough

 

[iluv2go2disney]

Last week my family won Dream Ears as we got off of Kilimanjaro Safari. My son was also given a Dream when he was given the Tink pin. It was a great trip.

 

[Huskerfamilyof5]

I had requested the free character autographs from my DDs a couple months ago. When they arrived, I realized they had misspelled my DD age 12, who wanted a picture of Tinkerbell. So I sent in another postcard asking for another picture. Just got the second one yesterday with the correct spelling, and they included the dream Tinkerbell pins (one to keep, and one to give away)! That was unexpected, we have been mailing in our Dream giveaway postcards daily, yet have gotten nothing. The pins are beautiful and we can't wait to give the other away when we are in WDW in Dec. BTW, I am giving my DDs their autographed pictures (the others like Ariel and all the princess) as a gift the first morning of our trip. I will up date this if anymore Dreams happen.

 

[my3princes]

How do you request free autographs? We have a huge Disney autograph collection and would love Tinkerbells.

 

[HopeCatherine]

On our first day of our 2008 trip, my family won the Dream Fastpasses for the MK. We were exiting Peter Pan's Flight at around, idk, nine something in the morning. It was great! My mama and I am afraid of a lot of the rides, so my sister and dad got to ride Splash Mountain and others twice in a row. We couldn't believe our luck that day!

 

[Huskerfamilyof5]

I found this information in the book, Disney on a Dime from my library. All you have to do is send a postcard or letter (one request per card/letter) to the following address:
The Walt Disney Co.
Attn: Fan Mail Dept.
500 South Buena Vista St.
Burbank, CA 91521

They are in Black and White, 8 1/2 x 11 on Kodak paper, good quality. Mine were signed using a silver pen. I am thinking about having them framed for the girls after I give them to them. It only took about 2 to 3 weeks for them to come. Enjoy, there isn't much free these days.