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

[lilallybean]

Tiggerrn2...I sure would count some of your special treats as dream team items wishes. Opening the park, free pins, VIP passes....yepp those count as dream team wishes as far as I am concerned.

 

[alanburger88]

Just back from a week at WDW. Had a wonderful vacation. Saw the Dream Teams out and about often this week. Won no Dream Team type prizes, but we did have a great Animal Kingdom Park day. We were chosen to open the park, then DD was chosen to open the tip board for the day, and then we were granted VIP passes to The Lion King Show.
Also, some little things. DS lost DD spray mister fan in Epcot and we were told to go to Guest Services and they would have one for us. (They did) and DD left her Hidden Mickey Book in a restaurant. We filled out a lost and found slip at our hotel and returned from the parks to find a new book waiting for her in the room. All of the CMs were wonderfully pleasant and the kids loved the interactions with CMs and characters. It was a great trip.
Both kids also got Tink pins when we were in DL this June. They were hunting Hidden Mickeys at a restaurant and found them all so the CM gave them the pins for their hard work.

I know this is a little late but we were at The World in December 2007 and we also got to open the park at Animal Kingdom. Apart from the tip board we got to walk the rope and then got to be in our own vehicle on the African Safari as well as VIP seats at Lion King. In addition we were initially on our way to Everest and my daughther let it slip that now we had lost our place. When we got off the Safari the CM handed us fastpass (hand written) ticket for Everest. However when we got to Everest the queue was short and we ended up not using it.

Later in the day the park became a little busy and instead of using the fastpass ticket my daugther asked (and we said it was fine) gave it to another family that would have had a long wait.

Apart from this we also got Dream Fastpasses (twice on different days). A CM also asked my daughter for a PIN at Star Wars and she happily asked him to choose and gave him one. When she handed it to him - he gave her it back along with two idenitical pins (2 tinker bells) for her kind act. He told her to keep one and give one away - which we did later.

Anyway we had a blast and the dream teams made it very special for us

 

[scmouse]

In the past year on two separate trips we were awarded a dream fast pass at AK and a special trading pin after entering the haunted mansion. It is so exciting when it happens.

 

[speaksfam]

My husband and I have not been able to make the trip to WDW this year and have tried our hand at luck with mailing in postcards each day for the YOAMD. So far we have received a pair of YOAMD ears by mail. It was fun and very exciting for my children to get such a neat surprise in the mail. Definitely worth the postage we've spent

 

[KimK2006]

My husband and I have not been able to make the trip to WDW this year and have tried our hand at luck with mailing in postcards each day for the YOAMD. So far we have received a pair of YOAMD ears by mail. It was fun and very exciting for my children to get such a neat surprise in the mail. Definitely worth the postage we've spent

How/were do you send postcards?

 

[cherbear]

We just got back from WDW and had the best trip yet! The past few times we were there we won Dream Fast Passes for some of the parks but this time, we won something almost everyday! I guess because it's getting towards the end of the promotion they need to give them all out. We first got there on Friday 8/22 and we were in Magic Kingdom and we got 2 Magical Moments, first we were getting Bottled drinks from a snack cart and they gave us one for free! The whole trip we got so many magical moments from snack carts we had the Deluxe Disney Dining Plan and we had 12 snacks left on the last day! Then the second day we were at DHS and we were going into One Man's Dream and the Dream Team was there and we won Dream Cloud Ears and Dream Fast Passes for that park. A few days later we were at DHS again it was really unbelievable how the day panned out... First we were walking over to go on Rockin' Rollercoaster and we stopped outside Tower of Terror to get a drink and we got a free drink again as a magical Moment. and the dream team came out as we were waiting in line at Rockin' RollerCoaster and gave our whole group Lanyards with YOMD Pins on them they were really nice. We then went right over to the Art of Animation to do that before the Parade started and we were waiting in line to go in and the dream team came out but didn't have their white vests on so we just figured they were wandering around, then as we were about to go in they came back out with their vests on and gave all 26 people waiting in line VIP Seating Passes for Fantasmic that night. (they were great seats right in the middle) A few days later we were back at DHS early in the morning, we got there at about 7:30am (thinking the park opened at 8am but we found out it didn't open until 9) While we were waiting at the turnstiles a Cast Member was talking to us and asking us questions and asked if we ever opened a park before. We really didn't know what was involved because we saw the opening at Epcot the day before which was just a family that said Welcome to Epcot in a microphone and they let everyone in. So she asked if we wanted to open the park and we were excited to do that so she brought u through into the park early and we were taken to a air conditioned VIP lounge until we needed to go to the opening location. We got pictures outside of the Hat with no one in the background which was cool too. They then took us to open the park where we got to be part of this skit with a director and a woman named Tutti Frutti and we did this little skit that lasted about 10 minutes and We yelled "Hollywood Here we Come" at the end and were driven off waving with the crowds following behind us. They asked what our favorite ride was (Tower of Terror) and they drove us to the entrance where we were the first ones on the ride. We thought we were going to be in with the first group, but no, We were the only ones in the first room you go in to watch the video and then we were the only 2 people in the ride car as we did the ride. Knowing this, we thought we would smile and wave at the camera before we dropped so we could buy the photo after the ride. When we got off the ride, our guide was waiting there for us and she already had the photo printed and in a folder which they gave to us complimentary! It was so much fun, if you get to the parks early, be sure to get in line right away and drum up conversation with the cast members! This is my first posting on this and I was wondering if there is a way to share photos with these postings? Anybody know how?
We are going back in December for Christmas and we are looking forward to seeing whether we are as lucky then as we were on this trip!
Has anyone else won the Lanyards with the Pins? I have never seen those before?

Wow! That's incredible!!!

I hope I'm lucky enough to get at least ONE dream this year. (Last year we didn't receive anything...but we did get a free water)

 

[speaksfam]

Follow this link. Under 2b the address and directions are listed there. Good luck!
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/index?name=YOMDGiveAwayRules08Page

 

[ilovecoasters]

I won a dream FP going into Imagination at Epcot at 10:20 today. They must have had a stack of 100 passes. I was the only person on the ride. Nobody came in behind me either. After I got off of the ride I went over to Innoventions. They were handing them out at the entrance. No, I didn't take another one. Funny thing is you didn't need them. Soarin' was walk on at 10:45 and 20 minutes at 2pm.

 

[jcarwash]

A couple of small but fun YOAMD magic moments during our visit last week:

1. Upon entering the Honey I Shrunk the Kids playground in Hollywood Studios around 10:30am on Sunday, September 7, 2008, we each received a YOAMD Mickey ears hat -- blue hat with silver ears. They had a big black bag and everyone entering the playground got one. (When we were finished playing -- 10 or 15 minutes later -- they had stopped giving them out.)

2. I got into the line for Dumbo on Thursday, September 11, 2008 with my 2 year old son. The line was short so there wasn't anyone entering the gate ahead of us or behind us. A lady with a black messenger bag asked if I'd like my son to be "pilot of the day." We received a Dumbo pilot's license and a certificate of our YOAMD magical moment. She also had a Prince of the day sticker she gave to us. We were brought to the front of the line. This was a little treat, sort of like a special Fast Pass, but it was fun.

 

[magickingdom]

In March of this year I went to WDW with my family (I was 7 months pregnant) and we won the fast pass necklace at Epcot. We were just getting off of spaceship earth and the dream team was there to give them to us!! I love disney, that was my 14th trip. Our extended family can't believe how much we go and it never gets old to us!!!!!!

 

[cturtle143]

My 7 year old son, Noah won the Cinderella Castle Suite! It happened as he was coming off Test Track with his Grammy and cousin. It was so amazing! We went back to our hotel and packed a bag and were picked up by the Castle Concierge. We had a quick photo shoot in front of the castle and then it was off to the parade. We were Grand Marshalls of the parade. After the parade we were taken on a few rides withot waiting and then it was up to the suite. The pictures do not do it justice. They even let us bring up the other 6 members of our party for a tour. We hung out in the suite for a while and then went down to dinner at Cinderella's Royal Table. The Fairy Godmother announced us at dinner. After dinner we went back to the suite for a while and then out for a night of rides with 2 escorts and no lines! After the fireworks we went back up to the suite as everyone else was heading out. Our 3 kids were asleep in a matter of minutes and my husband and I stayed up like two little kids. Checking out everything in utter amazement. I still can't believe this all really happen. After we told t he kids we were going to Disney World all my son talked about was winning the night in the castle. I kept telling him not to get his hopes up because the odds of winning were ridiculous and I didn't want him to be disappointed. He never gave up hope. Have faith in your dreams!

 

[SNOWHITE7]

That's fantastic, so glad to hear his dream came true. There's a lot to be said for positive thinking. It must have been truly magical for all of you.

 

[silverhaze269]

That's fantastic everyone! Congrats!

When I went back in April I was waiting to get in to see Turtle Talk with Crush, and as we walked in the YOAMD team was there giving out dream fastpasses! I was so happy! That definately made my trip.

 

[yandbfan]

Our dear friends of more than 20years met us in Orlando. Their 4 kids and our 2 kids went to EPCOT together. The 10 of us were given fast passes by the cast members.What a blast!!!!

 

[Soarin08]

My family won two things! We were the First Family on The American Adventure and then when we came off Big Thunder one of the cast members gave everyone that got off our train a Year of Million Dreams pin lanyard with two pins on it!!!!

 

[pegryfun]

We were at Tusker House in AK having lunch and my DH was wearing his Birthday Pin (9/28/08) and when we were done Karen our server brought over a signed birthday card from "the gang" and a "Tinker Bell -Where Dreams Come True" Pin and was told that it this pin couldn't be bought anywhere. He gave it to me which made my day and made his because he saw how happy I was. Thank You Karen! :

 

[ilovecoasters]

DH and I won dream FP's coming off of BTMRR at 10:20 today. We didn't need them and no rides even had their FP machines open. I now have dream FP's from all 4 parks.

 

[haleofafamily]

What is the last day of "year of a million dreams"?

 

[LoveStitch]

What is the last day of "year of a million dreams"?

December 31, 2008

 

[Tatiana]

congrats! sounds wonderful!