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

[FluffyPumpkin78]

just subbing...

 

[picantel]

I received 2 tinkerbell dream pins for 'doing a good deed'. One I am supposed to keep and one I am suppose to give away to someone I see doing a good deed such as giving up a seat on the bus, ect. I still have both pins though because everyone seems to be out for themselves only. Sad

 

[Vickie46]

I love that idea.. someone giving up a seat on the bus.... you rarely see it.. but it does happen! Great idea!

 

[camatwell]

I love that idea.. someone giving up a seat on the bus.... you rarely see it.. but it does happen! Great idea!

I guess we are rare, because, we gave up our seats on the bus on most rides. We were a family of 4 adults 3 kids, one almost 10 and a 9 yr old and a 6. the 6 and 9 regularly sat on laps, and the men typically stood. but there were always these certain family groups that there were like 5 kids 8 and under and they each had to have their own seats plus parents couldn't hold them on their laps. Talk about a shocker,
2 nights on the buses, my 6 yr old was asleep in my arms and no one offered to move for us, except a 3rd night an OLD lady(prob. 70+) offered her seat, I said no way please stay seated. I leaned back on the wall type thingy and held on to my child.

The bus seat situation was unreal with unwilling patrons to move. OH WELL, We let it go and it happens, nothing to ruin a trip over.

 

[Trip2Disney]

Our first was on our first day (Oct 1) at the MK. We had only been there a couple of hours when we stopped to get my DD a Mickey bar. DD loves to chit chat & struck up a conversation with the CM at the kiosk. After asking her about her favorite Disney movie, princess, etc., the CM said that since DD was such a nice Princess, she could have the Mickey bar & a special certificate to "remember the magic".

A couple of nights later, we want to the campfire singalong at Fort Wilderness. Things were just about to get started when a cast member approached us & said that they had noticed our girls & how much fun they were having, and wondered if we would like to go backstage for a private meet & greet with Chip & Dale as part of the Year of a Million Dreams promotion. We got an autographed picture, walked Chip & Dale down the aisle into the singalong area & were introduced on stage as guests of honor!

These surprises made our terrific vacation even more magical!

 

[missmonkey]

I received 2 tinkerbell dream pins for 'doing a good deed'. One I am supposed to keep and one I am suppose to give away to someone I see doing a good deed such as giving up a seat on the bus, ect. I still have both pins though because everyone seems to be out for themselves only. Sad

Don't keep us in suspense. What was your good deed? Did you post it upthread already?

I got a little shot of pixie dust on the way out of Anaheim's Downtown Disney parking lot. Everyone leaving at about 4:30 pm today got free parking! I don't know at what time they started or when it ended, but it saved me about $4. If I'd known, I'd have had that drink at the Grand Californian after all!

 

[picantel]

Don't keep us in suspense. What was your good deed? Did you post it upthread already?

I got a little shot of pixie dust on the way out of Anaheim's Downtown Disney parking lot. Everyone leaving at about 4:30 pm today got free parking! I don't know at what time they started or when it ended, but it saved me about $4. If I'd known, I'd have had that drink at the Grand Californian after all!

I am a regular in the contemporary arcade(kids love it too). All the CMs there know us. Since I know alot of the tricks of the ticketed games I get alot of tickets(over 50k now) so I give away thousands of tickets and have bought probably dozens of little girls and boys toys and stuffed animals and stuff. One of the CMs came up to me and gave me the dual pin set and said they all love seeing me spread the disney magic even though they said it was technically their jobs lol. If you ever see a 6'3 dorky looking guy with glasses and a massive pile of tickets in that arcade with an asian wife and 2 kids come up and say hello. We are there practically every weekend.

 

[extremeplanner]

subscribing.................I am getting sooooo excited about our Dec trip.........hoping for a dream!

 

[MicheleC]

I just posted this separate because for some reason I didn't see this thread right under my nose! My daughter and I were on Tower of Terror and our whole group in the first elevator (during the pre-show) were given special YOAMD lanyards with two collector pins on each. It was so exciting. We spent the whole week hoping for the Dream Fastpasses but I guess we were never in the right spot at the right time. But we did see lots of people with Dream Fastpasses in each park. We had another magical moment when our daughter's were asked to be Princesses of the Hour and went in the Judge's Tent in ToonTown to see Cinderella, Belle, and Snow White with no wait. The line was about an hour long at that time and we hadn't seen Cinderella yet so we were pretty excited! Good luck to everyone with their dreams!

 

[irisbud]

Even more excited now about our December trip! Please keep the PD coming! Also, I would love to hear some ideas on how to spread it myself! We will be going for 5 days in December as a childless couple.

 

[2angelsinheaven]

Keep the stories coming. I love to hear about all the pixie dust being spread.

 

[njchris]

I just got back... no extra magic for me. We were in the parks from the 29th to the 7th every day.

Do they just not give it to 2 guys hanging out at the park? I'm always saying thank you and stopping for people trying to get through, etc..etc...

 

[GettinMickeyWithIt]

We just got back from an 8 day trip, and were there when the family from Ohio had the park to themselves-pretty sweet. Then the magic hit us, not once but twice. The first time it happened we were entering Mickey's Philharmagic, and my family of 5 made it into the main waiting area inside. A castmember pulled us aside and said that she was part of the Wishes team and that she was making us "the Guest Family Musicians for the day" at that attraction. They then gave us each an instrument to play, including my DD2 with her upside down 3-D glasses, and we got to serenade the audience for a few seconds (sorry for them). We got a certificate to memorialize the whole thing.

Then we were at Epcot eating at the Electric Umbrella, and a cast member came up to me and starting just small talking. She then said that she was going to serve our meal to us. She told us to go find a table, and she brought our meals to us from the counter. They brought a condiment basket, bottles of water for each of us, and toys for the kids. Pretty cool.

It may have been that we looked a little frazzled due to a cranky two year old, but nonetheless, perfect timing and great memories each time.

 

[picantel]

I just got back... no extra magic for me. We were in the parks from the 29th to the 7th every day.

Do they just not give it to 2 guys hanging out at the park? I'm always saying thank you and stopping for people trying to get through, etc..etc...

Hey NjChris I do not suppose on one of those days you were in downtown disney picking up a box of mr. potato head stuff? My wife and I met a couple guys one of whom was from NJ I believe.

 

[mrFDNY]

Hi all,
I really hope everyone gets to expirence this at least one time,if not more.
As for us were just back and were at wdw from sept 28 thru oct 7, on oct 2nd at star tours we entered the star tour ride vechile and were told we all won dream fast passes for the day.Here's a pic

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also while at mk,one day we heard this clapping come from a store on main street and went to check it out. A family walked into the store and won a $500 shopping spree.

 

[crazee4mickey]

This is such a cool thread....how much fun for everyone! Truly Disney isn't it!

 

[tinan]

I'm just subscribing. I can't wait for our trip in Dec! We also entered for the night in Cindy's castle.

 

[chrome64]

Hi everyone!!!
DH and I are here for our 4th wedding anniversary and we have been having a great time! We have seen members of the Dream team several times and we have seen a few people with Dream fastpasses. I kind of thought from reading these posts that we would see the fast passes everywhere but, there really haven't been that many. So anyone who has fears of longer lines as a result can rest assured that won't be a problem.

We had a magical moment tonight that I just had to share. DH and I were at MK for extra magic hours and we decided to go play some games in the arcade while the daytime guest were leaving. We went to exchange our Disney dollars for quarters and there was a woman at the desk talking to the CM. She seem to be having a problem that they couldn't help her with. The woman then turned to us and ask if we had ridden SM yet and asked if we would like to ride again. Her daughter, who was in a wheel chair, wanted to ride but she was not able to ride with her. She was looking for someone to ride with her. We told her that we would be happy to go with her. So we followed her to the wheelchair entrance and as we went we discovered that her daughter, RachelJoy, was her adopted daughter and it was just the two of them at WDW. RachelJoy is the "last surviving" of her several adopted children. RachelJoy is on a ventalator 8-10 hours a day and only has a few hours a day that she can get out to enJoy herself. She loves thrill rides and would stay on Space Mountain for hours at a time if they would allow it.

The wonderful CM's working allowed us to ride with her two times in a row. She giggled the entire ride both times! It was so wonderful to see her love it so much!

When we exited the ride we handed out Thank You cards that we had made to the CM's. We also gave one to RachelJoy and her mother because they really created some Magic that we never would have expected!

RachelJoy's mother gave us a thank you card as well that had a web address for RachelJoy!

As we were leaving SM we were stopped by a CM, she told us that it is also people like us help create the Disney Magic. She then presented us with a "no strings attached" certificate to turn into Star Traders for a free Mickey and Minnie Bride and Groom plush set.

This whole event was the most touching event that could have happened to us. We will always have our mickey and minnie to remind us of this night.

I hope RachelJoy has many more thrilling rides on Space Mountain!

 

[Exevale]

Chrome64
This is the most heartwarming thing I have read about YOAMD. The fact that all involved enjoyed a magical experience is what Disney and this promotion should be all about. Thanks for sending a bit of the magic my way and brightening my day.

 

[2angelsinheaven]

Chrome64, how magical! I loved hearing your story and what sweet people you are to ride with her. I'm sure Racheljoy and her Mom will never forget your kindness. It renews my belief that there are still good people in this crazy world. Thanks for sharing.