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

[upnorth98]

My six year old wanted to do the same thing. So we had a bunch of leftover princess tatoos from her birthday party that we got from Oriental Trading Company. She had so much fun while standing in line or walking through the parks going up to little girls and their parents and asking if their little girl could have one. Not one parent said no.

One suggestion though -- stickers might be better. A lot of the little ones didn't understand that you needed water to get the tatoo to stick and were a little miffed they couldn't put it on right away.

I saw go ahead and do it. Just always ask the parent if it is OK if you give their child something.

Steph

 

[bdtracey]

Thanks for the tip! I probably wouldn't have even thought of asking the parent....the things you don't think of when you don't have your own kid eh?

 

[Disneysnel]

My six year old wanted to do the same thing. So we had a bunch of leftover princess tatoos from her birthday party that we got from Oriental Trading Company. She had so much fun while standing in line or walking through the parks going up to little girls and their parents and asking if their little girl could have one. Not one parent said no.

One suggestion though -- stickers might be better. A lot of the little ones didn't understand that you needed water to get the tatoo to stick and were a little miffed they couldn't put it on right away.

I saw go ahead and do it. Just always ask the parent if it is OK if you give their child something.

Steph

I think this is a great idea! Oriental trading company has lots of little things you can purchase in bulk very reasonably.
You could always just hand the stickers to the parents.

My children are grown but I can tell you that I remember all those times when strangers where generous to them - it really means a lot.

If you don't want to give anything you can always be gracious to everyone for example, that mother holding one child and pushing the other in a stroller or making sure you are not standing in front of a little one at a parade or just smile your biggest smile when dealing with a grumpy cm - remember, sometimes they need a little magic, too.

 

[trobert]

This may have been asked before and I apologize if so, but aren't the disney postcards at the USPS a little larger that 3.5 x 5? Are the Disney ones being used and accepted or must we find those that are strictly 3.5 x 5? I only learned of being able to mail the postcards in yesterday through this board. THANK YOU TO THE BOARD AND ALL THOSE POSTING!

 

[disneytx]

I've only sent out the 3 x 5 postcards NOT the 3.5 x 5......I won ears on Monday.( I guess you can call them index cards). I put my info. on the lined side and the address on the blank side with a stamp. I hope this helps you.
Good Luck!!!!!!!

 

[trobert]

I've only sent out the 3 x 5 postcards NOT the 3.5 x 5......I won ears on Monday.( I guess you can call them index cards). I put my info. on the lined side and the address on the blank side with a stamp. I hope this helps you.
Good Luck!!!!!!!

Thank you disneytx--I'll try that and keep my fingers crossed. I wonder if anyone has won using the disney postcards?

 

[vascubaguy]

We were in MK last week and stopped by UpTown Jewellers to inquire about some of the New Years pins... we were looking for a New Years Eve pin that had MK on it (all the ones we saw had Epcot) since we were at MK for NYE. I started talking to a really nice CM there, Kathy, who showed me a catalog of all the limited edition pins etc and there wasn't a NYE pin for MK! Then we just started talking about the "pin business" in general and how some folks would buy hundreds of dollars worth of limited edition pins (we assume for the purpose of selling them on Ebay etc).

I told her that we only buy the limited edition pins for the events which we attend and a few others that are just little reminders of things we've done at WDW (ie... pins of resorts we've stayed at, etc).

Well, after we checked out she said commented about how nice it was to chat with me and then she said she wanted to do a little something for me for being so nice. She then handed me a card that had 2 limited edition Year of a Million Dreams Tinkerbell pins - one to keep, and one to give to share with someone else. We were speechless and it actually brought tears to my DP eyes. At that point, Kathy said I had to give the 2nd one to my DP.

It kinda put us in a good spirit to do something for someone else though. We had gotten a few FPs for Space Mountain one morning to use later that evening before dinner. We ended up getting back to MK a little later than expected and the wait for SM was well over an hour. As we were walking back we heard a family talk about the wait and how they were going to have to skip it... we then stopped and gave them our FPs. They were thrilled and very appreciative.

What a way to start the new year!

 

[LittleBoPeep]

I used the 3x5" index cards to enter via mail too, but I enclosed mine in an envelope. It pays to send them in... I got my ears delivered yesterday! I was so excited, but the funniest thing was, the postal carrier was about as excited as I was... I think they've seen alot of pixie dust go through the post office!

 

[JCandKT]

What address do you use?

I didn't witness any dreams while I was down there but would love to enter!

 

[MomofKatie]

DD and I got the cool light blue Mickey ears at TOT. We were in the library, and when the lights came up after Rod Serling's spiel, the Dream Team was there! They announced that our elevator was being prepared, but while we waited, they had something for us. They gave everyonr in the room the Mickey ears. DD was thrilled!!

DD also got 3 different Magical Moments certificates during our stay. 2 were at pin carts in MGM- the CMs chatted with DD and asked her some trivia questions, then handed her the certificates. the last one was at Toontown in the Hall of Fame tent gift shop. DD and her cousin talked with a CM about what they had done that day, and she handed them both certificates.

The last "magic" we got was- we got to be in the Family Fun parade at the MK. DD, I, DSIL, DBIL, and their 3 kids were strolling through Adventureland, and a CM approached us, She asked if we'd like to be in the parade. The kids were thrilled!! WE got to be in the Hula Hoop section and parade down Main Street with several other families, performers, a marching band, and several characters. Very fun!!

 

[djmeen]

My wife and I were lucky enough to get to head to DisneyWorld on a little pre-Christmas vacation last month without the boys.

During our stay, while visiting MGM, we were waiting to get on RockNRoller Coaster when we saw some commotion in the line ahead. As we walked into the holding area of the ride right before you go into the "recording studio" with Aerosmith, a CM was putting blue wrist bands on us. Before we went into the recording studio, the YoAMD CM informed us and about 30 other folks that we had been selected as winners and our prize was an extra hour in MGM AFTER it had closed. The ony reason we were in line at that time was that as the wife and I went to get a FastPass, a young girl came over to us and gave us two to use right then and there as she and her mom weren't going to use them! How nice they were and how lucky that was for us!

We were to meet at 8pm at the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular. Sure enough we showed up along with another 200 folks or so and were treated to a 30 minute show while they closed the park down. Then they sent us all out to ride the rides.

It was GREAT not having to wait and a special bonus was quiet time to enjoy the Osborn Spectacle of Dancing Lights with no crowds!

And then, on our last day, my wife and I were sneaking in one last quick trip to MGM before we caught our flight. So once again as we waited to get on RockNRoller Coaster, we saw the familiar blue shirts.

Again right before going into the recording studio room on the ride we were told we had all been awarded the collector's lanyards! This was something my wife had been wishing for our whole stay and there it happens to us right before we leave town!

All I can say is this is probably one of the best promos I've ever seen executed. Well done Disney and thanks for the unforgettable little moments from our last trip!

 

[dustysky]

All I can say is this is probably one of the best promos I've ever seen executed. Well done Disney and thanks for the unforgettable little moments from our last trip!

Congrats on your "wins"! I am glad your wife ended up with what she wanted.
I do not agree with the part I quoted from you simply because so many of us have gone and felt sad after not being "worthy" of the all mighty dream teams love

 

[FTWILDCMPR00]

Congrats on your "wins"! I am glad your wife ended up with what she wanted.
I do not agree with the part I quoted from you simply because so many of us have gone and felt sad after not being "worthy" of the all mighty dream teams love

You cannot go with high expectations in hopes of getting something. You are sure to be let down. I know me and my family did the same thing just a little over a week ago. If you can have a bad trip to WDW, we did. The hotel over charged us, we got lost in Orlando going to get some medicne for my DD, our backpack got stolen and we were really, really hoping to receive some magic. By luck on the last day we were at MK and asked if we would be interested in keeping a diary of our day (what we did and when) and when we turned it in at the end of the day we rec a $20 disney gift card. It made our trip a little brighter. My husband also lost my ticket on the last day. We did not notice it until we got ready to leave. Luckely we were able to get it replaced. You can't look for magic, you just have to let it happen.



ME DH DDDDG

 

[UBSHANG]

Our family was thrilled when we were given Dream Fastpasses immediately after boarding the Star Tours ride at MGM during our January 8-12 trip. Fortunately (or unfortunately) we never had to use the passes because there were either no wait times or only 5 to 10 minute waits on all 5 of the 6 fastpass attractions. We reluctantly used the Dream Fastpass only on Tower of Terror. However, the stand-by line was only 15 minutes at that time, so we really did not fully benefit from the advantages of the Dream Fastpass.

 

[scrump]

I mail in my entries whenever I can, and I won the 2-pin laynard set!

 

[MickeyMousesGal]

We had 4 wishes granted while on vacation in October. One of our wishes took place at MGM while buying a bottle of water. My Mom and I payed for the water and then the lady working asked if I wanted to play a game. I'm like sure, why not? Then the lady pulled out a booklet full of pictures of MGM. I had to identify all of the pictures and where they were at in the park. I got them all correct and got a certificate stating that I'm an Official Picture Finder. Another one of our dreams was at AK by the main gift shops. I asked a nice man where he received his Dream FastPass and he said they passed them out at Kilo. and I then left and he walked up behind me and asked if we would like to have them since they were leaving the park. We were dumbfounded! Our next dream came when they gave us free cheese sauce at Peco's Bills and Cosmic Rays. Our final dream happened at Pinnochio's VH in the MK, while we were eating, two men dressed in celebreation attire greeted us and gave us two of the celebration pins and said that he noticed that we collected pins and he thought that these pins would be a nice addition! I can't wait to go back!


MickeyMousesGal

 

[Bobsdisneymoney]

We had our Disney vacation Nov. 12-19, 2006. It was a magical trip! Stayed at SS as DVC members. On 11-13-06, Our first park to visit was Animal Kingdom because my kids wanted to ride Expedition Everest. We started off the day with an early breakfast at Restaurantosaurus - I love it when the park is almost empty! After breakfast we went straight to Expedition Everest.

First ride on our trip. My whole family (DH, DS, DD & myself - Disney Mom, rode EE- A little scary for mom. We all got off really excited! We looked at the picture taken by Disney and laughed at my DD because she was closing her eyes in the picture! Well, DS makes fun of her. They decide to ride it again, No long lines! I decide that I am going to take a picture and sit this one out. They finish the ride and 2 CM's come up after the ride is over. They are clapping and said, "THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY!" - "You all get Magic Dream Fastpasses for the Day in Animal Kingdom!" Everyone on the ride started to CHEER! They then pass out lanyards that have a Blue Animal Kingdom Dream Fastpass- It has 6 tabs that can be removed.
They say - Dinosaur Ride, Kilimanjaro Safair, Kali River Rapids, It's Tough to be a Bug, Primeval Whirl, and Expedition Everst. Each person can use them one time in the park. My son says to the CM - My mom is outside taking a picture, can she have one too? The CM says, sorry, only people on this ride! SO, I was happy for them- but, I didn't get one! They DO split up the families. NOW, It was nice because there weren't long lines at all that day. We walked onto most rides, so it really wasn't a big deal. My family LOVED feeling so special! Disney is the best!

On the way out of the park we saw a mom and her daughter, we gave them 2 of our passes, because we had only used 2 tabs! We made them feel special too!

On our way out of Animal Kingdom my son had been looking for a blue rhino pin that came on he safari hat. He had traded it the year before. He really wanted to find another one, but you can't buy them. So, as we were looking through all the pins my son spots it on one of the safari hats that is for sale. He shows the pin to his dad. My husband walks over to the CM and asks if they are on sale anywhere. The CM takes it off the hat and says to my son, is this the pin that you have been looking for. My son says...YEAAAA, that's the one! He then drops it on the bill of my son's safari hat! My son said, hey you dropped the pin, her it is. (Handing it back to the CM). The CM grinned and said- "You can have it... Have a magical day!" We were all surprised! How much fun!!

Honeymoon- offsite-1987
Yacht Club- 2003
Beach Club Villas- 2005
Joined DVC- Saratoga Springs! - Nov. 2005
Disney HH- Aug.- 2006
Saratoga Springs- Nov. 2006

 

[Eeyore in Texas]

I got the YOMD mouse ears...it was cool!!!

 

[snyderla]

I have been sending in postcards from myself & my daughter. My daughter lives in a town about 10 miles from where I live. I sent the cards daily until just before Christmas when I ran out. Saturday I received a certified package that contained a pair of YOMD Mickey Ears and believe it or not my daughter called to tell me she had won the same prize on the same day as me! Which works out great, because she has 2 children and now they each have a pair for our upcoming trip!

I still can't believe we both received prizes on the same day.

Lori

UPDATE: 2 days later my daughter called me at work to tell me she had received yet another prize! She won a lanyard set with 2 pins on it (1 had Mickey & Minnie and the other was goofy & donald). So she won 2 prizes in 2 days! My husband said "I bet you will have one waiting at home, too!" I said no way, it was enough of a coincidence that we both won the ears, on the same day, but no way would we win the same prize 2 times on the same days. Sure enough, we got home and my son showed me a package he had signed for from Disney Parks! A lanyard and 2 pins.

 

[Disneynut4ever]

Since your prize was not one of the prizes listed in the official list of prizes released by Disney,that must mean that YOAMD is going to be much bigger than announced with individual Cast Members having the discretion to award smaller prizes in their areas!What fun!

Where can I read "the official list of prizes?"