Make a Wish (and other organizations) ~ Wish Trippers UNITE! Volume FOUR!

[kimmg]

We just heard from MAW and we can have dates of May 5-11th. Should we take them? Are we going to be dying of heat exhaustion(keeping in mind I hate the heat)?

I'm debating between that and early December since it will be cooler and DD will be closer to 2 and might have more fun.

Also how many days would you add on if you could? I'm thinking 2-3 but I'm wondering if we'll still feel like we need more.

 

[evsmama30]

Hi.............I'm a lurker here but did have a neighbors child do the trip thru the sunshine foundation and they stayed at GKTW and on their website GKTW is a sponser still.........where are you staying??

we are staying at the sunshine foundation dream village in davenport. here is a link. it looks cute! i am hoping we get to stay in the snow white cottage, evan loves her!!!!
if you have any other info, i would really appreciate it

http://www.sunshinefoundation.org/dreamvillage.html

 

[chelleydi77]

We just heard from MAW and we can have dates of May 5-11th. Should we take them? Are we going to be dying of heat exhaustion(keeping in mind I hate the heat)?

I'm debating between that and early December since it will be cooler and DD will be closer to 2 and might have more fun.

Also how many days would you add on if you could? I'm thinking 2-3 but I'm wondering if we'll still feel like we need more.

I would go in December. May could be rather humid and hot, depending on the day. Plus your DD will be older and she can enjoy it more, like you said.

 

[Mom2mitokids]

We just heard from MAW and we can have dates of May 5-11th. Should we take them? Are we going to be dying of heat exhaustion(keeping in mind I hate the heat)?

I'm debating between that and early December since it will be cooler and DD will be closer to 2 and might have more fun.

Also how many days would you add on if you could? I'm thinking 2-3 but I'm wondering if we'll still feel like we need more.

We just got back from my daughter MAW trip and it was hot...plus with the crowds made it kind of miserable. If you can wait..I would do December.

 

[angeque143]

We just heard from MAW and we can have dates of May 5-11th. Should we take them? Are we going to be dying of heat exhaustion(keeping in mind I hate the heat)?

I'm debating between that and early December since it will be cooler and DD will be closer to 2 and might have more fun.

Also how many days would you add on if you could? I'm thinking 2-3 but I'm wondering if we'll still feel like we need more.

I would do the best thing for the family!! Honestly we just got our dates and I would have not done this so soon but we had to fit it into a tight schedule. My 17 year old (18 April 30) is going to college so between that and the summer we had to do it or never get the chance to go together.

December is a WONDERFUL time to go...I heard that there is so much going on there for the holidays. this is when I wanted to go but it does not work for us.

 

[MitoDadMO]

hop over to our family website to see day 3 part 1 - magic kingdom
www.ourfamilyof4.com

 

[HeatherSP]

We got another BIG Give!

Come on over to Lhea's PTR if you want to see our newest blessings.

 

[canadianjovigirl]

we are staying at the sunshine foundation dream village in davenport. here is a link. it looks cute! i am hoping we get to stay in the snow white cottage, evan loves her!!!!
if you have any other info, i would really appreciate it

http://www.sunshinefoundation.org/dreamvillage.html

Wow...........looks like fun. Our neighbor went thru the sunshine foundation of Canada so maybe that was the difference. http://www.sunshine.ca/

They had a great time and i am sure you all will to!!!

 

[mommy2girlswv]

We just heard from MAW and we can have dates of May 5-11th. Should we take them? Are we going to be dying of heat exhaustion(keeping in mind I hate the heat)?

I'm debating between that and early December since it will be cooler and DD will be closer to 2 and might have more fun.

Also how many days would you add on if you could? I'm thinking 2-3 but I'm wondering if we'll still feel like we need more.

About the same as our dates!!!!!

 

[mom2pixies]

Hi everyone,

I'm just compiling a list of questions to ask the wish grantors (should we ever hear from them, of course! ) about the process, what things will be taken care of at their end (stroller and car rentals?), and what I will need to take care of myself (such as carseats and character dining reservations?). If you have any questions to suggest, I'd love to hear them. Thanks!

 

[sgarrity]

Hi everyone,

I'm just compiling a list of questions to ask the wish grantors (should we ever hear from them, of course! ) about the process, what things will be taken care of at their end (stroller and car rentals?), and what I will need to take care of myself (such as carseats and character dining reservations?). If you have any questions to suggest, I'd love to hear them. Thanks!

I would like to know this myself. We received a call over a week ago that my daughter is going to get a wish trip, but we are waiting for the granters to contact us. Any suggestions for that visit is welcome.

 

[chelleydi77]

We received our confirmation letter with our flight info and cruise reservation info today!!! Is it August yet?!!!

 

[angeque143]

Hi everyone,

I'm just compiling a list of questions to ask the wish grantors (should we ever hear from them, of course! ) about the process, what things will be taken care of at their end (stroller and car rentals?), and what I will need to take care of myself (such as carseats and character dining reservations?). If you have any questions to suggest, I'd love to hear them. Thanks!

When the wish granters come they will spend time with both you and your child and determine what wish is the correct one for your child. In other words just because you want to go to Disney does not mean that you will ge tthe trip. (NOT being harsh this is EXACTLY the way they put it to me.)

You child must have a couple of things theat they wish for (For us it was Disney and then a playset) They will walk you through a LOT of paper work (releases and doctor forms) They may ask for tentative dates also. If your child's wish is for a character dining they MAY provide it. I booked one just in case, because they are keeping everything secret to surprise us!

From there you have to wait for the medical forms to be sent by your doctor stating that DD/DS can medically go on the trip....They may/may not have the answers that you are seeking because these are NOT the ones who determine if you are going...They just prepare the paperwork and submit it into the chapter.

Feel free to ask questions. Let them know what medical equiptment that you need ...for example IV poles, nebulizer O2 concentrator and the like...as far as a rental car my MAW asked me what I would like ie minivan or lift van. I told them I would need a booster for my son..We are taking Eva's car seat on the plane so I did not need a rental. Some MAW provide diapers mine is NOT. I am also needing to ship my formula down to GKTW ahead of time (cheaper than checking it on the plane.)

Let them know if you need a stroller rental so they can look into it.

I hope I have helped a bit with your questions.

 

[angeque143]

We received our confirmation letter with our flight info and cruise reservation info today!!! Is it August yet?!!!

LUCKY YOU!!!! We are still awaiting ANY confirmation....I just know we are going in May!!!

 

[MitoDadMO]

Hi everyone,

I'm just compiling a list of questions to ask the wish grantors (should we ever hear from them, of course! ) about the process, what things will be taken care of at their end (stroller and car rentals?), and what I will need to take care of myself (such as carseats and character dining reservations?). If you have any questions to suggest, I'd love to hear them. Thanks!

MAW took care of the rental car, and booster seat for my older son. The rental car company paid ALL of our tolls for the week as well. I am not sure if that is normal so please dont count on that.

The only thing that I did was took care of the ADR's and other reservations like Pirate League.

 

[MitoDadMO]

just posted Part 2 of Day 3 of our trip (Magic Kingdom)
hop over to www.ourfamilyof4.com to read it

 

[angeque143]

MAW took care of the rental car, and booster seat for my older son. The rental car company paid ALL of our tolls for the week as well. I am not sure if that is normal so please dont count on that.

The only thing that I did was took care of the ADR's and other reservations like Pirate League.

We were told that EACH MAW chapter does things a bit differently!! BOY are they right in that!!!

 

[MitoDadMO]

Let them know if you need a stroller rental so they can look into it.

GKTW has vouchers for free stroller rental in the disney parks as well as Universal. We used them each day for our older son.

 

[mom2pixies]

When the wish granters come they will spend time with both you and your child and determine what wish is the correct one for your child. In other words just because you want to go to Disney does not mean that you will ge tthe trip. (NOT being harsh this is EXACTLY the way they put it to me.)

You child must have a couple of things theat they wish for (For us it was Disney and then a playset) They will walk you through a LOT of paper work (releases and doctor forms) They may ask for tentative dates also. If your child's wish is for a character dining they MAY provide it. I booked one just in case, because they are keeping everything secret to surprise us!

From there you have to wait for the medical forms to be sent by your doctor stating that DD/DS can medically go on the trip....They may/may not have the answers that you are seeking because these are NOT the ones who determine if you are going...They just prepare the paperwork and submit it into the chapter.

Feel free to ask questions. Let them know what medical equiptment that you need ...for example IV poles, nebulizer O2 concentrator and the like...as far as a rental car my MAW asked me what I would like ie minivan or lift van. I told them I would need a booster for my son..We are taking Eva's car seat on the plane so I did not need a rental. Some MAW provide diapers mine is NOT. I am also needing to ship my formula down to GKTW ahead of time (cheaper than checking it on the plane.)

Let them know if you need a stroller rental so they can look into it.

I hope I have helped a bit with your questions.

Thanks for the info. Our chapter seems to work a little differently--perhaps because we are Canadian so the Canadian versions approach things differently?--we have already received the paperwork, filled it all out, been given the signed authorization from the doctors, asked for dates and everything BEFORE meeting with the wish granters. Now, I wonder if they will make us redo all the paperwork when we finally meet with them? Fine by me, but just seems a little redundant if that's what they do.

They did ask for several wish options for Brooke (and even had this cute little questionnaire and drawing section for her to fill out). She asked to meet Ariel first, then to be made Princess for a Day as her second wish (makeover, meet some party princesses, maybe go to Disney Princesses on Ice, etc.) and her final wish was for a play structure. And, we would totally understand if she doesn't get her first wish. In fact, my hubby seems to think it unlikely--and frankly, so did I until I joined these boards! LOL!! Seemed totally unrealistic and just 'too much'--but I figured it's her wish, so she might as well shoot for the moon! The worst that can happen is she lands among the stars, right?

We don't need any special equipment beyond strollers and carseats. And, either a playpen or a crib for Avie....anyways, got lots to add to my list. Thanks for the info!

 

[chelleydi77]

just posted Part 2 of Day 3 of our trip (Magic Kingdom)
hop over to www.ourfamilyof4.com to read it

The pirate makeup on the eyes kind of freaked me out at first! lol!