Do you make a little Magic while in WDW?

[KingStefan]

While waiting for HSM (the first one) at DHS on the "folding wing" lines we met another familiy and were talking with them.

When the floating stage passed and the CMs released the wing lines. There was a mad dash and since they had a stroller, they got caught up and got behind. Their two girls were a bit younger than my two, and I saw that they were all disappointed, so I said "my kids will watch out for yours!", and without waiting for a response, I sent them up there, saying to the crowd, "excuse me, could you please let these little girls through?". Everyone was happy to do it, and all four of them really enjoyed the show.

Afterwards the parents in the other family said, "Hey, that was really nice - you didn't have to do that". My response was simply, "hey it's Disney - this is what it's all about, making it magical for each other".

 

[disney21]

Also, on our last trip our boys decided they wanted to collect autographs again while we did character meals. At the end of the meals we would ask our waitor or waitress for their autograph, too. The boys posed for pics with them and we all made a fuss just like when the characters came around. It was fun to do and the CMs seemed totally flattered by it. We also stopped for pics with one of the doormen at GF. He seemed really excited about the attention, too. Even if you stop to do pics with security guards or ice cream cart attendants it really boosts the CMs because it makes them feel a little more appreciated. We've done a few CM pics with the family in the past. It's always a good time and a fun memory.

thats a neat idea...
My family also loves giving fastpasses away (as mentioned above). Normally if we're going to get FPs for a major attraction we make sure EVeryone's ticket is used and we get the max number of FP's from our party (even if some people dont wish to ride.) Then when we return to ride we give any extra FPs to people who are normally standing at the end of the ride's line. ... it actually has sort of become a traditon.

 

[VT GAL]

We gave out a lot of fast passes last trip, since our party had a lot of special needs (one of those was for rest). Giving those out to people who thought that they were going to have to wait hours was just awesome!!!!

It is fun to catch some magic at WDW and bring it home to share with others. I think people forget how much fun it is to be nice sometimes....

 

[ears624]

meal plan pals

We always get the meal plan when we go but we can never use our counter services, so we go upto people who look like they could use a hand and we first ask them if they have the meal plan and if they say no we say lunch is on us pick what you want, we have gone upto many familys over the years and people as us if we work for disney, nope we just do it to spread the magic!!

 

[ELopez]

I love these ideas! Keep 'em coming!

 

[MIDisneyFamily]

When some one runs into us, or cuts in front of us, or anything rude, we always act nice, and try to spread a little magic thier way......We just smile and move on...Hakuna Matata

 

[ldsprincess]

We went on the Disney Cruise this past fall and were in line waiting to meet Jack Sparrow on the ship. The boy behind us was asking his parents if he thought Captain Jack would remember him from the last time he met him. We picked up what the little boy's name was from their conversation. (I can't remember now what it was). So when we finished meeting Captain Jack we wispered to him that the boy behind us was hoping he would remember him and we gave Captain Jack his name. We waited around to see what happened, and sure enough Captain Jack said, "Hey Jimmy!" (or whatever his name was) "I remember you!". The kid was so excited that he remembered him and it really made us feel good too!

awwww! now, that is too cute! i'm sure that made that kids day!now i wanna do something like this! i'm heading down there wed., so hopefully i can take some ideas from this thread and makesomeone else's day. great job guys!

 

[Sadiebird]

Sadiebird, your story totally rocked! It didn't cost you a dime yet made all the difference in the world for that little guy. That's awesome!

Thanks! I get such a good feeling whenever I think about it. Hmm, now what to do in three weeks for our next trip? This thread has given me some good ideas!

 

[rictusred]

I personally try to have conversations with all the different cast members I meet. especially the bus drivers. there are so many cool people that work there and its neat to get there outlook on stuff plus I think they enjoy the little break in the repatition of the day.

 

[Mikester71]

Depends on whether we bring the kids or not

:ROFLOL::ROFLOL::ROFLOL:

 

[Mikester71]

We gave out a lot of fast passes last trip, since our party had a lot of special needs (one of those was for rest). Giving those out to people who thought that they were going to have to wait hours was just awesome!!!!

It is fun to catch some magic at WDW and bring it home to share with others. I think people forget how much fun it is to be nice sometimes....

My wife does this too. We usually get Fast Passes for everyone in our group for certain rides just to be safe, and usually not everyone will end up riding the ride when the time comes. My wife will usually walk up to a family or a couple near the middle/end of the regular line (usually one with little kids) and just give them our extras. They are always so appreciative and thankful. Seeing the kids faces as they leave the long line for a much shorter one is priceless!

 

[figmentisgreat]

I've had someone throw a little magic my way -
I was in line getting breakfast for the BF and I, and every day, I got the exact same thing - coffee in our mugs and a bagel or fruit for breakfast. Well, I was in line, and the woman behind me said "Can I buy those for you?" She explained that it was her last day and she still had stuff left of the meal plan, so the woman at the register sent me back to get two bottled drinks to go along with it, so I got two bottles of water. I appreciated it so much, and we really needed the water since it was so unbearably hot.
I was extremely happy when I got to pass along the magic...but not at Disney. Instead, I passed it along at Rutgers. Here, we have a pre-paid meal swipe program, and on the weekdays, you can swipe at Sabarros for a meal, which essentially consists of two pieces of pizza and a drink. The Sabarros isn't closed to the public at that time, so there are both students and regular people there. Well, the person in line in front of me wanted to get two slices of pizza, but he only had 4 dollars. Eager to pass on the magic, I just told him to get the two slices and his drink and that I would pay for it with my meal swipe.
It was awesome to be able to pass it along!

 

[Kwit35]

When we went to the Princess and Pirate party, we wanted to do something fun for the CM's so we got a bunch of flowers and my daughter and niece gave a flower to each Princess, Prince and Pirate they met that night. They even gave one to each of Cinderella's mice (is Suzi the girl mouse?). The CM's (friends of the characters) seemed touched by the fact that the kids were giving them a present. We figured, the Disney CM's give so much magic to us, we wanted to give a little back.

 

[gonzo_five]

Something that was taught to me.

Growing up a son of a Navy Seal and a Physician Assistant, over the years I have seen me dad do all kinds of things for people he knew and total strangers. He says, “you try to do what you can, when you can”. My family has been blessed to be able to go to Disney World 7 times since I was 8, and most recently we have gone 5 times in the last five years.

In these last 5 years, I have help people carry things onto the buses to go back to the hotels, people in wheel chairs get onto buses, etc. But I think the most menerable of the times we went was when my whole family was able to go, along with my wifes mom. We have my two children who were 2&3 along with us. People would come up to my dad while he was in the EVC (I think that is what it is called) and thank him for what he did for our country in the service. Man I think that made his day. On this same trip we were at Epcot and were walking and I just ask my daughter if she wanted and ice cream and she said yes, there was a line starting to form and at the back of this line there was a couple that had a young girl they were carrying around and she was crying. They couldn’t figure out why she was crying, so I could hear them ask what should we get water or ice cream, and the father said well we can get her some water for now, by this time the little girl was screaming, you could tell she was just tired and needed rest so, I brought her and ice cream and water, gave it to the girl and walked away, I could hear the parents say thank you, you didn’t have to do that, and I just let my parents deal with the thank you’s, my dad came to me and said that was a nice thing you for that little girl and the family, why did you do it and I said(with tears starting to come), Because I can’t stand to see these kids cry in the happeiest place on earth, and “you try to do what you can, when you can”.

 

[Mybails]

Last summer we got fast passes for Expedition Everest for our whole party and 2 decided it looked too frightening for them. When we got back to use the passes, the fast passes were all gone for the day. The regular line was a 90 minute wait. In the line was a young girl with her Dad. My gang took one look and chose them for the fast passes. I know some here will be totalling po'd at this part, but we brought them into line with us as well. The little girl was so excited that our teens made a special effort to show her as much as possible along the line. Her father thanked us for making Magic for his little girl. It actually gave us more magic than her.

 

[figmentisgreat]

Actually, I just remembered one that I did...
I was with the marching band at Rainforest Cafe in AK. We were in the shop, and there was a sign on a pile of stuffed animals saying "2 for $4" or something along those lines. It didn't specify that you needed to buy two though. Well, a little girl got to the counter before me with her stuffed animal and the person behind the counter was extremely rude to her and was like "No, you have to buy two...read the sign." She looked like she was near tears because she only had 2 dollars, so I said to the woman behind the counter, "I'll take care of it." I didn't want this girl's memory of Disney to be ruined. So, I bought the little girl the stuffed animal, and she went off on her way. I stayed in the store with my friends for a little bit, and all of a sudden a man came up to me. He was the little girl's father. He thanked me for making her day special and he offered me $20. I refused of course, but then he essentially forced me to take it. That $20 really helped a broke high school kid! I was just glad I could make the little girl happy.

 

[Grim Grinner]

Helping the Magic Just a Little

My wife and I were in line for the Haunted Mansion. Ahead of us was a single mom with 2 kids. All three looked like they were suffering from a bit of too much vacation. You know the kind, heads drooped- no enthusiasm...

Anyways, I struck up a conversation with them-asking the kids if they'd found a lot of Hidden Mickeys. They looked at me as if goosed. I explained what they were and where a few of my favorites were found.

Almost immediately, the kids told their mom that they wanted to go back to some of the rides I had mentioned. They went from tired and wanting to go home-to wired and excited in about 5 seconds. It was really cool to see.

We parted ways once the line let us into the mansion. A couple days later, we bumped into the lady and her kids again in Epcot.

She thanked me profusely for "Saving their vacation." and that the kids were sure to keep their eyes peeled for Mickeys. She even said that they were willing to go on the "scary" rides just to see what they could find.

It was a great feeling to help someone. no small how small an effort.

As I told the lady-

"If we were any place other than here, I'd be too scared to talk to anyone. At Disney, we're all friends."

 

[Disneyfan1981]

thats a neat idea...
My family also loves giving fastpasses away (as mentioned above). Normally if we're going to get FPs for a major attraction we make sure EVeryone's ticket is used and we get the max number of FP's from our party (even if some people dont wish to ride.) Then when we return to ride we give any extra FPs to people who are normally standing at the end of the ride's line. ... it actually has sort of become a traditon.

This is an awesome thing to do. I forgot about this. Last trip we took our first day we went to check out EE at AK and the line was 2 hours long. We got in line and we prepared to wait when a lady came to us and said "We just rode it but got FPs as well, they are good now, here." She gave us six. My wife and I rode it twice and then passed the FPs left over to a couple just getting in line. Its definitely one of the small things that puts a smile on your face for a good while.

 

[RedGear]

when i was a kid I wanted one of those ballons at MK, so this time I am going to buy a couple balloons and give them to some of the kids at the park, just because I know I wanted one and my parents never let me get one.

 

[jemlover]

We were waiting for the Stars and Motorcars parade to begin at DHS and two families with four little girls came up behind us and I knew the girls would not be able to see. I asked the mothers if it was OK to let them stand in front of us. I have some really cute pictures of these four little girls sitting on the curb in a row watching the parade. They were so excited. My tall DH stepped behind the moms so they could see better too. A little common courtesy doesn't cost you a dime, but it can make someone else's day a little brighter.