Howdy Jennifer!
Thank you so much for stopping by planDisney with your question. First of all, I want to say that I hope your son is doing well. As a parent of a Make-A-Wish Kid, I certainly understand what it’s like to have a child with a life-threatening illness. My daughter's wish was to go to Walt Disney World, and she had the most amazing time. The magic of the
Disney Parks and Resorts is why it’s the most granted destination wish.
So I did some research and found that you will need to speak with your Make-A-Wish coordinator about the specifics of your wish pass and who may use it other than your immediate family. Since each Make-A-Wish organization handles things a little differently, they can provide you with opportunities you may have regarding its use.
A few things I would love to share with you about planning your trip that may help. The first thing I would do is download the
My Disney Experience app. This will help you navigate the parks to find rides, dining options, character experiences, parade times, and firework & nighttime experiences. We spent some time before our trip making a list of everything our Wish Kid and family wanted to do and see, so we had an idea of where it was in the park and could plan how we wanted to spend our day. This really helped with planning our dining as well, since we wanted to do some character dining experiences for lunch and dinner, but didn’t want to miss out on the parades and fireworks shows. You will want to capture all of the magical memories you will make while in the parks, and Disney’s
PhotoPass is how it’s done. You can find PhotoPass cast members throughout the parks; they are easily identified by their cameras and costumes that say "PhotoPass" on them. Our favorite family picture is in front of Cinderella's Castle. They might even sprinkle in a little pixie dust with your pictures.
Jennifer, I hope your family has an absolutely magical time during your son's Wish Trip. I hope, during this time, you all can put aside any worries and experience the joy and magic of Disney as a family. May all of your Childs wishes come true. Please stop back by if there is anything else I can do for you here at planDisney.
Wishfully yours,
Robert