Give Kids the World Village has announced An Evening of Improv, featuring the stars of Comedy Warehouse and SAK Comedy Lab, to help raise money for the nonprofit resort. An Evening of Improv at Give Kids the World Village The event will take place on Saturday, September 23 at 7 p.m. ET at the Village. … Read more
Now that Give Kids The World Village has completely reopened following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are no longer able to hold the “Night of a Million Lights” event, which took over part of the village in 2020 and 2021, before moving to Island H2O Water Park in 2022. Give Kids The World … Read more
In honor of World Wish Day and the 150,000th Disney wish granted, over 80 Make-A-Wish children and their families were invited to Disneyland Paris for a special pre-parade. The Make-A-Wish children participated in the pre-parade on Saturday, April 29, alongside the three fairies from “Sleeping Beauty,” Genie from “Aladdin,” and Mickey Mouse. “Being here this … Read more
To celebrate World Wish Day on April 29, Make-A-Wish America granted their 150,000th Disney wish for 16-year-old Mikayla from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Mikayla and her family were the Grand Marshals during the Festival of Fantasy Parade at Magic Kingdom in their own coach. On the back of the coach was Disney’s new license plate … Read more
It is a longstanding maritime tradition to appoint a ship “godmother,” and Disney Cruise Line has had their fair share of famous godmothers, including Patty Disney, Jennifer Hudson, and Mariah Carey. For their new ship, the Disney Wish, they will break this tradition and have “godchildren” instead. All Make-A-Wish children, past, present, and future, will … Read more
Walt Disney World has donated $30,000 to Give Kids The World Village, with help from guests who make wishes at water features throughout the resort. Coins from Cinderella’s Wishing Well at Magic Kingdom and other fountains and waterways throughout Walt Disney World are collected periodically and donated to Make-A-Wish and their Give Kids The World … Read more
Disney previously announced that Make-A-Wish families would be among the first to board Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. In the video below, Disney surprises Luke and his family from White Springs, Florida with the news that they will get to experience the Halcyon. New footage of the hotel is also featured in the video. “Surprising Luke … Read more
Funko has announced their next Pops! With Purpose line, which will be a collection of Disney figures created in partnership with Make-A-Wish. Funko also announced they are making a $150,000 donation to Make-A-Wish. Check out the new figures and read the press release below. Funko, Inc., a leading pop culture lifestyle brand, in partnership with … Read more
Disney has announced how they are supporting two child-focused programs this holiday season. First, they are giving support valued at more than $2 million to Make-A-Wish International and its network of affiliates to grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses around the world. Also in support of Make-A-Wish, Disney has released a sequel to … Read more