January 3, 2015

After almost 30 years we returned to the most magical village you could ever visit.  Give Kids The World Village!  I was one of the first Make-A-Wish kids to stay here.  I won’t go much into my original trip, you can read about it here,  This trip was about seeing how much had changed and getting pictures and video for my fundraiser!

The village has grown!  There’s sooooo much there now that it didn’t even look like the same place I had stayed so many years before!

These are wishing stars that have been added by the kids.  Since I was here before this building was even built, I added mine during our visit.  Each star represents a wish child.

I also rode the carousel which was 100% wheelchair accessible!  Feav was nice enough to ride with me incase I needed any help.  We actually rode twice because it was just that cool.  Wheelchair friendly rides are hard to find so it’s a big deal when I find one.

There were a lot of new additions but I was excited to see this classic still there.  I LOVED this Pirate Ship as a kid!  Now it’s used as a stage for events and poolside movies.

The village is somewhere everyone wants to be.  This guy was even enjoying his day here!  Just strolling around you could feel the happiness radiating from everyone.  Guests, visitors, and especially the volunteers all had huge smiles.  It was definitely a great place to spend a vacation day.  Afterward we did the Wal-Mart and Target (Starbucks!!!!) runs because tomorrow we head to Disney!  DESTINATION: Art of Annimation

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