Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Okay while I didn't like all of the Year of a Million Dreams stuff... I do miss the Dream Team. I miss going to the park and knowing there is a possiblity that when I walked around the corner there could be CM's in white vests handing me special ears or a dream pass. Even if I didn't win something, I miss seeing others with the lucky ears or lovely lanyards! I know it had to end - and I am still sad that they transformed the Gallery to a suite - I miss the little prizes that could be won just walking through the park.
Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 I agree Villains. It just isn't the same going to DL knowing they aren't in the park giving out magic. I was talking to someone a few weeks ago and made the same comment. *sigh*
Originally Posted By Hound I loved the Dream Team. They were a great group of Castmembers. I never won anything until near the end. Then I won a set of Dream Ears and a Fastpass. This was one of Disney's best promotions. The Castmembers seemed to love it as much as the Guests.
Originally Posted By ni_teach To be honest, I thought it was one of the sillier promotion and I'm glad to see it gone. I hope that the dream team cast members moved on to better jobs.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Can't miss what I never once even SAW (let alone win from) during visits totalling 12 days during the promotion. Oh well, I did enjoy hearing the good stuff when LP'ers won.
Originally Posted By TikiFreak the year of a million of dreams was agiant pain. i visited the resort during the two years it was going and never recieved a thing. the closest i came was when exiting splash mountain one morning and missing mickey ears by literally a family. it should be called the year of a billion disapointments.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains You know we went at least 10 times probably more during the promotion - we won a few things - but even the times we didn't we never left feeling dissapointed or cheated... The maybe was always enough for me and my kids (even before we won anything).
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo What the YOMD reminded me of was the old Disney standards. What we found at both DL and WDW is there were sometimes very special surprise experiences (not the giveaways, though they were kind of cool), that reminded me of how cast behaviours were when I was a young Disney park fan. It is a shame it took YOAMD to do that, but I wonder if some of that ethos will stay?
Originally Posted By SBSBelle22 I wish I missed them. I was there many many times, 5 last year alone and never even saw the dream team. Guess I was always in the wrong place at the wrong time. *shrug* Oh well it didn't keep me from going and I love the idea of it! It's things like that that make Disney a cut above the rest. So I wish they would have kept some aspect of it.
Originally Posted By MOLLYSMOM I never saw the Dream Team myself, but I WAS the lucky recipient of villains' good fortune. She sent me Dream Ears for my birthday. And...when we were in DL together, she got Dreamed with the fastpasses and since we were part of her group, we got them, too. VERY COOL. It would have been fun to get dreamed while we were there, but I didn't go to the park expecting it. I found it odd how many people stopped us to ask what time it was and where we were when we got the Fastpasses. I explained that it was very random, and the Dream Team probably wouldn't be in the same place the following day. There were more than a few folks who were obviously on a mission to get dreamed. I wonder how much they missed while trying to track down the elusive Dream Team? To be really mushy...I feel "dreamed" every time I am with family and friends at the park. I get a "prize" every time I hear my DD laugh or see my DH act like a 2 year old.
Originally Posted By SNOWHITE I think that the Dream Team was a good thing for Disneyland and their Guests it brought out so many smiles from all those who were fortunate enough to have won, Bjorn or The Tink-Mobile as you all know him, always had the saddest pout at the end of the day when we didn't win, we did come close once by the snowhite ride, or the pinnochio one, but were too late they were gone by the time we got off the ride, our daughter and husband won twice in the 12 days we were there...one was a chance to sit up front at the Billy's where Murfsmum and Beth joined us as well, then they won a pass to see Fantasmic where Murfsmom, Beth, Haunyts999, Her daughter PB and her Mr.PB joined us as well for such a fantastic evening to-gether.So Thank you Disney for creating this Million Dreams Event ,you helped to create a wonderful evening for our Family and our Wonderful new friends that we met for the very first time, a memory that really captured our hearts .we had such a wonderful time that day...even though we our selves were not dreamed, that is o'kay just having the opportunity to be dreamed was fun enough , to be dreamed in my opinion would be a bonus Bjorn was just so happy to just be there in Disneyland , it is usually Bjorn that does the dreaming of things for people he gives and gives loves to see smiles,If there ever was a dream that I could wish for the tink-mobile as once again as you know him, would of been to see his face if the Dream Team awarded him with something, he really hoped for a fast pass or those dream ears something that showed he won some thing a certificate just something, he now is trying to barter for the certificate to see the Billy's from our daughter, hmmm good luck Dear..Perhaps Disneyland will release the Dream Team from the vault during our Christmas visit this coming year , wouldn't that be something if that happened and something else if our family was Dreamed , talk about watching fireworks, that would something to see well I must go now kids are coming home from school, bjorn has to have his bandages removed from his surgery now,I do not get on much , kids have the computer alot, in fact this is the longest I have been on, Bjorn will be surprised when he reads this , my real name is Cindy, Bjorn did want 7 dwarfs though or more guess that is why he calls me his Snow White , chuckle chuckle bye now : ) I think this Dream Team topic area would be nice to Thank a few people who did send Bjorn and myself their Million Dream ears , we just love them , we thank you so much , Ilanatoye , SoThisisLove, that was very kind of you , fireworks went off in our home I tell you the truth Thank you , must go now ,talk again soon
Originally Posted By Britain Me too! Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippin, Karl Malone, John Stockton... man, those were the days.
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 We went at least 12 times during the promotion and we won Dream Ears once coming off Buzz. Too bad I hadn't briefed the fiance on what the promotion was all about and he HANDED THEM BACK and said "No thanks!" LOL. We didn't get dreamed again after that and he felt like an idiot but I still have my ears!
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE Oh you should have ran back..SleepingBeauty82, .ha ha ha...Wow...I do not have much to add on top of what my Snow White said above except that these types of Events that Disney puts to-gether really do mean alot to the guests they invite into their parks, we weren't dreamed there but we almost were on the snow white ride they were giving out fast passes...I am going to miss seeing them out there , they put so many smiles on so many faces, sure i wish i was dreamed ....so do many others...we have also seen the same spirit from guests in the park....giving to others dream gifts that they had already won to those who didn't win anything that was absolutely a most fantastic thing to do...we will miss you Dream Team...hope you come back soon......PS JUST LOOK FOR THE pURPLE mICKEY MOUSE HOCKEY JERSEY, OR THE GOOFY, OR THE PLUTO, or THE Grumpy, or the night mare before christmas baseball jersey, this Christmas ....i am missing the Blue Donald Duck Hockey Jersey if anyone happens to know where i can find one xl that would be fantastic...take care..have a great day....you too dream team...send them back soon...Disney.....: )...Please...
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 I didn't realize he said "No Thanks!" until we were about 20 feet away and they had given away all the hats! I was too excited about mine. I said "You said NO?!" and I looked back and they had finished. Oh well.
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE OH that is too bad...I heard that there was a place you could go in disney if some one in your party was left out some how, they would give you one...hmmm wonder if they have any left in Disney. oh well , maybe we will be reading about the Return of the Dreams Come True Team sometime in Disney's future....hope so...really glad you got one any way...that is really cool....congratulations..... : )
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 He was only upset he said no because he found out later it would eventually be something he could sell on Ebay (he isn't the TRUE Disneyland fan in our household) so I figured it wasn't worth it. It would be AWESOME if they did another promotion like that in the future. I mean the free birthday idea is ok but as someone said before, the idea of knowing there were people in the park waiting to sneak up on you and hand out magic...that was awesome!
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE I agree 1000% it was a GREAT IDEA...just hope they do it again... they should give out a button I haven't been Dreamed yet...ha ha ha...hope he doesn't sell your ears..i would never sell them..if i got two some one who didn't get one would be smiling to-day... hope to meet you one day...take care... smiles from the tink-mobile : ) : )
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I pretended to be the dream team yesterday. I was carrying out a series of inspections on elderly day centres and homes. One of the places I went was having a 50th birthday party for a member of staff that died a couple of weeks ago. Since everything was booked (cake, musician etc.), they decided to have the party anyway. To cover the costs they were having a raffle and I bought some tickets. Knowing I would have never accepted a gift if I won, I just gave a strip of tickets to people as I talked to them as a part of my inspection. It made their day (and mine) - especially since apparently two of my gift tickets won. I was happy to make a small difference today.
