Royal Ball to Be Held for Make-A-Wish Families at Disney World!
There are a lot of celebrations that happen at Disney World! You of course have the holiday season and Halloween, but there are also special festivities for things like Black History Month!
One of the other celebrations that happens is World Princess Week, which will be taking place at Disney World from August 20th through the 26th this year. And, we just found out about one of the major events happening for the celebration!
Disney World Royal Ball
Disney will be hosting one of their biggest wish-granting events EVER this year during World Princess Week — a royal ball! The Once Upon A Wish Party is a special event that will be held just for wish families and it’s the a first-of-its kind at Disney World.
This party will be a full day event with surprises, adventures, and inspiration for all kinds of heroes.You can expect tea and treats as well as character meet and greets!
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Wish kids from all around the country will be proclaimed as royalty for the evening. Right now, wish granters and magic makers are working to deliver magical invitations to the guests of honor!
Earlier this week, Minnie Mouse went with cast members and the Make-A-Wish team to Ventura Elementary School in Florida. They went to let 7-year-old Scarlett know that her wish of having a “Disney Princess experience” was coming true! She was the very first wish kid to be invited to the event.
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“She’s going to have this super special experience and be able to go to the royal ball as a princess … I know she’s going to enjoy every single second of it. To see her happy and completely fulfilled is every mother’s dream. It means so much that she’ll be able to experience life as a normal kid at a theme park where we don’t have to think about a lot of the medical stuff that has consumed our lives in the past,” said Scarlett’s mom.
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Almost 100 of her classmates and teachers surrounded Scarlett as she got the news! As a baby, Scarlett’s family found out that she would need a heart transplant. This caused her to undergo many surgeries and a transplant at 18 months old.
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“Disney is the largest wish granter in the world, and over our more than 40-year relationship, we’ve granted some pretty incredible wishes together. Whatever Disney does, they go all out. I can’t wait to see the new happy memories Scarlett and our other attending wish families will be able to make at what is sure to be an unforgettable event,” said Leslie Motter, Make-A-Wish America President and CEO.
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Disney also shared that they recently celebrated the 150,000th Disney-inspired wish with 16-year-old Mikayla from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. She began her battle fighting cancer three years ago. Disney filled her day with some amazing surprises at Magic Kingdom, including a stay in the Cinderella Castle Suite!
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Until the ball, you can learn more about Disney’s relationship with Make-A-Wish at wish.org/Disney and more about Disney’s impact in Florida at DisneyFlorida.com.
We will see some more announcements about the celebrations for World Princess Week later on. Stay tuned for more news and updates!
