Here are just a few of the over 1,500 wishes Wishes Can Happen has granted over the past 35 years!
Addison LOVES the beach! We surprised her at wish presentation with her favorite princess, Ariel, who sang many songs for her. She chose a trip to Santa Anna Island where she could truly…
Read MoreAddison thought for a very long time about what would be the perfect wish before deciding on a Disney Cruise. Mom loved that Wishes Can Happen took care of all the planning. …
Read MoreAlecia was thrilled to visit Sea World, Universal and Disney. A soft spoken and kind young lady, Wishes Can Happen was glad we were able to give her a special wish week!
Read MoreAli's favorite holiday is Christmas, so she chose to take her wish to visit Harry Potter World at Universal in December. Her brother loves Disney, and she was glad to give him a happy…
Read MoreAlex wishes for a Disney Cruise and Vacation!
“We can’t say enough about Wishes Can Happen. You made a dream come true for Alex. You are all awesome in every way. Our time together and memories…
Ali has bravely fought a brain tumor for four years. We were thrilled to finally grant her heart's wish to visit every theme park in Florida! She especially loved Aquatica because both her…
Read MoreAli (left) enjoys her ice cream for breakfast at Disney!
Ice cream for breakfast? YOU BET! That’s how it goes at the Give Kids the World village where little Ali and her brothers had the best…
Allie was so excited when her brother Jack received a wish from Wishes Can Happen -- home gym equipment! It took Allie a while to choose her wish and she eventually decided on a french…
Read MoreAlly wanted to go to Disney for her wish, taking her 2 brothers, 1 sister and mom and dad.
Ally and her family stayed at a magical place called Give Kids the World Village…
Alyssa gets to be a Princess for a Day!
Alyssa being shy at her radio station interview for the upcoming Wish-A-Thon sponsored by AultCare, Mix94.1 and News-Talk 1480 WHBC.
“Early in the day Alyssa learned that she…
Amari loves being in the water and splashing around! Due to her fragile health, the family chose to drive to a beautiful vacation resort with a water park in Gatlinburg, TN. Besides a…
Read MoreAndrew gets his own personal ""Field Of Dreams""
This was certainly a first for Wishes Can Happen – a wish for a baseball field!
Andrew loved baseball as a little boy growing up, and that love didn’t…
Andrew hasn't let his disease stop him from going after his dreams! Top on his wish list was...are you ready for this...SWIMMING WITH SHARKS! Andrew and family spent a day at Discovery Cove…
Read MoreAndrew is blind and is confined to a wheelchair, so his father and he spend amazing times together LISTENING to Tom Hamilton, Jim Rosenhaus and/or Matt Underwood call the Indians game.
His wish was to take…
We presented Archer's wish at a place where he could get his favorite foods - Red Robin! The boys were all so excited to hear the special details of his wish trip -a first…
Read MoreArlen is an 18 year old who is passionate about hunting. Our wish granter, John McIntosh, has grandsons who share that love and was excited to do this wish for Aaron. We hooked…
Read MoreAt just two years old, Ashton was diagnosed with liver cancer. After enduring surgery and chemo, little Ashton couldn't wait to get home to his twin sister, Alexandra. As mom puts it, what…
Read MoreAubree's wish was so fun to grant! Aubree's wish reveal was the first time that she would find out that in a few short days they would be leaving to go to Disney…
Read MoreWe're so happy to put such smiles on the faces of our wish kids; but so saddened they have all gone thru so much.
Aubree was born with a serious heart defect requiring surgery…
Ava's wish was long overdue as the world was halted by the pandemic. Finally, a year after she was originally supposed to take her trip to Give Kids The World, she got her trip! Ava…
Read MoreAva's true heartfelt wish was Maui, but the fires happened. She chose St. Thomas as her second choice - we made it happen for the same period of time. Surprised so far away with a…
Read MoreBen wishes for an All-Inclusive vacation with his friend!
Shortly after kicking cancer’s butt, Ben wanted to go an all-inclusive resort with his parents and best friend, Adam. All he wanted to do was hang out…
After completing treatment for brain cancer, the time finally came for little Benny to take his wish! A lover of Batman and Spiderman, his superheroes met him at wish presentation at Jerzee's to tell…
Read MoreThe long and the short of it . . . Benny, Carson and Elliott are letting their mom and dad tag along on Benny's special wish trip to Legoland, Disney, Universal and Sea World! …
Read MoreWe met Blaine and brother, Preston, at Rockne's for wish presentation and brought along his favorite fella - SpongeBob SquarePants, who popped in with some Krabby Patties. Simply starstruck, he was watching from afar in…
Read More"We just got back from our Wish trip to Give Kids the World on Saturday. Erine planned our trip. Our son Blake, our other children, and his parents had the time of our lives. We…
Read MoreBraden didn't hesitate when asked what he wanted for his wish: "A Bass Tracker!" he exclaimed. "I love fishing and it really gets my mind off of my situation." Wishes Can Happen jumped into action…
Read MoreBrandon first asked for a very small birthday present, but also said he'd really like to go to Disney, but knew he could only have one wish. So he decided on the very small…
Read MoreBrandon's wish took him to Key West!
Brandon so looked forward to his special wish. Although he’s old enough to drive, he didn’t ask for a car. He just wanted to go to a beach destination…
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