http://www.mousesavers.com/yearofamilliondreams.html

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Well, there ya have it. 3/4 of the mil are taken up with photos, mouse ears, and pins & lanyards. Whoopee!!! Also, it seems like a lot of the special event items might be for events that the average tourist couldn't take advantage of, depending on when they actually hand them out. Underwhelming.

So we have The 15 months of 1.25 Million Dreams

Some things that caught my eye.

Disney is being nice with the big prizes, such as the trips, and will give the winner a set amount of cash that should cover most of the taxes ht need to be paid due to winning.

With prizes in groups of 3, it looks like they want to give 1 away at DLR, and 2 at WDW, making sure that Disneyland visitors get a chance at the big prizes.

The No Purchase Necessary option is a mail in Postcard (one per person per day), and prizes for in-park will be substituted for (the example they use, the Dream FASTPASS will be turned into the Pin and Lanyard, the Dream Mouse Ears or a merchandise gift basket).

But at the odds at about 1 in 60 to win, you are looking at spending $14.40 (24 cent USPS standard Postcard) to win one prize, and the average prize value is $13.92 (the total value of all prizes is $17,412,477 and divide that by the 1,250,000 prizes), so it might be worth it to go with the mail-in entry.

Another thing that caught my eye, the Dream FASTPASSes are only good for a single person, but it looks like they will hand them out in batches (for example, starting at 11:37 AM, the next 100 people boarding Splash Mountain will get the Dream FASTPASS, this will allow folks who are together a chance to use them as a group.

Also, the prizes are to be given out between opening and 5 PM, so that only one shift of Dream Makers is needed.

Also, you can win just by going to Downtown Disney

I noticed the 15 months but not the 1.25mill prizes

hey i think its cool disney is giving away cruises, DVC memberships and castle stays...its things that they can afford to lose without costing the company enough to go broke

I'm so excited to actually be in WDW for the kickoff!!!

How will people be picked? Just random people in the park which ever day or do you have to register?

Lets look at the prize split between Anaheim and Orlando, as many prizes are location specific.

For the prizes I am going to split, I am going to split them based on attendance (approximately), two-thirds to WDW, and one-third to the DLR. I am also rounding on a few of the prizes.

Disneyland Resort

1 Membership in the Disney Vacation Club (220 points at Saratoga Springs Resort, including annual dues) ARV $83,701

1 Grand Marshal World Tour (15-day/14-night trip for 4 people, visiting Disneyland® Park, Disney's California Adventure® Park, Magic Kingdom® Park, Epcot®, Disney-MGM Studios, Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park, Disneyland® Resort Paris, Walt Disney Studios® Paris, Tokyo Disneyland® Resort, Tokyo Disney Sea® Park, and Hong Kong Disneyland® Resort). ARV $45,370

1 Adventures by Disney "Viva Italia" vacation package (9-day/8-night trip for 4 people to Italy) Note, about same value as the "Cities of Knights and Lights" ARV, $25,600

1 Adventures by Disney "Path to Pura Vida" vacation package (7-day/6-night trip for 4 people to Costa Rica) Note, about the same value as the "Path to Pura Vida" ARV, $18,400

1 Disney Cruise Line® 10-night Mediterranean Cruise ARV $16,900

1 Disney Cruise Line® 3-night Bahamian Cruise in the Disney Suite ARV, $9,880

2 Disney Cruise Line® 14-night Eastbound Trans-Atlantic Cruises ARV, $13,650

2 Disney Cruise Line® 14-night Westbound Trans-Atlantic Cruises ARV, $13,650

5 Walt Disney World® Resort trips (4-day/3-night vacation package for 4 people) ARV, $5,200

5 Disneyland® Resort trips (4-day/3-night vacation package for 4 people) ARV, $5,200

367 one-night stays at the Mickey Mouse Penthouse in the Disneyland® Hotel (winner and up to 5 guests) - starts early December 2006 ARV, $572

40 $500 Shopping Sprees at the World of Disney® Store ARV, $500

40 Dinners at a Disney Restaurant (winner and up to 5 guests) ARV, $450

5 Dinners on the Balcony of the Disney Gallery in New Orleans Square (winner and up to 5 guests) ARV, $450

30 VIP Tours of Walt Disney's Main Street Apartment (winner and up to 5 guests) ARV, $340

3 Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage attraction press event prizes (winner and up to 5 guests) ARV, $180

156,300 Disneyland® Park and Disney's California Adventure® Park DREAM FASTPASS Badges ARV, $5

140,000 Pin and Lanyard Sets ARV, $23

80,000 Dream Mouse Ears ARV, $12

50,000 Where Dreams Come True Photo Vouchers for one 5"x7" photo ARV, $12.95


426,805 prizes worth $6,176,365 (about 936 prizes a day worth on average $14.47 each)


Walt Disney World Resort

2 Memberships in the Disney Vacation Club (220 points at Saratoga Springs Resort, including annual dues) ARV $83,701

2 Grand Marshal World Tours (15-day/14-night trip for 4 people, visiting Disneyland® Park, Disney's California Adventure® Park, Magic Kingdom® Park, Epcot®, Disney-MGM Studios, Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park, Disneyland® Resort Paris, Walt Disney Studios® Paris, Tokyo Disneyland® Resort, Tokyo Disney Sea® Park, and Hong Kong Disneyland® Resort). ARV, $45,379

2 Adventures by Disney "Cities of Knights and Lights" vacation packages (8-day/7-night trip for 4 people to London & Paris) ARV, $25,400

2 Adventures by Disney "Quest for the West" vacation packages (7-day/6-night trip for 4 people to Wyoming) ARV, $15,500

2 Disney Cruise Line® 10-night Mediterranean Cruises ARV, $16,900

2 Disney Cruise Line® 3-night Bahamian Cruises in the Disney Suite ARV, $9,880

4 Disney Cruise Line® 14-night Eastbound Trans-Atlantic Cruises ARV, $13,650

4 Disney Cruise Line® 14-night Westbound Trans-Atlantic Cruises ARV, $13,650

10 Walt Disney World® Resort trips (4-day/3-night vacation package for 4 people) ARV, $5,200

10 Disneyland® Resort trips (4-day/3-night vacation package for 4 people) ARV, $5,200

307 one-night stays at the Cinderella Castle Suite in the Magic Kingdom® Park (winner and up to 5 guests) - starts end of January 2007 ARV, $587

39 Party for the Senses prizes at the Epcot® International Food and Wine Festival Event (admission for winner and 1 guest) ARV, $300

90 $500 Shopping Sprees at the World of Disney® Store ARV, $500

90 Dinners at a Disney Restaurant (winner and up to 5 guests) ARV, $450

50 Holiday Dinners at the Walt Disney World® Resort (winner and up to 5 guests) ARV, $265

34 Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party admissions (winner and up to 3 guests) ARV, $280

3 Prizes of VIP Seats for World Premiere of Finding Nemo-The Musical (winner and up to 5 guests) ARV, $180

7 Prizes of Access to a Press Event Ceremony (winner and up to 5 guests)
13 Disney's Princess and Pirate Party prizes (admission for winner and up to 5 guests) ARV, $180

24 Star Wars Weekend Meet 'n Greets with one or more of the celebrities (winner and up to 3 guests) ARV, $160

8 ABC SuperSoap Weekend® Event prizes (winner and up to 3 guests get photos taken with celebrities) ARV, $160

6 ESPN-The Weekend prizes (winner and up to 3 guests get to meet athletes and anchors of ESPN-The Weekend) ARV, $185

60 Epcot® International Flower & Garden Festival VIP experiences (winner and up to 3 guests) ARV, $160

3200 Special Park After Hour event in Epcot® admissions ARV, $4.76

4200 Special Park After Hour event in Disney-MGM Studios admissions ARV, $4.76

5800 Special Park After Hour event in Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park admissions ARV, $4.76

3200 Special Park After Hour event in Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park admissions ARV, $3.83

3200 Special Park After Hour event in Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park admissions ARV, $3.83

9000 Special Park After Hour event in Magic Kingdom® Park admissions ARV, $4.76

95,970 Magic Kingdom® Park DREAM FASTPASS Badges ARV, $5

57,125 Epcot® DREAM FASTPASS Badges ARV, $5

95,970 Disney-MGM Studios DREAM FASTPASS Badges ARV, $5

95,970 Disney's Animal Kingdom® DREAM FASTPASS Badges ARV, $5

278,789 Pin and Lanyard Sets ARV, $23

170,000 Dream Mouse Ears ARV, $12

823,195 prizes worth $11,191,112 (about 1,805 prizes a day worth on average $13.59 each)

How will people be picked? Just random people in the park which ever day or do you have to register?

There are two ways to win, if you are at the parks (or Downtown Disney), you just need to be at the right place at the right time. For example, they have about 350 Dream FASTPASS lanyards to hand out daily at the DLR, so they might decided that the first 100 people (aka a batch) that board Splash Mountain starting at 11:32 AM will get a lanyard. Then 75 to be handed out at the Monsters, Inc. exit starting at 11:58 AM. For the big prizes, it might be find the person sitting on a specific bench at 1:14 PM, and if no one is sitting there, wait until someone sits down.

The other option is to enter via the US Mail, you can mail in one Postcard a day per person, the odds are the same as in the park, about 1 in 60. I will go into more detail on this sometime this weekend, as the first day you can start mailing is Monday.

Looking at the Disneyland prizes, over 99% of the prizes are these 4 times....

37% - 156,300 Disneyland® Park and Disney's California Adventure® Park DREAM FASTPASS Badges ARV, $5

33% - 140,000 Pin and Lanyard Sets ARV, $23

19% - 80,000 Dream Mouse Ears ARV, $12

12% - 50,000 Where Dreams Come True Photo Vouchers for one 5"x7" photo ARV, $12.95

(Rounding makes the percentages off).

Here is another look at the prizes

On a daily basis the following should be handed out at Disneyland...

342 Dream FASTPASS Lanyards

307 Pin and Lanyard Sets

175 Dream Mouse Ears

110 Photo Vouchers

Here is a breakdown of the Walt Disney World percentages of the main prizes (I am combining similar prizes). This covers over 99% of the prizes, there are less than 1,000 of the remaining mid to high level of prizes to be handed out.

42% - 345,035 Assorted WDW Parks DREAM FASTPASS Badges ARV, $5

34% - 278,789 Pin and Lanyard Sets ARV, $23

21% - 170,000 Dream Mouse Ears ARV, $12

3% - 28,600 Special Park After Hour event, ARV around $4 to $5 (depending on park)


(Rounding makes the percentages off).

The other option is to enter via the US Mail, you can mail in one Postcard a day per person, the odds are the same as in the park, about 1 in 60. I will go into more detail on this sometime this weekend, as the first day you can start mailing is Monday.
I was reading the official rules and the postcard is supposed to be 3" x 5". According to the USPS website, the minimum allowable postcard is 3.5" x 5". Do you think Disney will just accept postcards 3.5" x 5"?

Yes, the official rules HAS to be a typo, what they are looking for is a Standard Sized Postcard. I am using the USPS pre-stamped postcards. (The post office wil reject postcards that are just a 3 by 5 index card).

I started a thread discussing how to enter via the mail, you can find it here....

http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/showthread.php?t=60858

As far as the Million Dreams sweepstakes in concerned, I signed up on the website. When I visit it now, it says that it is closed. What exactly was the sign up for the sweepstakes on the web? Anything in particular or my name has now just been entered once?

Thanks!
Shannon

As far as the Million Dreams sweepstakes in concerned, I signed up on the website. When I visit it now, it says that it is closed. What exactly was the sign up for the sweepstakes on the web? Anything in particular or my name has now just been entered once?

Thanks!
Shannon

There were two contests.. The website entry contest was ONE prize, which was designed to find a family to attend the kick off of the Year of the Million Dreams on October 1st.

The second contest is the one with 1.25 million prizes (otherwise known as the Disney Dreams Giveaway), there are two ways to win, either by showing up at the parks in Orlando or Anaheim (including the Downtown Disney areas), or to send a postcard in. There is no internet option for the Disney Dreams Giveaway.

Details in how to enter by mail can be found here....

http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/showthread.php?t=60858

When I started snooping these sights in planning for my trip in Jan 08 (just became a member a month ago or so) I had come across this thread and thought "ya right..." So I cruised on over to topics that would assist my planning. About two months ago or so, I came across another article talking about the YOAMD sweepstakes. I went back through this thread for instructions on what to do. For the heck of it I sent in postcards from my daughter and I and lo and behold, we got a call from 'Debbie' today and we one a pin and lanyard set. I am so excited. It might not be a night in the castle, but hey, we won something from Disney!! And considering it's a Monday to boot (I really dislike Mondays)...this is a really good day.

Ohh, so most importantly, thank you Darkbeer for your detailed report and instructions. My daughter and I greatly appreciate it!!

This thread is very old. There's a thread in the DL forum (click here (http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/showthread.php?t=60858)) with the latest information, including reports of what people have won.