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We saw them around last Jan. & got Dream Ears & MK Dream Fast Pass, but Aug 2007 never saw any Dream Squads. Just people wearing the Dream Passes! And we were there 10 days!! Funny, but our quick trip of 3 days & we got more stuff than our 10 day trip!
We saw them in November, Thanksgiving week. We were lucky enough to get two dreams in one day at the MK. The kids got an individual dream and lots of attention plus we all walked onto Pooh. Then we all got dream ears at Aladdin's Magic Carpet ride. We were very excited, however, DH still was looking for the dream fast pass.
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We just got back and we were picked to be the 1st family for the American Country in Epcot and then we were giving the passes at Hollywood Studios to use instead of fast pass. So got lucky 2 times.
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On our previous trip in March 2007, it seemed we saw the Dream Squad everywhere. I didn't see them as much when I was down in August of this year, but I"ll ask DH if he noticed a heavy presence when he was down in August-October. Recently, we were there from the 12-21st, and we didn't see the Dream Squad once. However, we did see TONS of people with Dream FP's and Dream Ears every day. I think that we were just unlucky in the rides we chose, .
I think in general, as the year winds down, CM's and the parks are gearing up for next year's promotion, "What Will You Celebrate?" We had a few CM's who actually asked us what we'd be celebrating in 2009 during our trip, and I see the commercials on television almost every day now.
The thing to keep in mind is that, as a "giveaway" promotion, these things are regulated by law. Disney had to provide a loooooong list to a governing body detailing how prizes would be allocated over each day of the promotion and also had to detail how they'd determine the selection process -- as in "3rd person off of the post-show elevator at Tower of Terror after 9:09AM." There were on-line postings of some of this detailed info.
I think they may have had more Dream Team members out doing Good Will type customer contact during the first months of the YOAMD -- to help promote the promotion as well as to try and engage guests. I would guess that there were a few guests (maybe more than a few) who felt a little miffed that they were approached, chatted with and then left hanging like a jilted lover when the Dream Team member walked off to another location.
We've gone to WDW four times during the YOAMD promotion, and never received a dream. We saw Dream Squad CM's here and there on each trip, including during MouseFest.
If you got "Dreams" four times, consider yourself extremely lucky!
We were at WDW 12/19 - 12/24. Saw the Dream Team once on 12/20 as we exited Spaceship Earth sometime around 10 am. Probably had selected the Castle family for the day. They were asking a little boy and his family a bunch of questions and then walked them to Guest Relations.
After that we never saw them again. But we saw dream fastpasses what seemed like everywhere. Atleast on a few families a day. And silver ears like they were selling them almost. Are they????
We have about 14+ days in the park this year alone and no winnings. Came close this week but nothing. Just happy to be there.
Got a free coke from a bartender at the Poly that liked my Wonder Woman t-shirt.
We were there wice during YOMD and didn't win anything. (Although we saw TONS of dream team CM's) Then we went in Nov. and never got a prize. Just as we were giving up hope of getting anything, we went in Dec. and won dream ears, and not one, but TWO dream fastpasses during one trip. One fastpass for MK, and one for DHS. They are definitely still there. If anything, I think more so than ever.
Star Tours was my lucky ride. In Dec. 2007 I won a dream lanyard and pins. then two weeks ago same ride maybe even same vehicle won a dream fastpass (only use the TSM tab for a second ride). But unquestionalbly I saw more Dream Teams in the parks Last Dec than this year.
we won nothing in our last trip and had nearly finished our second YOMD trip but we were lucky and won EPCOT fastpasses on Sorin and AK fastpasses on the safari.
i was happy but all i really wanted was the lanyard and the pins.....
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But unquestionalbly I saw more Dream Teams in the parks Last Dec than this year.
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