Dream Squad Prizes

[Sportsdoc]

Wanted to pick others brains on any tips for winning a year of a million dreams prize at WDW? Will be visiting soon and thought there may be ways to maximize chances. Did not know best place/board to post this request?

[JPL]

to Intercot!!

It's a very random sweepstakes type of contest. It's all about being in the right place at the right time and this may also doing the right thing like drinking from a Water Fountain or sitting on a bench. There is really no way yo increase your chances of winning at all. I would suggest that you arrive at the parks early as it seems most of the bigger prizes like a Night at the Castle are awarded early in the day.

[Ian]

To answer both questions ... Theme Parks is probably the best board for this. I'll pop this thread over there for you.

As far as ways to increase your odds of winning, as Jeff said ... there really isn't one.

The best advice is to get to the parks early in the morning. The Dream Fastpasses and the Castle stay are all given out before 10:30AM on most days.

[Figment!]

Although the awarding is random, there are a few guidelines to how prizes are awarded:

1) Prizes are only awarded to Guests inside of Walt Disney World's 6 gated parks (4 Theme Parks & 2 Water Parks) and the Downtown Disney retail & dining District.

2) Prizes are only awarded between the hours of Area Open and 5:00 pm EST. Day-of redemption prizes are likely to be awarded "early in the day".

3) Most (although not all) prize locations are attraction seats, attraction pre-show areas, attraction post-show areas or semi-secluded Guest areas.

[LibertyTreeGal]

My advice is -- don't focus on winning and don't try. I've seen people racing around trying to find the Dream Squad all day -- what a wretched way to spend your vacation

Now, this woman was a DL local, searching for the Squad and i met her outside the HM -- she was on her way to the Tea Cups because she heard they were there. I walked on to HM and we all got lanyards and pins! I saw her later and she recognised me and rolled her eyes when she saw my lanyard. I'm glad she didn't ask where I got it....

[#1donaldfan]

Welcome to Intercot !!!!!


To answer your question....totally random.....

we got our prize coming off of SM early in the morning, late June......

[bleukarma]

There's really nothing you can do to increase your odds besides ride rides and walk around the parks and downtown disney. Maybe try to do things earlier in the day, but thats about it. It's all completely random, and it has to be for legal purposes. I got a dream fastpass in the pre-show area of Tower of Terror and it seems like the pre-show areas and post areas are popular. But you really have no way of knowing what ride or park the dream team is at any particuliar time.

Good luck!

[Zippy_D_DooDah]

We have been to WDW 3 times since last December and I haven't even seen the Dream Squad. I thought I passed a CM at MGM/Disney Hollywood Studios who was wearing a YOAMD satchel. He greeted my family and we said hello, but nothing more. While winning a dream would be nice, I don't let it consume my vacation and designate where I will be at certain times. If it happens, it happens.

[jrpersinger]

I have come to believe that the Dream Squad is a figment of the imgination.

In all seriousness, the week we were there in June, we didn't see them. Nor did we see anyone with any of the prizes that are awarded. (i.e. ears, fastpasses, lanyards) And anyone we know personally, well, they haven't either. I had expected to see people everywhere wtih dream prizes. But then again, I really wasn't looking either.

[kbean]

I want the shopping spree!!!

[BeccaO]

SHOPPING SPREE!!!! DID SOMEONE SAY SHOPPING SPREE!!!!!

[SorcererStitch]

When I was at WDW in Feb. my daughter and I received the pins&Lanyards at Test Track in the preboarding area. We are pin traders so when the CM saw us, she said oh good pin traders you are about to be very happy. That was cool!!


Randy.

[Disdad13]

Prize awarding is totally random. We were there for 10 days in September. I only saw the Dream Team twice - once at the entrance to MK on our first day (a family had just won something - not sure what) and on our last day, I was walking in Epcot from The Land toward the World Showcase on one of those smaller walkways and ran into a whole team of Dream Teamers with a big box of Dream Mickey Ears giving them to everyone who happened to be walking through at that moment. They had to have given out 30 or more that I saw....

[thefunkypurplegirl]

ive been 5 times since last december...an i havent even seen the ppls-so dont plan ur vacation around them,it wont b worth it :P

[Fallendroplet]

I'm friends with a CM that's on the dream team at MK. Everything is random. Not even the CM's know when they're going to be giving out a dream.
During your trip, don't concentrate on trying to find them or on winning a prize...just enjoy your time at Disney!

[pennsy22]

ive been 5 times since last december...an i havent even seen the ppls-so dont plan ur vacation around them,it wont b worth it :P

We've been there 7 times (multiple days each trip) since last March and we've yet to actually see someone winning something. My DW would probably agree with "jrpersinger" that it's a Figment of the imagination. Hopefully you'll have better luck.

[mcjaco]

I have two friends that are Dream Squad members. Trust me, they do exist. My wife and I saw plenty of awards given last year when we went. We even got a magical moment at American Adventure.

I've never asked my two friends how they choose, but they both said the same thing. If you see them, don't follow them around. You won't get chosen.

[Laura670]

It is all random....we were there in January and we saw the Dream team a few times but never won anything my DD and her boyfriend both won Lanyards in DTD she told me it was weird they saw the dream team and didn't think anything of it because she had seen them a few times during the trip but one of them kept watching her and her boyfriend . When DD and her boyfriend starting walking away is when the dream team approached them and gave them both pins & Lanyards. After talking to the dream team she found out why they were watching her and her boyfriend they had to step on a certain brick to win! So you never know!I wouldn't focus too much on winning but just enjoying yourselves and having a good time! And if you win thenn it's just an added bonus!

[teambricker04]

We just got back and hardly saw any Dream squad people. We did see a couple filling out a lot of paperwork with a couple of squad members so they probably won a bigger prize. We did see a lot of dream fastpasses and ears but none actually given away.

On Thursday we had dinner with a CM friend who works the administrative side of the Dream squad and she was surprised we didn't win anything (I wasn't I usually don't win anything). She did say you can go online and register to win prizes as well.

[browneyedgirl12]

My family and I went in May and as my brother and I were getting off Space Mountain they gave Dream Fast passes out to us and the other people in my car.

It is totally random and there isn't really anyway of increasing your chances but don't plan your vacation around it. If you win something awesome... If you don't your still at the Happiest Place on Earth right???