Odds of meeting the Dream Team?

[Lynn J Mc]

Does anyone know the odds of running into the Dream Team? We will be going in 10 days. I would really love for my parents to get something from the Dream Team. My mother has been a mouse fanatic since Annette Funicello. I think it would be so cool for her to get something. How often are they out and about?

[GrmGrninGost]

Don't know the odds, but we were there 9 days in December, and twice won prizes. We got the pins getting on WDWRR and the fastpasses getting on Tower of Terror! I love those guys!

[SBETigg]

I have no idea what the odds are or how often they are out and about, but wouldn't it be wonderful? I think the best bet is to just go and enjoy the trip, and if something happens- fabulous! And if not, you're still at WDW!

You could always surprise Mom with a special treat (something she would never get for herself, embroidered mouse ears maybe?) and say you're her own personal dream team.

[DisneyTeen]

Just spent 6 days, saw them a few times, didn't get picked, not a big deal, still had a great time.

[Ian]

I wouldn't make it a point of emphasis with them. I've been for a total of about 20 days since they started the celebration and I've only won one thing (admittedly, it was a big thing ).

More importantly, other than the time I won, I've never even seen them giving out prizes. I'd say the odds are better than 75% than you go your entire vacation and never know they're around.

[septembergirl]

So what are the prizes?

[Magic Smiles]

I work with a man whose family went for a 5 days and won twice. Once was a pretty good package - something to do with Epcot, a dinner and other events. The other was a lanyard with pins. Not bad for their first visit to Disney. We will be there for 16 nights in Dec. Wonder if we will be at all lucky winners?

[Gator]

I was there in December for 7 days and didn't even SEE a Dream Team. I saw lots of people with the prize Mickey Ears hats, but never the team. By day 7, I was a little upset that I hadn't even seen someone get a prize to see their reaction.

[kittylove]

We did run into dream team members, but they weren't giving prizes out. One DT CM at AK was from Texas and we had a nice chat with him whilst the boys were checking out his trading pins. He was pleasant; he did say that a number of times the "prize" offered was declined! I guess some guests aren't familiar with YOAMD. We often saw large groups of people in front of us magically suddenly have dream FPs around their necks, but I guess we were not paying attention, because we never saw the DT CMs coming. I felt like we must have "just missed out" at least a few times!

I'll admit, I was kind of disappointed (just a little bit, and I kept it to myself) that after 6 days in the park, we didn't win anything... which is silly and selfish, given that our trip was positively magical from start to finish. I'm human, what can I say. Anyway, lo and behold, on our last night at the park, we were walking out of AK and my son stopped a CM to see her pins. She didn't have the pins he was hoping for, but she thought it was nice that he was so polite, and gave him a card with YOAMD pins (one to keep, one to trade)...he shared with his brother. So, we got our dream afterall!

[goofygirl67]

I have won twice on 2 different trips. Both times I won the YOMD mickey hat. The first I was in DTD and approached by the EPCOT dream team. The second I was getting off the Safari ride when the whole ride car got ears.
I would love the fast pass prize, it would fit better in my scrap book than the ears, but haven't gotten it yet. I still have 2 more trips this year to get something different maybe.

[Scotty Bear]

How long is the YOAMD going on? Im under the impression it will be over in October when I go.

[Mickey91]

I think your chances are pretty good of getting something. While I'm sure there are those who go home with out a Dream Team experience, others get lucky and are in the right place more than once. My DD and I were getting on the train at Toon Town Fair and received pins and lanyards. My DH and DS were in the Library at ToT and the whole room received Dream Passes for MGM all in the same trip. Just go knowing it is random and don't let yourself be too disappointed if you don't see them.


I don't know if YOAMD ends at the end of Sept or the end of Oct. If it is just a year, it will end at the end of Sept. Sometimes promotional years end in Dec and are actually 15 months. Maybe a CM will know this.

[Quasimodo]

I would have to agree with WDWacky. We've been to WDW twice since YOAMD started, and have never seen anyone win anything, nor have we even seen anyone from the Dream Team. My advice is to not think about it when you're there. You will enjoy your trip a lot more if you don't. If you do happen to win a prize, then it will be even more magical when it happens.

[LittleD]

YOAMD started October 1, 2006 and go through December 31, 2007.

[Anthony007]

Id go with the same odds of getting a foul ball at a Major League Baseball game, but im leaving in 2 days for my vaca and no doubt would enjoy getting one of the prizes.

I caught a foul ball opening day 2004....so maybe I'll get lucky in June!

[mermaidmarian]

We just got back late last night from 6 days. I don't know about the odds, but I saw lots of Dream Team cast members out and about. We were greeted by someone from the Dream Team one afternoon in Liberty Square - after chatting a bit and having him ask us a few questions, we received stickers (I thought we were perhaps being profiled) and then yesterday the Dream Team was on the queue at Buzz Lightyear and handed out lanyards with commemorative pins.

[King Triton]

I'm thinking you might "see" them, but having them give you a prize is much longer odds.

And if you do see them, don't get the idea of following them around...that'd be a waste of your time.

BTW, does anyone know if they've given the DVC prize out yet? THAT would be a nice one!

[TheRustyScupper]

1) They hand out over 2700 prizes per day.
2) There are some prime spots to catch them.
3) Overall, it is still just chance.

[Lynn J Mc]

I would NEVER approach the team in hopes of getting something.
My husband caught a foul ball at a Braves' game once so there is hope. We've been to DW a lot more than we've been to Braves' games.

[tinkerbell04]

When we were there in December, we saw the Dream Team lots of times, and we were lucky enough to win a dream fast pass at the TT. Lots of times we saw the Dream Team just wandering around just talking with guests. In fact, my DD had her Cinderella costume on one day and a Dream Team member stopped her for an autograph. All of the dream team members were wearing light blue shirts and khaki pants. Good luck!