Disney Celebrates 40 Years of Make-A-Wish on World Wish Day

By Tom Bell | Published April 29, 2020

Today is World Wish Day and the 40th anniversary of Make-A-Wish, which Disney has been involved in from the very beginning.

The global organization was founded on April 29, 1980 after founder Chris Greicius heard of a young boy who dreamed of being a police officer.

The first of nearly half a million official wishes occurred 40 years ago when Frank “Bobsy” Salazar took a trip to Disneyland Park.

Since that first wish trip, Disney has worked with Make-A-Wish to grant over 140,000 more wishes for the amazing children that the organization works with.

Source: Disney Parks Blog

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Tom Bell

Tom is the former host/producer of the Disneyland Edition podcast and is currently the co-host of the Connecting With Walt podcast, plus is also providing Disneyland content from the parks. He enjoys traveling with friends and spending time with family, including his son and grandson. In his spare time he volunteers with Scouts BSA and Cub Scouts, and helped found his son's former Cub Scout Pack. His favorite Disneyland attraction is Space Mountain.

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