“ I wish to meet the Cheetah Girls”Amber , age 7
Greater Pennsylvania & Southern West Virginia Chapter
If 7-year-old Amber’s favorite band, Disney’s Cheetah Girls, ever need an understudy, she’ll be ready to race in and do her part.
Amber and Kiely Williams (The Cheetah Girls’ Aqua) show off their moves.
Amber, who was diagnosed with leukemia, knows every word to every Cheetah Girls song and every step to every Cheetah Girls dance. She brightened her hospital stays by watching the “Cheetah Girls” movie and listening to the girl group’s music over and over. She even owns a Cheetah Girls outfit. So, when Amber wished to meet her idols, Disney made sure the wish hit all the right notes.
“The Cheetah Girls,” a Disney Channel original movie that debuted in August 2003, is the story of friends who form a band and eventually achieve their dream of making it big in the music scene. The film and its characters proved so popular that Disney released a sequel, “Cheetah Girls 2” in August 2006. Disney has been one of the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s biggest friends and supporters since the Foundation’s beginnings, granting more than 50,000 wishes to date.
With the help of wish granters from the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia, Amber’s rockin’ wish began at a place known for making millions of wishes come true: the Disneyland® Resort. Upon her arrival, Amber knew – as her favorite band sings – “The Party’s Just Begun.”
Amber and her family received free tickets to the theme park and got to cheer the Cheetah Girls from VIP seats at their Disneyland concert. Not only did Amber receive celebrity treatment, she was seated next to real-life celebs: comedian Wayne Brady and actress Catherine Bach, who played Daisy Duke in the original “Dukes of Hazard” television series. Both Wayne and Catherine greeted Amber and added their autographs to her star-studded wish.
Amber, 7, flashes a wild smile with her favorite band, Disney’s Cheetah Girls.
Amber stood on her father’s shoulders during the concert to get the best possible view of her idols. She sang along with them and showed of her own dance moves for those sitting around her. When the concert was over, a royal dinner awaited Amber and her family at Ariel’s Grotto restaurant. Amber was joined by all the Disney Princesses for a hamburger feast, and each eagerly posed for pictures and signed autographs for Amber – the true princess of the day.
After dinner, the Cheetah Girls invited Amber to watch them film a taping of Disney Channel's "Disney 365," where they answered questions and told stories about the fun they had filming the new movie. Amber loved being right there to hear the inside scoop from the girls she idolized on TV.
After the Cheetah Girls finished their work day, it was time to play. Amber laughed her way through a flurry of photographs and autographs with the fabulous trio, and then it was off to take in the sights and sounds of the Disneyland theme park – even riding the Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue ride – with her famous new friends.
When Amber’s Disney day ended, she took home a bag full of autographed Cheetah Girls souvenirs, including the “Cheetah Girls 2” soundtrack, which had not yet been released in stores. Amber left the theme park with a huge smile, taking advice from another of her favorite Cheetah Girls songs, “Cherish the Moment.”
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I'm so happy for this little girl. I'm also waiting for my wish to come true.
- Myra 01/19/2007 11:01 -
I'm happy that a little girl has a good inspiration especially when she's sick.
- Katie Kelley 06/13/2007 13:53 -
That is SO sweet! I am so happy for her. I usually get all mushy with stories like this, but seriously.....
I can imagine her excitement. I would love to meet Terri and Bindi Irwin. Imagine spending the day with your heroes, plus all the autographs and stuff. Make-A-Wish foundation ROCKS!!!
- Lindsey 06/07/2007 19:46 -
I wish for you, I'm also a cheetah fan! I love them with all my heart!
- Stefanie 05/26/2007 14:07 -
Awww, I'm so happy! I love the Cheetah Girls too!! I wish my dream to meet pitbull comes true too!!
- Rebecca 04/16/2007 8:14 -
It's nice to see celebrities thinking of others!!!!
- Gabriella 08/16/2007 14:06 -
Con-grats, I hope you had a wonderful time!! I hope my dream comes true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Carly 04/27/2007 14:43 -
Well, I feel very happy for you, and hopefully you get better soon from leukemia! The pics of you and the cheetah girls are really nice too! Bye!!
- Karina 03/28/2007 14:07 -
I'm Alice and I'm 14. I think its so cool that you got to meet the Cheetah Girls! You're so lucky. Hope you get better soon.
- Alice 10/28/2007 9:02 -
Thank you for making this baby's wish come true. I hope I can one day see the happiness in my son's face when his wish comes true.
- Tovia 03/12/2007 0:00 -
I love the Cheetah Girls too. I'm so happy your wish came true!!! :))
- Kayenaat 05/09/2008 19:04 -
Amber, your lucky you got to meet the Cheetah Girls! I hope you get well soon!!
- Nidica 07/09/2008 11:24 -
Hey you, I don't know you personally, but you're so beautiful inside and out . That smile is so big, for someone so small. I've got such hope for you I''m sure you'll do fine.
- Mariya 08/21/2008 13:08 -
That was so sweet! It's so wonderful to see that there are ANGELS out there to make these kid's dream's come true. I hope that my nieces wish comes true. Make-A-Wish Foundation, you truly are HEAVEN SENT!!!! Thank You for making these kid's Happy.
- Casandra 09/24/2008 8:16 -
I am so glad you got to meet The Cheetah Girls! You must have been soooo happy. I'm waiting for my Make-A-Wish to come true.
- Meghan 11/03/2008 21:13
