Granted Wishes

When You Wish Upon a Star have proudly been granting Wishes for over 35 years to some very brave and courageous children who live with a life threatening or terminal illness.

We are only able to grant the Wishes of hundreds of sick children and their families every year through community fundraising, corporate fundraising and donations. As a non government funded charity we rely on amazing people like you to continue our mission of granting Wishes to children who truly deserve to feel joy. Please take a moment to explore the many ways you can donate to When You Wish Upon a Star here.

Joseph's Wish

Joseph had a special wish… to experience Manchester United at the Theatre of Dreams ❤️

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Stevie’s Wish

A Magical Disney Adventure for Stevie

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Yasin’s Wish

A Manchester United Dream for Yasin

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Edie’s Wish

A Magical Disney Experience for Edie and Ivie

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Theo’s Wish

Theo’s Gunners Dream Day

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Rohan’s Wish

Rohan’s Mountain Biking Adventure

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Marina’s Wish

Marina’s Musical Journey Begins

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Mason’s Wish

A Strictly Magical Day for Mason

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George’s Wish

George’s Gaming Dream Comes True!

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Gracie’s Wish

Gracie’s Magical Centre Parcs Adventure

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Tyler's Wish

Tyler's Scotland Wish Adventure

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Ethan's Wish

Chessington World of Adventure

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Joseph's Wish

Badminton with Greg and Jenny Mairs

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Malin's Wish

Millionaire VIP Wish to London

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Madeleine's Wish

Madeleine's Dua Lipa Concert London Wish

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Freya’s Wish

Freya’s meet & greet Wish with our amazing supporters to the charity Ant and Dec

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Evie’s Wish

Evie, aged five, who has Optic Pathway Gliomas, had her theme park wish come true so she could have fun and go on rides with her sister Ava.

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Molly’s Wish

Molly's top Wish was to see Disney on Ice, and we were overjoyed to make her Wish come true!

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Lilyana’s Wish

An unforgettable overnight stay at the London Zoo lodges

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Caleb's Wish

Caleb experienced the magic of his Disneyland Paris

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Rio's Wish

Eight-year-old Rio, who has Down’s Syndrome and Tracheobronchomalacia, is a devoted football fan with a big passion for the game.

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Cara's Wish

Thirteen-year-old Cara had a heartfelt wish to visit Disney World in Florida with her mum, dad, and brother Fraser.

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Bobbi's Wish

Six-year-old Bobbi, who is bravely battling B-Cell Leukemia, had a magical wish to visit Disneyland Paris.

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Caitlin's Wish

Caitlin, age 15, is currently undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer and wished to visit Euro Disney with her family.

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Mollie's Wish

We are so delighted to share with you some very special photos from a very magical wish for mermaid Mollie.

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Devon’s Wish

Devon, who is bravely battling acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, is a huge cricket fan.

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Issac's Wish

Issac's wish was to visit Disney World with his family!

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Kalem's Wish

Kalem's magical wish came true, and he enjoyed an unforgettable trip to CBeebies Land!

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Ethan's Wish

Ethan, a brave 9-year-old battling Malignant Medulloblastoma, is a passionate gamer and Lego enthusiast.

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Reem's Wish

Reem, a courageous 10-year-old living with Marshall-Smith Syndrome, had one magical wish to visit Disney World in Florida.

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Oscar's Wish

We're thrilled to share some wonderful photos from Oscar's Disneyland Wish!

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Rowan's Wish

As Taylor Swift takes the stage for her final European date in London, we look back on a truly “enchanting” Taylor Swift Wish Weekend in Edinburgh for the inspirational Rowan and her lovely sister Faith.

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Rayyan's Wish

Rayyan's dream was to become a zookeeper for a day.

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Freya's Wish

When You Wish Upon a Star granted Freya’s Wish to go to Disneyland Paris with her family and experience the true Disney magic.

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Kaiann's Wish

Kaiann's wish was to go to Disney in Florida to experience all the parks and have much needed family time together.

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Franco's Wish

At the age of 9, Franco battles Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia.

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Lauren & Olivia's Wish

Lauren and Olivia travelled to Orlando Florida to visit the wizarding world at Universal Studios.

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Brody's Wish

Brody's Wish to visit Disneyland alongside his parents.

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Theo's Wish

Theo's Wish at Universal Studios Florida.

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Lucia's Wish

Lucia's heartwarming Disney Wish

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Riley's Wish

Riley's thrilling theme park Wish.

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Nancy's Wish

Nancy becomes a Disney Princess and meets her hero.

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Rosie's Wish

"When Rosie first set eyes on Belle's Castle, she burst into happy tears"

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Marlie's Wish

"Me and his dad feel so grateful to have had this opportunity to take him and spend some time together as a family being out of hospital."

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Jessica's Wish

“What can we say except thank you for Jessica's Wish. We've honestly had the most amazing weekend and created some beautiful memories!"

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Isabelle’s Wish

Magical time at Harry Potter Studios

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Leilas Wish to EuroDisney

Magic

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Sophie's Wish to Florida

Sophie's Wish to Florida

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Jack Meets Harry Kane

Jack's meet & greet with Harry Kane

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Amy's Wish

Amy’s wish was to simply dance, and dance she did.

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Caleb's Wish

A Florida Wish Comes True For a Very Special Young Man.

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Ruby's Wish

Princess Ruby was invited to dance in Clara’s magical dream at the Nutcracker Ballet.

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James & Caroline's Wish

We Have received a special thank you from one of our Wish families. Well we’re back from a holiday of a lifetime! Where do we start!

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Jasmin's Wish

We would like to say a HUGE thank you to Jasmin's family for letting us share just some of the beautiful photographs of Jasmin's Wish.

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