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658.3 #159 (DL Qual #161)
June 26, 2011 12:27 PM
Reposting from a seperate thread -- After seeing posts about being upset bc people arent showing interest in their RAKs being done I really felt the need to address this: The point of a RAK is to make someone smile... Whether its one person or a million. Just bc 100 people didnt enter their name in the RAK or nobody found you at the park doesnt make it any less important. A RAK has no value... A tshirt should mean the same as a dinner at club 33 or a smile at a total stranger... Its random and kind.. No matter how many people want it, providing a total stranger with a little bit of happiness is what its all about.
Well said. You are absolutely right about making someone smile. Plus if not so many people enter in a rak, it makes it better for those that did. Thanks for the reminders. If it makes a difference in the life of one person, it is worth it.
- tram1995
12.6 #6116 12:30PM
- Calypso
812.9 #113 12:31PM
Exactly! - Mrs.mouse
420.7 #307 12:32PM
i agree with you 110% michelledork! - nikkiribas
322.1 #513 12:33PM
Amen!!! - Katrayher
739.0 #138 12:33PM
I don't think you could have said it any better michelledork! - VikkiMouse
182.2 #1835 12:36PM
Hear, hear! I couldn't agree more. Thanks for the reminder! :) - Tinkerbabe
49.2 #3770 12:39PM
Awesome post - Dave
8638.5 #2 12:39PM
I've even seen it where there are 5 locker RAKs in one day and half of them don't get touched or get stolen - Dave
8638.5 #2 12:41PM
Smiles all around - CoralsReef
319.2 #524 12:43PM
- iFramedRogerRabbit
1956.2 #36 12:45PM
Well said, Michelle! - PrincessCarmen
2579.5 #21 12:45PM
You pined the tail on the donkey!!!! - Cricket
224.1 #1305 12:47PM
Hugs!!!! - peacelovemickey
350.6 #408 12:50PM
Well said! & I have to agree with the shirt meaning the same as club 33, ive received a few things from MWers and no matter how small or different in $ value, they've all made me so equally happy to know that someone would be so kind to just give somethIng to a total stranger - jazzydarling
37.6 #4076 12:50PM
Gold star!! - disneygal
366.5 #379 12:50PM
Ex. Act. Ly. Thanks! - Experiment818
1598.0 #47 12:54PM
Rigged! - KelBelle
452.8 #271 12:58PM
I less than three michelledork - veronica619
517.1 #225 1:03PM
Well said!!! - cinderella5
331.1 #467 1:11PM
This entire post is rigged. - michelledork
658.3 #159 1:19PM
Bump - michelledork
658.3 #159 8:29PM
well said - JediStitch
429.7 #290 8:30PM
Thanks - Knik
449.4 #275 8:31PM
No matter how many times we try to say it, there always will be that one person. - BCC
4640.6 #5 8:33PM
I got just as much enjoyment handing my fastpasses that weren't claimed by MWrs to random people. I actually was able to give a family of five who had never been fast passes for WOC and they were super excited. - Mrsblue
692.4 #145 8:34PM
You go Blue! - BCC
4640.6 #5 8:35PM
mrsblue you're one of the reasons why I love this site so much :) - cdeley
392.8 #341 8:37PM
Nicely said michelle - LBChica
1500.3 #52 8:39PM
Well said! - Boundin
425.0 #299 8:39PM
Auz and I used to do in park RAKs and announce them on MW, but we started handing out goody bags and fast passes to random kids and families at the park. Instead of announcing RAKs on here, I usually mail surprises to random mwers. - michelledork
658.3 #159 8:41PM
Thanks for this well put post ;) - Nicholle
131.9 #2561 8:43PM
- disneychick
235.8 #1155 8:43PM
We participated in a locker RAK this week and it got ripped off. So no more locker RAKs for me. We did an in park RAK for a tshirt that went well. But my fave thing was we bought a bunch of glow wands and pirate patches at Walmart before going, and my kids handed them out to boys and girls waiting to watch the fireworks. The kids had fun doing it. - Mrsblue
692.4 #145 8:45PM
All great ideas! - Dizkid
284.2 #705 8:45PM
A smile, high five, or hug is the best RAK I could ask for! It's about "high quality" human interaction, not the quantity of people who respond :) - Spoonful_O_Sugar
436.2 #285 8:46PM
:-) - PrincessDuckie
587.8 #187 8:49PM
The glowsticks are a great idea. I do that on Australia Day (like our July 4th) fireworks in the city. - BLG
1049.5 #82 8:50PM
I totally agree! - mommyland
289.4 #671 8:50PM
We bought some awesome Disney stuff from the store... Handed them out to kids. It made our trip and hopefully theirs. I love the glow stick idea @blue - michelledork
658.3 #159 8:51PM
Do you find it better to keep RAKs private or to share publically? What is more satisfying? - calidream1
383.4 #351 8:53PM
We handed out glow necklaces and wands the last time we went to fantasmic, just to random kids. I think RAK's are more special when people aren't expecting it. - akpoppins
243.3 #1069 8:55PM
They were cheap too. We had princess wands, necklaces, bracelets and pirate patches with earrings and beads. It was fun! - Mrsblue
692.4 #145 8:56PM
Those of us who were around when RAKs were first created by Dahula know that RAKs are definitely not what they used to be. - michelledork
658.3 #159 9:06PM
RAKS are not even what they were in February. - Mrsblue
692.4 #145 9:11PM
Well said! - wonderlandgirl
325.6 #498 9:17PM
What's cool is seeing how the distortion of RAKs on MW has lead to an increase of true RAKs in the parks. Dahula was doing in-park RAKs long before there was a MW. We've always made sure to pack a bag of Disney treats to RAK whenever we've travelled to WDW. - Experiment818
1598.0 #47 9:18PM
A RAK is a selfless act. Once you verge from that simple definition, you're doing it wrong. - Experiment818
1598.0 #47 9:20PM
Dahulagirl RAKS everday wether she is in the parks or not. Knowing her and her heart have made mine not so icy. - Mrsblue
692.4 #145 9:21PM
yea I loved it when Dahula would just pick some random family in the park and sign them in or give their kids a bunch of toys, that was pretty neat to see, even saw Michelledork do it, she would bring in toys and hand them to kids and just move on...its not the same anymore...QUALITY CONTENT NEEDED...oh and there was that one time that 818 pulled over on the side of the freeway and gave a homeless man a pair of mickey ears and bought him a house in beverly hills...that as epic....if you want to meet people just post in the park meetups and people will come and hang out, it does not have to be find me and get something for me to meet you, I've even seen people get butthurt cause they give out in park raks then the other person does not post a huge thank you post in the lounge...if thats what your looking for than the true meaning of a RAK is not for you - Dave
8638.5 #2 9:21PM
Well said Dave. - Mrsblue
692.4 #145 9:24PM
I often get in a little conversation with a family (usually at night) who have fastpasses they won't use because they're too tired. I tell them I'll find a family who wants them. So they give them to me and I do a RAK for whoever wants to ride Space Mtn. at midnight (just an example). Their reaction is priceless and I actually get to do my job- create Disney magic :) - BaseballMickey_CM
2849.3 #15 9:26PM
I couldn't have said it better myself! I approve of this thread! Thank you! - MomWithAJuiceBoxBuzz
922.2 #94 9:26PM
I only get mad when Kevin RAKs Auz a big handshake and good pats on the back. I get jealous. - michelledork
658.3 #159 9:26PM
Yes Dave, well said! - akpoppins
243.3 #1069 9:27PM
MDork me too! Kevin always gives Mrblue big handshakes and hugs and pats on the back and he won't even say hi to me - Mrsblue
692.4 #145 9:30PM
I know none of you know me but it seems like a good tome to see if anyone wants to bring me to club 33...JK I just want to say that I'm newish and so appreciate all you guys do! I wish I had been here longer to know more of the true raks but seeing raks like CS's club 33 rak absolutely amazed me. There will always be those who don't have the true selfless spirit but those who do impact us all for the better! We appreciate you all with the true Disney spirit! - kcloveswalt
135.8 #2506 9:36PM
I, for one, don't do RAKS to get recognition or praise. I do them because I like too and I want too. But I do have to say this, when a RAK only gets a few entries that stings a little because I went out and bought the stuff with the intentions to give it to someone who wants it. That said, I will not stop doing RAKS because I have always been a giver. I like making people happy. I just won't take it personal if not many enter my RAKS. - DizGeek
453.3 #270 9:54PM
Daves seen it first hand. I never announced it or even mentioned what I was doing. We were walking, he turned around and goes "did you just give that kid a toy?" And I said, yea... And we kept walking. I dont do stuff for the attention or recognition, I do it because its fun and if I can make someones day, I will. - michelledork
658.3 #159 10:00PM
LOL, yea I was like..what are you doing, and the kid had a buzz lightyear shirt on and she asked if he loved buzz and he said ya and she handed him some buzz toy, the kid and mom were estatic, it was cool to watch...Dizgeek, I hear ya but dont get stung by lack of people entering, its just that 80 percent of the lounge is RAKs and people are selective on what they want cause its all about that ya know....I've even heard from people that use to be in the lounge all the time that they only go in to enter RAKs for free stuff... - Dave
8638.5 #2 10:05PM
I actually like enterimg RAKs for other people more than myself. - Mrsblue
692.4 #145 10:07PM
Really Dave? That's horrible. - Mrsblue
692.4 #145 10:07PM
Thanks guys! I love the idea of giving things out at park to random people and I will also do that!! - DizGeek
453.3 #270 10:08PM
Just spotted this thread and appreciated it :) ever since I was little my father who ha almost no money would make it a point to take me to dla all the time...he would always go to city hall or have random buttons or like cheapy lays or neckalces ad whenever he saw a child cry he would always say "cheer up you are at disneyland" and hand them a button or something and just walk away...to this day almost twenty years later my dad would give you the shirt off his back if e knew he could make your day atdisneyland more magical... Like I said I appreciate this thread :) - Mouseketeer.for.Short
335.3 #449 9:54PM
- OynnhoJ
92.5 #3113 11:28PM
Very well said. I agree completely. These days winning a RAK is something of a dream come true for my youngest sister, her happy face should make anyone's day better - LadyLixxy
12.5 #6124 11:31PM
This post needs to be bumped every now and then! - MomWithAJuiceBoxBuzz
922.2 #94 9:25AM
bump - jotrout32
12.7 #6093 9:49PM
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403.8 #324 10:18PM
- mralexv
306.5 #577 10:23PM
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