FAQ

Every person age 3+ will need to register and raise $125 on their personal fundraising page to attend. A $10 registration fee is required to save your spot, and participants will raise the additional amount needed to reach their fundraising minimum and secure their event wristband.

The fundraising minimum can be reached through donations from others or personal payments. Our team is happy to brainstorm with you to find ways to fundraise toward reaching this goal.

Visit our Fundraising Tips page for ideas.

Yes, the registration deadline is Saturday, August 2 at 12pm. A nonrefundable registration fee of $10 will be charged during registration in order to reserve your spot. This $10 registration fee will go toward your fundraising minimum for the event.

The deadline to reach your fundraising minimum is event check-in August 1 - 2, 2025. 
All event participants ages 3 and older will need to register and reach the fundraising minimum in order to attend the event. Fundraising minimum: $125 per person.
Little guests ages 2 and younger - FREE

*NOTE: You will need to check in prior to the event day in order to get your event wristband - there will be NO check-in available on event day. More details here.


 

If you register as an in-person participant, you will be charged a nonrefundable $10 registration fee. All participants ages 3 and above will then need to raise a minimum of $125 in order to attend the CHOC Walk in the Park at the Disneyland® Resort. We do encourage participants to fundraise for their participation, and should not feel required to make an outright donation. For tips on how to fundraising, click here.
 

Certain personal details from your account last year will carry over to this year. The system will remember your name, email, password, mailing address and contact information. It will not, however, remember your team association information.

If you are a returning participant, enter your email address on the Registration home page and then click 'next'. The system will recognize your account and request your previous password. If you forgot your password, click on 'Forgot Password?' to reset it. The system will also retain your information if you registered with Facebook. If you forgot your password for the Facebook login, you will need to reset your password on the Facebook site then return to log in on chocwalk.org.

If you are a returning team and are registering as the same team captain as last year, you should be be able to recreate last year's team to carry over past information. This will only be available if you are registering with the same email that you used as last year's captain. You will still need to set the team name, goal, type, etc. From there team members may search the team name when registering to join. Past team member and donor information should be available to you in your fundraising dashboard. 

Your address is required during our registration to mail post-event CHOC Walk prizes that were not picked up at check-in, or earned after check-in. 

Participants will need to opt in to have their prizes shipped and pay an additional $10 donation. CHOC Walk prizes* will be sent to the address provided by the participant at the time of registration during the month of October 2025. Prizes will not be sent to P.O. Boxes. It is the responsibility of the participant to update their address should they move.

*NOTE: To qualify for prizes, all donations including matching gifts must be received by September 3, 2025. For more information visit our event incentives page. 

During registration, you are asked to enter a goal amount for your CHOC Walk in the Park account and/or team account. This is the fundraising goal that you set for yourself or your team to appear on your fundraising page. This is the number you aim to strive for during your CHOC Walk fundraising, but you will not be held accountable* for this amount and it can be changed at any time in your Fundraising Dashboard.

*Exception - All participants ages 3+ will be required to reach the minimum fundraising level of $125 by the end of check in on August 2, 2025. 

It's easy! On the bottom of the second page during registration, there is a section titled "Create or join a team." 

To join a team, begin to type the team name in the search bar that says "Create or search your team name". A list of team names with similar letters will pop up so you may select the appropriate team. You are also able to click "View all teams" to see a list of all teams currently registered. If you cannot find your team, check to make sure you have the correct spelling or contact your team captain. You can always add yourself to a team after you finish registering, so be sure to check you have the correct details before creating a new team. Review the team guidelines posted on team pages or shared by team captains if applicable.

To create a team, type your preferred team name in the search bar that says "Create or search your team name" and then click "Create" on the right. You will then set your team's fundraising goal, URL (the text that will go after your website link chocwalk.org/'teamnamehere'), the type of team you are, and if you are connected to any other larger teams. CHOC has the right to review and change or terminate teams if deemed necessary.

On the third page of registration, you are asked if you would like to register another member. Here you can register a child, spouse or friend for the CHOC Walk in the Park. 

If you choose "Add user to my account:" you will be linking someone to all your personal details (this is ideal for a child or spouse). They will be added under your email address and will use your same credentials to log on to the website, however, they will have their own fundraising page. You will need to choose their fundraising goal, t-shirt size, and if you plan to pay for their registration at this time.

If you choose "Register user with their own account": you will be starting the registration process for someone else but will NOT be adding them to your account (ideal for friends or coworkers). You will be asked to enter their email address, goal, t-shirt size and you may choose to pay for their registration. They will then receive an email that someone has registered them for the CHOC Walk, and will need to finish registration by clicking the link to set their password and begin fundraising.

***NOTE: You can also register additional participants AFTER you finish registering by visiting the "Info" tab on your Fundraising Dashboard. Simply log on to chocwalk.org with your email and password to access your Fundraising Dashboard.

Log in to your Fundraising Dashboard on chocwalk.org using your email and password you created during registration. Once logged in, you can enter a credit card donation by clicking the link titled "Donate to Your Own Goal" from the list of options on the right.

If you would like to log a cash or check donation, click on "View All" under Recent Donations at the bottom of Dashboard.  Once directed to your Fundraising Report Page, click on "Enter Cash or Check Donation" on the right side.  The status of the donation will be pending until the cash or check is received by CHOC. 

In order for Facebook donations to count towards your CHOC Walk page, you MUST create a Facebook Fundraiser directly through your CHOC Walk dashboard. Simply login and hit the "Facebook Fundraiser" button on the bottom of your dashboard homepage and follow prompts. 

For detailed instrcutions, view our step by step guide at the top of our Fundraising Tips page.

If you create a fundraiser directly on your Facebook or Instagram account, they will NOT connect to your CHOC Walk fundraising page, and you will NOT get credit towards your fundraising efforts.

At this time, there is no way to connect Instagram donations to your CHOC Walk fundraising totals. This is also true if you share your Facebook fundraiser through your Instagram - these donations will not carry over to your CHOC Walk page.

If you would like to make a donation to count towards your fundraising minimum, we ask you do so by event check-in on August 1 & 2, 2025. 

Donations can be brought to event check-in or be dropped off by appointment only at the CHOC Foundation office. Please contact chocwalk@choc.org to coordinate a drop off time. 

You may mail donations to:
CHOC Foundation
Attn: CHOC Walk
1201 W. La Veta Avenue
Orange, CA  92868

We require that all additional donations be in by the final fundraising deadline of September 3, 2025. 

*NOTE: We request that you only send checks via mail. Please do not mail cash.

Please make checks payable to: CHOC or CHOC Foundation

If a donation check has been written out to you personally, you may endorse the back of the check and mail it in with a completed donation form to CHOC Foundation. 

Any donation made online should post immediately. If your donation does not post within 15 minutes, please contact CHOC Foundation.

Mobile check deposit feature is no longer available.

Checks can be mailed to:
CHOC Foundation
Attn: CHOC Walk
1201 W. La Veta Avenue
Orange, CA 92868

Donations can be dropped off at the CHOC Foundation office but prior notice must be given - visit contact page for more details: https://www.chocwalk.org/Static/contactus 

Additionally, checks can be dropped off during CHOC Walk check in on August 1 & 2. 

 

A Tax ID number identifies CHOC (Children's Hospital of Orange County) as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Many donors will request this number to validate their donation as tax-deductible. The CHOC Tax ID number is 95-6097416 .

As your donors make a contribution, they have the option of whether or not they want to appear in the Honor Roll.

Log in with your email and password to visit your fundraising dashboard. Towards the bottom of the screen under Recent Donations, click on "View All." You will then find a list of all of your donors. If you can also click on the "export" button to download the report.

When you login to your dashboard, click on the "reports" tab to see a list of donations toward your page, toward your team, and toward your goal for other campaigns (previous years). You can also access this by going to the bottom of the dashboard homepage and clicking the "view all" button by your list of donations. 

If you were the team captain for your team in previous years, then you can click your profile icon in the top right when you're logged in and select the "profile" box. Click the "my impact" tab and select the "dashboard" box for the campaign you wish to toggle to.

It's easy to send thank-you emails to donors! Simply follow these steps:

1. Log in to your fundraiser dashboard by clicking the "Login" link in the top right
2. Click on the "Email" tab across the center of the page.
3. Add from your contact book, or manually type in, an email address and insert a greeting (such as: Dear Grandma,)
4. Choose the "Thank You" template from the drop down menu.
5. Review email message content and add additional information (optional).
6. Press "Review Email" on bottom right. Once you're ready to send, click "Send 1 Email" or press Cancel to return to the editing page.

You are receiving these emails because we would like to keep you updated on your fundraising efforts. If you wish to stop receiving these updates, please login to your account and click the profile button in the top right corner to edit your account notification preferences.

The CHOC Walk in the Park Opening Moment will begin at 5:15am, and first steps off main street will be 5:30am.

Full details about event day timeline can be found by visiting chocwalk.org/Static/event-info


 

A timeline will be shared closer to the day of the event, including start time and latest time to arrive. 
 

Check-in will NOT be available on the day of the event. You will need to pick up your event wristband prior to the event at our designated event check in on August 1 - 2, 2025. An event wristband is required in order to gain entry into the CHOC Walk on Sunday, August 3, 2025.

Visit the Check-in page for more details.

If you are not able to check in prior to the event, or have someone check in for you, then you will need to visit our wristband replacement booth on CHOC Walk day. CHOC Walk swag will NOT be available at this time.

More details on the wristband replacement table available on the check in page.

Unfortunately, we will not be able to accept cash and checks on the day of the event at the Disneyland® Resort. Please plan to mail in checks, drop funds off to the CHOC Foundation Office by appointment, or drop off funds on August 1 - 2, at CHOC Walk Check-In.

For more details, please visit our Event Check-in page

Admission to the Disneyland® Resort theme parks after the walk concludes is not included with your event wristband.

To experience the Disneyland® Resort theme parks after the event ends, you will need to reach the $375 CHOC Walk Day incentive package or purchase a separate theme park admission ticket and make a theme park reservation in advance, if available, at disneyland.disney.go.com/admission/tickets . Reservations could book up weeks or months in advance, so plan accordingly. For more details on the $375 CHOC Walk day package, visit the event incentives page.

Specially priced theme park admission tickets will not be available with your CHOC Walk wristband on the day of the event.

No, specially priced theme park admission tickets will not be available with your CHOC Walk wristband on the day of the event. Additional details on other offers will be coming soon.

Any participant who raises $375+ will receive one (1) Disneyland® Resort Park Hopper® ticket to experience the parks after the event and extend the celebration with your CHOC community! This ticket will have a preexisting reservation only valid for use on August 3, 2025 and is nonrefundable and nontransferable. Please note that the theme park reservation for this ticket cannot be changed to a different date; no exceptions. This ticket can only be picked up during event check in August 1 - 2, 2025, and will not be available for pick-up the day of the event. Deadline to fundraise toward this prize: Friday, July 25, 2025 at 6 pm

For more information on all CHOC Walk incentives please visit our Event Packages & Fundraising Incentives page. 

Yes, there are certain do's and dont's to follow on CHOC Walk morning at the Disneyland® Resort:

Do's:
-Signs/totems*
-Banners*
-Balloons*
-Personal wheelchairs/scooters
-Double wide strollers

*Signs, banners and balloons cannot be brought back into the parks if you have purchased or received a ticket to re-enter the Resort as a ticketed guest after the event.

Dont's:
-Weapons
-Costumes that cover your face
-Selfie sticks
-Glass containers
-Wagons

For a full list of Disneyland® Resort rules and regulations, click here.

Details about parking will be shared closer to the day of the event. 

Only certified service dogs are allowed to attend the CHOC Walk. 

CHOC Walk check-in will take place on August 1 -2. Location will be announced shortly. 

Check-in is for participants to pick up their event wristband, swag and incentive prizes, including Disneyland® Resort theme park tickets (for those meeting the required fundraising thresholds). An event wristband is required in order to gain entry into the CHOC Walk on Sunday, August 3, 2025.

Check-in will NOT be available on the day of the event.

Visit the Check-in page for more details.

Check-in will not be available on Sunday, August 3 (event day). You must check in August 1 - 2 at CHOC Walk check in at the TBA location - more details here.

For anyone who is not able to check in before the event and cannot find anyone else to check in for them, there will be a wristband replacement table available on the morning of the Walk.

​This table will only be able to assist those who lost / does not have their wristband (with $125 in their account).
 

If you are unable to attend one of the check-in dates on August 1 - 2, 2025, a friend, family member or teammate can check in for you to pick up your event materials. They do not need to show any form of identification or permissions (up to the $375 level) as long as you have met the fundraising thresholds.

*Note: to pick up Disneyland® Resort Park Hopper® tickets at the $375+ fundraising levels - you will need to show a valid photo ID in order to receive your fundraising incentive tickets.

If you are sending someone else to pick up the tickets for you, you will need to send an email to chocwalk@choc.org with the name of the approved pickup person and they will need to show their valid photo ID at the time of pickup.

As a last resort, if there is no one else that can check in for you, you can visit the wristband replacement booth at the Disneyland® Resort on event day for a wristband ONLY. This is only for emergency situations, CHOC Walk swag will NOT be available at this time. Visit the event check in page for more details.

Participants that raise $375+ and have earned one of our Disney ticket packages are able to pick up their tickets during event check in. Visit the check in page for more details. 

You will need to show your ID in order to pick up your ticket - the name on your ID will need to match the name of the participant that is receiving a ticket.

If you are not able to visit check in and need to send someone to check in for you, you need to send an email to chocwalk@choc.org with the name of the person who will be picking up your ticket(s) providing your written consent. We will add the name of that person to your record with clearance to accept your ticket(s). That person will need to have their ID to confirm their name is the one added to your record.

*Note: $375 tickets need to be picked prior to event day during event check in - tickets will not be available after the event as they will be invalid. If you are unable to visit check in and cannot find anyone else to pick up your ticket for you, please contact chocwalk@choc.org.

$675+ tickets - you have until the September 3 fundraising deadline to earn this ticket(s). For more details on how to pick up these tickets earned after the event, visit the check in page.

Unfortunately we are not able to mail your check-in materials. You will need to pick up all materials (event wristband) in-person at event check-in on August 1 - 2, 2025. 

For more details on event check in, visit this page.
 

Participants have the option to turn in funds or pay the remaining balance toward their fundraising minimum at check-in. We will accept cash, check and credit card donations during this time.

You can also make a donation online at home before you visit check in by visiting the donate page and typing in your name to meet the remaining balance.

Yes you can absolutely check in for your entire team! We will have special stations allotted for large teams captains checking in for their team. The process will run faster if everyone on the team has already met the minimum fundraising threshold, but we can also assist you if you need to deposit money to cover your teammates.

*Note: if anyone on your team has earned any Disneyland® Resort theme park tickets ($375+) - be sure they have emailed chocwalk@choc.org in advance to approve your pickup clearance.

All shirts, pins, medallions and Disneyland® Resort Park Hopper® tickets will be available for pick up during event check in. If you are unable to visit check in, your items will be available for pickup at our CHOC offices or shipped out post event.

-CHOC office pickup option: dates to be scheduled in September - October, 2025
-Post event shipment option: packages to be sent out in October 2025. You will need to elect to have your items shipped and participants will need to pay an additional $10 donation in order to have their items shipped to the address on file on your CHOC Walk registration.

Fundraising will also continue through September 3, 2025, to allow more time for participants to raise more funds for prize eligibility. Prizes earned after the event will also follow the same fulfillment guidelines above. 

A personal URL is a shortened link to your team or personal page that you may send to friends and family. A personal URL will look like this https://www.chocwalk.org/ben.

When a donor makes a donation online, he/she can enter text to appear on the fundraising honor roll. This may be the donor's name, or it could be something like "From the Wolf Family" or "In Memory of Aunt Cathy."

To view CHOC's privacy policies in relation to websites, online payments, digital platforms and more visit: www.choc.org/about/policies-legal.