Make-A-Wish Foundation: Morganville, NJ boy battling life-threatening condition surprised with trip to Super Nintendo World [Video]

OLD BRIDGE, New Jersey (WABC) — A boy from Morganville, New Jersey battling a critical illness received the surprise of a lifetime on Monday.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation recognizes April 29 as “World Wish Day,” and 8-year-old Joseph Reinel learned that his wish to go to Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios in California is coming true.

Reinel’s big surprise resulted from a partnership with The Learning Experience as a celebration of the 2024 “Let’s Grant Wishes” campaign, which benefits Make-A-Wish.

“There’s 720 kids that are diagnosed with a critical illness,” said Make-A-Wish New Jersey’s Dominique Gleason. “So, we want to make sure we get to all of those children and make sure their one true wish comes true.”

A celebration was thrown for Reinel on Monday announcing the big reveal. The 8-year-old has been courageously fighting a life-threatening heart condition.

He almost lost life back five years ago when he went into cardiac arrest and passed …