Three-year-old Paytlee had a simple but very cute wish, one that millions of girls have no doubt had since Disney’s High School Musical began captivating audiences around the world.

“I want to kiss Troy!” Paytlee said gleefully before she and her family were off to Hollywood to meet “Troy,” High School Musical star Zac Efron before the premiere of High School Musical 3: Senior Year.

The little Texas spitfire, who has overcome a brain tumor, is one of more than 70 seriously ill children who requested wishes related to Disney’s High School Musical through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Wishes have included visiting movie sets, attending movie premieres and meeting stars of the wildly popular trilogy since it debuted in 2006.

Thanks to Disney and the High School Musical cast and crew, these children have been delighted to go behind the scenes to watch rehearsals on set, walk the red carpet at the premieres and visit with the movies’ stars – including Efron, Corbin Bleu, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel, KayCee Stroh, Olesya Rulin, Chris Warren Jr. and Ryan Sanborn. This being High School Musical, there’s even been a little singing, dancing and cheering mixed in.

Director Kenny Ortega is a huge supporter of having wish children on the set because of the courage and inspiration they bring to everyone on all of their visits.

“When the kids are here, it livens everybody’s spirit,” Ortega said during the filming of Disney’s High School Musical 3: Senior Year. “It makes for a special day for everyone. The minute you arrive (on set), it’s like, ‘Where are they? Where are they?’”

For High School Musical 3: Senior Year, 13 children visited the movie set in Utah, enjoying the action of rehearsals and filming during a seven-hour day, getting photos and autographs with the stars and enthusiastically joining in some East High Wildcats cheers.

Three more wish kids attended the world premiere of High School Musical 3: Senior Year on Oct. 16 in Los Angeles. Jennifer, Rachel and Scarlett paraded down the red carpet at the University of Southern California’s Galen Center and received a variety of High School Musical treats, including an East High Wildcats yearbook. Amid the screaming crowd, Efron, Hudgens, Tisdale, Ortega and the rest of the cast stopped by for photos and signed the girls’ yearbooks. Once inside, the girls couldn’t believe they were watching the movie not far away from their High School Musical idols.

As for Paytlee, her wish was granted when she met Efron during a High School Musical fan event at the El Capitan Theatre. Though a little star-struck at first, Paytlee couldn’t resist Efron’s magnetic smile and eventually was able to get her kiss.

“He let me sit on his lap!” she said.

Granting a child’s wish is equally rewarding for Efron.

“It’s a humbling experience,” he told People. “The fact that for a minute we can let them forget about whatever issues they are currently going through and take them into the High School Musical world, which is more carefree and fun, that’s a pretty thrilling aspect of it.”

And it’s been just as exciting for the Make-A-Wish children who have enjoyed that enthusiastic Wildcats spirit through their unforgettable wishes.

Disney is proud to be a long-time supporter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and uses its magic to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. In the past 28 years, Disney has supported the Make-A-Wish mission, contributing more than $11 million in cash and in-kind donations annually. With more than 6,000 wishes granted every year – including visits to the Disney Parks, Disney Cruises, meeting Disney Characters, attending sporting events and visiting TV and movie sets – Disney-themed wishes are the most popular requests to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.