Decorating your resort room? - The DIS Discussion Forums

julsmom · 05-01-2006, 06:38 PM

For those of you who decorate your windows and doors while at Disney, what do you do? I read on disboards about someone who put a dry erase board on their door. Has anyone done that? Does it get good response? I wondered what was allowed and not allowed.

DD (5)

Visiting in 24 days!!!

macraven · 05-01-2006, 07:44 PM

what i do is go to home depot and borrow a whole lot of lime green mickey heads.

i cut them out and tape them all over the door and the window to my room.

i staple twine to the pencil and tape it to the door.
i ask for sign ins on my mickey heads for any disers that pass by.

never had any issues with housekeeping or cm's at the resort on what i do with the decorating.

Cinderumbrella · 05-01-2006, 07:54 PM

too cute!!!!!!! How many do you usually get?

macraven · 05-01-2006, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Cinderumbrella

too cute!!!!!!! How many do you usually get?

i swiped another 240 of them last weekend.

i wish the 2 home depots i go to will refill the colors soon.

i make either an X or a circle with the attached pencil in the middle on the door. for the windo i do an outline of mickey ears.

Cinderumbrella · 05-01-2006, 09:18 PM

Too funny!!!!!!

How many Disers sign your door?

macraven · 05-01-2006, 09:48 PM

i had about 10 last year.

and then some stupid kid wrote profanity on one of my mickey heads....
grrrrrrr

i save the signed ones for my scrapebook, except the profane one.

goofyluva9293 · 05-02-2006, 12:01 PM

Cute idea! We always go in October so we take our Disney Halloween Decorating Kit that we got from the Disney Catalog years ago and decorate the windows of our hotel rooms! I never thought of putting anything outside the door or window for people to sign! Its a great idea! I may have to do something similar this October if you don't mind. Thanks!

Cinderumbrella · 05-02-2006, 02:57 PM

We were at POR last Halloween and there were a lot of rooms decorated! I never thought about it

This Christmas I am bringing a small Winnie the Pooh tree I got on clearance at Lowe's for $5 for inside our room. I also have a strand of lights to put around the window (from the inside), Pooh and Friends Window clings, red and green foil garland and a big red velvet bow (all clearance specials from last year!)

But I love the Mickey head idea... may need to borrow that idea too...

macraven · 05-02-2006, 11:05 PM

i have decorated the door and window at my room at the resort.

i get a kick out of it.

some people write very nice greetings on my mickey heads.
i misspelled a word in my original posting.
i place the mickey heads in the shape of the ears, not eyes as i wrote.
silly me.

decorate the outside of your door. feel free to use the ideas that i have.
housekeeping and the cm's do not have a problem with it.
i checked with the front desk for clearance on it, and they said they didn't care what i did.

jenr812 · 05-03-2006, 08:42 AM

cute idea

mousiemom · 05-03-2006, 12:02 PM

Oh, we love this!! We bring our 50 plush disney characters for our window.
-disney strand of lights around the window
-disney picture frames around the room
-disney kleenex
-disney plates and napkins on our food table with usually a disney tablecloth
-i bring my dd minnie purse and hang it over the lamp
-we go crazy with the decorating, our car has disney clings all over it.
Have fun decorating!!

BridetobeDisney · 05-04-2006, 03:55 PM

I would love to decorate my room at AKL next weekend! It's our honeymoon and would like to get responses from other members of the dis. What are the mickey heads at home depot? There is a home depot 5 miles from the house and I want the green mickey heads to put on my door! Will someone please tell me how to get them?

pdsd · 05-04-2006, 06:52 PM

I think the Mickey heads are the Disney paint samples that are in the shape of a Mickey head on a regular paint chip rectangle. (In the paint department.) My kids usually pick up a whole set to play with when we're at Home Depot.

dreamsofdisney · 05-04-2006, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by BridetobeDisney

I would love to decorate my room at AKL next weekend! It's our honeymoon and would like to get responses from other members of the dis. What are the mickey heads at home depot? There is a home depot 5 miles from the house and I want the green mickey heads to put on my door! Will someone please tell me how to get them?

Hi...

The DIS board standard is the "Alien Green" (Sort of a yellowish-green color) Mickey Ears paint sample from Home Depot's Disney paint department. You can pick up a bunch of them and use them to decorate your door or windows. Maybe make a sign saying "It's-Our Honeymoon!" on each Mickey and leave some blank ones and a pen for people to leave you little messages. Some people (like me!) take the Mickey ears and reinforce them on posterboard, laminate with clear contact paper, add a pin back and wear it to the parks. You can also tie a lime green ribbon to your purse, backpack, or luggage!

Hope your trip is wonderfully magical!

LuluLovesDisney · 05-04-2006, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by dreamsofdisney

Hi...

The DIS board standard is the "Alien Green" (Sort of a yellowish-green color) Mickey Ears paint sample from Home Depot's Disney paint department. You can pick up a bunch of them and use them to decorate your door or windows. Maybe make a sign saying "It's-Our Honeymoon!" on each Mickey and leave some blank ones and a pen for people to leave you little messages. Some people (like me!) take the Mickey ears and reinforce them on posterboard, laminate with clear contact paper, add a pin back and wear it to the parks. You can also tie a lime green ribbon to your purse, backpack, or luggage!

Hope your trip is wonderfully magical!

That's what I was going to suggest!

I laminate everything! I'm a teacher and I literally spent hundreds of dollars on posters only to have them graffitied.

I started laminating and it's very difficult to do permanent damage. Even sharpie ink can be removed with nail polish remover.

You can also get magnetic paper at Walmart (or similar store) and make a custom sign with your names and the date on it and hang that on your door. I've seen some DISers make beautiful ones!

05-01-2006, 06:38 PM	#1
julsmom DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois (too far from WDW) Posts: 3,245	Decorating your resort room? For those of you who decorate your windows and doors while at Disney, what do you do? I read on disboards about someone who put a dry erase board on their door. Has anyone done that? Does it get good response? I wondered what was allowed and not allowed. DD (5) Visiting in 24 days!!!

05-01-2006, 07:44 PM	#2
macraven Proud Redhead Has the longest test on record I’m a Universal Homie Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: between milwaukee and chicago (in Tom Felton's house) Posts: 52,105	what i do is go to home depot and borrow a whole lot of lime green mickey heads. i cut them out and tape them all over the door and the window to my room. i staple twine to the pencil and tape it to the door. i ask for sign ins on my mickey heads for any disers that pass by. never had any issues with housekeeping or cm's at the resort on what i do with the decorating. __________________ *life is what happens to you on your way to achieving your dreams...........*

05-01-2006, 07:54 PM	#3
Cinderumbrella Wench Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hawkeytown Posts: 9,966	too cute!!!!!!! How many do you usually get? __________________ Next Trip: POR~Royal Room & Yacht Club~Regatta Club ~June 5-19, 2013 ~ Our 5th Annual Birthday Trip Previous Trips: Pop Century August 2012~ Yacht Club Regatta Club June 2012~ Beach Club Stone Harbor Club November 2011~Yacht Club Regatta Club June 2011~ Boardwalk Innkeepers Club November 2010~The Contemporary September 2010~The Contemporary June 2010~ Grand Floridian RPC December 2009~The Contemporary June 2009~ Grand Floridian December 2008~ Pop Century May 2008~Grand Floridian August 2007~Animal Kingdom Lodge December 2006~ Port Orleans Riverside October 2005~ Beach Club February 2000~Grand Floridian August 1997

05-01-2006, 09:18 PM	#5
Cinderumbrella Wench Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hawkeytown Posts: 9,966	Too funny!!!!!! How many Disers sign your door? __________________ Next Trip: POR~Royal Room & Yacht Club~Regatta Club ~June 5-19, 2013 ~ Our 5th Annual Birthday Trip Previous Trips: Pop Century August 2012~ Yacht Club Regatta Club June 2012~ Beach Club Stone Harbor Club November 2011~Yacht Club Regatta Club June 2011~ Boardwalk Innkeepers Club November 2010~The Contemporary September 2010~The Contemporary June 2010~ Grand Floridian RPC December 2009~The Contemporary June 2009~ Grand Floridian December 2008~ Pop Century May 2008~Grand Floridian August 2007~Animal Kingdom Lodge December 2006~ Port Orleans Riverside October 2005~ Beach Club February 2000~Grand Floridian August 1997

05-01-2006, 09:48 PM	#6
macraven Proud Redhead Has the longest test on record I’m a Universal Homie Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: between milwaukee and chicago (in Tom Felton's house) Posts: 52,105	i had about 10 last year. and then some stupid kid wrote profanity on one of my mickey heads.... grrrrrrr i save the signed ones for my scrapebook, except the profane one. __________________ *life is what happens to you on your way to achieving your dreams...........*

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05-02-2006, 12:01 PM	#7
goofyluva9293 Official Family Tour Guide Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 27	Cute idea! We always go in October so we take our Disney Halloween Decorating Kit that we got from the Disney Catalog years ago and decorate the windows of our hotel rooms! I never thought of putting anything outside the door or window for people to sign! Its a great idea! I may have to do something similar this October if you don't mind. Thanks! __________________ Me(Mom) Chelsea (DD20) Taylor (DD18) Just went to WDW Feb. 16-20. Hoping for next trip in May 2013 for Star Wars Weekends!

05-02-2006, 02:57 PM	#8
Cinderumbrella Wench Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hawkeytown Posts: 9,966	We were at POR last Halloween and there were a lot of rooms decorated! I never thought about it This Christmas I am bringing a small Winnie the Pooh tree I got on clearance at Lowe's for $5 for inside our room. I also have a strand of lights to put around the window (from the inside), Pooh and Friends Window clings, red and green foil garland and a big red velvet bow (all clearance specials from last year!) But I love the Mickey head idea... may need to borrow that idea too... __________________ Next Trip: POR~Royal Room & Yacht Club~Regatta Club ~June 5-19, 2013 ~ Our 5th Annual Birthday Trip Previous Trips: Pop Century August 2012~ Yacht Club Regatta Club June 2012~ Beach Club Stone Harbor Club November 2011~Yacht Club Regatta Club June 2011~ Boardwalk Innkeepers Club November 2010~The Contemporary September 2010~The Contemporary June 2010~ Grand Floridian RPC December 2009~The Contemporary June 2009~ Grand Floridian December 2008~ Pop Century May 2008~Grand Floridian August 2007~Animal Kingdom Lodge December 2006~ Port Orleans Riverside October 2005~ Beach Club February 2000~Grand Floridian August 1997

05-02-2006, 11:05 PM	#9
macraven Proud Redhead Has the longest test on record I’m a Universal Homie Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: between milwaukee and chicago (in Tom Felton's house) Posts: 52,105	i have decorated the door and window at my room at the resort. i get a kick out of it. some people write very nice greetings on my mickey heads. i misspelled a word in my original posting. i place the mickey heads in the shape of the ears, not eyes as i wrote. silly me. decorate the outside of your door. feel free to use the ideas that i have. housekeeping and the cm's do not have a problem with it. i checked with the front desk for clearance on it, and they said they didn't care what i did. __________________ *life is what happens to you on your way to achieving your dreams...........*

05-03-2006, 08:42 AM	#10
jenr812 I'm wondering how outta hand you all got after I posted The TF tried to give MY post to someone else Those men can be so demanding, wanting to talk and make us get off the computer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Rock Hill, SC (formerly Buffalo, NY) Posts: 4,328	cute idea __________________ TR: The 5 J's Went Back to Disney 5/23-6/4, 2007 DAY 4: MGM/LTT/MK EMH/Lotsa pics!! NICU Nurse & Mom to Jessica(18), Jayden(13) & Jory(9) July 2-8, 2005 @ POR - Our first family trip & we surprised the kids! May 23-June 4, 2007 @ POR - Nursing school graduation celebration! December 14-21, 2008 @ POR - Introduced the in-laws to the Magic! August 25-Sept 2, 2009 @ POP - Mother/Daughter trip for DD's Sweet 16! Up next: Jayden's 14th birthday & MNSSHP @ POR October 24-November 4, 2012 Back at The Disboards after a loooong hiatus!

05-03-2006, 12:02 PM	#11
mousiemom adam lambert lover! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 2,015	Oh, we love this!! We bring our 50 plush disney characters for our window. -disney strand of lights around the window -disney picture frames around the room -disney kleenex -disney plates and napkins on our food table with usually a disney tablecloth -i bring my dd minnie purse and hang it over the lamp -we go crazy with the decorating, our car has disney clings all over it. Have fun decorating!! __________________ [ : Pam(43) married to Bo (42)daughter Kinsey(12):her 28th disneytripfreckles :lulabelle ]75-DL/80-WDW/97-WDW/99-DISNEYMOON-ASM/02-DD 1ST TRIP-ASM/04-ASM/05-POP/06-POP/1/07-POP/5/07-POR/8/07-SSR/12/07-POP/1/08-POP/6/08-DL-HOJO/9/08-POP/12/08-ASM/2/09-POP/5/09-POP/9/09-POP/12/09-POP/5/10-POP/12/10-POP/11/11-POPBC12/11-POP-11/12POP 4/13/AOA-11/13

05-04-2006, 03:55 PM	#12
BridetobeDisney DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,410	mickey heads? I would love to decorate my room at AKL next weekend! It's our honeymoon and would like to get responses from other members of the dis. What are the mickey heads at home depot? There is a home depot 5 miles from the house and I want the green mickey heads to put on my door! Will someone please tell me how to get them?

05-04-2006, 06:52 PM	#13
pdsd Earning My Ears Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 15	I think the Mickey heads are the Disney paint samples that are in the shape of a Mickey head on a regular paint chip rectangle. (In the paint department.) My kids usually pick up a whole set to play with when we're at Home Depot.

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