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nhmommy · 03-03-2013, 08:53 PM

I agree with the ornaments. I never get bored of them they have a place to stay all year and when they come out while decorating it's so much fun to reminisce about them. we get a new ornament nearly every time we buy any souvenir .
I also like beach towels.

MacDalt · 03-03-2013, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DanceDrawDream

Oh just realized I forgot my favorite souvenir! I love getting the leather snap bracelets that you can have your name engraved on (especially seeing as my name is never on anythingggg). You can also add a "charm", for example last time I got a mickey shaped head with "2012" in the center... I always get a new bracelet each time we go and wear it all the time. So for me it's a cool bracelet with my name, and also a constant memory of Disney! And in case you have no idea what bracelets I am talking about, there's a shop in Frontierland that does them, a place in Epcot...they have stands all around the parks.

Do u remember which shop? This sounds like something my DD15 would like.

Sunnyday3 · 03-03-2013, 10:56 PM

I do the ornaments as well, and I always get a frame and put my favorite picture in it. I also get pencils for my boys to use when they go back to school in the fall - instant reminder! My soon to be kindergartener is so excited about this as it will be his first year with Disney pencils!

Each morning before we had to the park, my boys and I will pick one special ride that will be "our ride" (the rest daddy usually does with them as I am not a huge ride fan). After we go on it, we will pick out a pin that symbolizes our ride. By the end of our trip, they've gotten five or six new pins for their collection. I'll never forget going on Splash Mountain with my son and how I screamed the whole time. He had a blast and was so exicted to pick out the Splash Mountain pin. He still laughs about how mom was a wimp. Ahh, the memories.

melissarose · 03-03-2013, 11:38 PM

i didn't read all the posts so i'm not sure if this has been mentioned yet! but this time i got a quilt from my resort gift shop (POR). i saw it in another store, i just can't remember where - maybe world of disney? anyways, it's beige and white and navy blue and it has a bunch of patches with mickey mouse and the castle and it says property of disney theme parks in one square. it's really cute and a practical souvenir. it's something i use all the time now and it's nice and not so overtly disney lol. i love it!!

andi220 · 03-05-2013, 09:29 AM

I have two daughters. On our first trip down I purchased each of them a charm necklace and 3 charms of their choice. Every trip since they get a new charm!

Mom2Ben02 · 03-05-2013, 09:46 AM

I bought two Mickey ear hat ornaments - one Mickey, one Princess - but I have them hanging from my rearview mirror. They are not Christmas-y at all.

Sunnyday3 · 03-05-2013, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by andi220

I have two daughters. On our first trip down I purchased each of them a charm necklace and 3 charms of their choice. Every trip since they get a new charm!

Awesome idea! I'm going to start this for my one year old girl!

WDWsweetsixteengirl · 03-05-2013, 09:47 PM

I love the Disney charm bracelets. Every trip I buy more charms for the bracelet. They're good memories. I have charms on my bracelet from all four of my disney trips and they bring back fun memories. They're also fairly cheap

Minnie404 · 03-05-2013, 10:26 PM

Where do you get the charm bracelets and charms. That sounds like a great idea for me and my daughter.. ;-)

blakrose9999 · 03-05-2013, 11:57 PM

I always get an ornament (actually get one on non disney trips too got the idea from another couple in the gift shop on our honeymoon)
We also do photopass and buy 1 new frame, plus i get a pin from our resort (been trying a different resort each time) and a pin for any special event we are there for (last time got f&w and mnsshp)
I also bring pens back for the people i work with

Pooh2 · 03-06-2013, 06:56 AM

Photos!

amwhitaker · 03-06-2013, 07:12 PM

Pins, pins, pins!!

ebharris · 03-06-2013, 10:26 PM

My kids love pin trading, pressed pennies and our fave souvenir is our beach towels! They were only 4/6 our first trip and I knew clothes wouldn't fit long. The beach towels are great because they use them all the time and won't outgrow them!

Wild about Walt · 03-12-2013, 10:44 PM

Yes, def the pins. My DD (then 11) was like a child on fire looking for CMs or other kids to trade with. We ended up with some pretty cool ones.

There is also the other kind of pins or buttons. The free celebration buttons (I know MK has them not sure about the other parks) at the guest services counter. I noticed last year in April there was a cart in front of the building that makes restaurant reservations (right beside the Rapunzel M&G) on Main Street. On the cart were blank buttons that you could have custom made. Unfortunately after our hour long wait to see Rapunzel I totally forgot to go and check it out.

They would be a great free souvenir.

And every time we go, we get the kids their Mickey Ears. They hang them on their bedroom walls for all to see when they get home.

We also started the silhouette tradition last year. We got ours done at DTD down by the (oh so yummy) Earl of Sandwich. Can't wait to see how they have grown!!

davedmaine · 03-13-2013, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by eeyoreandstitch

What are the best souvenirs and places to buy them?

We get the really nice mugs..

03-03-2013, 10:56 PM	#33
Sunnyday3 Earning My Ears Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 21	I do the ornaments as well, and I always get a frame and put my favorite picture in it. I also get pencils for my boys to use when they go back to school in the fall - instant reminder! My soon to be kindergartener is so excited about this as it will be his first year with Disney pencils! Each morning before we had to the park, my boys and I will pick one special ride that will be "our ride" (the rest daddy usually does with them as I am not a huge ride fan). After we go on it, we will pick out a pin that symbolizes our ride. By the end of our trip, they've gotten five or six new pins for their collection. I'll never forget going on Splash Mountain with my son and how I screamed the whole time. He had a blast and was so exicted to pick out the Splash Mountain pin. He still laughs about how mom was a wimp. Ahh, the memories. __________________ http://

03-05-2013, 09:46 AM	#36
Mom2Ben02 Our little souvenir from WDW was baby #2! :-) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Chicagoland! Posts: 772	I bought two Mickey ear hat ornaments - one Mickey, one Princess - but I have them hanging from my rearview mirror. They are not Christmas-y at all. __________________ Ben Ellie & Sam's Mommy

03-05-2013, 09:47 PM	#38
WDWsweetsixteengirl Mouseketeer Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Southwestern Pennsylvania Posts: 96	I love the Disney charm bracelets. Every trip I buy more charms for the bracelet. They're good memories. I have charms on my bracelet from all four of my disney trips and they bring back fun memories. They're also fairly cheap __________________ I had an unperfect yet memorable birthday and I can't wait to celebrate my 18th birthday in disney. Some day my prince will comebecause a dream is a wish your heart makesand I saw him once upon a dream so I want to be a part of his worldbecause this is the tale as old as timeand it feels like a whole new worldpainting with the colors of the windO now I feel like I'm almost therebecause at last I see the lightAnd now I feel so brave WDW 2006: Pop Century WDW 2009: All-Star Movies WDW 2011: Caribbean Beach WDW spring 2013: ? WDW summer 2013: Caribbean Beach?

03-05-2013, 11:57 PM	#40
blakrose9999 Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: philly area Posts: 134	I always get an ornament (actually get one on non disney trips too got the idea from another couple in the gift shop on our honeymoon) We also do photopass and buy 1 new frame, plus i get a pin from our resort (been trying a different resort each time) and a pin for any special event we are there for (last time got f&w and mnsshp) I also bring pens back for the people i work with __________________ Oct 2013 offsite Orange Lake, May 2013 AKL-Jambo/ BLT, Oct 2011 BCV, May 2008 POFQ, 1998- off site, 1997- off site, 1996- off site,many times a little kid flowers, gardens, star wars, food and wine... My 1st pre-trip report

03-06-2013, 07:12 PM	#42
amwhitaker Not happy unless I'm going to Disney. I will NEVER grow up! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Not close enough to Disney Posts: 748	Pins, pins, pins!! __________________

03-03-2013, 08:53 PM	#31
nhmommy Mouseketeer Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 254	I agree with the ornaments. I never get bored of them they have a place to stay all year and when they come out while decorating it's so much fun to reminisce about them. we get a new ornament nearly every time we buy any souvenir . I also like beach towels.

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03-03-2013, 11:38 PM	#34
melissarose Mouseketeer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 416	i didn't read all the posts so i'm not sure if this has been mentioned yet! but this time i got a quilt from my resort gift shop (POR). i saw it in another store, i just can't remember where - maybe world of disney? anyways, it's beige and white and navy blue and it has a bunch of patches with mickey mouse and the castle and it says property of disney theme parks in one square. it's really cute and a practical souvenir. it's something i use all the time now and it's nice and not so overtly disney lol. i love it!!

03-05-2013, 09:29 AM	#35
andi220 Earning My Ears Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 27	I have two daughters. On our first trip down I purchased each of them a charm necklace and 3 charms of their choice. Every trip since they get a new charm!

03-05-2013, 10:26 PM	#39
Minnie404 Earning My Ears Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 22	Where do you get the charm bracelets and charms. That sounds like a great idea for me and my daughter.. ;-)

03-06-2013, 06:56 AM	#41
Pooh2 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: NH Posts: 672	Photos!

03-06-2013, 10:26 PM	#43
ebharris Earning My Ears Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 15	My kids love pin trading, pressed pennies and our fave souvenir is our beach towels! They were only 4/6 our first trip and I knew clothes wouldn't fit long. The beach towels are great because they use them all the time and won't outgrow them!

03-12-2013, 10:44 PM	#44
Wild about Walt Dreaming of going back in 2014 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Peterborough ON Posts: 67	Yes, def the pins. My DD (then 11) was like a child on fire looking for CMs or other kids to trade with. We ended up with some pretty cool ones. There is also the other kind of pins or buttons. The free celebration buttons (I know MK has them not sure about the other parks) at the guest services counter. I noticed last year in April there was a cart in front of the building that makes restaurant reservations (right beside the Rapunzel M&G) on Main Street. On the cart were blank buttons that you could have custom made. Unfortunately after our hour long wait to see Rapunzel I totally forgot to go and check it out. They would be a great free souvenir. And every time we go, we get the kids their Mickey Ears. They hang them on their bedroom walls for all to see when they get home. We also started the silhouette tradition last year. We got ours done at DTD down by the (oh so yummy) Earl of Sandwich. Can't wait to see how they have grown!! __________________ Me 37DH39DD12DS10DS6

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