Door Decorations Getting Out of Control?

[dreamer17555]

I was just curious as to what my other cruisers thoughts were about stateroom door decor. For the most part, I find it cute and even if not to my personal style don't mind it. However, I have noticed more and more people choosing to not limit their decorating to their doors but to the adjacent hallway panels as well.

Am I the only one who thinks some of this decorating (especially spaces beyond your stateroom door and fish extender) is a little much?

 

[squirk]

Door decorating is not for us, but godspeed to those that enjoy it.

But yeah, need to draw the line somewhere. Stick to your door/FE.

Do magnets even stick to the adjacent walls?

 

[Princesca]

I agree. Idk if it's a sensory/anxiety issue for me but I don't like a cluttered door. If it's confined to the door, it's their door for the week so fine, but the walls are a bit much and it starts to make me anxious.

 

[dreamer17555]

Do magnets even stick to the adjacent walls?

They must. A family on a cruise this winter brought on over 100 magnets and posted lots of pics of their decorated walls next to their stateroom. Unless they were using tape but I know that’s not allowed and they all looked liked magnets.

 

[AquaDame]

They do - the walls are magnetic and covered in vinyl or something similar. I saw a maintenance person cutting it last week. On my last cruise I also noticed far more folks extending their decorations far beyond their door and into the surrounding area... we aren't into tripping hazard yet but it is getting close!

 

[WDWEPCOT]

I was blown away on my last cruise with the door deco - some doors even had blinking lights ! Often the deco went well past the doors - one person made tons of magnets and had a sign to please take one - they were little ducks - so cute !
I myself like walking around looking at everyone’s door deco and FE - some very creative cruisers ! I have dry erase board on my door and I post trivia on it daily - other cruisers do the same - that’s also fun !

 

[ladyofthetramp]

I am a less is more kinda girl-just a few magnets. Plus I don't feel like bringing them all, taking them down. But I think you should just stick to your door or cabin.

 

[dreamer17555]

I was blown away on my last cruise with the door deco - some doors even had blinking lights ! Often the deco went well past the doors - one person made tons of magnets and had a sign to please take one - they were little ducks - so cute !
I myself like walking around looking at everyone’s door deco and FE - some very creative cruisers ! I have dry erase board on my door and I post trivia on it daily - other cruisers do the same - that’s also fun !

And I think the white board with trivia sounds awesome! I don't even hate blinking lights... It's just when it extends beyond the door to the walls that I feel that it gets to be too much (and I feel this way even if decorating the wall between connecting staterooms)... But perhaps I am a bit of a curmudgeon.

It just all starts to feel like too much to me personally.

 

[Calantha]

I am in the "decorate your door as much as you want, but keep it off the nearby walls." We did have a birthday banner on our summer cruise that was passed around between the rooms that was a little big, but it was still hanging from the door frame.

 

[Anna131517]

I agree. I love the door magnets - it’s such a special DCL thing - but I don’t like the fish extenders or other decor not flat on the door. The halls are narrow and that other stuff sticks out.

 

[SandyinMonterey]

We are not FE/door decorating people. I don't like the overall look of all of it when walking down the hall. Looks messy and cluttered but to each their own and if people enjoy it, that's their business.

 

[shosh1530]

Wow, and here I was worrying that the four small magnets I ordered on Etsy was overkill.

 

[Weedy]

Just like the oven indulgent people with the alcohol policy ruining it for everyone else people over decorating their doors will make Disney reconsider allowing people to do this.

 

[Dug720]

Just like the oven indulgent people with the alcohol policy ruining it for everyone else people over decorating their doors will make Disney reconsider allowing people to do this.

It is likely this - the over-indulgent people. The side of me that wants to give people the benefit of the doubt tried to say that perhaps they had had their magnet move to another door (yes it happens) or taken all together (that happens too) and had been using it to "find their room". But it's likely the over-indulgence.

If you're doing it to "find your room", just learn your number. It's easier. (Plus if you can't even remember what deck, you're still going to have to go up and down the halls.

 

[bcwife76]

We are.decorate your door people but I would never dream of putting anything up that couldn't fit on the door. Not a fan of decorations that extend past the door to the walls

 

[shananigans]

We decorate our door and our door alone. The kids love it. I love when people get into it - but I am sure it’s off putting to some. One cruise I overheard a woman call it competitive vacationing. I hadn’t thought about it in that way - because we do it for us - not for anyone else. To each their own I guess!

 

[soniam]

I just really could care less. Each to his own. If I didn't like door decorations, I would just do a different cruise line. We do some, mostly just a few small magnets and a fish extender. I did have a small pin board up above the FE last cruise, because it wouldn't stick to the door. I have 3 small foam ones that I will stick to the door this time. I don't like to put too many magnets I like, because they get stolen. I put the ones I really like inside the cabin. I did buy some blue snowflake lights for our Alaska and xmas cruises. I will hang it around the door with magnet hook. I will probably move it inside the cabin when we are gone for long and only turn on it occasionally. I do dislike when stuff gets really bulky and extends out into the hallway though.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I decorate my door. I love doing it. Maybe it's bragging, I don't know, but I love designing and printing my magnets.

That said, I don't totally cover my door, or use the walls.

 

[CaseyCruiser]

I personally don't decorate the door but it's cool

 

[SnowWhite2]

I've seen some decorated doors lately and had the same thought. It is getting out of hand when it is all over the walls. I thought to myself that DCL may put a stop or limit this. I usually put several magnets on my door but stay within the confines of the door proper.