Lanyards? Do you use them?

[jen2207]

Thanks for everyone that puts such great help and tips on this site! I am planning our first family trip to DW in Sept. Last time I was there was 1978 at age 5! Pre-epcot!!! So I have a lot of info to catch up on to be prepared.

My question today: I see lanyards advertised - do you need one? Do many people use them? Should I get one for each person? each kid? :confused3

Thanks!

[ZoZo]

Nope, I'm not a lanyard user.

First, I don't like wearing things around my neck when I'm hot.

Second, I think the things that most people keep in lanyards (park passes, etc.) would be too valuable for me to feel comfortable wearing on a lanyard. I read a post on the DIS that someone's lanyard blew off her neck while she was on Test Track! She never found it. I keep my stuff (park pass, hotel room key card, credit/debit card, money) in my wallet, either in my fanny pack or backpack.

[3happydancers]

:dance3: Yup, I'd have to agree. I like having hands free so a fanny pouch is perfect for that and for keeping my few important things safe. And anything around my neck during the hot months makes me feel hotter;it also itches me after awhile, so I gave up lanyards. I do keep special pins on a lanyard but if I feel like wearing certain pins, I transfer them to my pouch and use one of those metal locking backs so I do loose them. I do this for the pins I look to trade too. For me, this is much more comfy.:dance3:

[3happydancers]

By the way, :welcome: to the boards!

[IMDORY]

No I don't like things hanging around my neck-especially when it is hot. I have a small lightweight purse/backback that I use at WDW. it has a little zipper pocket on the side that is aganist my back-so I'm not concerned about someone pickpocketing my money/tickets etc.

[OKW Lover]

Got to agree with the "no lanyard" crowd here. There's no reason I can think of that you'd need to have your tickets/money/ID hanging around your neck all day. Its not like you need them every five minutes. They do just fine in my pocket.

[UtahDisneyFan]

I am also not a lanyard wearer. However, the young ones love to put their pins on them. I just make sure I have their tickets, fast passes, etc.

[marvin12]

Never used a lanyard. I don't like having things around my neck. I like to keep our tickets in my wallet.

[The Grays]

I dont like them around my neck, my wife and Daughter wear them for tradeing pins only

[ruadisneyfan2]

Only use them on the cruise ship b/c we're in and out of our cabin often. Also keeps our KTTW card handy when you exit at each port.
We never use them in WDW.

[mnasmom3]

Nope, I'm not a lanyard user.

First, I don't like wearing things around my neck when I'm hot.

Second, I think the things that most people keep in lanyards (park passes, etc.) would be too valuable for me to feel comfortable wearing on a lanyard.


yeah, that.

[misricsmith]

i like mine makes foe easy acess
but it is more like a little pouch type with zippers
my brother sent IT BACK FROM IRAQ
he used them all the time under his uniform
my kids are pin traders and all 3 have lanards

[LauraAnn630]

The kids loved wearing them but the kept losing there pins! So I kept them in my tote for them.

I dont wear mine because I dont want to lose a pin or pay for the good backs.
The locking backs are expensive and I have a lot of pins.

[kimsuenew]

Thanks for everyone that puts such great help and tips on this site! I am planning our first family trip to DW in Sept. Last time I was there was 1978 at age 5! Pre-epcot!!! So I have a lot of info to catch up on to be prepared.

My question today: I see lanyards advertised - do you need one? Do many people use them? Should I get one for each person? each kid? :confused3

Thanks!

I don't trust the lanyards for holding passes (we attach charging to ours) but we do wear them while pin trading.

[fakereadhed]

I always wear one. Nice place to keep your room key and tickets, but don't think I'd trust the kids with one. I made a beaded one because the ribbon ones make me itchy and hot. I use the clear plastic badge holders from Walmart. A tip I got from the DIS is to put your photopass in a separate clear badge holder- they can scan it without taking it out of the pouch.
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[Eeyores Butterfly]

I am a CM, so I use a lanyard I bought backstage. My family members each have one, and I love it. I am absent minded, and it gives me a handy place to keep my roomkey and ID which I need for the parks. It also means that I am not digging all around in my purse for my ID when I need FPs. If I am going on a ride like Test Track, I either tuck it into my shirt or put it in my purse so I won't lose it- it has never been a problem for me. The other thing is the card holder is ziploc style, so the cards cannot fall out.

[BethanyF]

I have a pull-cord ID holder that attaches to my belt loop that I use for my PhotoPass and park ticket. I then tuck the part that holds the cards in my pocket. (make sense?)

For my trading pins, I usually attach a few traders to the outside or on the strap of my bag or camera bag. When I trade for one I want to keep, I just put that one out of sight.

[myprincessgirlisa]

i made some for the ILs to wear & kids in case we got seperated(they dont speak english)
i made some for around the neck & so as a keychain to hook on a bag

both worked great

not everyone actually wore them but the kids thought they were cool

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[*KeepMovingForward*]

I wear a lanyard with the plastic pocket on it to hold our passes. The rest of the family doesn't like the feeling of something around their neck like that though-especially when it's hot out.

[ldrprn]

I use one of the retractable badge holders that just clip on to your shirt, with a plastic badge holder, for our photopass. It doesn't dangle like a lanyard, and keeps the photopass handy all the time. when they need to scan the pass, just stretch out the cord. You don't even have to take it off your shirt.

[Twinkly-Tink]

Not decided as yet!

Never used one at the parks before -would be worried about using it! use one for my work pass every day at home though!

[Tink-aholic]

We all wear them! In fact, we also purchased the bottle/PAL Mickey/walkie-talkie holders last month. We keep our few traders on them and all of our tickets and room keys (we PAPs that can be replaced anywhere and do have charging on the keys but I KNOW I would notice that it was gone before anyone could actually charge anything). We changed the plastic case for the slightly larger ones we bought at Staples.

The ziploc holders keep everything dry and in one place. I put my photopass in it so it can be scanned by a photographer and it holds all of our fastpasses that we collect. During fast rides, I just stuff it down my shirt. Nothing has ever come off and I actually feel naked without it! We keep them in our Owner's Locker until we come back.

Funny, I would never consider wearing something like that at home.... ;)