Keys/Parkhoppers on Lanyard?

[JaxCon]

Do the room keys/parkhoppers have holes or some way to attached to a lanyard?

[safetymom]

No holes in them. They are like a credit card.

[bubba's mom]

You can purchase a lanyard with a clear pocket on it to put your room card-key into...then, use the lanyard to double for pin-trading!!::yes::

[JaxCon]

does anyone know how much the clear pockets are at WDW?

[2tinksmom]

I don't know how much they are at WDW, but I bought mine at Wal Mart for under a dollar. They are in the sporting goods dept. They are made to hold fishing licenses and have a zip lock closure to keep it waterproof.
Michele

[jimmybop]

Originally posted by 2tinksmom
I don't know how much they are at WDW, but I bought mine at Wal Mart for under a dollar. They are in the sporting goods dept.

At my wal-mart I found a few near the jewlery department along with the wallets. For my trip I bought a cheep 99cent ID holder from wal-mart, took up the cheep string that came with it, and put it on a key ring to attach to my laynard :D It worked very well, and it had a sliding ziplock on it too.

[Kevenswife2]

Thanks jimmybop for the idea! I also have one of those $ .97 clear plastic things from Walmart which I put DH and my identification cards in for at the airport. Makes going through security a little quicker. I wanted to use it for my hoppers at the parks but was worried the cheap string wouldn't hold. Your keyring/ lanyard idea is great! Thanks. :rotfl:

[RachelTori]

Originally posted by JaxCon
does anyone know how much the clear pockets are at WDW?

Don't wait and buy them at Disney World. They were $10 and didn't look sturdy at all. If there's one thing you want to make sure of, it's that the clear plastic sleeve will not break off. Go to WalMart and pick up a couple of their's for a fraction of the price you'll pay @ Disney.

[JaxCon]

Thanks all. I went to Walmart and got both kids they have there. I took off the breakaway lanyard and put the ziplock one on my favorite lanyard. Perfect! I will save the pin on one for the kids, and I spent 1.50 for both.

[GQQFY]

Why in the world would you want to advertise the fact that your hotel room is empty because your are in the parks?

Scammers look for these kinds of opportunities any any vacation destination!

GQQFY

[GQQFY]

Why in the world would you want to advertise the fact that your hotel room is empty because your are in the parks?

Scammers look for these kinds of opportunities at any vacation destination!

GQQFY

[JaxCon]

GQQFY - All the "keys" look the same, it isn't like anyone can look and see where your room is......

[blondeqtip]

Where have y'all (yes, I'm from Texas) purchased your lanyards? I would like to get some that are thick enough to securely hold pins for trading and that have the plastic pouch for holding the fast passes. Would also be nice if they were long.

I have seen some lanyards on Disney Auctions but they seem rather pricey (even though they come with a dangle and pin(s)), but they don't have the plastic pouch. From the ideas above, I suppose once I find a lanyard that is thick and long enough, I could just buy the plastic pouch to attach to the end of the lanyard?

Any ideas? Thanks!!

[Madam Leota]

Thanks ALL for the great ideas for the clear pouch lanyards. Will need 3. Am on my way to WalMart after work! Thanks again! :jester:

[Chicago526]

Originally posted by GQQFY
Why in the world would you want to advertise the fact that your hotel room is empty because your are in the parks?

Scammers look for these kinds of opportunities at any vacation destination!

GQQFY

The room keys only have the name of the resort (and the crook would have to be close enough to you to read it) and it doesn't have the room number on it anywhere. So, at worst, he'd know that somewhere in a 2,000 room resort, is an empty room!

It was nice of you to try to warn the OP, though!

[mamapajama]

For our last trip (8/04), I wanted a small wallet so i wouldn't have to bring my regular wallet. At Target I found a little wallet that has a clear pocket on the front. When you open it the money area is zippered and there are slots inside for cards on one side and another clear pocket on the other. It has a lanyard-type strap that you can attach on the long side or the short side & it has a break-away clasp on it. There is no change area though. This was just the right size for my id, etc. Many times i threaded the strap through the belt loops of my shorts & then stuck it in my pocket. I was wearing my lanyard so i didn't want another thing around my neck. I have the Disney clear pouch thing but the type with the clip not a neck strap. I clip it inside the inner zipper pocket of my bag so it is always readily accessible when I need it.

HTH

Elise

[Madam Leota]

Thanks for the idea, mamapajama.....ooooooooo -- only 29 days left for you! LUCKY DUCK!!!!

[DWhittles]

I also have one of those $ .97 clear plastic things from Walmart which I put DH and my identification cards in for at the airport.
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That is a GENIUS idea! I'm going to get two of them tomorrow!

[Kevenswife2]

At first I was unsure about using it at the airport, but changed my mind after several security people commented on how they wished everyone was so well organized. :teeth:

I put my driver's liscense on one side and DH's on the other. Then all I had to do was show them 'my side' and flip it over to show them 'his'. Better than fumbling around in my hippack every time. I'll do anything to make getting through the airport easier.

[Madam Leota]

Yes, thanks. Anything to speed along security at the airport is what I want. How did it work at the World?

[tracy51]

It's been a very long time since I've been to WDW so please forgive this beginner/newbie question :)

Regarging PHP, not the ultimate hoppers, but PHP that you might purchase from hotwire or ticketmania or even ahead of time from Disney.... are they card type things like the room keys or are they paper? If they are paper, about how big? I'm trying to figure out if they will fit into the lanyard ID holders everyone's been talking about or if I'll need to figure out another way to carry them and not lose them or get them wet.

[Kevenswife2]

Tracy51, PHP's are the same size as a regular credit card. The ones from Disney are plastic with rounded corners (like a credit card), and the ones I bought from Hotwire are a heavy paper with square corners. Try a credit card in your lanyard pouch and that will tell you if your PHP's will fit. I bet the resort room keys are the same size too.

Water won't hurt the plastic ones, and from what I've read on here, it doesn't seem to affect the paper ones either.

[blondeqtip]

I'M FRUSTRATED!!!

I went to 3 different Wal-Marts and not a single person in the sporting goods department knew what I was talking about when I asked where the clear pouches for holding fishing/hunting licenses were. They all looked at me like I was a "stupid broad" and directed me over to women's purses (which was fruitless).

Where in the sporting goods section of Wal-Mart do you find those? What else is around them?

Any help is much appreciated since, as usual, people at Wal-Mart are clueless. :confused3

[SueM in MN]

If there's a shop that sells uniforms (like nurse's clothing), you can probably find the clear plastic envelopes there too. Most hospitals have plastic ID cards that people wear on lanyards. The envelopes I have are like little zip lock bags of very thick vinyl. They don't look real sturdy, but they are meant for daily use and I usually only have to replace mine about every other year.

[blondeqtip]

Thank you for the suggestion SueM...but does the one you're suggesting have the ziplock closure (to keep things inside from becoming wet)?

I'd really like one that another poster suggested in this thread that has the ziplock closure.

Any Wal-Mart shoppers out there that can help me hone in on where those evasive ziplock id holders are in the sporting goods?? :confused:

[drgnfly30]

I didn't see them in my sporting goods dept either but I did find them over by the mens wallets for .97

Since the existing holes didn't go through both sides of the holder, I removed the string lanyard, then I used a hole punch in the center (between the existing holes) & hammered a grommett into it. It was easy to do! The grommet kit was also from Walmart.
HTH

[SyracuseWolvrine]

Originally posted by tracy51
It's been a very long time since I've been to WDW so please forgive this beginner/newbie question :)

Regarging PHP, not the ultimate hoppers, but PHP that you might purchase from hotwire or ticketmania or even ahead of time from Disney.... are they card type things like the room keys or are they paper? If they are paper, about how big? I'm trying to figure out if they will fit into the lanyard ID holders everyone's been talking about or if I'll need to figure out another way to carry them and not lose them or get them wet.

A good majority of the passes are encoded on a cardstock-type (paper) card, roughly the size of a credit card or business card. I have seen some that are on a plastic card of the same size (I believe these come from the Disney Stores, but not entirely sure). The UPHs (and any pass that is purchased from a hotel) are encoded on the hotel key cards, which are plastic as well.

[RachelTori]

Originally posted by blondeqtip
I'M FRUSTRATED!!!

I went to 3 different Wal-Marts and not a single person in the sporting goods department knew what I was talking about when I asked where the clear pouches for holding fishing/hunting licenses were. They all looked at me like I was a "stupid broad" and directed me over to women's purses (which was fruitless).

Where in the sporting goods section of Wal-Mart do you find those? What else is around them?

Any help is much appreciated since, as usual, people at Wal-Mart are clueless. :confused3


At our WalMart, they're sold around the jewelry department. They have lanyards also, but we bought the zip-lock pouches which is probably what you're looking for. Ask for "ID holders on a string" and see if that helps!! They're only $0.97 each so pick up several!

[tracy51]

Thanks for the info on the size of the passes :) Now I know what size holders to look for.

I also had trouble finding the wallet size holders in the sporting goods dept of Wal-Mart. But I remember seeing some plastic badge holders that might work when I was at Office Depot the other day. I bet other office supply stores see something similar if you're having trouble finding them.. not sure how much they'd cost though

[PartyofSix]

I bought the disboard layard and ordered the plastic pouch from www.laughingplace.com. It came with a cool mickey head attachment and i love it. They look so good together so i can hold my tickets waterproof and start collecting some pins now. :)

[SueM in MN]

Originally posted by blondeqtip
Thank you for the suggestion SueM...but does the one you're suggesting have the ziplock closure (to keep things inside from becoming wet)?

I'd really like one that another poster suggested in this thread that has the ziplock closure.

Any Wal-Mart shoppers out there that can help me hone in on where those evasive ziplock id holders are in the sporting goods?? :confused:
The one I have has a ziplock closure on the top. They have various kinds, some are like vinyl ziplock bags with a a hole molded in the top (above the ziplock part) to attach a lanyard. Some are just a vinyl envelope without a closure.

[foxfire]

Thanks so much to those who gave the tip about the holders with the ziplock closure! May you all be sprinkled generously with pixie dust! :wizard:


I have a lanyard/holder which I have been using that was part of a AAA package , but the holder has the track type closure where you have to line up both sides then squeeze to seal it. This ziplock one is SO much easier & faster to open/close. We are headed back to Disney in December so I bought 5 today at Wal-Mart. Now all of us will have one of these nifty holders...and you can bet I will be sure to tell them where I got this tip. I am finding out the most wonderful info on these boards...thanks again to everyone for being so great about sharing!

[sperk99]

Just punch a hole where the magnetic strip is not located and you'l be allset

[SyracuseWolvrine]

Originally posted by sperk99
Just punch a hole where the magnetic strip is not located and you'l be allset

A good idea in theory, but in practice, not such a great idea. If you punch a hole, and use a clip or keyring type thing to hold the pass, the pass will tend to get bent/wrinkled at the point of contact, which COULD cause it to become stuck in the automatic turnstile equipment. Also, some CMs punch a hole in the ticket to signal that it's been de-magnetized and needs to be replaced. (not common, but it happens sometimes)

(y'know, I really want to live in theory. It seems like everything works in theory ;))