Autograph books

[Mybananas]

Hi guys! Where do you get your autograph books from? Do they sell them at DLR? And do you have one you can recommend? I'm wanting to get one for my girls (3 & 6 yrs old). I'm not even sure where to start looking for them!

 

[Kayla's Mom]

We get ours at Walmart. They are 6x6 with a foam cover and come with glitter and foamie stickers. They are $5.00 and we create personalized pages for each of the characters with stickers, etc.

 

[wdi2b]

u can buy them at nearly any store in DLR or DTD... little pricier than commercial stores but it might just give it a little more disney touch.

 

[Mybananas]

Are the ones at DLR pretty sturdy? Will they hold up well? And where do you find the ones at Walmart (which section of the store?)

 

[phishy25]

I went to Walmart yesterday and couldn't find the foam books. I was in the scrapbooking section. Are they in another area?

I am looking for books as well. If you find the Creative Disign forum there are lots of character pages you can print out. I am leaning towards printing my own pages and putting them in a scrapbook or having bound at Kinkos. Here are some I have bookmarked:
http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/dd181/Chaos1Cent/?start=0
http://www.4shared.com/account/home.jsp
Also, here is a thread where someone was kind enough to make custom covers for my kids:
http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1640251&page=42

 

[Kayla's Mom]

I went to Walmart yesterday and couldn't find the foam books. I was in the scrapbooking section. Are they in another area?

The ones I found were at Super Walmart and in the craft section. They were hanging up in a clear plastic type bag, I believe located where all of the other foamie type stuff was.

 

[Kayla's Mom]

I am looking for books as well. If you find the Creative Disign forum there are lots of character pages you can print out. I am leaning towards printing my own pages and putting them in a scrapbook or having bound at Kinkos. Here are some I have bookmarked:
http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/dd181/Chaos1Cent/?start=0
http://www.4shared.com/account/home.jsp
Also, here is a thread where someone was kind enough to make custom covers for my kids:
http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1640251&page=42

The pages on the photobucket link you have are the types of pages we make. We put them on one side of the book and then the picture of my daughters w/the characters on the other side. The characters LOVE the books and always make a big deal about their pages.

We fill up the book with characters we usually always see and then make individual (loose) pages for the characters that aren't as common. For the pages we make that actually go in the book, we use a glue stick (a tiny bit) and then that way, if we don't see that character we can remove the page easily and add another.

 

[Escape2Disney]

You can also go to the Disney Character Warehouse. If you get last year's version, you can save quite a bit. I think I paid $3 for one a couple of years ago.

 

[1sttime]

we were there last week and paid $10-12 for the Disneyland autograph books available in most any of the stores around Disneyland. They are very sturdy, the pages are thick so if the character uses a 'Sharpie' type marker it won't bleed through. The ones we got have a spot to sign on one side and a page opposite to it has a place for a photo. There are several designs to choose from as well as just plain autograph books with out the photo pages.

 

[phishy25]

Thanks! I will look in the foam section next time I am at Walmart. I'm also planning to go to the dollar store soon and am hoping to possibly find something there. They always have a ton of Disney goods.

I want to add that I bought a pack of retractable Sharpies for the characters to sign. I figured that would be a little easier for them.

 

[Mybananas]

You can also go to the Disney Character Warehouse. If you get last year's version, you can save quite a bit. I think I paid $3 for one a couple of years ago.

Where is the warehouse?

 

[disneylover2005]

Just a note about the markers you use, make sure they are acid free since you will be adding a picture on the other side. The acid will end up hurting the pictures.

 

[Mybananas]

The pages on the photobucket link you have are the types of pages we make. We put them on one side of the book and then the picture of my daughters w/the characters on the other side. The characters LOVE the books and always make a big deal about their pages. .

Okay, so I'm a bit confused. Do you just have the characters sign one side of the page. Then when you come home you put up the picts of your DD and the characters on the opposite page?

 

[toni1227]

Just go to the World of Disney store in DTD when you get there. This was the first place we went, got our books and were on our way.
My DD got tinkerbell and my DS got one with disney characters on it (mickey, goofy, pluto etc). They also have some good pens you can get to go with them (easier for the characters to write with) right by the books in the store. There is a place on top of the books (elastic loops) that hold the pen in place.
I had brought some sharpies (recommended on here) but decided against them b/c they bleed through the sheets and since I found the good size pens at DTD I was happy with that. They also match the books and my kids wanted them of course. I did not want them walking around with sharpies because they are so messy. On one side they sign and on the other side in the book there is a photo sleeve where you put the picture of the character (or I actually put the picture of my child with the character). I bought a bunch of stuff before I went but you know once I got there I realized the stuff you get there is just better. Next time I will not buy things before I go because my kids still wanted everything when we got there and we ended up spending more money anyway. The stores on property are awesome and they have lots of merchandise you will not see anywhere else.

We actually went to the wharehouse on our way out b/c we forgot to get a magnet and I was disappointed in the selection of merchandise there. The place stunk and only had 1 magnet type
It was just depressing.
I did not see any autograph books while I was there last week..or maybe I just did not see them? I went to the one south of Disney (I think it was south?)
I recommend just waiting until you get to Disneyland or DTD and go to a store there.

 

[Kayla's Mom]

Okay, so I'm a bit confused. Do you just have the characters sign one side of the page. Then when you come home you put up the picts of your DD and the characters on the opposite page?

Sorry for the confusion! I am going to post a few pictures so you get an idea of what I am talking about. We have the characters sign on the cardstock pages that we make. It very easy to go online and cut and paste clipart of the characters. Then, we add the picture on the opposite side of the page once we are home. We enjoy making the books vs. buying them there, because they are unique and it's a fun thing to do when getting ready for the trip!

 

[JadeDarkstar]

were thinking of buying just the plan auto book an then making a photo albam where we can put the auto's an past them there. in stead getting the photo/auto books they were to much last year

 

[Mybananas]

Sorry for the confusion! I am going to post a few pictures so you get an idea of what I am talking about. We have the characters sign on the cardstock pages that we make. It very easy to go online and cut and paste clipart of the characters. Then, we add the picture on the opposite side of the page once we are home. We enjoy making the books vs. buying them there, because they are unique and it's a fun thing to do when getting ready for the trip!

OMG! That is just so stickin' cute!!!! I love it! Did you just google disney picts or something for the character pages?

 

[Kayla's Mom]

OMG! That is just so stickin' cute!!!! I love it! Did you just google disney picts or something for the character pages?

Thank you! Yes, just google Disney Clipart or something like that. Or the specific character.

 

[phishy25]

Kayla'sMom, thank you so much for the pictures! Those help a lot. I actually went back to Walmart yesterday and found the foam books but they only had purple. That would have worked for DD but not for DS. Though I supposed I could just cover the purple for him.

In the end I bought the $2.50 plastic photo albums. I am going to print out the autograph cards on photo paper via Costco. I will have the characters sign on it with the sharpie and then put a picture on the other side. The photo paper seems the most cost effective because my printer eats so much ink and I would have to buy whole new cartridges to print cards from home. I can get the sheets printed at Costco for around .15 each. Since the photo paper is thin I plan to bring a small clip board to make it easier for the characters to sign. Hopefully I'm not making a bad decision!

 

[Kayla's Mom]

In the end I bought the $2.50 plastic photo albums. I am going to print out the autograph cards on photo paper via Costco. I will have the characters sign on it with the sharpie and then put a picture on the other side. The photo paper seems the most cost effective because my printer eats so much ink and I would have to buy whole new cartridges to print cards from home. I can get the sheets printed at Costco for around .15 each. Since the photo paper is thin I plan to bring a small clip board to make it easier for the characters to sign. Hopefully I'm not making a bad decision!

I would just be careful that the ink doesn't smear on the photo paper....