Best souvenier you've ever gotten at Disney?

[Disney Ron]

Favorite is DD 3, however not purchased! lol

I love the writing pens we collect from the hotels we stay at. Also christmas ornaments.

I have a very similar Carribean souvenier ... DS is the best honeymoon momento we have!

Mrs. Disney Ron

 

[amwhitaker]

I bought a navy blue jacket with the park emblems on the back in gold thread. That is the warmest jacket. It is like a soft sweatshirt type of material on the inside and sort of waterproof fabric on the outside. So cozy!! It also has a hood. I spent $70 on it, which I normally don't spend on a lightweight jacket.

My husband bought me Tinkerbell gold earrings at MGM. And I love them!

 

[dkostel]

I collect the attraction posters, I love those.

My other fav is a small totem pole from WL with Mickey & friends.

 

[abk96]

My favorite was actually a wedding present given to us from the GF on our honeymoon. It's a GF Cookie Jar. I have it in our kitchen and I love looking at it. It's 11 yrs. old now.

Now the kids refer to the GF as the Cookie Jar.

 

[liquid]

I also bought a few Christmas ornaments - just lovely!

But my favorite thing is a metal Castle refrigerator magnet that has a clip - I keep my menu and shopping list on the fridge with it and I see it every day!

 

[SunKat]

Hmmm...the best or most memorable thing I've brought back from Disney. Well, I can't pick just one. I'd say Christmas ornaments are special. As we take them out each December, we remember the trip when we bought them. Since they are packed away carefully after Christmas, it's the one souvenir that never seems to get lost! Another inexpensive thing that I like is fridge magnets. We have one from each of the resorts we stay at, and they are always up on the fridge and remind us of our trips. I'd have to say though that the best thing we bring back from Disney are our videos/pictures and memories! I also have my favorite Mickey fleece hoodie. It's 15 years old and has stains on it and I still wear it. We also use our refillable mugs alot, (at home, people, at home!) even though they're all faded from the dishwasher.

 

[JohnsPrincess]

Favorite?? Oh lord. Pictures, of course. My Pal Mickey. I love him. I love that I can hear Mickey's voice whenever I want to. My Figment and Dreamfinder figurine. My wedding Precious Moments-Disney Figurine. I actually recently bought a shirt from Epcot. It's blue and has the castle on it with sparkles. It was 40% off so I figured, why not? It is THE SOFTEST shirt I own. I could continue but I suppose I should give someone else a chance. Lol.

 

[maleficent esq.]

We really like to have small items that remind us of a dozen wonderful vacations over the past 20 years. Yes, the memories and photos (we have lots online) are the best. A Disney frame makes it magical:

We have some nice cells, but they ARE expensive. Therefore, we have also purchased several posters, framed them, and placed them in our "powder room" (a concentrated Disney shrine). The self-portrait figurine shown by "Cdn Friends of Pooh" reminded me of this one:

We love getting real Disney art, such as character drawings. Even the villains get represented, so we have this beauty:

You can easily have any of the drawings customized as you wish and it just makes it sooo special (as this one done for our DD18):

My most prized items are these top-of-the line $2000 key chains! They are quite expensive, but each one came with a free Disney vacation [And, yes I do love the irony of Scooby using the Mickey alias]:

Also, tote bags to carry stuff (at Disney and at home) are super. We have lotsa Disney Christmas Tree ornaments (our "stained glass" seven dwarves are now 20 years old!) and a few pullovers to keep us warm in the Florida cold....

 

[ferfer76]

On my first trip to Disney, I was SOOOO afraid of riding Tower of Terror but I told myself I had to. I did it and loved it so on my way out (the first time!, rode it 2 times after!), I bought a package of TOT playing cards from the gift shop as an inexpensive reward. They worked perfect for my DIS scrapbook TOT page! They say HTH Hollywood Tower Hotel (PS I used the Joker cards on the scrapbook page so the deck would still be useful).

 

[checkwriter]

Gotta agree with maleficent, esq. on the character drawings. We have one (Beauty and the Beast) that my spouse had personalized for our anniversary, and one that we had made for our soccer-loving niece: a soccer-playing Mickey with the caption "Bend it Like Mickey!" It's great to have something so unique and yet so familiar. I think they're available at The Art of Disney in DTD.

 

[karliebug]

I would have to say my best Disney souvenier is my daughter Kennedy, now 12. Her sister threw a coin in the castle moat and wished for a baby sister and about 9 months later, she got it!

 

[Luckymomoftwo]

I have THREE alltime favorite souvenirs. The first is one of those 3D pictures in the crystal block of my family. http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa247/debnjr/?action=view&current=IMG_0204.jpg

My second of them is my Mickey Mouse Watch http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa247/debnjr/?action=view&current=IMG_0208.jpg

My third favorite is my Hidden Mickey Clock. It sits in our living room so we can see a Hidden Mickey all the time!! http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa247/debnjr/?action=view&current=IMG_0205.jpg

(I give up...I can't figure out how to post my reduced sized pictures on here...it just copies the url. Sorry!! If anyone wants to PM me to let me know what I'm doing wrong, I'd appreciate it!!)

I also have a pair of Tinker Bell earrings where she's got a Santa Hat on, so those are only out at Christmas time, and I LOVE to wear them!!

Great thread! I love reading about everybody's favorite souvenirs!

 

[Avarelle]

I bought a set of mickey egg/ pancake molds. The kids love it when i make eggs in the shape of mickey, it reminds them of our trips to Disney!
The Mickey ice cube tray is great, when we have guests over they comment on how cute it is!
Of course I love the coffee mugs I get there, every morning when i drink my coffee it reminds me of all of the fun we had.
On our last trip, in Epcot we picked up the "Cooking with Mickey and the Disney Chefs" cookbook. I haven't had a chance to cook from it yet, but it has recipes from the WDW and DL theme park restaurants and resorts as well as from the Disney Cruise Line. I can't wait to use it!

 

[Ghosts64]

We didn't buy it at the park buy got it off of one of the web sites that sells park items. It's an actual door from the Buzz Lightyear ride. Aren't sure what we'll do with it yet but the children, and mom & dad, think it's really cool.

ok, DW thought it strange, but still cool!


I'm pretty new to the DIS and couldn't figure out how to post a picture or if I can. I guess that's the next thing I should learn.

 

[Avarelle]

We didn't buy it at the park buy got it off of one of the web sites that sells park items. It's an actual door from the Buzz Lightyear ride. Aren't sure what we'll do with it yet but the children, and mom & dad, think it's really cool.

ok, DW thought it strange, but still cool!


I'm pretty new to the DIS and couldn't figure out how to post a picture or if I can. I guess that's the next thing I should learn.

you have a door from the ride?!?! how cool! what will u ever do with it?

 

[Ghosts64]

I had no idea. But I have a neighor who'd really into halloween he builds all kinds of things, and is handy with motors and such. He thinks we can build a lazy susan kind of base and put the door and a bench on it. I got a buzz lightyear blaster off ebay. They sell them at one of the gift shops near the ride. Just flashes light and makes cool noises. We'll buy another one on our next trip. The kids should have a blast, if it doesn't take us 15 years!

I'll definetely figure out how to post a picture before I do much with it.

 

[kcork1026]

we bought a bucket of poporn on main street (actually more like a big plastic mug) we now use to collect loose change for our up-coming trip
I love it because of the picture on it, and it sits right in the kitchen where I see it all the time

we bought a popcorn bucket outside Fantasmic and we do the same.

 

[ktturner]

The best ones are those that keep the magic alive.

My Grandma used to take us every year, sometimes twice. She bought me a minnie mouse watch with a bright red leather band at the emporium on main street. She bought this when I was in 3rd grade (1983). She told me it was time to wear my mickey for all to see (of course I picked a minnie).

I wore it with pride until I had to have a couple of swatches (remember those, or am I really dating myself) in middle school. By high school the little leather band didn't fit anymore and the watch found it's way into a desk drawer. I pulled it out when I was visiting home one summer from college. Believe it or not, it was still working!!! Well worth the money. . .I brought it to a watch repair shop and had it cleaned, and changed the wrist band. I then wore it every day after that. My Grandma died 3 years later from cancer, but not before we all took one last WDW trip. You should have seen her face though when I pulled this out originally and she said, "you should always wear your minnie for all to see!"

It finally stopped working about 5 years ago. It was covered in scratches (front and back) and was retired to my drawer, where I can pull it out often to remember. It has been replaced with a Dopey watch. When my 4th graders at school ask why I wear a dopey watch, I tell them that I will always wear my mickey on my arm for all to see. While they don't understand, I'll never forget.

Do souvenirs get better than that?

 

[Avarelle]

The best ones are those that keep the magic alive.

My Grandma used to take us every year, sometimes twice. She bought me a minnie mouse watch with a bright red leather band at the emporium on main street. She bought this when I was in 3rd grade (1983). She told me it was time to wear my mickey for all to see (of course I picked a minnie).

I wore it with pride until I had to have a couple of swatches (remember those, or am I really dating myself) in middle school. By high school the little leather band didn't fit anymore and the watch found it's way into a desk drawer. I pulled it out when I was visiting home one summer from college. Believe it or not, it was still working!!! Well worth the money. . .I brought it to a watch repair shop and had it cleaned, and changed the wrist band. I then wore it every day after that. My Grandma died 3 years later from cancer, but not before we all took one last WDW trip. You should have seen her face though when I pulled this out originally and she said, "you should always wear your minnie for all to see!"

It finally stopped working about 5 years ago. It was covered in scratches (front and back) and was retired to my drawer, where I can pull it out often to remember. It has been replaced with a Dopey watch. When my 4th graders at school ask why I wear a dopey watch, I tell them that I will always wear my mickey on my arm for all to see. While they don't understand, I'll never forget.

Do souvenirs get better than that?

what great memories to cherish!

 

[5fordisney]

ktturner- the story of your grandmother and that minnie watch was beautiful- it brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing it.