Best souvenirs you ever purchased?

[JConklin]

What are some of the best souvenirs you purchased at Disney World?
My fiance' and I are going there on our honeymoon this October, and would love some ideas on what would be a good souvenir to take home!
Thanks!

 

[davper]

My wife and I went to WDW for our honeymoon. We bought Mickey and Minnie goblets. Each anniversary we pull them out and use them.

 

[JConklin]

Aww that's a great idea! Thank you!

 

[AshleeH]

I get a personalized Christmas ornament on every single vacation we go on. My mom started the tradition and I continued it when we took our first family vacation in 2010. Now I usually get two or three - I just love the Disney ornaments.

 

[MagicaDeSpell]

My personal favorite souvenirs were silhouettes cut of the children from Main Street USA, which have gone up on the wall with silhouettes from WDW that DH's beloved grandmother had cut of him and his sister at the same ages. It looks like a tradition now and it makes me think of her whenever I looked at them. I also keep a little vacation journal when we're out, mostly writing little experience scavenger hunts we came up with or recording everyone's favorite things of the day.

The kids' personal favorites have been the pressed pennies and an autograph book, which have the added benefit of being pretty cheap. I'm sure my eldest has now outgrown those days, but maybe I'll luck out because she was still pretty excited by pressed pennies when we went to Williamsburg in November (I'll double check when we go back in May, lol, they made us an offer we couldn't refuse).

DH's favorites are the pictures, which I think is just an excuse to upgrade his phone and/or camera every trip we go on...

 

[mindeola]

We get a personalized Christmas ornament every trip and any exclusive Tervis tumblers I can find!

 

[P&L@WDW]

My personal favourite was actually a gift for someone else - I bought a large Disney fairy tale story book for my 1 year old niece on my last trip, and I then had characters sign their story (Peter Pan, Wendy and Tink on Peter Pan, Cinderella and Prince Charming on Cinderella, etc). Any characters that didn't have their stories in the book got to sign on the inside front and back covers. Now that she's almost 3, my sister says it is her absolute favourite book and they have a hard time keeping her hands off of it.

 

[Clifton Tesh]

We got a lot because it was our honeymoon but I think it favorite is going to be the "hollowed out book".

In the CBR Old Port Royale gift shop they had a couple of things that looked like photo albums, when I picked them up I discovered they were hollow on the inside.

We decided to get one and stick memories from our honeymoon in it. The buttons we received, our magic bands, the bill just things to remind us whenever we look in it.

 

[MagicaDeSpell]

My personal favourite was actually a gift for someone else - I bought a large Disney fairy tale story book for my 1 year old niece on my last trip, and I then had characters sign their story (Peter Pan, Wendy and Tink on Peter Pan, Cinderella and Prince Charming on Cinderella, etc). Any characters that didn't have their stories in the book got to sign on the inside front and back covers. Now that she's almost 3, my sister says it is her absolute favourite book and they have a hard time keeping her hands off of it.

That's a fantastic idea, I hope you don't mind that I am stealing the heck out of it next chance I get to go to WDW. Heck, I might just steal that idea on our next vacation, which is Williamsburg, and have all the re-enactors sign some appropriate book.

 

[AshleeH]

I can't believe I forgot my all-time favorite - not just souvenir - gift! My husband's anniversary present to me was having a Disney artist do three portraits of our three kids, when they were all about the same age (between 1 and 2). I walk past them daily in our dining room and they are my most treasured memento in our home. She knocked it out of the park! Here's a sample, before I had it framed, of the one she did of my daughter:

 

[SYDCOLEMOM]

we are leaving in 4 weeks for our 10th trip to WDW. I will have to say our favorite is to purchase a dated Christmas ornament or 2. Its such fun to unwrap them and hang them on our tree every Christmas and its brings back such great memories. I also buy something for my kitchen. Last year it was a pewter Mickey trivet.

 

[KH9107]

I was coming on to ask this same question. Great info here!

 

[squeezle]

Coffee/tea mugs... Every morning I have my tea in a Disney mug and it makes my day a little more magical.

 

[Capang]

Personalized ornaments, picture frames, the mugs from the dining plan (we use them until they are unusually, not sentimental but very practical), pins, autograph books....the list goes on. It all depends what you like. There is so much to choose from at the the parks.

 

[BigAlsGal]

I love coffee mugs! My favorite I got in the gift shop that splash mountain empties into. It's got Brer Rabbit on it and blue bird and says "Have a Zippity Doo Dah Day!" Makes me so happy!

 

[Shanti]

What are some of the best souvenirs you purchased at Disney World?
My fiance' and I are going there on our honeymoon this October, and would love some ideas on what would be a good souvenir to take home!
Thanks!

Memory maker photos & photo frames
A nice throw blanket with Mickey & Minnie

 

[Dashzap]

Charms for my charm bracelet. Lesportsac bags.

 

[WDWRook]

I can't believe I forgot my all-time favorite - not just souvenir - gift! My husband's anniversary present to me was having a Disney artist do three portraits of our three kids, when they were all about the same age (between 1 and 2). I walk past them daily in our dining room and they are my most treasured memento in our home. She knocked it out of the park! Here's a sample, before I had it framed, of the one she did of my daughter:

Where was this done? This is so amazing.

 

[loves to dive]

I get an ornament every time I go, I get a watch every other time and a D&B purse (hubby might not want that) I also collect masks from Italy at Epcot.

 

[Princesselliebuns]

My personal favourite was actually a gift for someone else - I bought a large Disney fairy tale story book for my 1 year old niece on my last trip, and I then had characters sign their story (Peter Pan, Wendy and Tink on Peter Pan, Cinderella and Prince Charming on Cinderella, etc). Any characters that didn't have their stories in the book got to sign on the inside front and back covers. Now that she's almost 3, my sister says it is her absolute favourite book and they have a hard time keeping her hands off of it.

Fantastic idea!! I am totally stealing this idea for our next trip. Thank you!