Does anyone else overpack for a disney trip?

[JackiesHubby]

LOL - I have 1 outfit for each day, 1 outfit for each ticketed party, different shoes for each, plus 3 complete other outfits "just in case" and extra under clothes and socks. Oh, and PJs......

Absolutely my better half does. She has a suitcase that you could put an adult body in all to herself. I can fit all my things into a backpack (and usually do).

 

[DVCjj]

Insanely so. Not proud of it and yet do it each and every time.

 

[NYCANC]

So we are very light packers- usually no checked luggage, etc. But our next trip will just be my husband and I and I think for the 1st time ever- we are going to drive down. With that- I might overpack a little and not have to worry about my carry-on!

 

[sherlockmiles]

So we are very light packers- usually no checked luggage, etc. But our next trip will just be my husband and I and I think for the 1st time ever- we are going to drive down. With that- I might overpack a little and not have to worry about my carry-on!

When we drive on a vacation - evenn if for a long weekend - I ABSOLUTELY TOTALLY overpack - mostly outer clothing/coats, but other stuff too. Because I can. and Why Not. No additional cost, hassle. The extras usually stay in the car until needed....

 

[NYCANC]

When we drive on a vacation - evenn if for a long weekend - I ABSOLUTELY TOTALLY overpack - mostly outer clothing/coats, but other stuff too. Because I can. and Why Not. No additional cost, hassle. The extras usually stay in the car until needed....

It will be a short trip- I think like 3-4 park days so I am not sure how crazy I will get with packing! Usually our kids are with us but they will both be in college so it's a whole new world!

 

[Narcoossee11]

I have an issue, all of my shoes DEMAND to go on vacation with me.

 

[imbelle]

Absolutely my better half does. She has a suitcase that you could put an adult body in all to herself. I can fit all my things into a backpack (and usually do).

My spouse might think that I'm an overpacker..until he needs something that I'VE packed in MY suitcase. The truth is that I pack all of the "family" essentials (sunscreen, camera, umbrellas, etc) in my bag. He's basically only responsible for packing his own clothes in his bag. Sometimes he even manages to pack enough to last the whole trip.

 

[NickC]

I can't. I don't own enough clothing to overpack---especially for warm weather. I only own a weeks worth of shorts.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

For Disney I don't overpack on clothes. But that doesn't mean I don't bring along stuff that I begrudgingly realize I didn't actually need. Normally in the form of things I can fairly easily buy with a quick trip to a Walmart like two things of travel shaving cream when I could probably just bring one and then buy another one if needed and whatnot. For Disney we do checked luggage plus carry on.

The other trips we've been doing in the last couple of years internationally and outside of our cruises we've only been doing carry on and personal item and doing laundry in hotel sinks as needed. That forces you to not overpack on normal clothes but I have still found items that I truly didn't need to bring, each trip is an adventure in itself on that front lol. I think my annoyance there is mostly aimed at the attempt to bring something nicer to wear (which also means nicer shoes outside of tennis shoes) for meals in which we would need to be more dressed up because those only get worn once maybe twice so in tight suitcase space it takes up valuable amount. The other aspect is because you can't count on a place having an item you need internationally like OTC meds.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

The truth is that I pack all of the "family" essentials (sunscreen, camera, umbrellas, etc) in my bag.

That's a lot like us. Well my husband does bring his own umbrella but I'm often ensuring the travel sized sunscreen is filled up and normally that does go in his liquids bag due to space in mine it's making sure that it's actually been packed in his liquids bag. Then there's things like tums, ibuprofen, band-aids, etc that I'm the one who thinks about. Granted most of the time my husband doesn't end up needing those whereas I am more likely to but when he does need those it's because I've remembered them and packed them in with my stuff

 

[CoachBeard]

This will be my longest trip at 17 total days. I usually do laundry at the resorts, but I still overpack because "you never know". This time I am doing it very differently. I will not have access to the park until my second full day (day 1 is travel from West Coast). So, I plan to uber to Publix and pick some stuff up instead of trying to pack it all. Things like toiletries, some OTC meds, some drinks and snacks, water and all that jazz.

I also usually carry a backpack or sling with me in the park,s but I am either going to get a locker for it, or try to go fanny pack or pockets only. I always wear shirts with snapped or buttoned breast pockets.

I have a lot of "what if" scenarios that shoot around in my head, so packing light is so hard. I recently did about a day and a half last minute trip to Vegas and tried to get it all in just a backpack, but couldn't let myself do it. I was so disappointed in myself.

The overall goal this Disney trip is 1 checked bag, one backpack. I brought a carry-on in addition to the last 2 times, and it is so cumbersome and annoying. I have got to make this work! I am going to also try one of these vacuum packing bag systems Instagram keeps advertising to me, so I can hopefully condense everything down and make the use of space more economical. Wish me luck! 40 more days!

 

[wdwfan94]

Yes, I was guilty of this. Although it's hard not to in the winter months, when you can be wearing a t-shirt and shorts one day and then a jacket and jeans the next day, which happened to me on my trip last month.

 

[disneyseniors]

Yes, I was guilty of this. Although it's hard not to in the winter months, when you can be wearing a t-shirt and shorts one day and then a jacket and jeans the next day, which happened to me on my trip last month.

I agree with wearing different things according to the weather. When we leave for vacation, usually in the winter months, we have snow and ice and below zero temps. Then we arrive in Florida in jeans, sweaters and coats and we burn up til we get to the resort, lol. Sometimes, we leave our coats in our parked car and dress lite. Either way, it's a pain in the keezer to dress for both places when the climates are so different.