Favorite souvenirs?

[Terk-1]

I love collecting the park cd's. Besides the official one's, I have Fantasmic, Haunted Mansion, Animal Kingdom, EPCOT, Wishes & the Candlelight Processional.

I also collect the plastic popcorn tubs. These are a big hit at home. My nephew uses them to put his popcorn in at home, I use them for storing change, etc.

I also collect the Mickey antenna toppers. Have one for each month (plus some), so every month there is a new one. Have a pumpkin for September, Ghost for October, Pilgrim for November, etc.

Have some Mickey pens, which I'm looking at right now.

I also bought the holiday houses last year. Have the castle, fire station, Casey's and the store. LOVE looking at these, as it helps me remember the actual buildings.

 

[annamonte]

I want to know too! You def. will never see figurines or snowglobes around my house, im not a fan of dusting around stuff, but i have a magnet for every place we have ever been on vacation. Thank goodness i have an outdoor fridge and an extra freezer because all those magnets on my kitchen fridge would look funny.

We bought it at Mickey's Star Traders in Tomorrowland during our 2004 trip! I think I will buy another one if I see it during our next trip as a back up!

 

[susan1]

Hi.

I am also interested in where you got that magnet. My son is fascinated with the monorail. I think he would be content to ride it all day.

Thanks,
Christal

the monoril magnets have been out of production for at least a year

 

[Captain_Hook]

My favorite souvenier was found at the shop behind the castle (Tailor Mickey's??).... I saw it sitting on a display, I picked it up, hugged it and turned to show my parents. My mom said she had to buy me anything that put a smile that size on my face! (Did I mention that I was probably 25 at the time?) Anyway, now I have proudly on display -- a stuffed "animal" of Captain Hook! I looooove him! Feather in his hat, sword and all!

 

[kitsch4]

These are the things we have gotten the last few times we have gone:

- a Christmas ornament with the year on it
- a photo album with the year on it that we fill with our photos from the trip
- pins with the year on them for both of my kids
- fridge magnet of something significant from our trip

Last year, I bought the CD from the Candlelight Processional, which we attended for the first time.

 

[Sugardimples]

The best souvenir for me is the denim jacket with embroidery on the back. It is a very nice quilted jacket, has an "MK" monogram on the left side of the front, snap closures and knit band at the bottom. On the back is a large, beautiful picture of the Magic Kingdom embroidered right in the center. It is a great jacket - I wear it every day in the winter.

It cost $65.00 which by Disney standards was a bargain!

 

[Sooze]

All of my ideas were already said!

Definitely do a Christmas ornament from each trip. We always smile and remember as we decorate the tree.

Also, antenna boppers are the best! Does anyone else want to wave and smile when they see another car with a "mickey bopper"? My DS6 and I always yell "MICKEY BOPPER" when we see one!!

We also stock up on Tshirt for the upcoming year!

 

[cjnix29]

Last time we were there, I splurged and bought a nice watch. It doesn't scream Disney World, but when I am having a bad day at work, I check the time and remember the first time I took my son to the Happiest Place On Earth!

 

[dkal95]

My favorite is the Christmas ornament I got at MK. It's a big glass ball Mickey head and they personalized it "(Last name) Family Disney Vacation" and then the year.

I also love my photo albums... I get one that's dated so that we can keep track of which year we took that particular trip.

 

[martyshoney]

We attended the Christmas Party while we were there on our last trip and my DH took the cutest pic of my DD and I while waiting for a ride, we both had on our Mickey Christmas Sweatshirts with Mickey ears! Anyway, for Christmas he got me a mug with that picture on it so every morning while I drink my coffee I remember what a truly magical experience my DD had on her first trip to the world!

 

[Honeymooner04]

I got a frame that has foam around it to display pins on. It's really cool and I hope I can find another.

 

[dopeynme]

I use Mickey pens at work all the time. This year, I brought them back for a few coworkers! It is the thick blue ballpoint with the autographs printed on it and the icon Mickey head on top.

I am not a fan of the snowglobes, either. They are beautiful, but I feel I don't have a place to display them. I do have 2 sketches of Belle & Beast framed on my walls. I also made a shadow box from some of my pins. They are all Dopey pins, in a shadow box with a postcard pic of he dwarves. I did a similar thing for DF with sorcerer Mickey.

 

[epcotexplorer]

Hi, my family always brings home t-shirts from the resort we stay at. This year my daughter started collecting pins, and we look through her collection all the time.

 

[isla bonita]

My older son collects pins that I think is a great little souvie. They are inexpensive and take up little room and do not need tending to such as dusting like most.

We also have an awesome collection of Mr. Potato head parts. Again a cute, fun, inexpensive items that can be put into a bucket again not a lot of upkeep.

 

[Redbudlover]

What a great idea! I am going to try to remember that! Especially this year - first solo trip....

 

[sunny_stace]

I've got my little snowglobe collection displayed me at the moment. This is my favourite thing to buy while on vacation. This time though I'm looking forward to getting some CD's of park soundtracks and perhaps a nice peice of jewelry. I also like the things you can use everyday. Like last time I was at DL, I got a snow white wallet so I get my Disney reminder everyday! I guess anything that gives you that little spark of Disney magic while you're stuck in reality is worth having!