Firstimer Packing Advice

[DonnaL]

Hi all,

As far as taking the whole medicine chest with you.......I used to do the same thing. However, I found I can take a little of most everything with me by taking things out of original containers (most cold medicines are foil wrapped and so are a lot of other things also) to really save space. I bought a plastic compartment container in my local dollar store. It's about 10 inches long by 5 inches wide (almost looks like a pencil case) and is divided into 10 compartments on the top and two long narrow compartments on the bottom. I've found I can put all the ibuprofen, Tylenol, antacid, etc. in the top and on the bottom bigger items like bandaids, small tube of antibiotic cream, benadryl stick, etc. I just then throw it in my carryon and I've got my medicine chest with us from airport to checkin. Then, I always take a small purse type canvas knapsack (my Disney purse) with me to the parks so the container gets transferred to the knapsack after checkin and I've got whatever someone may need during our trip. It's very lightweight and easy to carry.

 

[DisneyMomOfThree]

One thing I learned to pack this last trip is a can of Lysol for those times when you need the bathroom and your loved one has just got out.

 

[mommyluvsmickey]

thanks for this info ......I am packing now~

 

[PrincessNED]

bump

 

[DisneyArk]

I just read the 10 day forecast for Orlando. The temps range from 32 to 81, how do you not overpack with a range like that?

We've been in November and December and I was stressed about this also. I bought each of us a Disney zip up "hoodie" sweat shirt. DH and our sons are typically not cold, so they wore shorts and short sleeved shirts with the hoodie over it (jeans on cloudy days). If it was going to be warm then I wore capri pants with a short sleeved shirt and the hoodie over it. When it warmed up we would wear the hoodies tied around our waist or put them in the backpack. One day we rented a locker to store them in. As the temperature dropped at night we put the hoodies back on.

That worked well for us! I did not want to pack 2 outfits for each day and we do not go back to the resort during the day (to change).

We're going back on May 13th and I'm not planning to pack anything for cold weather!

 

[pezheadmeg]

We always do the same thing with the sweatshirts. I'm the nutty type who packs each outfit separately even though it's just myself. I did Disney with my best friend from high school one January and I was able to pack everything into the largest LL BEAN boat bag for 5 days. Also, if you do the Zip-Lock thing, nothing will get fully destroyed if airport security has to open and check the bags.

 

[Boncho]

This year when I went into the dollar store for our ponchos and shoe organizer I saw the neatest thing - a clothes dryer of sorts. After swimming in the pool, it seemed as though our bathroom at the resort was always packed full of wet bathingsuits and towels. Well this little clothes dryer has a hook to hang on the shower rod and arms that you pull down with a clothes pin at the end of every arm. We will be able to hang all 4 bathingsuits on it and it will take up alot less room..
Any more ideas out there?
All I do is sing "We're going to Disney - We're going to Disney" all day long!

 

[tmtg]

I will be staying onsite, and am wondering if I need to bring my own laundry detergent, or do they have some there?

 

[RUDisney]

They have it there, but it's expensive. You're better off deciding how many loads you expect to do and double or triple bagging detergent in sandwich bags. Then place some fabric softener sheets in another bag and you're good to go.

 

[tmtg]

They have it there, but it's expensive. You're better off deciding how many loads you expect to do and double or triple bagging detergent in sandwich bags. Then place some fabric softener sheets in another bag and you're good to go.

thanks!

 

[theycallmewinnie]

For laundry soap, I always pack the tablet type. They come 2 to a cellophane pack and I ziploc them in a small bag. They sometimes break apart a bit, but there is not much danger of a spill and they are very compact. I also usually take a small bottle of woolite for handwashing suits. Dryer sheets in a sandwich bag also are necessary.

 

[dapookie09]

Packing Tips:



Bubble bath (for private jacuzzis)

Maybe save the bubble bath for just a nice bathtub...if you mix bubble bath with a bubbler or jacuzzi you get way more bubbles than you bargained for! (learned from experience)

 

[pezheadmeg]

In the event I'm going and will be doing laundry, I stock up on mail samples, or run to the local laundromat for the tiny boxes. As for fabric softener sheets, I'm a full believer in packing every thing in oversized ziplock bags, planning on doing laundry or not, I always toss in a fabric softener sheet, it keeps everything smelling fresh.

 

[Leah and Emily's mom]

I am obsessed with my girls cordinating their clothes so the pictures look better. I always lay the clothes out on thhe bed in stacks for each day so that I am sure we all cordinate. (except for Dad who never has anything pink)