Help Fellow Dis'ers Plan A Magical Suprise!!!

[lovealldisney]

Calling all fellow Dis'ers! Please help me my suprise trip for my kids!
Here's the deal my husband and I are giving my son a gift to Disney for his confirmation/8th grade graduation and my daughters birthday. I plan on giving them the SUPRISE next month when my son gets confirmed.

Here is what I was thinking. I went to the Disney site and ordered my free park maps. Well I received them the other day and they look so much like pirate maps that I thought I would make a treasure chest and put the maps, vacation planning DVD, disney gift cards, disney planning book along with LGMH paint chips and maybe throw in some gold coins. Any and all other suggestions on what I should add would be welcomed!

Here is where I need your help. I want to give them clues before they open the chest and see their surprise. I was thinking of having the clues on cards that they would each take turns reading out loud. I don't want to make it obvious to them where they are going until they open up the chest.
Just give them hints and see if they can figure it out on there own. This is what I have so far, I think I will put this on like an official document and have them each read a verse and read together the last one. Ok ready?

With these special clues
That you now hold
Enchantment and fun
Will surely unfold

They tell of a journey
That's perfect for you
With wonder and magic
Your favorites, too!

So open them now
And be sure to grin
It's time to let your
Journey begin!

Ok now I want to elude to the parks but have no idea what to do.
This is where you all come in! Can you help me think of the clues? I will need one for MK, AK, EP,DS and some thing about the resort, we are staying at POP. Maybe something about Downtown Disney or just the overall destination of Disney.

This is what I have for the last clue before the chest is open. I will have them read it together.

Inside this chest your treasure does hold
It tells of a place for young and for old
Open the lid, oh what will you see
( then have them open )
and inside a large certificate on top or something it will say

A PLACE WE CAN WISH FOR A MILLION DREAMS!!

So what do you all think? Sounds like fun? So come one and all and help me plan this very special trip PLEASE!!!
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[lovealldisney]

ANYONE have any ideas??? I really need your help! PLEASE!!

 

[buzzlightwait]

I was going to try the same thing for our trip in June. We have a couple of young 1st timers going in our grand gathering of 12. Here are some clues that could help you.

MGM

A world of make believe,
Shows up before your face.
From broadcast to shutters,
They can only be found in this one place.


Epcot

To a far off land
Is the next in fold.
Where future exists here,
Along with old.

AK

Beasts roam in this great space.
Rivers run wild as if in a race
Continents shown from near and far,
To get to this place, you couldn’t by car.

MK

To finish this rhyme,
We have so much time.
From fantasy to frontier you can certainly roam,
Someone also calls this place their home.


Hope this helps

 

[medicgirl911]

I am too totally un-creative, but I LOVE the idea!!!
I can't wait to ehar how it all turns out!!

 

[lovealldisney]

Thank you so much buzzlightweight! That was awsome!
Anyone else out there have anyother suggestions????

 

[njdisneyfreak]

This is great. I got excited when I saw your post, because I love rhymes.

Here are my suggestions:

MK
Magic happens here, it's true
This place was made just for you
Friends are here you will know
And a large mouse runs the show!

-OR-

Travel to a place where princesses reside
Pirates roam and the ghosts don't hide
Familiar friends can be found here too
And fireworks and parades made just for you!

AK
Elephants and zebras you can see at a zoo
But here they seem to come right up to you
As you travel through continents and cross the seas
You'll know you've arrived when you see the big tree.

MGM
Here you will truly feel like a star
As you walk right down Sunset Boulevard
Be shrunk down to size or go through the Twilight Zone
One thing is for sure, it's no place like home.


EPCOT
To travel the globe, your feet is all you will need
Or try driving your own car with the greatest of speeds
Soar through the air or fly through space
It all can be done in this one, special place.


Pop Century
Decades can be visited in this one place
Where a cell phone can be found that's bigger than your face
In a huge bowling pin is where you can swim
But at the end of the day, you can easily turn in.


So this is what I thought of so far. I hope it helps, and let us know how it turns out when you surprise your kids. Great idea and thanks for letting us help.

 

[LizAgna]

I could only come up with one...

POP
You'll stroll decades both morning and night
Reading about times past and even space flight!
When it comes time to swim the choices will fly
A flower, a computer or a bowing pin?...Oh my!

Good luck with the surprise!! We are surprising our DDs with a trip for their birthdays this summer...I can't wait to see their faces when they find out where we are going!!

 

[lovealldisney]

njdisneyfreak, LizAgna,

Thank you so much for your ideas! We have about a month to wait for the big surprise! I will let you all know what clues I use and how they reacted! I am so excited I can hardly wait! Thanks again!!