we are going on our first trip on may 20th til may 26th. i am trying to figure out how much to bring for souvenirs. we have already gotten pins for trading, autograph books, and i am making t shirts. i have already bought a minne doll forboth kids. only souvies i know we want is the custom ears ( have no clue how much these cost), and a custom shirt. please help. oh and i put back $250 for bbb and ohana adr. please help, never been before so i dont know what to expect
When we go, my kids have their pins for trading. When they trade for a pin, their new pin is a souvie.
We reuse our autograph books until they are filled.
We buy or make t-shirts at home and do not buy them or spend time shopping for a new one at WDW.
We DO buy a Christmas ornament for each child at some point on the trip.
When the kids were younger, we gave them about $25 each for the entire trip to buy what they wanted.
They now think "shopping" at WDW is pretty much a waste of our time and money. Almost every ride at WDW dumps you into a store. Before we went for the first time, I told my kids about this. DD was 4 on our first trip. Winnie the Pooh was one of our first rides of the day. When we came off our ride and were exiting a little boy was so excited about the Pooh story. 4 year old DD said to the boy, "It's trap I tell you. A trap!!!"
That being said, there are stores that we take some time to browse like the store at the end of Star Tours. This was where DS usually choose to spend his money. One year he also brought some of his money from home to spend there. They do have really cool Star Wars stuff. DD on the other hand could care less about shopping at WDW.
Just prepare your kids, plan ahead and you'll be fine.
Oh, we include flashing light stuff sold at the parades and things as part of their souvie money.
Have a fun trip!
It sounds like your kids will have LOTS of souvies before they ever leave! They are so blessed to have a great mom like you!!!
