Marathon Weekend 2022

[FFigawi]

For this week’s Sundays are for Disney, what’s your favorite Disney keepsake, souvenir or piece of memorabilia? For this question, medals are not included.

This mug. Bought one like this during my first visit to WDW way back when.

 

[PCFriar80]

SAFD:
In 2004, I made it to the "Hot Seat" at the Who Wants to be a Millionaire attraction [which is now Toy Story Mania]. My heart was pounding worse than I can ever remember. I was fortunate enough to make it through 11 questions and went out on the 125,000 point question [Ancient History]. So, I made it 2 full rounds, got 11 pins, 1 baseball cap, and a polo shirt. They're still stashed away someplace for safekeeping. That attraction was a lot of fun to spectate but can really send you for a loop when you actually get down there. I remember the various hosts being very good at what they did! In fact, one of them [Kevin] showed up years later as Indiana Jones on that set!

 

[PCFriar80]

Double Post..... See above! I got too excited and leaned on the enter key too long.....

 

[iamsarahpotts]

My husband and I started mailing ourselves postcards from our trips. We both write some memories from the trip and then it shows up at our house a few days after we get home! They're fun to look back on years later and say "oh yeah, remember when..."

I will say it's getting more difficult to find postcards at the parks and resorts though! I hope they don't go away.

 

[Blue Caterpillar]

My favorite souvenir is Fuzzball from my first trip that I can remember to Disneyland. Its a bit worn but survived all these years. I was lucky to see captain eo again when they brought it back awhile ago.

 

[meye1099]

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[shellott-hill]

SAFD:

I think this obsession could eventually get me on the show hoarders. I have so many items that some would not even consider a keepsake. But if we are to list just a few:

• My red and grey Walt Disney World ball cap.
• My grey hoodie with 1971 on it.
• The Batuuan Spira gift card that you can grab from the Droid Depot.

 

[princesspirateandrunner]

SAFD: My Dole Whip Loungefly backpack, my Alex and Ani Dole Whip bracelet, my collection of Disney pins (from when pin trading was good), and several articles of clothing, including my 2013 Princess runDisney zip-up.

 

[DisneyParrothead]

I bought the You Are Here mugs for Disneyland and EPCOT. I was at DL for the Tinkerbell 10k and needed a stop at Starbucks the first day I was there (very early morning flight). I loved the DL mug and I bought one on my way out of the park that day. Since I had the DL mug, I bought the EPCOT one for the Princess weekend 10k in 2019, since the course is at EPCOT.

 

[camaker]

My favorite souvenir is a Sorcerer Mickey mug I got on the trip where we introduced my parents to Disney World. I use it for tea all the time.

 

[flav]

SAFD favorite memorabilia :

This Starbucks Disney cup, best of both worlds.


The Mickey sandwich cutter, everything tastes better in that shape.

And, even though it was not purchased at Disney, the Lego Cinderella Castle my mom gave me (what a surprise) to thank me for inviting her there the previous year.

Other runner up, my runDisney shirts (it is all I wear these days), my Dole Whip making machine and my photo-autographe albums (especially the 2011 which makes sound).

 

[MATTERHORN]

Good morning, runDisney all-stars! Welcome to another round of Sundays are for Disney!

For this week’s Sundays are for Disney, what’s your favorite Disney keepsake, souvenir or piece of memorabilia? For this question, medals are not included.

Mine is probably my Monsters University hat. It’s actually my second. We went one trip and I looked for a hat, but they were sold out everywhere.

A couple years later, I got a MU hat as a departing gift from my coworkers when I switched jobs. I wore it during my 2019 trip, but then lost it on Splash Mountain (despite warnings from the CMs and my youngest daughter)!

Fortunately, the hats were much easier to find that trip and I picked up a replacement in the Splash Mountain gift shop. I now hold onto it a little tighter on the big drop.

Have a safe and healthy week, everyone!

Just read this and had to laugh! I love my MU hat, and about three years ago, we thought we had lost it and my oldest daughter and I looked EVERYWHERE!!

Fast forward to last week, we were re-carpeting the kids rooms and my middle daughter is taking every last single thing out of her room and what did we find?? Yep, the MU hat! I was so excited and now I see that someone else out there can relate to my excitement! Glad you got a replacement!

 

[MATTERHORN]

SAFD: OMG, there's so many! But I'd have to say my Disneyland 60th anniversary tank top! I just love it and rarely wear it because I don't want to wear it out!

But I collect the Starbucks mugs (love how they stack) and retire the early releases to a wall display as the new ones come out in case of accidental breakage. Also collect Loungefly backpacks. And now I've been on a fanny pack kick.

 

[camaker]

Alright, I give up. How do you guys get portrait oriented pictures to display correctly and not turned on their sides?

 

[Barca33Runner]

Alright, I give up. How do you guys get portrait oriented pictures to display correctly and not turned on their sides?

I have to go in and do a slight edit to the pictures in my phone. They orientate correctly after I do that. Usually I just do a minor crop.

ETA: I’d have to think there are easier/other ways, but that’s what I’ve found that works for me so I’ve gone with it.

 

[GBRforWDW]

SAFD:

This was by far the biggest purchase I’ve ever made at Disney but I wouldn’t have made it a f I didn’t like it so much. Earlier this year we made a quick trip to Festival of the Arts. I was looking for something to fill an empty wall and came home with this:
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I got it as an unstretched canvas and brought it home and got it stretched and framed. The picture had added significance for me as my family had a similar (non-Disney related) painting when I was a kid. My brother, sister and I always believed it had hidden pictures and such (it didn’t) and we spent hours (cumulatively) looking over and trying to figure out it’s secrets (there weren’t any).

Anyway, this picture actually does have those things:
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It’s already bringing the room together and I’m looking forward to years of bringing a little Disney into my life every day.

Omg, I love the tree by itself, but the fact it has things hidden all over the picture? I want it NOW! Lol. Glad you had an amazing find. Looks great framed!

 

[GBRforWDW]

SAFD:. Im a big hoodie wearer, doesn't matter what time of year, especially just chilling in my house. I found 2 great disney themed hoodies on my last trip, but this one has been my favorite:







I wore it practically every day when we were still working from home this winter. Lol. I also got a selfie in this with Topolinos artist Mickey.

 

[BigEeyore]

I got this little Jedi Mickey in 2016, and he goes on all my vacations with me and has logged lots of park time, along with the backpack which I also love.

 

[Baloo in MI]

My husband and I started mailing ourselves postcards from our trips. We both write some memories from the trip and then it shows up at our house a few days after we get home! They're fun to look back on years later and say "oh yeah, remember when..."

I will say it's getting more difficult to find postcards at the parks and resorts though! I hope they don't go away.
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Such a cool idea!!

 

[Barca33Runner]

Omg, I love the tree by itself, but the fact it has things hidden all over the picture? I want it NOW! Lol. Glad you had an amazing find. Looks great framed!

Here are a few examples. It’s a lot of fun to have so many movies and characters represented.