Mouse Ears at WDW

[MinnieLove]

Trying to budget for souvenirs. I know the kids will each want mouse ears. What is the price range for ears, and how much additional to have their names embroidered.

What is the best souvenir your child had brought home?

And we will be at the park for 8 days, how much should I budget for souvenir.

Thanks
Sandy

 

[delmar411]

kids ears are $9.95 plus tax and adult $11.95 plus tax for the basic black ears(World of Disney in DTD).

The best name embroidery is at HS since they have all sorts of fonts to choose from and that is $6 per name.

If you just want the thin basic script at MK then that is $3.

It depends on how you shop to how much you *need* in souvenir money. WDW is like a giant shopping mall and there is something to buy at every turn and many rides end in a gift shop.

 

[Mickeyherewecome123]

And....there are also Mickey ears that light up and those are about $20.00. They are super cool.

 

[tzolkin]

If your kids are little and haven't had a haircut they can get free ears at the barbershop in Magic Kingdom.

My 2 and 4 year olds got their first haircuts there last May. A haircut is about $15. The ears are the basic ones with "First Haircut" embroidered on the back. They wore them the entire trip!


We didn't spend much on souvineers, but we don't ever buy much. My older daughter got a $22 hat and the two little ones each got a small mickey and minnie for $10-15 each. We also filled a box of Mr. Potato Head pieces in DTD for about $15 (?) My husband surprisingly really liked the pins and bought several for the family. He also bought each of our kids one of their favorite ride and gave them in their stockings for Christmas. We probably spent about $75 on pins.

We went shopping one afternoon at DTD. My kids did not ask for anything in the gift shops in the parks. I would suggest either setting a budget for each kid or telling them that they can buy one thing during the trip.

 

[3boymthr]

If your kids are interested in the pins and if you have time, might I suggest buying a small lot on e-bay. Look for someone who states they have no SEDESMA (or something like that). I got a couple of really nice lots of pins for about $2/pin including shipping. One lot I got was all the same pin so I know not every one will be a "keeper" and the kids will definitely do the trading they said they wanted to do.