Packing the Bag

[lovemykids74]

During this weekend away with girlfriends (I know every mom is jealous.) I purchased what I think I will use as my bag in the parks. What I need to know is what are necessities for the park bag. I know I have seen similar posts, but have no idea how to find them.
DH, me, DS(7), and DD(4) will be at WDW 9/20-9/26. Here is what I have thought of thus far.

water bottles
snacks
tickets/reservation info
phone (plastic bag)
camera
sunscreen

What other essentials am I missing? (I am aware there is likely a lot, but I did not purchase the world's largest bag so I would like to keep it down to the essentials.)
Thanks,
Cris

 

[Maggie'sMom]

Here are some additional things you might want to consider:

Ponchos - the disposable ones are nice because they are very small and can just be tossed after a rain storm rather than worrying about drying them out before putting them back in the bag.

Hand Sanitizer

An extra set of batteries for the camera

Tissues

Bandaids

Tylenol or Motrin - in case your kids, DH, or It's a Small World give you a headache

 

[PixiePlanner]

I also brought an absorbant cloth (think chamois aka shammy) in a sandwich bag in case a ride's seat was wet after rain. It didn't rain much during our trip and I only used it once to dry the stroller seat. However, my daughter was very thankful.

Have fun.

 

[sau418]

We always had a few "Wet Ones" in our bag, they came in so handy for wiping off hands or tables.

 

[Hoosier Mom]

I'm not sure if you would actually need the water bottles. Last time, we were given ice water free from any counter service place.

I carried ponchos every day last time and never needed them.

If you are going when it is extremely hot, you might want a mister fan. It was worth it's weight in gold on our Sept 2006 trip. It was so hot. We filled it with ice water every morning. The batteries didn't die until day 4 or 6 I think. Can't remember for sure, but I only replaced them once during the week.

Pixie planner - what a good idea for the shammy to wipe off the rides. Maybe I could take a golf towel. Here I go again. I said I wasn't going to carry around much for this next trip! Ha!

Don't forget your sunglasses! Hope you get a lot of pretty sunny days.