What do you carry in the park with you?

[scrapbookmommy]

I've been reading through the thread regarding what bag you carry and it got me to thinking about what exactly I would need to carry into the park. It will be me, DH, DD (13) and DS (5). DD will carry her stuff as she plans to tour the park with a friend but I will be stuck carrying everything for me, DH and DS. What do you take in the park with you?

 

[tinkerlisa]

Camera
sometimes camcorder
PAIN RELIEVER!!!
bring in our own bottled water
money
small first aid kit
and for my son, his autograph book and pen

i try to keep it limited and prefer not to carry a boatload of stuff around.

 

[Disney MAINEiac]

we take park tix, wallet and a bottle of water on a lanyard and nothing else. (well maybe a small pocket sized digital camera) I hate carrying gear through the parks and dealing with the bag check at security

 

[CM85inc]

thx for the tips

 

[srwarden1928]

I carry as little as possible. Wallet, keys, admission card, room card, cell phone, plastic bag, touringplan, DW usually carries the camera because she really enjoys taking pictures.

 

[raysnkaysmom]

SOmething that I always say "I wish I woulda brought" is one of those mister fans.... It gets soo hot, and I really plan on bringing one this year.

Other than that, my camera, chapstick and room key.

 

[BellesFavoriteBook]

I haven't been to WDW since 1996.....but I plan to take the following in whatever bag I end up with:

Digital Camera + extra AAs (nothing like having battery die right when you spot your favorite character, etc)
iPod (its already loaded with the eGuidestoGo iPod WDW guide)
Hand Sanitizer
travel packet of Kleenex
Sunglasses (a place to stash for indoor rides, rather than around my neck)
Wallet
Ticket
Autograph Book & Pen
Poncho
either a small notebook or a very small binder with a list of rides I want to go on and other attractions + for writing down merchandise #s for items I can't buy at the time.
Park Map
Probably a snack of some sort (small bag of peanuts or trail mix or something)
Small tube of sunblock
Bottle of water
Something to amuse myself during long queue lines, like my handheld Hangman game or something)

 

[saratogadreamin09]

I feel that a lot of people carry WAY too much into the parks, this is what i carry

-money
-cell phone
-camera
-extra memory card and batteries for camera
-park map (get one as your entering the park)
-hand sanitizer
-chapstick (because my lips chap easily)
-sunglasses ( i'm usually wearing them but they do go into the bag on rides)
-hat (same as sunglasses)
-gum


and thats it, disney pretty much has anything else you could need

oh, and a sweatshirt if its a cold day

 

[elliotps932]

I only bring the following:
Camera
Money
Cell phone
Room Key

the less you have, the easier it is to keep up with, and you can always go back to your hotel to get needed stuff, just make sure you prepare well!

 

[Danauk]

I carry:
DSLR Camera, zoom lens, spare battery.
Point and shoot camera (for DH to use and video)
Money
Sun tan lotion
Lip balm
Sun glasses
Travel sickess bands (I get travel sick on some of the rides!)
Hat in the summer (but I guess I'm wearing that!)
Lanyard with passes in pouch around my neck

 

[danagirl]

i have a mini camera backpack that i fit tons of stuff in. i always make sure to carry:
sunscreen (i found the mini bottle with the hook...which i attached to the outside of my backpack)
handsanitizer (same as above)
babywipes
cheap throw away ponchos
extra batteries
waterbottle
mister fan...it was june
wallet
change of clothes for my little bit
oh...and the camera!!

 

[mark_o_2005]

I definitely fall into the minimalist camp. My DW and I refuse to carry bags, because we don't want to wait to have them checked (though this is much easier since we don't yet have any kids...) Anyway, we carry:
Small digital camera
Cell phone
Wallet
Lanyard for KTTW card
Park Map

 

[bluerendezvous]

DH here, I carry nothing My wife carries everything including ME. But I know she loves me.

 

[DisTwix]

My list is a little hilarious - but I always seem to be the one everyone comes to for "stuff"... so here goes... prepare yourself!

I was *just* there, and in my Heys Travelmate I carried:

• 5-6 tea bags (free hot water at any place that serves coffee)
• 4-5 drink mix tubes
• 2 neo packs
• a small selection of bandaids
• 2 single pack Pepsid
• 4 Pepto tabs
• Allergy meds & ibuprofen in a little two compartment plastic pill thingie
• Bonine (anti-motion sick - has never made me sleepy)
• 2 sharpies
• Teeny self-contained eyeglass repair kit - one of those tiny screwdrivers with the extra screws.... I had this in my bag as a fluke one year, and the woman behind us in line actually lost a screw on her very necessary prescription glasses (on her first day in the parks) and I was able to repair it - voila! It was fabulous and now I always carry it.
• teeny container of eyedrops (contact wearer, gotten crap in eye on ride in past, was huge problem, always have this now!)
• teeny mirror (came with bag)
• Casio camera - EXLIM - it's pretty small
• extra SD card
• Cell phone
• Lesportsac Olivia pouch with money, change (the kids always want pressed pennies - who am I to argue?), one CC, ToW card & KTTW
• Ticket!!
• Teeny LED light
• Gorillapod (flexible, nearly weightless tripod - I love timed group shots!)
• Teeny nail file
• Excel spreadsheet itinerary - one page will have all confirmation numbers, phone numbers, calendar of what we have planned to do when including park hours & EMH for every day we are there (that is instantly updated once there to reflect actuals... I've not yet had any online source exactly match what happens with hours in the park over the course of the week )
• SIGG water bottle
• Small caribiner (can be used to instantly strap something to something else and weighs nothing)
• Sunglasses (or room to put them into bag)
• Antibacterial lotion & teeny container antibacterial gel
• Chapstick & one lip gloss
• Permanent backs for pins & the little opener
• Protein bar
• Additional Snack - usually two bags of fruit snacks
• Park map/current times guide procured at entrance

I *think* that is it! My goodness, it should be.

Basically, if you are in the park, and you get motion sick & a headache, which causes you to fall down, skinning your knee and knocking off your glasses which lose a screw on a cold day, I am your girl.

In the warmer months I would add a very small tube of sunscreen to the list.

Seriously - if you are in the park, and you see me, and you need something, chances are I'll have it, or will be able to get it.

Also - this is all without expanding the bag. Sure the bag has a little heft to it - mostly if the water bottle is full, but I have spent a little energy finding the smallest, the lightest and most efficient of everything (it's a hobby) to take with. Neopacks RULE.

 

[acourtwdw]

I try to carry as little as possible. I wear cargo shorts so that I can bypass the security lines.

In my pockets I have :
small wallet with id, credit cards, tickets, cash
small digital camera
chap stick

I wear my sunglasses but they will fit into my pocket if neccessary

 

[HGD24]

For just us adults in warm weather, I usually carry in my small LL Bean messenger bag:
Tickets
Cellphone
Camera
Lip balm
Sunscreen
Sunglasses
Bandaids (though you can get them at the care center too)
Travel tube of Advil or Tylenol
Hand-held mister fans on caribiner

DH also carries in his backpack:
Water bottles w/cap filters
Packets of drink mix
Snacks
Ponchos
Umbrellas

In cooler weather we also carry in the backpack:
Sweatshirts or windbreakers
Windpants
Socks

 

[jenny105]

I only bring the following:
Camera
Money
Cell phone
Room Key

the less you have, the easier it is to keep up with, and you can always go back to your hotel to get needed stuff, just make sure you prepare well!

This is pretty much dead on

Thrown in some chapstick and travel size hand sanitizer and I'm good to go.

 

[AmericangirlinFrance]

Good thread! Here's what I usually take (this is for 2 people, summertime):

- 2 ponchos
- Camera, extra batteries (this is in a little camera case)
- In a Ziploc baggie (to find easily): chapstick, oil-blotting papers, teeny travel lotion, a mini-pad (ladies, you just never know!), a little cover-up stick
- Cell phone
- In another Ziploc bag (wallet is too heavy, this way you can see what you've got and it stays waterproof): park tickets, cash, credit/debit cards
- Car keys (if driving)
- Mini sunscreen
- Bug spray wipes (they make little portable wipes you can use instead of carrying around the big bottle)
- Misting fan
- A small water bottle (to refill at water fountains as needed)
- Some Motrin/tylenol
- Mini crossword book and pencil (AWESOME for standing in line!!!)
- Granola bars, apple, etc. little snacky things (not much)

 

[aubriee]

I guess I'm a minimalist too. All I usually carry is:

digital camera with extra batteries
cell phone
lip balm (with sunscreen in it)
a little Tinkerbell credit card divider thingy (3"x4"x1/2" when full) for credit card, KTTW card, Annual Pass, and a few dollars

 

[AmericangirlinFrance]

Oh, I forgot a very important one! Some of you will think this is hilarious or ridiculous, but I am an extremely cold-natured person. Love hot weather, get cold very easily. So, even in the summer, I bring a light jacket or pullover, because within 10 seconds of going into any building with AC, I get cold!!

I know, I'm a freak