Where to find family party ideas before trip?

turnerx6

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Hey everyone,

A while back I saw a post about families who have planned little family party nights - before or after their trip to Disney. They would use themes like Mickey, the princesses and/or disney movies!

Any suggestions on where to find these threads or even suggestions on fun little family parties we could have to 'get in the spirit'?!?!

Thanks so much:cool1:
 
I have a bunch of party printable things in my 4shared file. Look in the link in my signature then look in the "parties" file and the different subfiles. I have pink/black and red/black things in the minnie file and I have things for cars and ariel and animal prints if you happen to be staying at AKL. You might be able to find a few things in there to decorate.

For a game...if you are going to make autograph books use them as a party game. Divide up the family/guests into teams and give each team an autograph book. Then come up with fun disney character questions and tell them they can use the autograph book as a reference guide. In my autograph book I had several index pages that listed the character and the movie they were in as well as. You could have a bell/buzzer that will have to be rung/buzzed in order to answer the question...otherwise everyone will shout at you all at once. There are lots of ways that you could play it.

Another good thing about playing this game is it gets your family used to the autograph book and the characters so that they recognize the character in the park and can quickly find them in the book!

Here were some questions (and answers that I asked when my family played the game)...you may have to edit them to fit the characters in your book. My nieces and nephew love the game so much that they ask to play it every time they come to my house.

1. What is Sleeping Beauty’s first name? Aurora
2. How many Disney princesses are in the autograph book? 5
3. What is the name of the prince in Snow White? Ferdinand
4. What is a name for a female mouse in Cinderella? Suzy or Perla
5. What movie is Frozone in? The Incredibles
6. Name two of the Country Bears from Country Bear Jamboree? Shaker, Liverlips, Wendell and Big All
7. What kind of a bird is Jose Carioca? Brazilian Bird
8. Name the cat from Aristocats in the autograph book? Marie
9. What color is Marie? White
10. What is the raccoons name in Pocahontas? Meeko
11. What movie is Mr. Penguin in? Mary Poppins
12. What are the names of the twins in Alice in Wonderland? Tweedle Dee & Dum
13. Name one star wars character found in the autograph book? Stormtrooper, Darth Vader
14. What is the name of the prince in the Little Mermaid? Eric
15. Name the 7 Dwarfs from Snow White - Sleepy, Sneezy, Dopey, Doc, Happy, Grumpy and Bashful
16. What animal is Robin Hood in the autograph book? Fox
17. Name one queen in the autograph book? Snow White Queen, Queen of Hearts
18. What movie is Quasimodo in? Hunchback of Notre Dam
19. What is “Gus Gus” the mouse’s real name in Cinderella? Octavius
20. What type of animal is Mushu? Dragon
21. What movie is Mr. Smee in and what is he? Peter Pan – Pirate
22. What is the name of the prince in Sleeping Beauty? Phillip
23. What is Mrs. Incredible’s super hero name? Elastigirl
24. What is Mowgli and what movie is he in? Boy, Jungle Book
25. What is Goofy’s son’s name? Max
26. What is the evil characters name in Sleeping Beauty? Maleficent
27. What is Cinderella’s step mother’s name? Lady Tremaine
28. What are the two bear’s names in Brother Bear? Koda & Kenai
29. Name the 4 Little Einsteins characters - June, Quincy, Leo & Annie
30. What is the first and last name of the girl in Tarzan? Jane Porter
31. What is the correct way to spell Jack the mouse in Cinderella? Jacques
32. What is Gideon and what move is he in? Cat – Pinocchio
33. What is the name of the lion in Jojo’s Circus? Goliath
34. What is Pinocchio’s father’s name? Gepetto
35. What is the badgers name in Robin Hood? Friar Tuck
36. What are the two ants names in the autograph book from A Bugs Life? Flik & Atta
37. Name two of the three dinosaurs in the autograph book? Figment, T-Rex and Roxie
38. What are Cinderella’s step sister’s names and hair color? Drizella – Brown and Anastasia – Red
39. What are the three Brer’s in the autograph book? Bear, Fox & Rabbit
40. Name two characters that do not sign autographs
 
Here are some of the pages from my reference guide (they helped answer some of the questions). I also had another section that listed the character, movie/book and possible places to find them in the parks. This list is a little outdated...as it has been a year and a half since my last trip to Disney:

Disney Characters

Abby Mallard – Chicken Little
Abu the Monkey – Aladdin RR/SE
Aladdin
Alice in Wonderland
Anastasia – Cinderella U
Annie – Little Einsteins
Ariel – Little Mermaid
Atta the Ant – A Bug’s Life R
Aurora – Sleeping Beauty
Baloo – Bear from Jungle Book
Bashful – Snow White Dwarf RR
Beast – Beauty and the Beast
Belle – Beauty and the Beast
Bert – Mary Poppins
Big Al – Country Bear Jamboree R
Big Bad Wolf RR/SE
Bowler Hat Guy – Meet the Robinsons US
Brer Bear – Song of the South
Brer Fox – Song of the South
Brer Rabbit – Song of the South RR
Blue Power Ranger
Bullseye the Horse – Toy Story RR
Buzz Lightyear – Toy Story
Captain Hook – Peter Pan
Chewbacca – Star Wars
Chicken Little
Chip the Chipmunk – Chip & Dale
Cinderella
Clarabelle Cow R
Clara Cluck RR
Clarice – Chip and Dale’s Girlfriend R
Clopin the Gypsy – Hunchback RR
Cruella DeVil – 101 Dalmatians R
Daisy Duck
Dale the Chipmunk – Chip & Dale
Darby – My Friends Tigger & Pooh
Darkwing Duck RR
Darth Vader – Star Wars R
Doc – Snow White Dwarf RR
Donald Duck
Dopey – Snow White Dwarf
Drizella – Cinderella’s Stepsister
Eeyore
Edmund - Narnia
Emile the Rat – Ratatouille
Esmeralda – Hunchback R
Ewok – Star Wars US
Fairy Godmother – Cinderella
Fawn – Disney Fairies
Figaro the Kitten – Pinocchio
Figment the Dinosaur - US
Fiona – Shrek
Flik the Ant – A Bug’s Life
Foulfellow the Fox – Pinocchio
Friar Tuck the Badger – Robin Hood
Frollo the Evil Judge – Hunchback R
Frozone – The Incredibles U
Gaston – Beauty and the Beast RR/SE
Genie – Aladdin
Geppetto – Pinocchio
Gideon the Cat – Pinocchio
Giselle - Enchanted
Goliath the Lion – Jojo’s Circus
Goofy
Grand Duke – Cinderella US
Green Army Man – Toy Story
Green Power Ranger
Grumpy – Snow White Dwarf RR
Hades – Hercules RR/SE
Handy Manny U
Happy – Snow White Dwarf RR
Hercules RR
Horace Horsecollar R
Iridessa – Disney Fairies
Jack Sparrow – Pirates of the Caribbean RR/SE
Jacques “Jack” the Mouse – Cinderella
Jafar – Aladdin R
Jane Porter – Tarzan RR
Jasmine – Aladdin
Jessie the Cowgirl – Toy Story
Jiminy Cricket
John Smith – Pocahontas RR/SE
Jojo – Jojo’s Circus
Jose Carioca – Brazilian Bird R
June – Little Einsteins
Kanga & Roo – Pooh
Kenai – Brother Bear
Kermit the Frog – The Muppets RR
Kim Possible
King – Cinderella US
King Louie – Jungle Book US
Koda – Brother Bear
Kronk – Emperor’s New Groove RR/SE
Lady Tremaine – Cinderella
Launchpad McQuack – Duck Tails
Leo – Little Einsteins
Lewis Robinson – Meet the Robinsons R
Lilo
Little John – Robin Hood RR
Liverlips – Country Bear Jamboree R
Lucy - Narnia
Mad Hatter – Alice in Wonderland
Maleficent – Sleeping Beauty RR
Marie – Aristocats
Mary Poppins
Max – Goof Troop – Goofy’s Son U
Mayor of Disney World
Meeko the Raccoon – Pocahontas
Megara – Hercules RR
Merlin
Mickey Mouse
Minnie Mouse
Miss Piggy – The Muppets RR
Mowgli – Jungle Book
Mr. Incredible
Mr. Smee – Peter Pan
Mrs. Claus
Mrs. Incredible – Elastigirl
Mulan
Mushu the Dragon – Mulan
Octavius “Gus Gus” – Cinderella
Panchito the Rooster – The Three Caballeros R
Penguin – Mary Poppins U
Perla – Cinderella
Peter - Narnia
Peter Pan
Phoebus – Hunchback RR
Philocetes – Hercules RR
Piglet
Pink Power Ranger
Pinocchio
Pluto
Pocahontas
Pooh Bear
Prince “Ferdinand” – Snow White RR
Prince Caspian
Prince Charming – Cinderella
Prince Eric – Little Mermaid RR/SE
Prince John – Lion in Robin Hood
Prince Philip – Sleeping Beauty
Pumbaa & Timon – The Lion King U
Quasimodo – Hunchback RR
Queen – Snow White R
Queen of Hearts
Quincy – Little Einsteins
Rabbit – Pooh R
Rafiki – Lion King
Ratcliffe – Pocahontas
Red Power Ranger
Remy – Ratatouille US
Robin Hood R
Ron Stoppable – Kim Possible
Rosetta – Disney Fairies
Roxie the Dinosaur US
Santa Claus
Scrooge Duck – Duck Tails RR/SE
Shaker – Country Bear Jamboree R
Sherriff of Nottingham – Robin Hood
Shrek
Silvermist – Disney Fairies
Sleepy – Snow White Dwarf RR
Sneezy – Snow White Dwarf RR
Snow White
Snow White Witch RR
Stanley US
Stitch – Lilo & Stitch
Stormtrooper – Star Wars R
Stromboli – Pinocchio RR
Susan – Narnai
Suzy – Cinderella
Tarzan RR
Terk – Tarzan
Three Little Pigs RR/SE
Thumper RR/SE
Tigger
Timon – The Lion King
Tinker Bell
Trumpkin
Tweedle Dee – Alice in Wonderland
Tweedle Dum – Alice in Wonderland
T-Rex the Dinosaur RR
Walrus – Alice in Wonderland RR/SE
Wendell – Country Bear Jamboree U
Wendy – Peter Pan
White Power Ranger
White Rabbit – Alice in Wonderland
Wilbur Robinson – Meet the Robinsons R
Woody – Toy Story
Yellow Power Ranger

R – Rare to Find
RR – Really Rare to Find
RR/SE - Ridiculously Rare to Find or Special Events Only Character
U – Unusual
US – Unknown Status

Characters That Do Not Sign Autographs

Carmen the Fish – Little Mermaid RR/SE
Colonel Hathi the Elephant – the Jungle Book RR/SE
Darth Tater – Toy Story RR/SE
Disney Bear – Mickey’s Bear RR/SE
Fantail the Fish – Little Mermaid RR/SE
Flounder – Little Mermaid RR/SE
Francis Ladybug – Bug’s Life RR/SE
Hyacinth Hippo RR/SE
King Louie – The Jungle Book
Kuzko - Emperor’s New Groove RR/SE
Lightening McQueen RR/SE
Madame Upanova the Ostrich – Fantasia RR/SE
Mator the Tow Truck RR/SE
Mike Wazowski – Monsters INC.
Nemo US
Roll – Bug’s Life RR/SE
Rolie Polie Olie RR
Sebastian – Little Mermaid RR/SE
Sully – Monsters INC.
Tuck – Bug’s Life RR/SE
Zowie RR
 
I almost forgot...check out my "Mickey's Grand Welcome" file in my 4shared. There are the Fab5, Princess and Tink things and banners that you might be able to use for your party.
 

Thanks for posting that DISmom75. I hadn't seen that one...now I want to have a weekly party since "life is worth celebrating!"
 
We did Toy Story theme night tonight, Toy Story 2 will be next week,and then we'll head out to the movies the week after to see Toy Story 3.

The countdown nights are fun - and my kids are really enjoying them!
 
We did Toy Story theme night tonight, Toy Story 2 will be next week,and then we'll head out to the movies the week after to see Toy Story 3.

The countdown nights are fun - and my kids are really enjoying them!

Yeah, they're right up my alley as a former teacher turned stay at home Mom. I'm busy planning ours (which I have a feeling, for me, will turn out to be just as fun as doing them!!!). But, since our trip isn't until September, I'm trying to hold off on starting them until July. Most of my family already thinks I'm looney with my Disney planning. This will really help..... :rotfl:

Did you use the Toy Story ideas from the thread or did you come up with something else? Would you mind sharing?
 


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